[Milliways]: An American in Paris

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus' flat in Paris is above a little boulangerie in the Latin Quarter, not too terribly far from Notre Dame. It's...very small, and that isn't helped by the musical instruments and half-finished, scribbled sheet music that are littered around the place. Everything is clean, just cluttered. It's a bit stuffy as well, though Orpheus has all his windows open.

As they step into the living room, Orpheus turns to Steve with a smile. "Bienvenue à Paris," he says.

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[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve gets that look he gets when something is absolutely delighting him, and goes to the window to look outside.

"It even smells good," he says in awe.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus laughs. "That'll be the bakery downstairs."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Not complaining." He pulls his head back inside and goes to Orpheus, catching hold of his shirt. "I'm in Paris," he says gleefully and kisses him. "And now I'm kissing you in Paris."

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus smiles into the kiss, curling an arm around Steve. "You can kiss me all over Paris, lovely."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Can I kiss you in your bed in Paris first?"

[golden_lyre]

He laughs again. "That's the first thing you want to do in Paris?"

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Yup. There's plenty of time for whatever else you have planned." He starts unbuttoning his jacket.

[golden_lyre]

"All right, then," Orpheus says, taking his hand to lead him down the narrow hallway to his bedroom, depositing his guitar along the way.

It's just as cluttered in there, several instruments on the chair and dresser and leaned against the wardrobe. tacked to the wall near the bed are several snapshots, mostly of Scorpius' and Albus' trip to Paris and Provence to visit him and Demeter. There's also the picture of him and Steve in bed together at Milliways.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve has to stop and look at them, of course. He pauses and smiles particularly gently at the one of him and Orpheus.

"Who are the kids?"

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus toes off his shoes and steps up behind Steve, arms around his waist, looking over his shoulder at the pictures. "Albus and Scorpius," he says. "They're from Milliways. Wizards."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Huh," says Steve. "I wonder if they're form the same world as my friend Luna."

He turns back his head for a kiss.

[golden_lyre]

"Couldn't say," Orpheus murmurs, kissing him. "They're at school for it now."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"So is she. Though the school is kind of under siege from the government right now, and don't ask me how that works because I don't think I quite get it.

"She's a nice kid, though."

[golden_lyre]

"They're pretty good kids too," Orpheus says. "But I don't think there's a siege or anything at their school. I think they spend most of their time snogging, really."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve laughs. "I don't blame them. Snogging's fun."

[golden_lyre]

"Yes, it is," Orpheus agrees, kissing his neck.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve tilts back his head and closes his eyes, with a soft, "Mm..."

[golden_lyre]

"Other things are even more fun," Orpheus murmurs, his hand sliding up under the front of Steve's shirt, fingers sliding over his stomach.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Where do you suggest we start?" Steve whispers, smiling.

[golden_lyre]

"Hm..." Orpheus palm presses flat against Steve's stomach. "You wanted to kiss me in my bed..."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"So I did. Do." He puts his hand over Orpheus's.

[golden_lyre]

"Come on, then," Orpheus murmurs, pulling back to drop onto the low bed, stretching out in invitation.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve pulls off his jacket and hangs it over the bedpost. he starts to climb into the bed too, then pauses, smiles naughtily, and slowly unknots his tie.

"A little striptease music, if you please?"

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus laughs. "Have you been frequenting gentlemen's clubs as well, Steve?"

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve shakes his head. "I am merely a red-blooded American boy trying to please his man." He pulls his tied out of the collar.