05-24-2018, 12:26 AM
kagerus
and in my dreams, i kissed your lips a thousand times
I've no doubt that, had this handsome stallion stayed, he would have rightly stayed at Solace's side; and perhaps that is why my teeth grit in tandem with his, an uncomfortable knot forming in my stomach right where his does. For a fleeting moment as I wade towards him, I consider him compared to myself: tall and lithe, coloured elegantly, with green eyes that any woman would swoon at. Never mind the fact that he's her age, perfectly - and I am... Well, what am I?
Sixteen. Ten years their elder.
Pushing away that uncomfortable realization with a forced swallow, I haven't any more time to dwell on the intricacies of our coexistence here in Hyaline. Kag, he mirrors gruffly, eyeing me with disregard, though not blatantly. I can't blame him; if I'm being honest, I can't tell if I feel smug or intimidated in his presence. He had her first, but I got her in the end - it's all up to interpretation.
But just maybe... Just maybe there's something that'll connect us besides our love for a particular queen. Gods I hope so anyway, or else there's bound to be more than some conflict in peaceful ol' Hyaline.
A silence falls between us, and though I'm wont to break it, it's suddenly as if my mind's only thought is shiny bones. Shiny bones shine, bones shine, shiny outside bones, bones bones bones bones. It's not quite constructed enough for me to actually spew it out, y'know? So I'm forced to sit there, gnawing on our silence like a partially decomposed bone. Shit, I'm on about the bones again - it's just so weird to see them on the outside of a horse, unnatural. And my brain is trying to fixate on something besides the fact that he once held Solace's heart, so I can't really blame it.
"I guess so," I quickly offer when he finally finds Real Person words to break the silence. My words are a little tumbled, but they come along with a sincere and friendly laugh - maybe we needed the awkwardness to help us get over ourselves. "Thanks."
But his next words are formal, and I feel my spine straightening as he chooses to address me as a Queen instead of as someone he's getting to know. That's fine and all; I can't begrudge him that, after all it does fall within my duties as Queen Consort. Nodding, I consider his words with forward-pressed ears, maintaining eye contact even though it makes my skin itch.
"No apology necessary; we are a quiet kingdom, and activity at its slowest is appreciated. You may consider yourself officially instated in the ranks - recruit, challenge, steal, you know the gig." Or at least, I'm assuming he does. That could potentially backfire on me later, but who knows. "For right now, war isn't imminent, so you should have plenty of time." I offer him a smile, but it falters and fails as I realize that my next thoughts are coming too fast for my filter to catch them.
"So.. How did you know Solace, before?"
Fuck me.
Sixteen. Ten years their elder.
Pushing away that uncomfortable realization with a forced swallow, I haven't any more time to dwell on the intricacies of our coexistence here in Hyaline. Kag, he mirrors gruffly, eyeing me with disregard, though not blatantly. I can't blame him; if I'm being honest, I can't tell if I feel smug or intimidated in his presence. He had her first, but I got her in the end - it's all up to interpretation.
But just maybe... Just maybe there's something that'll connect us besides our love for a particular queen. Gods I hope so anyway, or else there's bound to be more than some conflict in peaceful ol' Hyaline.
A silence falls between us, and though I'm wont to break it, it's suddenly as if my mind's only thought is shiny bones. Shiny bones shine, bones shine, shiny outside bones, bones bones bones bones. It's not quite constructed enough for me to actually spew it out, y'know? So I'm forced to sit there, gnawing on our silence like a partially decomposed bone. Shit, I'm on about the bones again - it's just so weird to see them on the outside of a horse, unnatural. And my brain is trying to fixate on something besides the fact that he once held Solace's heart, so I can't really blame it.
"I guess so," I quickly offer when he finally finds Real Person words to break the silence. My words are a little tumbled, but they come along with a sincere and friendly laugh - maybe we needed the awkwardness to help us get over ourselves. "Thanks."
But his next words are formal, and I feel my spine straightening as he chooses to address me as a Queen instead of as someone he's getting to know. That's fine and all; I can't begrudge him that, after all it does fall within my duties as Queen Consort. Nodding, I consider his words with forward-pressed ears, maintaining eye contact even though it makes my skin itch.
"No apology necessary; we are a quiet kingdom, and activity at its slowest is appreciated. You may consider yourself officially instated in the ranks - recruit, challenge, steal, you know the gig." Or at least, I'm assuming he does. That could potentially backfire on me later, but who knows. "For right now, war isn't imminent, so you should have plenty of time." I offer him a smile, but it falters and fails as I realize that my next thoughts are coming too fast for my filter to catch them.
"So.. How did you know Solace, before?"
Fuck me.
@[Smoak]
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