while we're on the topic y'all should go read The Bachelor of Baltimore by likearecord if you haven't already it's been months and i can't get that fic (and it's sequel) out of my head
edging someone while they have to maintain eye contact until they can't take it anymore and their eyes roll back and they let out a moan, that whimper, that shuddering breath
I want a story/scene where A is captured by B's army/nation/country (whatever) and brought to B.
Now who is A? I don't know. Is he someone important in the country/nation/army he came from? In all the stories I've read with similar situations, the other person usually is important, so what if A isn't? What if he's just normal/average rank in the army?
Like, imagine A being super bright but never having an opportunity to succeed. He picks things up quick and is an excellent soldier and strategist but maybe because of where he comes from, who his family is or something along those lines, any advancement was stopped. Because of that, his rank never improved so he isn't considered anyone important in his country/army by any means.
But say the camp he was at is invaded by the enemy and he responded the quickest. A was the one that crippled B's army invasion the most and actually created a situation where multiple companions successfully escaped, but he was ultimately caught, and to his surprise, finds out the order was to capture him alive and keep him alive.
While waiting for the inevitable meeting of his captor, B, he hears that his general/head of the army encampment or whatever, had been killed and that the majority of his fellow men were captured, all still alive.
This puzzles A. Why? Because B's country/army is widely known for NOT taking prisoners. In any invasion, they kill all those that fight against them. It is known that they won't kill unarmed civilians, but anyone in the army or carrying a weapon by time of invasion is better considered dead. If they're in the army, it doesn't matter if you surrender, they will kill you. Better yet if A's country has mandatory conscription and at a certain age or time they don't even have a choice. Maybe it's one of those, one man/person of eligible age in the family must serve or something.
So then now we have A, who hears that he was ordered captured alive, and his fellow brothers he's fought alongside are also alive, just held in a separate area. A finds it odd he's held isolated, alone in a cell, when it's become clear to him, by either being told or by listening to guards or other people that his companions are held in another area together. And so he waits. He can't do anything else. And after however long, he is brought before B.
Imagine A being pushed to his knees, forced to look up to meet B's eyes. And it becomes that beautiful "become mine" trope.
"Become mine."
"...what?"
"You are wasted as you are. From now on you'll be my strategist... As well as my companion. You'll follow my orders. You'll help me wage war. And you'll warm my bed."
"You're disgusting."
"You'll be the second most powerful man in my army."
"I won't do it."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course."
B signals to someone, and the doors open and A finds C being dragged inside the room. C was just one of the many he'd gotten close to during his service. Imagine C being pushed to ground and held there, unlike A, who was left kneeling alone, C had a guard on both sides of him, holding him firmly.
"You know, A, we don't take prisoners."
Imagine A immediately making eye contact with B, "you can't."
"I can," he says, stepping closer to the still kneeling A making A crane his neck to maintain eye contact. "And I will." Imagine B reaching out and caressing A's hair and A jerking his head away on reflex. "I don't think you understand," he says before grabbing A's hair, "I'm trying to get along here. I could torture him before I kill him." B let's go slowly before running his hand through his hair, pleased that he doesn't move. "Whether I take prisoners or kill them all... It's all up to you."
I honestly love this whole frickin trope. It fills me with warm and fuzzy feelings.
I don’t think Shaz ever wants to have their own kids but they fucking love other people’s kids. they love talking to kids and they love playing with kids and if you ask shaz to hold your baby they will not want to give it back they’ll just be like ‘no he’s my son now’