OFA: In the library

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Nikola is getting rusty.

But he has a good enough memory that despite the fact that it's been a good twenty years since he sat down at a piano, he's doing a fairly decent job of making his way through Au Claire de la Lune.

He doesn't play well, but he plays with great expression.

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"I've never seen you in a cape," Will offers, picturing it in his head. "You do have an air of mystery. Without the mustache, you don't match many of your old pictures."

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"Everyone always brings up the mustache," he says with a smirk.

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"It almost brings up itself," Will jokes. He's never been good at facial hair, can't get anything good himself, and he can't look at an old picture of Tesla without wondering what it would feel like.

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"It was rather a defining feature," Nikola replies, smiling like he knows exactly what Will is thinking.

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Will can't pry his eyes away. He knows he should, but he can't get his mind to leave the idea alone.

"It was. I think now one looks at your eyes more."

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Nikola's tongue flicks out over his lips. "Does one? And what does one think of said eyes?"

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One tries not to think of them, too much.

"They're stunning." Simple, but completely true.

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Nikola smirks deeply, almost a grin. "Are they indeed."

It's not so much a question as a confirmation.

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Aside from the taser-like effect that Will happily suffers when he looks at them too long, Nikola's eyes are distractingly bright. Beautiful. Will forces himself to keep looking.

"Yes, they really are."

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Well, now it's a grin. "Why, William, I didn't think you cared."

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He does. "I, uh, notice things like that." He flounders, feeling transfixed or maybe enraptured. "Watson's are nice too. Ashley's can get really dark but yours are definitely--"

Something.

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Cue predatory gleam.

"Mine can get really dark as well."

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He's never liked being afraid, but this is different. This has a thrill to it. Will smiles, most prey doesn't get to live long after seeing this.

"Very," he agrees.

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"Is that something you find stunning as well?"

He's seen both sides, known people who were entranced by them and people who were disturbed by them.

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Will's not sure if being struck motionless counts. He's unsure of himself a lot lately, stuck between Magnus, his savior, and the darkness around and inside of himself. He doesn't think this is a dark attraction, it might not be healthy long term, but it's something he can't stop.

"I do."

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Nikola grins, wide and toothy as always. "Glad you like it," he murmurs, looking straight at Will as he lets his eyes shift.

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The hairs on the back of Will's neck start to stand up, like he's in an electrical storm. He's out of his league, but he's not backing down. Even if this time, he ends up somewhere he never thought he'd be.

His hand moves of its own accord, hovering just apart from Nikola's waist. "Would have run if I didn't."

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"That would have been a mistake," Nikola says, not quite leaning towards Will's hand.

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"Never show your fear, the predator already knows what you're thinking?" Will wonders, moving his hand enough that he can almost feel Nikola's shirt. He can imagine it anyway.

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He shakes his head. "As a predator, if you ran, I'd have to chase you. Instinct."

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"And if I don't run?" Will wonders. "Does that mean you've already caught me?"

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Nikola smirks. "There's more than one kind of chase."

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The shivering sensation runs cold up his spine. He's never felt this alive, yet, he could be facing his doom.

"Only one apex predator."

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He grins. "That too."

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He could surrender, but he'd rather go down fighting. Nikola's shirt is softer than Will expected and he's acutely aware of the wrinkle touching his palm and the fact that the tiniest bit of pressure will put him in contact with the flesh beneath.

Nikola's lack of a pulse makes Will's seem that much louder in his ears.