[ Oh but he is beautiful beneath her, his lovely features shifting in his bliss, letting her know just how good he feels as she rides him. ]
You feel so good, Nari...
[ Especially with the roughened pads of his thumbs pressing hard into her hips, although there's somewhere else she'd rather feel his hands... And to that end, her free hand moves over one of his, grasping gently to guide it over and behind her hip and along her back until the tips of his fingers are touching the base of her own tail. ]
Touch me there— ah— please...?
[ All the while, she continues rocking her hips in tandem with his, in perfect unison, even as she starts to pick up the pace a bit, the promise of bliss feeling ever closer with each thrust, each time his cock glides so perfectly into her, filling her with his length, each time she brings herself down, grinding her clit against him. She won't last too much longer, especially if he starts to play with her tail. ]
[ he likes a partner who knows what they want, who isn't afraid to show him and tell him what feels good, so when she guides his hand he's happy to oblige her. it seems they have similar tastes, hmm?
tighnari's quite distracted by the pleasure of her body, but he still bends his focus toward pleasing her, dragging his fingertips in slow movements at the base of her back, before they glide down her tail, his thumb rubbing in gentle circles, his claws dragging over her soft skin.
and all the while his hips are shifting, rocking up into each of her downward thrusts, his free hand on her hip tightening, squeezing, tugging her down in encouragement. tighnari is all but squirming against the sheets made damp with his sweat, his dark hair a wild mess, his ears pinned to the sides. his tail thumps hard against the blankets, and it's quite clear that he, too, is growing closer and closer with every rhythmic rock of their bodies together. ]
Ori, Ori -
[ her name rolls off of his tongue, reverent and sweet, as tighnari's movements become more erratic, his thighs tensing beneath her. ]
[ Hearing her name on his lips like that is delightful, and it drives her wild. The mere sound of it along with the press of his rough, clawed fingers at her tail bring her ever closer to the brink and like him, she lets loose any remaining shred of restraint as she meets him thrust-for-thrust, hard, feeling that thread of pleasure growing more and more taut. ]
M-Me too. Nari...
[ It's the last, conscious action she can do, to reach for his hand at her hip to lace their fingers together, squeezing it hard as she finally, finally tumbles over that edge right into bliss. That taut thread snaps, sending waves of pleasure wracking through her entire body as her walls clench and quiver around his cock. She throws her head back, her lips parting to call his name one last time before it withers into a pleasured, sated cry.
But even through all of that, she looks down at him with a searing gaze. Spirits, does she need to see him come undone beneath her. ]
[ he can feel it, how close she is growing to the edge, how her body is tightening up so wonderfully around him, and when she comes her body snaps tightly around his cock, squeezing, and it feels so good that he can hardly stand it. the feel of her body, combined with the lovely sounds she makes is more than enough to send him over the edge.
tighnari's abdomen tenses tightly, his swift breathing and erratic, staccato movements more than enough to herald his climax - he comes hard, his hips snapping upward, his back arching away from the rumpled sheets, his hands on her grasping tightly as he groans and whines her name. pleasure crashes over his head, rough and violent as a cresting wave, washing away all else, and for a few blissful, whiteout seconds tighnari can feel nothing but bliss as he spills into her, sticky and hot, flooding her body with heat. ]
Oh, Gods..
[ he groans, his eyes squeezed shut, his face twisted up in sweet pleasure. it's been far too long since tighnari last felt this sensation, the wonder and privilege of a partner's pleasure.
tighnari's hands skim up her sides, pulling her down toward him, seeking her mouth with his own. ]
[ He fills her with the white hot heat of his spend, and she hums, savoring that blissful, albeit fleeting feeling. It's felt like so long since she last felt this, last shared this sort of euphoria with someone she truly cares for and respects. Ori can feel how absolutely drenched she is between her legs, from her sweat and her slick and, now, his seed - a veritable mess, she's sure, yet she can't bring herself to mind. And Tighnari is gorgeous beneath her, all flushed and mussed and utterly sated. Perfect.
