Sham shackles

The juicy bits

Taeui had pumped Ilay with enough drugs that he had finally fallen asleep. Taeui lifted the mattress and unfolded the cuffs that he had bought to restrain Ilay. He fiddled with them quietly, muttered shit under his breath, and tried to figure out how to lay the straps down. He rushed around, worried that Ilay would wake up before he had the time to restrain him. Taeui heard a slight a rustle and whipped his head around to see the beast still asleep. He slowly stepped towards him, afraid that he might wake him.

He bent down and hooked Ilay under his arms. He lifted him up, slightly grunting as he dragged him towards the bed. Even though it was a short distance from the couch to the bed, by the time that he had laid him down, his muscles were about ready to give up. "I should cut off some of your muscle. I can barely drag you." Taeui groaned, as he rubbed his arms. He then took Ilay's wrist and wrapped the black restraints around the pale skin. He pulled the silver buckle taut and repeated the same on his left wrist.

"Phew." Taeui let out his breath, some of his nerves eased. "I can't let my guard down for a second around this guy." Taeui glanced in the direction that his getaway bag was stashed then his stare turned to Ilay. Even though the man was a demented monster, he was still very handsome. His cheekbones and nose seemed to have been carved from stone. He was just perfectly handsome. His chest went up and down with his breath. Taeui stared at him for a while, thinking of the life he had lived at Unhrdo and the life he could have lived if Ilay had not been there. Tay did honestly believe that he could have enjoyed his time if he had not been terrorized by a certain German. Well and also, of course, the stuff with his brother and uncle. A cold air passed over him as he thought of the past few days events.

Taeui climbed on top of Ilay, sitting on his lap. "I have more than a few bones to pick with you." Taeui's face contorted with resentment of all the things Ilay had done or helped do to him. His hands snaked up from his sides and wrapped themselves around Ilay's neck. He felt the warmth of Ilay's skin and the beat of his heart. His hands tightened slowly, almost subconsciously.

"Aha." The deep, languid voice cut through the silence of the room. Taeui startled and took his hands back. "So, what were you planning to do after you strangled me?"

Taeui was surprised. He had already thought of Ilay as sort of inhuman but for him to wake up this quick was beastly."Have you been awake this whole Time?"

"No, I blacked out a bit and just woke up." Ilay responded. His answer felt a bit too quick and easy. Tay stared down at him again. Not fully feeling regret but a bit of stupidity. "In any case, this is interesting." Ilay showed no fear. The only thing that could be read from his face was a slight amusement. "I thought there was something in the beer."

The anger in Tay's features shifted to give a more disappointed look. "You already knew?" Ilay's eyes shifted. "Well, I didn't know what kind of drug it was, exactly." His voice changing a bit when he said the word 'exactly.' "Though I did notice that you put something in my drink."

Tay frowned, staring at the man, "If you knew, why did you drink it?"

Ilay smiled, "Well, I was wondering why you were doing something so out of character. Although, I have to admit, I didn't expect you to do something so stupid and adorable." Ilay's words paused for a second as he strained against the shackles. "Just so you know, Tay, no matter what you do to me, it won't change anything. Your brother will continue to develop weapons and my brother will continue to produce them. So-"

Tay grit his teeth momentarily. Ilay was wrong about one thing. He was mad about his brother and that situation but that was not the cause for this predicament. "Ilay Riegrow." Taeui articulated as he put his hand on Ilay's chest, knowing the power that those words held and the power that he held in his hands. "You have it all wrong. You could talk about your grand plans for world peace all you want right now, but that has nothing to do with me." Tay paused again, dragging his hand further down Ilay's chest, "I don't care if my brother makes weapons or your brother sells them." Though that wasn't entirely true, Tay said the words with enough confidence to seal his character.