[Forward-dated to Grab Bag virus] [RL with Radu]

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Considering that the members of Delilah weren't exactly strict day-dwellers, he was surprised he hadn't gotten caught yet. Not that most would care, but Cassian certainly hadn't said anything, nor had the Cardmaster smugly asked what activities Jezebel might be up to every evening exactly at sunset. He wasn't sure his good fortune could last forever, but he was grateful it had held out as long as it had.

The room where Radu was attached by a staircase to Jezebel's laboratory at Delilah; he'd previously used it for storage but had cleared it out to make room for him. No one seemed to question why he was spending so much time at Delilah's headquarters when he'd had a separate hideout for keeping Meridiana, thankfully.

After locking the door to the laboratory and checking to see that no one else was there, he descended the stairs with a lantern in hand. "Radu?" he asked in a low voice.

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Jezebel was growing aroused as he watched intently, enjoying how Radu showed off his body and the way he touched himself so freely. His hands slid under the waist of Radu's pants, his fingers slipping towards his groin.

"You don't owe me anything," he said. "I'd do anything to keep you here with me. Anything to stay with you."

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Radu gave a soft, uninhibited gasp as Jezebel's fingers slid towards his more sensitive parts. His pants had grown tight as he teased himself, and he shuddered, his hips jerking a little into those questing fingers.

"Beloved," he whispered, squeezing his eyes shut. How good it felt to be wanted, to be loved, even if it were by only one person in all the universes. Even if he deserved to be hated.

He bent his head and kissed his lover fiercely, his hands tugging impatiently at Jezebel's pants.

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Jezebel kissed Radu back heatedly, moaning into it, sliding his tongue into Radu's mouth and tasting him with abandon. He raised his hips slightly so that his lover could more easily remove his pants. His own hands worked to pull Radu's off, tugging them off his waist and down his thighs.

Never in the past would he have thought he could feel so intensely about someone else. At the moment, though, he craved Radu, wanted him more than he could ever really hope to quench, and loved him more than he really ever thought he could.

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Radu arched up and wriggled out of his pants, then tugged Jezebel's down and pressed against him, stretching out and covering the human with his body. He kissed him deeply, his hands dropping down to Jezebel's hips and stroking with his thumbs, tantalizingly close to his groin.

He had, secretly, always wanted something like this. Not with a human, not on some other world that was strange to him... but deep down Radu had always been a romantic. He never thought he could love a human, but he threw himself wholeheartedly into this now that he did. He couldn't imagine a person more perfect for him than this man.

And his lover's desire for him stoked his own desire to a powerful flame.

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Jezebel's hips pushed up against Radu's body, craving contact especially when his fingers were just so close to touching his arousal. Jezebel's hands gripped his lover's thighs, feeling the muscles of legs.

He broke the kiss only to pant, "Please," rubbing his hips against Radu's body once more before leaning in to lightly nip his ear. Jezebel ached with want for his lover, with the anticipation for more.

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Radu groaned, seduced by the movements and soft plea of his lover. He shifted upwards a little, reaching between them to curl his fingers around his lover's arousal and begin to stroke.

"I couldn't deny you a thing," he murmured, his tone a little teasing as he stroked slowly, drawing out the pleasure with his talented fingers.

He bent his head, nipping lightly at a small vein at Jezebel's collarbone and sucking at the flow of blood that came forth.

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A groan of pleasure rose from the back of Jezebel's throat, his head lolling back for a moment while he enjoyed Radu's hand on his arousal. His own hand slid to his lover's own groin, his fingers wrapping around it and beginning to mirror Radu's motions, pumping him eagerly. It wouldn't be fair not to return the favor when Radu was being so seductive.

Feeling Radu's teeth on his collarbone and the blood being drunk from him, Jezebel let his head fall back, letting Radu drink as much as he wished. He never minded when Radu indulged in his blood, especially when his lover seemed to enjoy it so.

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Radu moaned as Jezebel's fingers found him and began to stroke. He rolled his hips forward a little, craving the friction, and the pace of his own hand sped up.

There had been a time when he would have considered drinking directly from a human's body to be beneath him. Barbaric. Then there had been a time when he did it out of hatred, out of cruelty, and to frighten other humans. Now he seemed to have developed a taste for it, like a wild animal given a taste of human blood.

There was something intimate about it, and the taste was heady. He didn't think he'd attack any other human, but Jezebel's blood was divine on his tongue.

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Jezebel's hand moved at a quicker pace, trying to match Radu's rhythm. The way Radu stroked him made his hips push against his hand, eager for more contact, knowing that he couldn't hold out for very much longer.

With a sharp cry, Jezebel climaxed, his hand still stroking Radu as he spilled onto his fingers.

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Radu groaned out as Jezebel's hand sped up, his hips working eagerly. He followed his lover over the edge a moment after him, lifting his head from the bleeding puncture and shuddering with a loud cry, his body spasming and releasing in the grip of the orgasm.

Slowly he relaxed, catching his breath and licking the blood from the corners of his mouth as the climax ebbed. He bent and kissed Jezebel deeply, his lips still carrying a hint of copper.

"I love you," he murmured against Jezebel's lips.

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Jezebel sunk into the couch, feeling loose and relaxed from his orgasm. He returned the kiss warmly, enjoying the taste of Radu with a tinge of blood, wrapping one arm around Radu's waist.

"I love you too," he answered. "More than anyone else in the world."

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Radu hummed contentedly and sank down, giving in to the post coital lassitude completely. He sprawled like a cat, graceful and boneless.

