Thanatos definitely takes the time to appreciate the view in front of him, a hand sliding up to touch over the scars like Phillip tends to but with a degree of fascination to it. It is not the first time Gustavain has seen this form, lithe and pale and utterly unmarred, but there's something more natural to it in the moment that has some to do with the way their tussling has effected him and much more to do with this being who he currently is, rather than a callback to an era long past.

He makes the hottest little noise when Gustavain pulls him up, instinctively pressing back into the ground with his head and shoulders. That may well be a surprise, because even now Phillip has a hard time letting loose his control over sex. While they have moved past the point where he would stubbornly hold it for the entire affair, he still doesn't cede it immediately, turning to goading his lover to see just how fast he can reel him in, 'force' Gustavain's hand and make him take him. Here, there is no pushback, no teasing, and in the way Thanatos sighs it is clear that this is one of his preferences too.

"Fuck me," he says, and it's far too sweet and earnest to be a demand, much more like a plea. For all that his whimsy makes people think him simple, Thanatos is actually constantly in thought, often lost in his own head in a myriad of endless possibilities. Taking the lead in sex is a way to give his thoughts focus, stop them from spiraling out of control. Having a lover who knows how hold him down and fuck him is the only way to make them stop, gifting him with a blissful peace and quiet.