It's with a dazed smile on her face that he pulls her down toward him easily, gladly meeting his lips with her own as she takes his hands and entwines their fingers together, pressing them into the pillow beneath his head. Her kiss is tender, caring, and slow in their shared afterglow while she lets her body practically melt onto his. But it's also brief, if only so that she can mutter against his lips, ]
[ they kiss, and tighnari hums into it, his hands grasping tightly to her until she takes them in her own, pressing them into the pillow on either side of his head.
she fills his whole world, looming over him, pressed against him, her hair like a curtain around them both, shielding them from the world around them. tighnari's fingers squeeze her own, and he kisses her with closed eyes, pushing up into her, his hips still rocking slowly, smoothly, in an attempt to draw out every last drop of pleasure from them both. though after a moment he's chuckling against her lips. ]
You make it sound so transactional.
[ he says, smiling, his thumbs smoothing along the sides of her knuckles, his tail lashing contentedly against the bed, thumping against it. ]
But I think I needed that. We both did, if my assumption is correct.
[ She whimpers oh, so quietly as he slowly pumps into her a few more times, drawing their pleasure out, and as if to promise that more is yet to come...
He chuckles against her, and her lips drag over the skin of his lovely, handsome face, from the edge of his lips, across his cheek, until she finally presses a kiss to the corner of his eye. ]
Oh... I didn't mean to make it sound like that...
[ Though she supposes he's not too upset by her remark, judging from the way his tail continues to swish across the bed. ]
Mmm, I definitely needed it too. [ Sweetly, she draws in a deep breath, taking in the scent of him. ] Is it okay if I sleep here...?
[ her kisses drag across his skin, and tighnari murmurs a soft sound of assent, his eyes fluttering momentarily closed, his hands in hers tightening, holding, her fingers in hers feel intimate and tender, but he enjoys the feel of it, the closeness between them. ]
Of course.
[ he can't imagine letting her go after this, or telling her to leave - he wants her near, he wants to keep kissing her, keep touching her, as he slowly sorts out his heart, and all the deep feelings this has kicked up in his chest.
tightening his hands in hers, tighnari shifts his weight, using his also surprising strength to turn them until they're lying on their sides, facing one another, her thigh still hiked comfortably over his hip. nudging his nose against her cheek, tighnari breathes in the scent of her skin, the smell of sweat and sex still clinging to her, and him as well, combined with the deep musk of his fur. ]
[ Everything about this, about him is so incredibly tender, and there's nothing in her that isn't relieved and glad for this, or what they've done. They're right. They needed this.
But please stay, he says, and truly there are matters for each of them to sort out in their hearts... To make sense of the feelings arising and to slot them into place, amidst everything else.
Especially because - when was the last time she'd heard that? Please stay? Rather than I've got to head out, or we should probably get going...
Ori closes her eyes and wraps herself around him just a little bit tighter, her fingers finally letting go of his if only to curl against his chest, where she can feel him still trying to catch his breath, his heart beating for her... ]
I will. I'll stay...
[ Her voice trails off as her gaze falls to his sweet lips again, just as she presses in and catches them in another needy kiss. ]
[ she wraps herself around him, warm and yielding, and tighnari's arms coil around her middle, squeezing her close. she'll stay. good. he isn't ready to give up this closeness, not when they've only just achieved it, not when they both need it so badly.
they kiss, and tighnari hums softly into it, tilting his head to better slot their mouths together. kissing her is already beginning to feel so familiar, so easy, they've learned one another's lips so thoroughly over the course of this hour or so together that it feels as simple and effortless as breathing. ]
All right.
[ he finally murmurs, before he's reaching with one hand to snag the blanket, to tug it over them both. his nose nudges alongside her own, and he exhales softly, his fingertips drawing idle patterns at the small of her back, his tail swaying beneath the blanket. ]
[ Ori can't help but smile against him as he pulls the blanket over them both, even more so when she notices the way it shifts from the way his tail sways beneath... It's so utterly endearing, and her heart melts.
