Once Sebastian had been fully inducted as an initiate-- which he had insisted on doing under his birth-assigned gender and name-- he showed a quiet, discreet side to himself. Among his strange abilities was the power to heal, or in this case, refuse to heal, at will. He had learned enough about John that he knew drawing Joseph's fascination by revealing he had a literal angelic blessing embedded in his body was a bad idea. He didn't want to lose John's friendship (with or without benefits) or contribute to the herald's obvious insecurity.
Then, in front of others, Sebastian blended in. He observed how they reacted to John and mirrored it appropriately. This led to John trusting him more, which meant they could continue to be friends with benefits. And in return for John's trust, Sebastian gave him something he had only ever given Trent: Sebastian consented to penetrate him.
John enjoyed it a lot more than Sebastian had expected. The way John looked into his eyes afterwards... Sebastian half expected him to try confessing his love, or something. It was a pleasant surprise, and well worth Sebastian's initial discomfort at using the equipment he'd been blessed with. He would do it again, and again, and again, just to see John looking at him like that.
It had been a while since anyone had looked at him like that.
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Once Sebastian had been declared one of the pure and faithful, he spent more time in John's bed than in PEG housing. One of the many things they had in common was being accustomed to a certain amount of luxury. As long as they were discreet, no harm could come of it, and as they had both practiced defense law, they understood the value of discretion. John was surprised that the flirtatious, flashy Serena could so easily become the much more sedate, modest Sebastian, who appeared to everyone else-- perhaps including the Father-- as innocent and devoted as anyone could dream.
Not that his devotion, at least to John, was ever in question. Sebastian was quite adept at kneeling for his herald.
Some nights, John did ask Sebastian to dress as Serena for him, a request that was granted with the understanding that parts of Serena were off-limits that remained available from Sebastian. Either way, the person in John's bed was warm, loving, passionate, and a little bit obsessive. John could easily turn Sebastian's fear of loneliness and desire for affection to the cult's advantage, but he didn't need to manipulate Sebastian. The cuddly twink liked him well enough that he would do anything John asked of him without question, and John rewarded his devotion nightly.
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Although the initiate had been inducted as Sebastian, it was clear they were more comfortable as Serena. Serena was openly affectionate, warm, and emotional. John was comforted by her presence. He invited her to be on his arm at formal functions. If Joseph wondered why he was accompanied by a woman no one had seen inducted, or if Joseph suspected who Serena really was, he said nothing on the matter. Then again, John suspected Joseph had his hands full with Trent, who had been shamelessly flirting with him since the second they had met.
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