Fit for a King: Story 4

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Cafeteria
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The outfit design event hosted by Pax Fashion & Design and Sonnets Fashion is finally drawing to a close.

All the clothing designed for the event went into production and swiftly sold out during the preorder phase.

Moreover, the "Presidential Design" has become the biggest hit of the year, so you make a special reservation to celebrate Marius' success.

You: Congratulations on the successful conclusion of this event!

You raise a glass and toast to Marius.

Marius: Thanks.

He takes a small sip and sets the glass down, his eyes sparkling with happiness.

Marius: Miss, do you still remember our promise?

You nod. The promise he's referring to is the one the two of you made at Sonnets Fashion not long after he accepted the event.

Sonnets Fashion (Flashback)
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Marius: If I do well, can I ask for a reward?

You: What kind of reward?

Marius: Hmm... I haven't decided yet. I'll let you know when I think of something.

You: Sure, it's a deal.

Cafeteria

You: Of course, I do. Have you decided on your reward?

Smiling, Marius stands up and walks behind you, leaning over the back of your chair and speaking in a voice only the two of you could hear.

Marius: This isn't a fitting place to tell you my reward. Let's go home first.

You: ...Okay.

Marius' House
The von Hagen Estate
Marius' House
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Back home, Marius can't wait to take you to the bedroom.

On the neatly-made bed, unlike usual, lays a beautiful gift box.

You: This is for me?

Marius: Yeah, I prepared it for you.

Marius, in all apparent seriousness, seems to have forgotten that you're the one who's supposed to reward him.

You: I thought I was supposed to reward you. How come you're the one giving me a gift?

Marius: Because the reward I want has to do with the gift. Hurry up and open it.

Under Marius' watchful gaze, you open the gift box...

You: This is... a nightdress?

Marius: Yeah, do you like it?

You: I do...

You: But why did you give me a nightdress?

As you think about the nightdress and nights where you're alone with him, Marius' intentions become pretty clear. But somehow, you think it's more than that.

Marius: For a very important reason, of course.

Marius: Do you know how much of a person's life is spent sleeping and resting?

You: A third?

Marius: Yes, a third of your life, which is thirty years out of an average of ninety.

Marius: So it's safe to say that sleepwear is a very important piece of clothing for us humans.

You: Is that why you got me a nightdress? Because sleep is important to humans?

Marius shakes his head with a smile.

Marius: Not only that, but do you remember the day you were keeping me company, and you couldn't relax because you were wearing formal attire?

You: Yes, I remember.

Marius: That's when I decided to design this nightdress for you, and the reward I wanted emerged during the process.

You: What's the reward?

Marius stares at you with a meaningful expression and approaches you slowly.

Marius: I hope that for a third of your life from now on, you'll only wear sleepwear designed by me.

You: !!!

His gaze is scorching, as he makes no attempt to conceal the emotion in them.

You avert your eyes without thinking, so as not to lose yourself in his eyes.

You: Why not ask me to spend the rest of my life wearing Pax's clothing?

Marius: That's a great suggestion, but I don't want to limit your freedom. I just...

A smile emerges on Marius' lips. His hands on your shoulders feel scorching as he whispers in your ear.

Marius: I just want your private time all to myself.

Your heart beats uncontrollably faster.

You subconsciously tighten your grip on the nightdress as you gaze at Marius.

In the dim light, you see yourself reflected in his eyes as you speak slowly...

You: If you want all my private time, one nightdress isn't gonna cut it.

Marius: Don't worry. I've put the rest somewhere else.

Marius pulls the smooth, silky nightdress out of your hands. He carefully smooths out the part where you had wrinkled it.

Marius: Why don't you try it on now?

Intoxicated by his low voice, you can't help but nod...

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