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Sure. I don't want to let you go now, so I'll tell you anything.
[ he'd tell him anything anyway. one more kiss before he starts, belying that truth. ]
Hmmm... we never got around to that story I was supposed to tell you after the third carnival, did we? Did you want to hear that one?
[ he'd tell him anything anyway. one more kiss before he starts, belying that truth. ]
Hmmm... we never got around to that story I was supposed to tell you after the third carnival, did we? Did you want to hear that one?
... Mm.
( A vaguely affirmative sound. )
... I'm worried about it. But... the reason why I'm worried is why I'm afraid to ask.
( Speaking honestly - it's a double-edged sword, in a way. He refers to how Ish had reacted when he so much as recalled what happened. He felt so scared for Ish - upset, even without knowing why. )
( A vaguely affirmative sound. )
... I'm worried about it. But... the reason why I'm worried is why I'm afraid to ask.
( Speaking honestly - it's a double-edged sword, in a way. He refers to how Ish had reacted when he so much as recalled what happened. He felt so scared for Ish - upset, even without knowing why. )
( Ah, the stroking is nice - reflexively, he sort of arches into it, nibbling as Ish speaks. The idea of marking him all over gives him a rush of excitement - it's never something he's gotten to do before? It's never something he's particularly thought of? But, with Ish . . . )
What do you mean? ( This isn't a complaint, actually, but the question is sincere— ) How wouldn't there be people asking to kiss you?
( He doesn't even bother append any kind of sentiment indicating Ish shouldn't be kissing back, because... Ish already made it clear he wouldn't be ?? so like?? It feels a little faithless to harp on the point. But Ish is so cute and charming and handsome, Hwylryn pictures he must have plenty of potential suitors . . .
. . . Huh. He pauses in his gnawing, thoughtful. He'd not thought of that, as a tangible thing. (Ish who literally just said no one will be asking him) (Hwylryn like no that's literally not possible just look at you) )
What do you mean? ( This isn't a complaint, actually, but the question is sincere— ) How wouldn't there be people asking to kiss you?
( He doesn't even bother append any kind of sentiment indicating Ish shouldn't be kissing back, because... Ish already made it clear he wouldn't be ?? so like?? It feels a little faithless to harp on the point. But Ish is so cute and charming and handsome, Hwylryn pictures he must have plenty of potential suitors . . .
. . . Huh. He pauses in his gnawing, thoughtful. He'd not thought of that, as a tangible thing. (Ish who literally just said no one will be asking him) (Hwylryn like no that's literally not possible just look at you) )
( Oh, that's,
Hwylryn is already plenty sexually awakened but he feels like he's going through a whole second one seeing Ish between his legs like that, right up against his upper thigh,
His fingers curl into Ish's hair, as if to press him a little more into the raw wound, his breathing growing a little deeper - not in the same way it has with him delirious and short on blood, but. well. Well. )
. . . Are you enjoying yourself?
( A question that comes with a breathy laugh, and flushed cheeks. )
Hwylryn is already plenty sexually awakened but he feels like he's going through a whole second one seeing Ish between his legs like that, right up against his upper thigh,
His fingers curl into Ish's hair, as if to press him a little more into the raw wound, his breathing growing a little deeper - not in the same way it has with him delirious and short on blood, but. well. Well. )
. . . Are you enjoying yourself?
( A question that comes with a breathy laugh, and flushed cheeks. )
[ as soon as hwylryn pauses, ish starts to nuzzle him. it could be encourage to keep going, or it could just be him wanting to continue any kind of contact at all. ]
Well, most people fear me or hate me? But excluding them, it's usually been pretty easy for people to pick up that I didn't have an interest. Now that I'm off the market, it'll probably be the same?
Bradley was trying to get me to go to your kissing booth a few weeks ago.
Well, most people fear me or hate me? But excluding them, it's usually been pretty easy for people to pick up that I didn't have an interest. Now that I'm off the market, it'll probably be the same?
