When Master Ryan's hand came close to his, Atti's fingers twitched, the desire to close the distance between their skin a powerful pressure deep in his bones and hot under his skin. Then the Master leaned over him, and Atticus lifted his chin, focusing on the man's face and the deep reaching stare.<em> How was it done</em>, his mind whispered.<em>How was it those eyes could pierce him so deeply?</em>As if nothing could shield him, nothing could veil him. He could be fully dressed and he would still feel vulnerable and exposed. The feel of fingertips on his unmarred cheek made him blink and it broke the spell. He licked his suddenly dry lips and swallowed again, his mouth hitching in a smirk. He shifted in the water, his knuckles flexing as he struggled with his want to be touched. Master Ryan would, soon. Wouldn't he?<br/><br/><em>"That's better... I'd like it all your pleasure, at least when you're around me, were to come from me. Think you can manage such..?" </em><br/><br/>That sort of possessive order would have made his lip curl in a snarl a few months ago. Hell, if anyone else had uttered it, even now, he would have been spitting dockside curses at them, telling the arrogant sod where to shove it... but it wasn't<em>anyone</em>, it was Master Ryan. And it had been put so that he was still free to do as he pleased elsewhere, even free to refuse. Hadn't it been close to his own fantasy, but moments ago?<em>What pleasure you have will be mine to give, not yours to take</em>- only this... this was better. It gave him such a surge of lust he couldn't quite hold back a soft, low groan. "Yes, sir," he said, his voice a low rasp as he accepted.<br/><br/>The bodyguard's breath hitch and the muscles under his skin rippled as they tensed under the Master's light touch. When the fingers teased his length, he pressed back against the bath and lifted his hips, not quite a thrust but rather a welcoming of further contact. "Please, I won't spend, I swear," he whispered, hoping he could keep the promise, hoping Master Ryan would believe him and touch him more.