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"Speaking of which... Can I ask you -- if you excuse my curiosity -- you don't have to answer --".

"Your curiosity is always excused", Val smiled, looking up from his journal.

Adrien's cheeks turned a bit red. "Yes, I -- I was just wondering, if you can answer -- you said you've had this stamp ever since you became a Master, and so I was wondering -- how old are you?".

Val chuckled. "Yes, I suppose I can tell you... I'm thirty-one".

Adrien raised his eyebrows. "Really?".

"Yes", Val said. "Surprised?".

"Of course I'm surprised!", Adrien chuckled. "At this point, I thought you might be like, five hundred, maybe five thousand years old...".

"Well, every demon who is five thousand years old must have been thirty-one, at some point", Val smiled, leaning his head over one hand.

"I -- I guess!", Adrien laughed.

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Posted on September 9th 2022.

The Gifts of Darkness - Chapter 17 - Page 17

Also his shirt
opened?

Adrien tries not to look directly at Val's nipples.

Val's body language has been steadily relaxing throughout the whole story, but now that Adrien is aware of his secret, Val has been getting really loose. Previously, there have been a couple moments where Val forgot himself and then quickly had to stiffen up in his fear to reveal too much of himself. Now, with the secret off his shoulders, he can be at complete ease with Adrien. This is who he really is.

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