09-21-2017, 09:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-26-2017, 08:41 PM by Diable Rouge.)
Diable Rouge
>And there she was, reflecting so brightly the warmth that she installs...
The invitation he had extended to her was less a recruitment and more of a genuine want for her to join him...he could not let her slip away. The journey did not take long, a day at the most. Side by side the pair trotted along, his eyes hardly ever wandering away from her face. He could see the glimmer of worry in her eye, but he decided not to ask - maybe it would be best to let her tell him in her own time.
They crossed the body of water bordering Tephra just as the sun loomed over the horizon, casting a warm glow around the effervescent volcano in the distance. The spring air was particularly hot, not that Diable Rouge particularly cared anyways - he had grown used to the constant warmth and humidity, and honestly, he felt a little lost without it. He shook the water from his pelt, and turned his crown to gaze at his companion.
"Welcome to Tephra, Aurora," He smiles, flicking the remaining droplets from his tail. He hoped she would enjoy this place, and maybe come to find it home as well. All in time, he supposed. His two-toned orbs looked back to the volcano, and he let out a gentle sigh. A reminder of what he has lost - constantly looming overhead. His eyes cast downwards for a moment, mind wandering to his son as it so often did. He hoped with all his heart that he could make him proud...and maybe Aurora was a start to that.
...And there she was, we were infinite for a moment.
@[AuroraElis] <3
The invitation he had extended to her was less a recruitment and more of a genuine want for her to join him...he could not let her slip away. The journey did not take long, a day at the most. Side by side the pair trotted along, his eyes hardly ever wandering away from her face. He could see the glimmer of worry in her eye, but he decided not to ask - maybe it would be best to let her tell him in her own time.
They crossed the body of water bordering Tephra just as the sun loomed over the horizon, casting a warm glow around the effervescent volcano in the distance. The spring air was particularly hot, not that Diable Rouge particularly cared anyways - he had grown used to the constant warmth and humidity, and honestly, he felt a little lost without it. He shook the water from his pelt, and turned his crown to gaze at his companion.
"Welcome to Tephra, Aurora," He smiles, flicking the remaining droplets from his tail. He hoped she would enjoy this place, and maybe come to find it home as well. All in time, he supposed. His two-toned orbs looked back to the volcano, and he let out a gentle sigh. A reminder of what he has lost - constantly looming overhead. His eyes cast downwards for a moment, mind wandering to his son as it so often did. He hoped with all his heart that he could make him proud...and maybe Aurora was a start to that.
...And there she was, we were infinite for a moment.
in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.
@[AuroraElis] <3
09-22-2017, 08:05 PM
Diable Rouge
>The southern edge of Tephra is where he has always been content to stay, ever since he had first arrived on the land. He only wandered towards the base of the volcano because of Tangerine and her children - it is where they would bide their time, as was the case with most other residents. Sometimes (especially when he gazed up at the distant mountain), he wished he had just kept them pushed off from the rest of the herd, maybe then the disaster that had occurred wouldn't have happened.
No...it wouldn't have been fair to them. He reminds himself. And it wouldn't have. To keep Solace and Svedka away from the other children, away from their father and away from any familiarity. Just because Rou was antisocial didn't mean others had to be too - what happened was no ones fault, and nothing could've changed it. It was simply an accident.
Or that's what he tried to convince himself.
Diable Rouge turned his head to look at the gowned mare, whose eyes continued to glimmer with worry. His chest tightened at the things that could be wrong with Tephra - too hot, too busy, too this and too that. "I do hope it's to your liking." He admits, trying his best to give her a warm smile. One thing he didn't want was to be alone anymore...
in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.
@[AuroraElis]
09-22-2017, 09:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2017, 09:51 PM by Diable Rouge.)
Diable Rouge
>The rusty stallion is quiet as she speaks, his gaze shifting from her eyes, to her creamy mane, to the peacock gown that covered much of her caramel body, then back again. He has seen many mares in his life, but none of them could quite compare to the beauty that stands before him - and she is completely unaware of it.
A sigh escapes his lips; relief, that she was content here, that it was suitable for her. His brows furrow as she mentions not being "well received" her first time in Tephra. "Well I don't see how anyone could dislike you." A subtle grin stretches across his lips. She is well-likable and it seems odd that anyone wouldn't.
