"More threading, of course." He fakes an annoyed look, but he works at threading his needle. It only takes him three or four tries, this time. "Tell me what the pattern is, then. Since you are the master of this little plan."
It delights Alfred, to see how fast Herbert has gotten at threading needles. It means he's been practicing, and that means a lot. Just more little things that show his love.
"Well, I thought you could decide for yours! You have a good eye, and just about any pattern will look good when repeated." He starts his own - a couple pieces of popcorn, a dried berry, a piece of holly, another berry. It's an easy, steady little task.
The hardest part is remembering that he can't munch on the popcorn.
Herbert settles on two pieces of popcorn, two berries with a holy leaf between them and then repeat the pattern. Short, easy to remember. Easy to settle into without having to think about it too much.
After a few minutes of trying the pattern, he holds it out for Alfred's professional inspection. "Do you like it? Do you think it looks good?"
Alfred leans over to press a little kiss on Herbert's cheek, just to illustrate how happy and pleased he is about all this. To show that he's okay, that those wounds he let his lover in on just a few minutes ago aren't aching right now.
"Just keep going with it until either it feels very long, or you get bored."
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"Well, I thought you could decide for yours! You have a good eye, and just about any pattern will look good when repeated." He starts his own - a couple pieces of popcorn, a dried berry, a piece of holly, another berry. It's an easy, steady little task.
The hardest part is remembering that he can't munch on the popcorn.
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After a few minutes of trying the pattern, he holds it out for Alfred's professional inspection. "Do you like it? Do you think it looks good?"
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Alfred leans over to press a little kiss on Herbert's cheek, just to illustrate how happy and pleased he is about all this. To show that he's okay, that those wounds he let his lover in on just a few minutes ago aren't aching right now.
"Just keep going with it until either it feels very long, or you get bored."