Ari has completed the enchantment of a very nice sword for his client. After some cooing over him being cute about a boy and some distress about him being cute about a vampire, Sally taught him the window enchantment (it's actually quite simple, you just jargon jargon wizardry words that don't make sense) and sent him on his merry way. The sun has finally set, and he's strolling past the Magic Box deliberating over whether to go in and see if they'd like some shiny rocks.
let go. And rifle through his bag for a mid-sized bottle advertising vanilla scent. And raise a questioning eyebrow. (Questioning eyebrows. Individual eyebrows stubbornly refuse to cooperate.)
If he's catching the correct implication here, this is a plan he can get behind!
Ari carefully repositions, and begins to thoroughly enjoy himself.
"I love you," Mark informs him, in case he did not know.
He decides that his mouth is not being useful at the moment. It should be kissing. Kissing seems feasible. (It matters less when his jaw suddenly goes slack if all he's doing with it is interfacing with Mark, rather than trying to say words.)
Mmmmm, kisses. Kisses are good. Ari failing to say words is very attractive, but if he would rather there were kisses Mark is entirely happy with that outcome.
Speaking of outcome, Ari is probably only going to be able to sustain this for so long. Self-control is not his greatest virtue, and he is very pleased. A certain outcome is inevitable.
Fine by Mark. Outcomes that involve Ari being pleased are good outcomes.
Ari is glad that this outcome is approved of.
Afterwards, cuddles. Wakeful cuddles, because he's just had coffee, but- cuddles. "It's a good thing I don't have, like, a job or anything," he muses. "This amount of cuddling would probably not be sustainable."
"And then we might cuddle less and that would be a shame," says Mark.
"It would! Jobs are terrible, freelance witchery is far better. I just make an enchanted sword or axe or something and hand it over to some rich demon for a couple thousand dollars, it's great. And I can just do that on commission every few weeks and not have to worry about anything!"
"Plus I can buy things, like mattresses, for people I love, like you. And have time to cuddle. And various related activities." Like kissing! Kissing is a related activity which he demonstrates.