Bangkok! Oriental setting - and the city don't know what the city is getting...

[chesspolitik]

There was no better way to drift off into dreamland than in the arms of his beloved Lex after a full day of chess, cajoling Aeneas to drop the pieces he'd stolen and all of the other things that made up his daily routine, or so Anatoly thought. His life before Tabula Rasa seemed a distant memory; he truly could not remember a time he'd been happier. He was where he wanted to be at long last.

All too soon, the sun hit his eyes and he groaned in protest, muttering under his breath. He rolled over, pressing his face into his companion's shoulder and slinging an arm around his waist. It took a few moments for his sleep-addled brain to realize the body next to him was much smaller and softer than it should have been.

At first, he was inclined to pass it off as the island working its cruel trickery again, but something felt off. Lex, whether he was a man or woman, had a scent that was uniquely his. This scent... this scent was not his and yet it was haunting familiar.

He opened his eyes and gasped in horror. He'd gone to sleep on Tabula Rasa and woken up in his hotel in Bangkok. Every detail was just as he remembered, from the appallingly patterned wallpaper to the ostentatious plush carpeting. And there, by his side, was not the man he'd come to know and grown to love, but the woman he'd loved and lost and left - Florence Vassy.

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[capable-of.livejournal.com]

Lex could only raise an eyebrow and give Trumper a slight smile. As much as it repulsed him, he added a bit of invitation into his look so Trumper wouldn't be offended when he stopped the hand's journey north. "I'm sure we can arrange something." Even if Anatoly didn't know who he was, Lex had a feeling Trumper wouldn't want anything to do with him once they got the studio and Lex enacted his plan.

[whohasambition.livejournal.com]

That was good enough for Freddie and he sat back once again, pleased with himself, though he kept their legs touching. "It'll be an experience you won't forget." He bragged, already sure of that.

[capable-of.livejournal.com]

"Oh I have no doubt about it." Lex replied agreeably, though his smile took on a bit of an inner smirk. No, he doubted Trumper wouldn't forget today, not for a very long time. Then, as the cab slowed down, Lex said, "I believe we're here."