Nyx

[drfeelbad]

House was having a rough day. Not only had one of the poison antidotes he'd been working on turned out to be a dismal failure this morning (just ask the dead squirrel he'd been using as a test subject), but also his leg fucking hurt.

He was considering going to Hannibal's. A massage and an orgasm might do him wonders. But first he decided he just needed a decent meal and a drink. A drink or five. So he went to Hex's inn and sat at the bar, digging into a meat pie while a glass with two fingers of whiskey in it sat beside him.

His cane was leaning against the bar beside him, but someone bumped it and it clattered to the floor loudly. He sighed and started to bend over to pick it up.

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[prince_of_nymphs]

""That depends, how well do you tip?" Nyx teased.

[drfeelbad]

House almost made a comment about how much money he'd spent at Hannibal's, but well, that might be reasonably taken the wrong way.

"Quite well," he promised him.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx laughed brightly, then grinned. "Then flirt away," he chuckled, refilling the man's glass.

[drfeelbad]

House was starting to have a feeling that this evening might end with him wandering over to Hannibal's and finding a man this evening, which he hadn't done in quite some time.

Still, even if he had no reason to think this was going anywhere, it was kind of fun to flirt. Hadn't Hex told him he should? And he also didn't give a rat's ass if someone saw him flirting with a man. There were some benefits of being powerful and useful.

"I'm afraid I'm not the sort to recite poetry," House said with a quirked smile. "If you're into that sort of thing. What are you into?"

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I suppose I'm still learning that," Nyx replied, looking thoughtful. "I like kindness, I like when a person is warm and easy to speak with... I suppose everyone likes that though," he admitted.

[drfeelbad]

"Warm is not usually a word used to describe me," House said. "But you seem like someone who is particularly easy to warm to."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"It's my magic," Nyx assured him. "I'm ensnaring you as we speak. Every word has a tinge of magic to it, few can resist. I don't mean to do it though," he promised.

[drfeelbad]

"What... does that mean?" House asked, frowning. "I don't feel ensnared."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Nymphs are naturally enticing, our magic provokes lust and desire. It's passive, people find us naturally charming, even when we're not," Nyx shrugged.

[drfeelbad]

House opened his mouth, then closed it again. And then finally said, "So how are you actually reacting to my flirting with you then? You don't believe it?"

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I believe it," Nyx assured him. "Just because I'm enticing doesn't mean I'm not enchanting," he quipped.

[drfeelbad]

"I think that's true, yes," said House, after a moment. "I mean at the very least you'd be hot regardless."

[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx giggled again. "I don't know that term," he confessed.

[drfeelbad]

"You're ah, you're attractive," House said. "Nice to look at... sexy."

This was definitely the weirdest flirting he'd ever done. Though he was out of practice anyway.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Ohhhh... Well, you are handsome, so I will call you hot too," Nyx said cheerfully.

[drfeelbad]

A smile twitched at House's lips. "You know, Hex tells me I should... " Find love? "Flirt more. How am I doing?"

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Pretty good, though I'd suggest not asking for a ranking next time," he teased. "A lack of confidence isn't terribly desirable, I don't think."

[drfeelbad]

House chuckled and looked down at his drink. "I'm just out of practice. So see, you're helping."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"How lovely of me," Nyx replied playfully, topping up his own drink, but only sipping it slow.

[drfeelbad]

House had not been drinking slow, so he was rather pleasantly buzzed now. "Yes," he agreed, and then reached over and dragged two fingers over the top of Nya's wrist.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx accepted the touch, though he wasn't sure what to do. On one hand, he liked the attention, and House seemed nice. On the other, he was living on Hex's charity for the most part, he felt wrong letting himself wander.

...But maybe he could earn some money?

No, that felt wrong too.

"I am here as Hex's guest," he said softly. "He is my host."

[drfeelbad]

House could tell something was wrong, so he pulled his hand away.

"... okay?"

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I just mean I am flattered, but I am still learning how I am to behave here," Nyx explained.

[drfeelbad]

"And you... need to ask Hex?" House said, glancing over at him. "Look, one thing about how to behave here is that your boss doesn't have any say in who you... touch."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"But he is a lover too, and humans don't like to share- Do they?" Nyx asked. "I need to ask him."