Bradley was trying to get me to go to your kissing booth a few weeks ago.
I—You— [ hwylryn is so beautiful, from his delicate eyeslashes, to his soft lips, to his slender, elegant, fingers that are—
it's hard to get out words and ish is in actual danger of biting his tongue, beet red, the pupils of his eyes thin slits. he tries again, fruitlessly.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
his heart thunders in his ears, and he aches in a way he's never known until now. ]
You'resobeautifulandIcan'tmmmmmmnYeahIyeahplease.
it's hard to get out words and ish is in actual danger of biting his tongue, beet red, the pupils of his eyes thin slits. he tries again, fruitlessly.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
his heart thunders in his ears, and he aches in a way he's never known until now. ]
You'resobeautifulandIcan'tmmmmmmnYeahIyeahplease.
( Well, all that checks out - and it's ??? dokis??? that Ish says he's not interested, but he was the one who brought it up with Hwylryn - but........
A beat, and he nuzzles in turn, cheek pressing back against Ish gently,
then he dips his mouth up and bites into his cheek, the bite curving out under his jaw - a lot like the bite he'd given Dan Heng early on, but much deeper. )
. . . You're so reluctant, but you brought it up so quickly with me?
( Then Ish must have really wanted to, right...? : cryblush : (And, well, "quickly," but immortal timescales are funky.)
His tone carries a smile, as if he hadn't just done that, )
You said I could mark you all over... can I do that now?
A beat, and he nuzzles in turn, cheek pressing back against Ish gently,
then he dips his mouth up and bites into his cheek, the bite curving out under his jaw - a lot like the bite he'd given Dan Heng early on, but much deeper. )
. . . You're so reluctant, but you brought it up so quickly with me?
( Then Ish must have really wanted to, right...? : cryblush : (And, well, "quickly," but immortal timescales are funky.)
His tone carries a smile, as if he hadn't just done that, )
You said I could mark you all over... can I do that now?
Owww!! [ okay that was way less painful than the throbbing bite on his neck, but he wasn't expecting that one. also, his cheek!
enjoy the mix of indignant and bashful on his face. ]
...it was cause of something you said. And then you held my face and I kind of didn't know what I was saying, and then we kissed—
[ he stops short of saying he lost his mind, but he's puffing his cheeks out (one of which is sore!), so maybe he doesn't have to. ]
Mmmn, after. I still need to host even if there's not a carnival.
enjoy the mix of indignant and bashful on his face. ]
...it was cause of something you said. And then you held my face and I kind of didn't know what I was saying, and then we kissed—
[ he stops short of saying he lost his mind, but he's puffing his cheeks out (one of which is sore!), so maybe he doesn't have to. ]
Mmmn, after. I still need to host even if there's not a carnival.
[ hwylryn's so silly... ]
It's a promise. [ one sealed with a kiss!
his neck is gonna be sore but those are later ish problems. ]
It's a promise. [ one sealed with a kiss!
his neck is gonna be sore but those are later ish problems. ]
[ he tilts his head, thinking. ]
You're my priority right now, so I won't get distracted. [ if a slight manic break could be called distracted. still, this much is true. he's much more worried about hwylryn and the feel of him in his arms is grounding. ]
So let's see...after Norna sealed herself away, everything was chaotic. They captured us and tried to burn us at the stake, but that wouldn't kill us. It did hurt and I'm still not overly fond of fire, but I wouldn't call that the "hurt" of this story.
When I got away, I ran into another Witch. She had a plan, a really stupid plan, to clear Norna's name. But it would require me changing her appearance from an old woman to a mirror image of Norna. Up until that point, I had only used my power to grant small wishes. Fixing a torn vest, cleaning up a stain that wouldn't come out. Something like that was way beyond my current capabilities.
But she wore me down and I didn't know what else I could do. Everything seemed awful. So I granted her wish. I mostly succeeded, but since the cost of that wish was so great, I fell into a deep sleep for three hundred years.
