Unearthed Beauty

[Nier]

Nier's wings flickered, the slightest movement but it made his body pulse. He tilted one wing, the one nearest the dappled mare and he angled it so it draped over her. There was a fierce declaration in that moment, memories flooded his mind, draped him in a cold blanket that peppered his skin with feverish stabs. He would not make the same mistake. He could care for someone, he really thought he could care for Star, like he had cared for Her, when they were both young and carefree. But he could not give up himself entirely, he needed a portion of his head clear, untainted. But for now he wrapped himself close to her and the demon wept inside, the darkness may envelope him in its inky darkness and decaying rot, but he was walking through the shadows hand in hand with a little angel beside him. Whether or not it would last, or whether she'd learn of his strange, incomplete ways, he was making the most of the touch, the warmth of her skin against his, the ebb and flow of her blood beneath his touch, as he grazed his nuzzle along her jawline.

"I may break promises, I may not be the man you thought I was, but you have my word that I'll let nothing happen to you, Star. You're sade here, with me."

He spent for what seemed an endless time just hearing the pulse and heartbeat from the maiden beside him, she was next to him fitting like a piece of a puzzle, between a rock and a hard place he'd imagine sometimes.

"You're too good, Star. Staying with me. Like some beacon of hope dropped down from above to try and lighten my days... How will you do that?" his question hung in the air, stale and cool.