During some festivities in which they were all inebriated, singing and dancing competitions were held.
A drunken Alexander watched proudly as Bagoas won both.
He liked to think he saw jealousy on the face of Hephaestion.
Then Bagoas' lithe body danced all the way to Alexander's side, at which point the men clapped and whistled and catcalled.
"Kiss him," they called, laughing.
Bagoas looked at him with such loving and hopeful eyes that Alexander's heart soared in his chest.
One of his greatest accomplishments, he felt, was restoring happiness to Bagoas' life. He took the boy's face tenderly in his hands and lavished his lips with kisses.
When the boy responded eagerly, Alexander wrapped his arms around him and continued administering the tender kisses, his heart swelling with affection and joy. He wanted to kiss and hold him until he could right all the wrongs the boy had been dealt, or at least make Bagoas forget them.
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Alexander's Lover [Alexander the Great + Hephaestion | mxm]
Historical Fiction"Alexander was only defeated once and that was by Hephaestion's thighs." - Aelian A biography of the life of Alexander the Great, as narrated by rhetoricians of classical antiquity and Oliver Stone. #3 - alexanderthegreat | April 30, 2021 #5 - biogr...