06-04-2019, 09:05 PM
V u l g a r i S
He nearly laughs when she says he never needs to apologize to her but he manages to only smile. It’s a beautiful lie, as he has so much to answer for in his life. Yet they let all the old mistakes and tribulations die with him that day when the lava devoured him whole. The fires cleansed him of his sins but he carries the burden of them in his chest even now, slowly learning to forgive himself long after she already has. Her kindness and her love make him feel whole again against her touch. The sensation of his lips to his face is entirely new and comforting without the scales to separate them anymore.
He slowly nods when she explains that each of their babies are safe in their own secluded parts of the world. Vulgaris sighs gently at the relief and closes his eyes for a moment as a small weight feels lifted from his shoulders. Even if it took another thousand lives, he wants to build a world safe for them to live in. He wants to find a way to heal their broken hearts and protect them from all the violence this world wants to bring for their doorstep. But now he is only a man, stripped of his strength and left as plain as the day he was born.
How could he keep them safe, like this?
“We won’t be apart anymore. I’ll tell Loess my goodbyes and I’ll stay in Tephra with you from now on,” he promises as his lips find her temple once more. “But I have to find a way to guard you all. I don’t know how to live if I’m not protecting my family.”
His brows furrow and he finds himself chewing at the inside of his lip with these strange dull teeth. They don’t prick and poison the way he’s used to; they are entirely foreign in his mouth. But he doesn’t want for fangs or an armored body any longer after finally shedding the awful curse of his bloodline. No, he wants a blessing instead, something beautiful to make him worthy to stand beside his wife. Vulgaris looks back at her, admires the soft hazel of her eyes as the corner of his lips forms a light smile.
“I just want to spend eternity with you.”
He slowly nods when she explains that each of their babies are safe in their own secluded parts of the world. Vulgaris sighs gently at the relief and closes his eyes for a moment as a small weight feels lifted from his shoulders. Even if it took another thousand lives, he wants to build a world safe for them to live in. He wants to find a way to heal their broken hearts and protect them from all the violence this world wants to bring for their doorstep. But now he is only a man, stripped of his strength and left as plain as the day he was born.
How could he keep them safe, like this?
“We won’t be apart anymore. I’ll tell Loess my goodbyes and I’ll stay in Tephra with you from now on,” he promises as his lips find her temple once more. “But I have to find a way to guard you all. I don’t know how to live if I’m not protecting my family.”
His brows furrow and he finds himself chewing at the inside of his lip with these strange dull teeth. They don’t prick and poison the way he’s used to; they are entirely foreign in his mouth. But he doesn’t want for fangs or an armored body any longer after finally shedding the awful curse of his bloodline. No, he wants a blessing instead, something beautiful to make him worthy to stand beside his wife. Vulgaris looks back at her, admires the soft hazel of her eyes as the corner of his lips forms a light smile.
“I just want to spend eternity with you.”
In this shook-up, twisted world, I'm gradually growing transparent and vanishing
Don’t look for me; don't look at me
Don’t look for me; don't look at me
@[leliana]