With another deep breath, she draws in the smell of sweat and sex and him, of all his unique features, and she nuzzles him in turn. ]
Tighnari...
[ She ought to tell him why it was that she came here, tonight. She's tired, and tired of dancing around intimacy after all these years. He should know... ]
I felt... Lonely, tonight. Especially because of all that mess with the mistletoe. But I came here because I wanted to see you.
[ She doesn't want him to think that she only appeared at his door because he was a convenient body to keep hers warm. That's not the case at all... If that were truly the case, she would have gone elsewhere. But it's Tighnari's door she appeared at tonight because she knows she can trust him, because he's always been kind company, because they understand each other. But it is true that her loneliness played a role, tonight. ]
[ she says his name so softly, and tighnari can't help but smile, his heart twisting behind his ribs. ]
I see. Well, I'm glad.
[ his hooded eyes move over her face, taking in her softened features, and with one hand he pushes the damp hair from her eyes, tucking it behind her ear. it's time to talk like adults, it would seem; tighnari isn't nervous when it comes to voicing his feelings, and he never has been. this isn't something that frightens him. rejection can be painful, of course, but it's still better to be honest, in the end. ]
I've had feelings for you for some time, I think. I'm not sure I recognized them until recently. This is.. uncommon for me.
[ tighnari is so invested in his work, usually, that he hardly has the time to dedicate to partnership, or building a close interpersonal relationship with someone. it's not that he has no desire to - he'd always imagined he would find a mate someday, but it certainly wasn't a priority. ]
[ She mirrors his gaze in her amber eyes, finding herself lost in the deep woods that his eyes remind her of. She has come to know Tighnari as an honest, straightforward man, and she knows that he would never tell her something just because it was what she would want to hear. It is - in keeping with the theme of honesty - so refreshing.
And it's also why his admission captures her heart so wholly and utterly, even in its uncertainty. Because she knows that she can depend on him to be true to his word.
She smiles, warm and gentle and caring as always, and answers at first with another kiss to his lips as a hand comes up to cup his cheek. Something blooms and floods her heart then and there; the newness of this, the elation that these feelings are now out in the open, and for once she doesn't find herself doubting their verity, because it's Tighnari. She doesn't have to second guess him, or herself. As much as her mind wants to immediately find all the ways that she doesn't deserve this or him, she can't bring herself to.
Instead, she chooses to think back on all of the little moments they've shared. Feelings building slowly, quietly even in the form of friendship. Company shared in idle talk of their homes, about plants, Sumeru, her magic. In loaves of bread and food prepared together. Everything. ]
It's... It's been some time since I've thought about things like this. But I'm... So happy to hear you say that. Because I feel it, too.
[ They can talk more seriously later, or tomorrow morning once they've slept. For now, she's much more interested in kissing him again, this time parting her lips against his for a deeper kiss. ]
[ her hand lifts to his face, and tighnari closes his eyes, pressing his nose and mouth into her palm, a soft purr beginning to roll in his chest, vibrating against her fingers, his ears folded back in a way that looks almost.. demure. she's seeing him in a rare, vulnerable moment, something that few people can attest to bearing witness to. ]
I had a feeling you might.
[ they've been drawn into this together, after all, and tighnari is a very perceptive person - but he nevertheless couldn't have known for sure, and he's intensely happy that the outcome seems favorable.
he's still purring even when they kiss, the sound of it rumbling against her lips and into her mouth as their lips part, deepening the kiss. tighnari's arms around her tighten, scooping her right up against his body, his thigh pressing between hers, his tail still thumping contentedly. both hands skate up her back, then down again, his tongue curling against hers, though he's soon murmuring against her lips. ]
We should sleep soon, before you rile me up again..
