[private] take a look in the mirror

[Altissima]

Altissima remains as still as she can as Tarian pushes her mane away from her neck, unsure of what she can do to encourage more considering how they're positioned - but also not wanting to seem frigid beneath his touch. Her skin twitches where his muzzle touches and her smile deepens when he lifts his wing to have it linger over her. She’s grateful that her own wings can disappear to make it easier for her to press as much of her blue-tinted skin against his as she possibly can. Maybe she’d fit nicer if she were more than a hair shorter than him but it is still more comfortable than she expects. It feels... nice. This is not something she has ever done, not something she’s ever wanted to do, and the fact that he does not move away - that he moves his muzzle from her neck towards her face. She tilts her head slightly, a silent invitation - he can touch whatever he wishes. As is their way, he matches her teasing and a small chuckle escapes her as he corrects her. “An Empress, hm? Sounds like an interesting story.” Not one she wants to hear now, though, if that rank is pulled from a former mare he dallied with. His wild grin and next words pull a full, unrestrained smile from her - eyes shining a more vivid shade of violet. Her ears twitch with the pleasant sound of his voice so close to them. “I have no rules to break.” She tells him in that same quiet voice, teasing and warm. She would shift so that she was pressed more firmly against him but there is no more room left to disappear. Not unless she presses her cheek against his and she is unwilling to do anything that might take his attention off of her blue-tinted skin. So she just watches him with shining eyes, trying to pretend away the fear and nerves fluttering in her stomach. “You don’t have to have any either, if you don’t want to.” And then even quieter “Not tonight, and not with me.” Would he take that as a sign she only wanted this tonight, even though that isn't the truth at all? And if so, would it be better to let him believe that?

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