Only you can decide what is or is not acceptable for you, here.
[So that's... not a yes, but it's not a no, either. The important thing is that Dimitri's heart is in the right place, and that he's trying. That's... more than he expected, honestly.
But he can't just let Dimitri go on assuming that any affection between them would be from either the world's influence or for the sake of chroma. He could get that with anyone. Easily. And he's not entirely sure Dimitri understands what he's just said, about not turning any of them away.]
I just might turn you away, though, if the only time you'd consider intimacy is for the chroma, or while under the moons' influence.
[It stings, to put it so bluntly like that, but... that's what it feels like, and it would be unfair to Dimitri to keep it from him.
But that's where the selfishness comes in. If it was only a matter of making money, or only a matter of alleviating some effect, he could use - and be used by - anyone, but doing something like that to someone he cares about is out of the question, and he won't allow someone he cares about to sour his opinion of them by allowing them to do such things in return. It's too similar to what happens at home for him to be comfortable doing that.
But suddenly his tone lightens again, and his expression brightens - he even gives Dimitri a wink, too, just to emphasize that he really doesn't have any hard feelings (yet), and the flirting to come is very, very genuine.]
But... if you desire my presence, then I'd be foolish to turn you down, wouldn't I?
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[So that's... not a yes, but it's not a no, either. The important thing is that Dimitri's heart is in the right place, and that he's trying. That's... more than he expected, honestly.
But he can't just let Dimitri go on assuming that any affection between them would be from either the world's influence or for the sake of chroma. He could get that with anyone. Easily. And he's not entirely sure Dimitri understands what he's just said, about not turning any of them away.]
I just might turn you away, though, if the only time you'd consider intimacy is for the chroma, or while under the moons' influence.
[It stings, to put it so bluntly like that, but... that's what it feels like, and it would be unfair to Dimitri to keep it from him.
But that's where the selfishness comes in. If it was only a matter of making money, or only a matter of alleviating some effect, he could use - and be used by - anyone, but doing something like that to someone he cares about is out of the question, and he won't allow someone he cares about to sour his opinion of them by allowing them to do such things in return. It's too similar to what happens at home for him to be comfortable doing that.
But suddenly his tone lightens again, and his expression brightens - he even gives Dimitri a wink, too, just to emphasize that he really doesn't have any hard feelings (yet), and the flirting to come is very, very genuine.]
But... if you desire my presence, then I'd be foolish to turn you down, wouldn't I?