[ He's absolutely lovely and precious like this, purring against their kiss and against her body, his ears pinned back so adorably that she can't help but reach up and thread her fingers into the tufts of fur at the base of his ears again. Her tongue slides against his with ease, savoring the taste of him, and her thighs tighten around his. And then he's murmuring against her lips, meeting that remark with somewhat of a wicked glint in her eyes.
Would that be so bad? she wants to say, but between the ball and the mistletoe and everything else... She can't help but want to agree. At length, she presses just one last, gentle kiss to his lips before she sighs against him. ]
Mm, you're right... There's been enough excitement or one night.
[ She writhes in his arms a bit, just enough to get him to loosen his arms around her such that she can wrap her arms around him in turn, pulling him down gently and moving herself such that he can rest his head on her chest. ]
How's this? I don't want you to hit your head on my horns...
[ no, it wouldn't be so bad, and if she really wanted it he would be happy to go another round, but it is late, and they've had a long day and evening. they should probably get some sleep. one can never know what the next days might bring in reverie, but.. with any hope, they'll have plenty of time to talk and enjoy one another in the morning.
ori adjusts them, jockeying into a new position, and tighnari is content to follow her lead, moving over her so he can settle down against her body, with his head nestled against her warm, soft chest. it's easy to hear the strong, steady beat of her heart. ]
So long as you don't mind my ears in your face.
[ he says around a soft chuckle, the tips of his ears indeed brushing beneath her chin, though he folds them back in an attempt to keep them out of the way. still, they're bound to spring back up in the night.. ]
[ She chuckles, too, letting her quiet voice thrum against him before she settles into a steady rise and fall of her chest as she breathes, finally finally relaxed, probably the most relaxed she's felt in a long while here... ]
Oh, it's alright. I like your ears.
[ And to demonstrate as much, she nuzzles in, touching the tip of her nose to the tip of one of his ears. ]
[ tighnari, too, can't say he's been this relaxed in a long, long while, perhaps not at all since he arrived here to begin with, but the steady movement of her breathing alongside the steady beat of her heart is enough to allow him to unwind for the first time in a long time. he feels safe, which is perhaps unwise, considering the fact that tragedy could strike at any time here, but..
maybe for one night, it's all right. for one night, it's fine.
with a soft hum, tighnari closes his eyes. ]
Goodnight, Ori.
[ and exhausted as he is, it isn't long before tighnari is fast asleep, his tail twitching beneath the blankets. ]
[ It's not too long before Ori follows suit, falling in to a deep sleep during which her tail comes to curl around them both, and though hers isn't soft and fluffy like his, it's almost like another arm embracing him.
Adventurers' habits die hard, however. Ori finds herself waking again not too many hours later, as if it's her turn to keep watch. It's not entirely unheard of here for them to be roused in the middle of the night to play some twisted game, but at least this time all seems calm; and so she allows herself those quiet moments of simply watching Tighnari as he slumbers soundly on her, his tail twitching now and then, soft, precious little noises bubbling up from his throat.
Spirits, if she could do everything in her power to make sure no harm would ever come to him again, especially having seen him injured and impaled when those cages crashed... She would have done as much anyway because she cares about him greatly as a friend, but now...
Blessedly, she manages to fall back asleep after some time. But it does mean that whenever Tighnari finally wakes, she's fast, fast asleep. ]
[ tighnari can sometimes be a fussy sleeper, but in ori's arms, after such an exhausting, satisfying night, he sleeps well, fully, deeply. it's quiet and comfortable, warm and relaxing, and it isn't until morning arrives that he begins to stir naturally, his ears flicking against ori's face, likely tickling her nose.
he'd slept so deeply that he feels groggy, his body heavy and slow, and it takes a moment for the memory to all return, slowly but surely. the snow, the mistletoe, ori coming to his door, and into his arms - tighnari inhales, and it's filled with the scent of her skin; a slow smile curves his mouth.
leaning back, tighnari shifts onto his side, one arm looped over her middle, and he thoughtlessly, effortlessly nudges his nose against her cheek, his purr rumbling, his eyes closing again as he hums and kisses her jaw. ]
[ She stirs just the slightest when his ears tickle her nose, but she groans softly and turns her head a touch, as if to silently ask for five more minutes - but soon enough his shifting around her bids her to slowly wake. ]
Hmmm...?
