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[personal profile] astrolabium 2024-05-07 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you do not mind the selection tonight. I'll confess that I've yet to try any of the alcohol they've provided for us here. Though, that isn't to say I don't drink.

[ Carefully crossing the floor of her bedroom, Mona soon pauses beside her mattress with an intricately-designed silver tray in her hands. On its surface there are two glasses of wine, each a vivid, luscious raspberry-hue and filled to the brim. The bottle situated beside them appears a little more than half full, giving both Kaveh and Mona the opportunity to indulge in more if they so desired. She privately finds the scent to be pleasant, too.

Mona delicately places the tray onto her bed and straightens up.
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I've just been a bit wary, is all. It wouldn't be the first time I've dined on something and had a strange result.

[ A fellow guest had treated Mona to some savory meat a few weeks prior, and shortly after, she had sprouted rabbit's ears and a tail. They were very sensitive, as well. And beyond that... yes, she had also downed tea laced with aphrodisia. The resort can be unforgiving with its mealtime trickery. ]

This one appeared safe to me, [ Mona says, plucking the bottle off the tray to give it another look. ] But it does appear that it will, ah... improve the mood.

[ There's a faint flush in her cheeks. ]
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[personal profile] astrolabium 2024-06-12 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaveh's nerves are palpable, which is endearing, in a way. It also lessens her own anxieties about performing for him. Mona herself isn't very experienced in matters like these, but having a more demure partner instinctively brings out her more assertive side. She's always been a proud woman, and she won't hesitate to take the lead if it comes down to it. Though... she might fumble here and there. Mona doubts Kaveh will mind.

She sets aside the bottle to pick up her own glass of wine, lifting it to her lips but not sipping from it just yet. Like Kaveh, Mona breathes in its scent. It's fruity, aromatic; she thinks she'll definitely be inebriated by the end.
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A toast is just fine. I think it's rather fitting.

[ Mona smiles as she raises her glass out towards him. The edge glints under the lowlight and reflects a prismatic shard onto the wall beside them. ]

Then, let us enjoy this evening together. I will do my best as your partner, Kaveh.

[ Despite the confidence in her body language and voice, she can feel herself blushing again. Then, as if to obscure her own embarrassment, Mona makes a soft 'ahem' and takes a drink. ]
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[personal profile] astrolabium 2024-07-24 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
I won't judge you. Truthfully, it's a relief you do not harbor high expectations.

[ Mona is not exactly the most flirtatious person. She really does present in a formal manner, purposefully putting on airs to mask her own vulnerabilities. In contrast, Kaveh is a bit more forward with his insecurities, though maybe not purposefully. He's outwardly softer than her, which... she appreciates, admittedly. It's easier to lower her defenses when the person she is speaking to is kind.

With the sensation of warmth spreading inside her, Mona expels a breath and nods once. Liquid courage, as they say. She can speak her mind; she's done it plenty of times before.
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I had a thought, [ she begins, peering at him from over her glass. ] You are a very beautiful man, Kaveh, and I... believe you would look quite lovely in a particular fashion.

[ Oh, she can't keep the demure lilt out of her voice. ]

Have youβ€”ah, considered wearing women's clothes before?

[ It wasn't until very, very recently that Mona realized she enjoyed such a thing. ]