"...He was large...black...and he had the strangest eyes...the color of fire." The description of the leader is hard to miss.
"Offspring. Our leader." Diable Rouge mutters, eyes casting downwards. The leader he had never met, but who he knew was well-aware of the happenings of his kingdom. His fiery orbs always making sure his lands were safe and secure. It just had to be Offspring that disliked her. He shrugs the uneasy feeling from his shoulders and gives a reassuring smile. "If it makes you feel better...I want you here, Aurora."
@[AuroraElis]
A sigh escapes his lips; relief, that she was content here, that it was suitable for her. His brows furrow as she mentions not being "well received" her first time in Tephra. "Well I don't see how anyone could dislike you." A subtle grin stretches across his lips. She is well-likable and it seems odd that anyone wouldn't.
"...He was large...black...and he had the strangest eyes...the color of fire." The description of the leader is hard to miss.
"Offspring. Our leader." Diable Rouge mutters, eyes casting downwards. The leader he had never met, but who he knew was well-aware of the happenings of his kingdom. His fiery orbs always making sure his lands were safe and secure. It just had to be Offspring that disliked her. He shrugs the uneasy feeling from his shoulders and gives a reassuring smile. "If it makes you feel better...I want you here, Aurora."
in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.
@[AuroraElis]
09-25-2017, 08:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-25-2017, 08:43 PM by Diable Rouge.)
Diable Rouge
>It's like I feel too much, but I can't find my heart...
Her touch illuminates the muscles beneath his skin, and he quivers slightly. Years had passed since he had received a gentle touch, heard a reassuring voice from another. The numerous scars painted upon his body proved that most of the time, other horses seemed more hungry for a fight. He shifts his head slightly to reach over her withers, resting upon them. Her creamy tresses blow softly in the wind, lightly brushing against his face. He allows himself to close his eyes, only for a moment.
"You're one of a kind, Aurora." Her name seems to slip effortlessly from his lips, and he sounds out every syllable slowly. The sound of her name hangs in the air, and he feels comforted by it. He moves his head from over her shoulders and traces the length of her neck with his lips. A sigh, and the chaser makes himself pull away from her.
Awkwardly, Diable Rouge stands back, gazing at the golden beauty in front of him longingly. A feeling deep in his bones tells him to move closer, to caress her body with his, to make it known how deeply he wants her presence. But he isolates his feelings, locks them away where he knows she cannot find them, in the deep confines of his mind. Would he ever be able to open up to her, show her his deepest feelings? Was he even capable of it? His orbs shift downwards...could anyone ever truly love him?
...It's like I think too much, and then I fall apart.
in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.
09-26-2017, 08:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-26-2017, 08:42 PM by Diable Rouge.)
Diable Rouge
>Cryptic thoughts litter his mind and bounce in his head as the caramel mare speaks her peace. He sighs - a hypocrite, was that what he was? So often he gave advice, but when it came to taking it...he seemed to inevitably fail.
"Don't let me be alone, Rou. Not when I've come this far." Her words bring his gaze upwards again, staring as her navy eyes stay ever-trained on him as she steps slightly forward. He is breathless for a moment - it feels as though he has never seen beauty till this night. He cannot allow his past to determine his future and he wouldn't allow Aurora to leave, broken down by yet another equine.
No, Diable Rouge wouldn't do that to her again...he couldn't.
Inside him, the fear is bubbling at the surface, the fear of the unknown. He approaches her, gently placing his maw near her ear. He lips at it playfully for a moment, before the words straining his heart pour from his lips.
"You won't be alone again, Aurora," Low and velvety into her ear. He allows himself to delicately outline the curvature of her neck, to feel the strong muscles beneath despite her petite frame. He finds his way to the gown of feathers, which he lifts tenderly to reveal the scars covering her rib cage; he brushes his lips against them lightly. He wonders where they came from, what mysteries they hold. Every scar tells a story, and he intended to know each of them. He releases the peacock gown and sidles up to her, barrel to barrel. "Will you have me?" He asks, crown rotating to looking down at her. His eyes, burning into hers, wanting her for all she is and all she will be.
He hopes she feels the same.
in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.
@[AuroraElis]
OOC: ROU HAS ALL THE FEELS FOR AURORA xD