When I woke up, after all that time...things were worse. Norna was permanently sealed and the King who had betrayed her ruled over all the other kingdoms. Everything was irrevocably broken, and I had slept for three hundred years because I was dumb and naive.
[ he does laugh here, but it's low without much vigor. ]
That was the last time I trusted anyone, until I met a certain dragon...
You're my priority right now, so I won't get distracted. [ if a slight manic break could be called distracted. still, this much is true. he's much more worried about hwylryn and the feel of him in his arms is grounding. ]
So let's see...after Norna sealed herself away, everything was chaotic. They captured us and tried to burn us at the stake, but that wouldn't kill us. It did hurt and I'm still not overly fond of fire, but I wouldn't call that the "hurt" of this story.
When I got away, I ran into another Witch. She had a plan, a really stupid plan, to clear Norna's name. But it would require me changing her appearance from an old woman to a mirror image of Norna. Up until that point, I had only used my power to grant small wishes. Fixing a torn vest, cleaning up a stain that wouldn't come out. Something like that was way beyond my current capabilities.
But she wore me down and I didn't know what else I could do. Everything seemed awful. So I granted her wish. I mostly succeeded, but since the cost of that wish was so great, I fell into a deep sleep for three hundred years.
When I woke up, after all that time...things were worse. Norna was permanently sealed and the King who had betrayed her ruled over all the other kingdoms. Everything was irrevocably broken, and I had slept for three hundred years because I was dumb and naive.
[ he does laugh here, but it's low without much vigor. ]
That was the last time I trusted anyone, until I met a certain dragon...
If you're gonna bite my other cheek, warn me first! [ also playfully. ]
But go ahead.
But go ahead.
But you're so cute when you're surprised.
( no promises for that one, but maybe he can be convinced...
After all this fooling around in the orchards (Hwylryn extremely and obviously contentedly admiring his work as he gazes upon Ish), Hwylryn finally acknowledges the orchards as more than just a surface for him to chew up Ish against.
He will (regretfully) pull away from Ish and reach out, picking an apple overhead. It takes a second, but he finds its seam and pulls it apart... and offers one half to Ish's lips :D )
Say, "Ahhh~"
( no promises for that one, but maybe he can be convinced...
After all this fooling around in the orchards (Hwylryn extremely and obviously contentedly admiring his work as he gazes upon Ish), Hwylryn finally acknowledges the orchards as more than just a surface for him to chew up Ish against.
He will (regretfully) pull away from Ish and reach out, picking an apple overhead. It takes a second, but he finds its seam and pulls it apart... and offers one half to Ish's lips :D )
Say, "Ahhh~"
[ did the love of his life just tear an apple by hand? the collage of bites on his neck throb just then, reminding him of how wild hwylryn actually is.
(he's so hot, ish thinks uselessly) ]
Ahhhh? [ his mouth is half open in awe but he is following orders either way! mmmn, apple? ]
(he's so hot, ish thinks uselessly) ]
Ahhhh? [ his mouth is half open in awe but he is following orders either way! mmmn, apple? ]
( Oh, that breaks his heart. Perhaps it's even audible.
He's been curled against Ish like a spoiled child, but here he has to shift - and he moves freely, knowing that even if he loses balance, Ish and his magic will catch him - and he pulls Ish into a hug, Ish's head at his chest, and he presses his cheek to Ish's hair. )
... I wish that'd never happened to you at all.
( He smiles a little bittersweetly, because Ish's story ended hopefully - generously, toward Hwylryn's presence. He wishes Ish had never had to suffer at all. But he's so happy he's met Ish, too, the way he is - contradictions, maybe. )
I wish I could've been there for you then.
( A nonsensical wish - one that falls apart in the mere premise - but sincere, and true.
And he presses forward with further greed: )
... I'm glad that witch is gone. ( He recalls Ish telling him of her fate. But— ) But I want to get rid of those humans, too. It might not change what happened, but I don't like that there's a kingdom founded on your pain. I don't want to allow that.