His fingers lifted and curled around a lock of long silver hair, twining it around his fingers. Really, Jezebel was beautiful. Beautiful and kind and solicitous. He couldn't imagine a better person to spend a few decades with, even though he knew he'd long outlive the man.

"Mmmm, are you going to sleep now?" he asked, a lilt of teasing in his tone. "Have I tired you out?"

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Jezebel chuckled. "Well, you do make for a rather warm blanket," he mused, rubbing his hand over Radu's shoulder blades lazily. It was true that being pressed between the sofa and Radu's body was a comfortable place to be, especially with Radu playing with his hair. "But it would terrible manners for me to fall asleep when I've only just come to see you less than a half-hour ago."

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Radu squirmed deliberately, grinning. He was very comfortable, too, with his fingers twined in Jezebel's hair and his body draped over the warm human body. Jezebel smelled wonderful, of sweat and blood and subtle perfume.

"It would be terrible manners," Radu agreed, slightly smug. "Instead, I think you should take me and ply me with food and drink and entertainment, since you're going to introduce me to Delilah anyway." He nipped lightly at Jezebel's lower lip. "What do you say?"

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Jezebel smiled a tiny bit. "I don't see why not," he said, leaning up to press a light kiss against Radu's lips. "Though, food and drink are easy enough, but you'll have to tell me what entertainment you have in mind, dearest."

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Radu considered that, though just the simple prospect of getting out into the air and stretching his legs was almost overwhelming to him. He sat up, stretching like a cat, and then reaching for his clothing.

"I don't know what humans do for fun in the evenings," he admitted, running a hand through his mussed locks to tame them into a slightly less messy and more artful fall of blueish strands. "Do you have theatre, perhaps?"

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Jezebel continued to lounge on the couch for the moment, watching Radu. "We do, there's quite a number here in London," he mused, trying to remember where exactly they were. He never really went to the theater, but then, he was never really the type of person who got out very much. "West End isn't too far from here, though I don't know what shows they might have. We could always go and just have a look to see what's playing."

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If Radu had anything to say about it, Jezebel wouldn't stay a complete shut-in. He was an active person, who enjoyed entertainment, though he also liked books and quiet activities.

He grinned and slid from the couch, finishing getting dressed.

"That sounds perfect, beloved," he said, his eagerness to get moving overcoming his poise.

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Jezebel's lips nearly quirked into a smile, sensing Radu's excitement at being able to get out of the room. He quickly adjusted himself and rebuttoned his pants before standing. "Well, then, let's waste no time and be on our way then, shall we?" he said, pulling his hair back and putting on his glasses.

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Radu smiled eagerly as he watched his lover get ready. He reached out and tugged at a lock of hair that hadn't been bound up in the ponytail. "Yes, let's. Lead the way, my dear."

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By some stroke of luck, no one from Delilah seemed to notice nor care that Jezebel was leading a strange man through the halls of their headquarters out into the night. After that, it was simply a matter of summoning a carriage to take them to West End.

In a matter of minutes, they had arrived in the theater district, where quite a number of people were milling about. Each building was plastered with posters advertising shows, from Shakespeare performances to burlesque revues.

Jezebel glanced around, unsure what to think. He'd never spent much time in this area, really. "What do you think, Radu?" he asked; after all, he was the one who had suggested theater and would hopefully have a better sense of direction that he did.

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Radu enjoyed the carriage ride thoroughly, his hand clasping Jezebel's tightly and his eyes glued to the crack in the curtain, watching the crush of humanity as it passed back and forth. He didn't even mind too much to know that he was surrounded by humans, so far from his home and his people. So long as he had his husband beside him, he could stand it.

He considered for a moment, then reached out and swung open the door. "Let's walk," he said. "I don't know any of these shows," he admitted with a soft laugh. Even Shakespeare hadn't survived the apocalypse in his world.

Though as he stepped out of the carriage, he did his best to calm himself and at least smile with his mouth closed. He was sure if anyone saw the sharp fangs in his mouth that there'd be a panic.

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Jezebel chuckled; it made sense that Radu wouldn't know any of the plays. "A walk it is," he agreed, exiting the carriage after Radu. Looking out at the amount of people around and then at his husband, wondering if Radu would be alright around so many humans. There was a part of him tempted to take his hand, but that would only draw attention to them and cause more than a few people to feel scandalized.

"Here, let's head this way," he said, nodding towards one end of the street where there seemed to be less people about.

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Radu had fed a little in the basement, and he was doing well even with so much humanity around. Jezebel brought him enough human blood each night that he never really went hungry, and he wasn't worried about losing control - that was only something an animal would do, in any case.

He wished he could cling closer to Jezebel, even still, but he squared his shoulders and glided with grace and nobility through the crowd, which seemed to part before him. His outfit made him look like some kind of foreign prince, and many people stopped to stare.

He heard Jezebel's suggestion and smiled at him, moving easily to follow. "Is there anything you see that I might like?" he asked as they extracted themselves from the majority of the crowd.

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Jezebel noted the reaction of the people around them to Radu, the looks of awe on their faces. While some part of him merely admired how his husband could inspire such a reaction; a more possessive instinct in him wished they would stop looking at him.

"I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with most of these plays as you are," Jezebel said, thinking. "So I'm no use there. But are some good places nearby for some food or drink, if you'd like." He didn't go to this area of London very often, but he could still remember one or two places that he'd been to that had been nice enough.