It isn't...that big of a deal. ( the touch at his elbow is--calming, in a way, but it doesn't seem to do anything about the flare of heat in his cheeks. either way, he's already decided what he's going to do; his stubborn nature means that he's going to see this task through to the end, whether he enjoys it or dies of embarrassment during. ) Right? No one's going to be looking anyway.
( a shrug of indifference, and he gives one last, lingering brush of fingertips against shalem's wrist before he draws away from him, steeling his breath so that he can turn to address the artist. of course, he's polite about his acceptance, quietly bidding to do as he's told--the artist, seemingly comfortable with maneuvering around his discomfort, instructs him where to move into the middle of the room.
a few steps inward, towards the pillows scattered around a blanket on a round pedestal in the middle of the room; he steps onto it with the air of one moving along death row. )
...You ever do something like this? ( this is to shalem, though he doesn't look to see if he's turned away--instead, he's working on peeling off the heavy sweater he has on, ruffling it off his head and working methodically to draw up the shirt he has on underneath it as well. )
no subject
( a shrug of indifference, and he gives one last, lingering brush of fingertips against shalem's wrist before he draws away from him, steeling his breath so that he can turn to address the artist. of course, he's polite about his acceptance, quietly bidding to do as he's told--the artist, seemingly comfortable with maneuvering around his discomfort, instructs him where to move into the middle of the room.
a few steps inward, towards the pillows scattered around a blanket on a round pedestal in the middle of the room; he steps onto it with the air of one moving along death row. )
...You ever do something like this? ( this is to shalem, though he doesn't look to see if he's turned away--instead, he's working on peeling off the heavy sweater he has on, ruffling it off his head and working methodically to draw up the shirt he has on underneath it as well. )