( Maybe revenge fixes nothing - maybe it heals no wounds. Hwylryn would know this much. But whether or not this revenge does good for Ish's heart...
In the same way he could not simply ignore Snow and White for killing Gwawlyn once they entered his field of view, there's no way he can simply allow things to proceed as they are, when the root of all this is Ish's hurt.
And when he learns of the king who started this conflict later, that his foolish proposal is what harried Norna so much into trying to resolve the conflict this man had triggered - he will only feel more ardently that the fruit borne of these seeds must be cut, and humans must learn to begin anew.
If not for Ish, then for himself. For his pride, as someone who adores Ish with all his heart and all his soul. He could not allow it. )
He's been curled against Ish like a spoiled child, but here he has to shift - and he moves freely, knowing that even if he loses balance, Ish and his magic will catch him - and he pulls Ish into a hug, Ish's head at his chest, and he presses his cheek to Ish's hair. )
... I wish that'd never happened to you at all.
( He smiles a little bittersweetly, because Ish's story ended hopefully - generously, toward Hwylryn's presence. He wishes Ish had never had to suffer at all. But he's so happy he's met Ish, too, the way he is - contradictions, maybe. )
I wish I could've been there for you then.
( A nonsensical wish - one that falls apart in the mere premise - but sincere, and true.
And he presses forward with further greed: )
... I'm glad that witch is gone. ( He recalls Ish telling him of her fate. But— ) But I want to get rid of those humans, too. It might not change what happened, but I don't like that there's a kingdom founded on your pain. I don't want to allow that.
( Maybe revenge fixes nothing - maybe it heals no wounds. Hwylryn would know this much. But whether or not this revenge does good for Ish's heart...
In the same way he could not simply ignore Snow and White for killing Gwawlyn once they entered his field of view, there's no way he can simply allow things to proceed as they are, when the root of all this is Ish's hurt.
And when he learns of the king who started this conflict later, that his foolish proposal is what harried Norna so much into trying to resolve the conflict this man had triggered - he will only feel more ardently that the fruit borne of these seeds must be cut, and humans must learn to begin anew.
If not for Ish, then for himself. For his pride, as someone who adores Ish with all his heart and all his soul. He could not allow it. )
[ !!!
he mumbles an mmhmm through a closed mouth as he munches, his manners being very important to him even in something like this. by the time he swallows the apple, he's had a few seconds to get his bearings too.
grabbing the other piece. ]
Right, here you are~ [ this doesn't fluster him apparently, and he holds up the slice to hwylryn's lips with a dainty touch to coax his lips open. apparently this isn't his first time doing this given how he's been flailing for basically this entire thread, but for this single comment he can look cool ✨ ]
he mumbles an mmhmm through a closed mouth as he munches, his manners being very important to him even in something like this. by the time he swallows the apple, he's had a few seconds to get his bearings too.
grabbing the other piece. ]
Right, here you are~ [ this doesn't fluster him apparently, and he holds up the slice to hwylryn's lips with a dainty touch to coax his lips open. apparently this isn't his first time doing this given how he's been flailing for basically this entire thread, but for this single comment he can look cool ✨ ]
[ he's said as much before, but ish feels like he can never properly express what hwylryn's affection does for him. it loosens the scars around his chest and warms his heart every single time without fail.
naturally he accommodates the shifting too, using the change in their positioning to run his fingers through tresses of silver. the motion has quickly become a comfort for him even in the short time they've been together.
his mood lightened, he manages to laugh lightly at the suggestion. not manic this time, but amused. ]
I was doing that before I started with this plan where I kidnapped you. But are you sure that's something you want to do? [ ish will only learn in the coming days just how vicious his sweetheart can be. destroying an entire kingdom usually isn't a date topic too. ]
naturally he accommodates the shifting too, using the change in their positioning to run his fingers through tresses of silver. the motion has quickly become a comfort for him even in the short time they've been together.
