[Akande's directness has only been there to serve him. That, and he hasn't the impatience for some of the machinations his peers delight in; he's always been a more upfront sort of person, at least with what he can afford to be.
Besides. It has its own payoffs. He takes another sip of tea, smile lingering; he's clearly amused]
Should I ask if you are in need of being reigned in, Stephen?
No writing, then. Just a day you can afford to take off in full. [Since he supposed it'd be good to try and be gentle, but he knows his strength. And as much as he can be careful with it, why does he have the feeling Stephen's low interest in pain may only go so far...?
[ at the suggestion he'll need a full day stephen's smirk deepens. ]
Better aesthetics, at least.
[ and stephen is secretly someone who cares a lot about aesthetics, actually. better for someone like akanda to handle him in a room less shabby than this one, a place where stephen can easily catalogue in his photographic memory the way all that broad muscle looks in the light. ]
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Besides. It has its own payoffs. He takes another sip of tea, smile lingering; he's clearly amused]
Should I ask if you are in need of being reigned in, Stephen?
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[ he's also amused. he's also been well-served in life by forwardness.
he refills his own tea with a pass of his hand. ]
I don't think I particularly want it in writing.
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If he's essentially asking for this, well.]
I think my own apartment would be better for it.
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Better aesthetics, at least.
[ and stephen is secretly someone who cares a lot about aesthetics, actually. better for someone like akanda to handle him in a room less shabby than this one, a place where stephen can easily catalogue in his photographic memory the way all that broad muscle looks in the light. ]
I'll reach out, if that's alright.
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...Akande thinks he's still a man.]
Whenever it can be arranged. I am still working on my own position here, after all.
[at least he's found SOMETHING he can put his business skills to]