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He's not partaking much in the festivities of the day, being recently broken up, but it is somewhat of a habit to acknowledge his old friend on particularly popular saints' days. So Leo gets a card, with "Happy Valentine's Day" scrawled in his loopy script in it, and a single gourmet chocolate, in its own box (which may, on reflection, have been a jab at Leo's love of sweets).
The symbolic gesture earns a substantial roll of the eyes from the austere patriarch, but there is a softer edge to his trademark sneer that could easily be missed. Perhaps it is the gift of that single, decadent treat on that day that also marks the beginning of penitence.Β 
I think I will give up sweets for Lent, this year, he thinks with a knowing smirk, carefully storing the card in the drawer (the one rigorously under lock and key where he unwittingly keeps β€˜documents of personal interest’) and taking a single, indulgent bite of that luscious chocolate, before placing the half eaten treat back in its unnecessary box.
A simple note inscribed in his sternly angular yet elegant script with the words Thank You, followed by his initials, is sent in return.
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β€œWell if you insist, it involved this criminally beautiful boy–you do know my weakness for beautiful men–and some free time I had lying around last weekend…I must tell you, the sound of his voicing his pleasure could put a chorus of angels to shame.”
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β€œYou’re supposed to sound repentant.” he cut the impenitent Frenchman’s sordid tale off after an indignant sniff.
Couldn’t he at least have the decency to feign it?Β 
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whhhhhhhat the fuck lmao i accidentally awakened the Crusader side of tumblr
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Leo Vargas/The Vatican belongs to @darkestages
Bigshot lawyer/newbie paralegal AU (yes we have a fricking lawyer AU)
15. Undone (Off to the Races)
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Francis leaned back against the railing of the yacht, and the lights on deck outlined his sharp jawline against the blackness of the water around them. Wind made his golden tresses dance a wild dance around his face and neck, and Leo was overcome with an urge to seize and devour him, as a wild beast with its prey. Nothing but such violence could sate his desire to possess and be intimate with this young man.
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β But wasn’t that why Leo had brought him here?
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Here, out in the middle of the sound, where there were at last no prying eyes? Here, where Francis couldn’t take flight, or hide himself behind a stack of memos, or coquettishly slip away while Leo was occupied with a side conversation? Here, where Leo could show off his lavish lifestyle to make those youthful blue eyes widen in awe, to fill Leo with a vanity that little else did, outside of work?
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Francis turned and observed Mr. Vargas emerging onto the deckβ€”or rather, having emerged, engaged in one of his favorite pastimes: staring at Francis when he thought Francis didn’t notice. He almost spoke, but held back, didn’t even offer one of his invitational smiles, but something more appraising as he turned, trailing his hand along the railing, and sauntered down the deck, leaving Mr. Vargas to follow as he would.
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β And he did, of course.
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darkestages Β· 6 years
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Mosaics in the Domes of the Basilica di San Marco, Venezia - December 2017
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@bellasognatrice replied to your post β€œβ€œIt’s been a while. What prompted you to confession?””
"... I haven't said anything."
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β€œYou hardly need to. You have a look in your eyes. Guilt, it seems. Would you like to say something?”
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β€œI mean I think you know, but I can rehash it for you if you’d like.”
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β€œ ....” 
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β€œI suppose I will lend a compassionate ear to a hopeless sinner. Try not to test my patience.”
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β€œPlease, help yourself to some more Panettone. There is plenty leftover, and according to Veneziano, it comes from the very best bakery in Milan.”
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β€œIt’s been a while. What prompted you to confession?”
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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Yeah I’m into BDSM
Binding, Devoted Sacramental Marriage
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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Leo Vargas/The Vatican belongs to @darkestages
Circa modern era, in which Francis and Leo are roommates in college and spent two torturous years dancing around a relationship before getting together
27. Defy
Francis hesitated outside the door to their room, considering the value in walking away and just never coming back. But if that thought was on his mind, it must have been even more on Leo’s, and he had to support him.
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Telling your extremely religious parents you had quit seminary was hardly an easy task.
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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Leo Vargas/The Vatican belongs to @darkestages​
Circa 17th century
12. Candles
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Francis found Leo in the chapel. He sat in the front, alabaster head bowed, and Francis waited patiently by the end of the pew for him to finish. The light in the church was dim, and mostly sourced in the candles that lined the walls; a thousand tiny prayers from the penitents who had been by that day. They cast an ever-changing chiaroscuro across Leo’s pale face and white hair, which Francis silently watched with vague interest. Typically, Leo seemed to sense his presence, and wrapped up his prayer quickly enough.
Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β β€œLet me guess,” he said without turning. β€œYou thought you’d find me here.”
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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Leo Vargas/The Vatican City belongs to @darkestages
Circa AD 800
10. Righteous
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Imperator Augustus, and France came down to the Vatican with him to receive the honor. For the first time since he had left Rome, France set foot in his grandfather’s home territory, and saw it gripped by another.
The thrill it gave him was indescribable. When his entourage entered the Vatican City and he observed the papal guards. When he went down on one knee to kiss the rings of His Holiness the Pope of Rome, and again for His Holiness the Vatican City. When he broke bread with his fellow Christian over the corpse of the empire that had persecuted them.
β€œFranciscus,” Leo said as France rose to his feet. The younger Nation gave a quick jerk of his head to stop that conversation in its tracks.
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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he no mutant anymoreΒ 
just angry man yes
/rolls away
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APH Vatican aka: YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME OR I WILL BURN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER LOVED
I can’t remember if there was a Hetaoni: Recovery scene this went with or if this was from Final Loop where he lost his shit with Romano and then went and lost his shit again at Switzerland but either way Pochi is amazing I hope this piece has aged very badly in the 3-ish years I’ve had it so she knows what an amazing artist she is. I can already tell by looking at it that her line-art nowadays is cleaner Β but that rage that deliciously (un)holy wrath
do not mess with Papa Vatican
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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Kinkiest thing you’ve done? {someone who knows}
NSFW preferences
It is not Sunday and I am under no obligation to confess anything
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But it involved priest’s robes and a certain confession box at a cathedral I will not name because you already know
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darkestages Β· 7 years
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How often are you told you’re loved? {Leo}
Make my muse sad
21. How often are you told you’re loved?
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Not nearly often enough
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