his mood lightened, he manages to laugh lightly at the suggestion. not manic this time, but amused. ]
I was doing that before I started with this plan where I kidnapped you. But are you sure that's something you want to do? [ ish will only learn in the coming days just how vicious his sweetheart can be. destroying an entire kingdom usually isn't a date topic too. ]
( manners.... cute........... (((endeared))) )
Ahhhh ♫
( Happily parts his lips, cheeks pink just from being happy, and takes a big ol chomp :D Right up to Ish's nails - and he licks at his fingers (trying to get at whatever remains of the slice) when he realize he did maybe too much at once, a little over eager, with Ish being ~suave and experienced~ about it and Hwylryn just really excited to do this with him,
He laughs in a very "oops" way, chewing the apple to swallow (mouth closed, he's a beast not an animal). He does seem like he wants that last little bit... )
Ahhhh ♫
( Happily parts his lips, cheeks pink just from being happy, and takes a big ol chomp :D Right up to Ish's nails - and he licks at his fingers (trying to get at whatever remains of the slice) when he realize he did maybe too much at once, a little over eager, with Ish being ~suave and experienced~ about it and Hwylryn just really excited to do this with him,
He laughs in a very "oops" way, chewing the apple to swallow (mouth closed, he's a beast not an animal). He does seem like he wants that last little bit... )
Why wouldn't I?
( He presses a little kiss to the triangle of skin between where Ish's hair slicks back and his hair falls over his eye, full of frustration as much as it is love. )
The same way I swore I'd destroy the twins who killed Gwawlyn next time I saw them... How could I let this kingdom prosper when you've had to suffer all this time?
( He had been friends with the twins - or, at the very least, Gwawlyn had been fond of them. Hwylryn had some sentimental attachment that prevented him from wiping them out.
These humans, though, are strangers. Faceless villains profiting off Ish's pain.
He holds Ish so close, so protectively, it's almost as if he seems to feel he's protecting Ish from these enemies as they speak. )
Let me join you. Whoever needs to go— I'll make sure that they do.
( If Ish has a plan, he's happy to play along with it - if this is Ish's catharsis, he only wants to accent it; make it even better. )
( He presses a little kiss to the triangle of skin between where Ish's hair slicks back and his hair falls over his eye, full of frustration as much as it is love. )
The same way I swore I'd destroy the twins who killed Gwawlyn next time I saw them... How could I let this kingdom prosper when you've had to suffer all this time?
( He had been friends with the twins - or, at the very least, Gwawlyn had been fond of them. Hwylryn had some sentimental attachment that prevented him from wiping them out.
These humans, though, are strangers. Faceless villains profiting off Ish's pain.
He holds Ish so close, so protectively, it's almost as if he seems to feel he's protecting Ish from these enemies as they speak. )
Let me join you. Whoever needs to go— I'll make sure that they do.
( If Ish has a plan, he's happy to play along with it - if this is Ish's catharsis, he only wants to accent it; make it even better. )
[ ahhh, ish feels a little silly thinking that the literal dragon couldn't handle some of the more gruesome things (the first execution seems so far away now). ]
Because I know loss can hurt you. [ that's why they're here like this today, isn't it? though he'll admit that he still doesn't understand how hwylryrn comes to love. ]
But if that's what you want to do, I'm not going to question you.
[ not since their conversation in the second week. of all the things ish knows about hwylryn it's that he's earnest. a particular brand of it, but still true and beautiful.
he presses a light kiss between their lips in emphasis. ]
Because I know loss can hurt you. [ that's why they're here like this today, isn't it? though he'll admit that he still doesn't understand how hwylryrn comes to love. ]
But if that's what you want to do, I'm not going to question you.
[ not since their conversation in the second week. of all the things ish knows about hwylryn it's that he's earnest. a particular brand of it, but still true and beautiful.
he presses a light kiss between their lips in emphasis. ]
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