how come I never got used to the feeling of sleeping in a cage?
too long driving, too damn hungry; a tied-up hound but nothing stays
She doesn’t expect Litotes to be tender, to even be present for the delivery. Her eyes blink, windows into her surprise, but they soften almost immediately as he hesitantly inches closer. A warm smile blossoms across her lips, warming the frost that encases much of her skin. ”Hello, Litotes,” her voice is serene, a velvet blanket caressing him on a cool night, as he looms above her with fascination adorning his cremello face.
Erio’s birth had been in secret and so alone. Prior to that, there was Sinner warming her body for Dracarys’ arrival. Today, Litotes takes his place to comfort her as their newborn daughter tries to find her legs. This – all of it – happened so quickly and unexpectedly, but when she peers up at him, there is no hate or regret. Perhaps, somehow, this is what she needed as her world crumbled and everything she knew fell apart.
”She is strong,” she whispers into the wind as her gaze falls to the child while she attempts to stand. Understanding, Valdis rises to her feet and shakes away the dirt and debris. Blood traverses down her hindquarters, staining the rocky earth underneath. Pain still occasionally slithers through her groin, but her mind is far too engulfed by this moment to take notice. She glances between father and daughter, unable to suppress the grin that still splits her lips and betrays the elation blooming in her chest. Breathing a lungful of air, Valdis savors the memory knowing that one day it will all end, that one day her life will fall back into Sinner’s hands and her daughter will grow up. Inclining her head, she leans against Litotes, taking his previous gesture to her cheek as an invite for contact.
Even after coupling, after creating this, it’s strange to fall into another man’s embrace.
”Altissima,” she announces proudly before pressing her lips to his neck, ”and she’s perfect.” She nearly steps away to warn him and to remind him to whom she has always belonged, but her heart doesn’t want to tear apart the first beautiful moment she has had in months. It flutters in her chest, craving this attention and heat from his body after so many cold, lonely nights. Leveling her sapphire eyes onto his, she cannot help to quietly – intimately – insert some amount of coy humor. ”Is this how you treat all of Pangea’s prisoners?” A fling, she reminds herself, this was all a game of lust.
No one would want her like that, not truly.
Stepping forward, Valdis reaches down to cradle her newborn’s cheek, brushing her cool, frosted skin across her playfully. ”You already make us so proud.”
Valdis
@[litotes] @[Altissima]