"I'm Chiss too, so I'm quite aware," Aden said, definitely milking his victory for what it was worth. He doubted he'd have so easy a time the next time they did this. Aden would be the same, had he been the one who lost, "Of course I haven't been in the Ascendancy in about a decade, so maybe I've changed too much for you to believe me when I say that I'm still more or less set in the similar ways to the rest of our people."

He smiled then and leaned up to nip at Thrawn's lip- most definitely leaving a visible mark there, "Just the one. It's only fair, right?"

He touched the mark gently then as though to soothe any pain away- and dipped his head down to nip just beneath his jaw too, leaving a small purple mark there on his neck too, a confident sort of mischief clear in those red eyes.

Yeah. He was definitely too old to have a crush, but Thrawn was most certainly his type.

"... It's Aden, by the way. My name," He said, stepping back, "Though you can continue calling me Nine if you'd like."