12-05-2018, 04:20 AM
Her sweet Khari. She nodded too and let him pull her in, melting against him with a cozy sigh. Wiggled just a little to snuggle extra close, drape herself over him just so, press a soft little kiss to the side of his neck. She loved the feel of his wing tucked around her, like he was wrapping her up in his love. Like he could chase away all the bad and the hurt and keep her safe with the touch of soft feathers and the way he held her to him even when he was sprawled out on the ground like that.
She even managed a little smile for him, even if his eyes were closed. Didn’t matter if he couldn’t see it, he’d hear her think it, and knowing that made her heart just a little lighter.
As long as you need, she answered him, letting her nose brush along the side of his neck. Had another headache, didn’t he? He didn’t like to tell her, but she could see it in the way he squeezed his eyes shut, in the hint of a wince, knew from how he picked the shade when he was normally so drawn to sun and light and warmth.
Do you need to be farther away? We could...we could try out on the ocean, if maybe it’s safe? She wasn’t sure if the plague could find them out on the water. There was still a tiny part of her that was afraid to be out on the water again, caught flashes of memory from Taiga at the thought, enchanted water flooding her nose and mouth, stealing the breath from her lungs--but the water was theirs, held them up on its shining, gleaming surface the way it did for so few. Shy of the gods themselves making another appearance, it should be safe enough. At least from magical water torture.
Okay, so the thought still made her curl tighter against her Khari and shudder. But she’d do it for him. If he thought it would help. She stroked his hair and nuzzled the side of his neck again, giving him a moment to think it over.
She even managed a little smile for him, even if his eyes were closed. Didn’t matter if he couldn’t see it, he’d hear her think it, and knowing that made her heart just a little lighter.
As long as you need, she answered him, letting her nose brush along the side of his neck. Had another headache, didn’t he? He didn’t like to tell her, but she could see it in the way he squeezed his eyes shut, in the hint of a wince, knew from how he picked the shade when he was normally so drawn to sun and light and warmth.
Do you need to be farther away? We could...we could try out on the ocean, if maybe it’s safe? She wasn’t sure if the plague could find them out on the water. There was still a tiny part of her that was afraid to be out on the water again, caught flashes of memory from Taiga at the thought, enchanted water flooding her nose and mouth, stealing the breath from her lungs--but the water was theirs, held them up on its shining, gleaming surface the way it did for so few. Shy of the gods themselves making another appearance, it should be safe enough. At least from magical water torture.
Okay, so the thought still made her curl tighter against her Khari and shudder. But she’d do it for him. If he thought it would help. She stroked his hair and nuzzled the side of his neck again, giving him a moment to think it over.