[ And then comes the purring, that precious, feather light kiss to her jaw. It's a wonderful way to wake up, she thinks. She is similarly groggy, her voice scratchy and soft, her eyelids heavy with sleepiness as she gazes down at him and lifts one hand to gently clasp at the arm of his that's draped across her. ]
[ tighnari inhales deeply again, and exhales slowly, his breath tousling her dark hair.
it feels so easy to lie here with her. part of tighnari was a little bit worried that the next morning might bring awkwardness or uncertainty, but he's quite content, quite happy that she's still here with him, beside him, warm and welcome. his thumb moves in slow circles against the soft swell of her hip, and tighnari smiles, loose and languid, his eyes heavily hooded. he's so damned fond of her. ]
Good morning.
[ with a low grunt, tighnari arches his back in a stretch, his spine popping several times. ]
[ During those moments in the dark when Ori was awake in the middle of the night, she too was worried about what may come. Uncertainty, or worse, regret. But those fears are dispelled when she gazes into his eyes, like a sunbeam shining through a misty forest.
She watches him stretch, hears the way his spine pops, and she can't help but chuckle. ]
I slept well, but these beds aren't really made for two people to sleep on, are they?
[ Waking up in the middle of the night can still constitute as a nice Long Rest, apparently.
Still, she's glad she slept here, if nothing else to be able to wake up next to him. It's wonderful, to be next to him like this. It feels easy, and natural. It feels right. She presses in close and hooks a leg over his hip again, almost a bit of a reminder of last night. ]
[ they're crammed in here pretty tight.. it's a good thing neither of them are particularly large people. it's cozy, but not terribly uncomfortably so. tighnari yawns, his fangs flashing, and when her thigh hooks over his hip his hand shifts to glide over it. her torn stockings still cling to it. ]
And I like it, too. I wouldn't have thought..
[ he shakes his head, then smiles again, and tips his chin to kiss her nose, between her eyes, then her forehead, at the base of each horn. ]
.. well. I wouldn't have ever expected something like this. But I'm glad it happened.
[ Gods, he's so gentle, and more and more she feels like her heart is going to burst. Needless to say: ]
I'm glad, too. I thought, maybe... Something like this would be fine for others here, but I never imagined...
[ That she would find someone she simply got along so well with. Someone she would come to trust so deeply. Someone she would find so singularly beautiful and precious and someone she would want to protect as fiercely as she's seen her teammates want to protect their lovers, friends. Now, he is both of those things.
She leaves the rest of her words unspoken, but she knows he'll understand. How could she speak, anyway, with how he's pressing kisses to her features, and her horns - that which has caused her trouble and heartache throughout her life as a tiefling, he so easily showers with affection. Her heart feels like it's about to leap out of her chest. ]
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You feel so good, Nari...
[ Especially with the roughened pads of his thumbs pressing hard into her hips, although there's somewhere else she'd rather feel his hands... And to that end, her free hand moves over one of his, grasping gently to guide it over and behind her hip and along her back until the tips of his fingers are touching the base of her own tail. ]
Touch me there— ah— please...?
[ All the while, she continues rocking her hips in tandem with his, in perfect unison, even as she starts to pick up the pace a bit, the promise of bliss feeling ever closer with each thrust, each time his cock glides so perfectly into her, filling her with his length, each time she brings herself down, grinding her clit against him. She won't last too much longer, especially if he starts to play with her tail. ]
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tighnari's quite distracted by the pleasure of her body, but he still bends his focus toward pleasing her, dragging his fingertips in slow movements at the base of her back, before they glide down her tail, his thumb rubbing in gentle circles, his claws dragging over her soft skin.
and all the while his hips are shifting, rocking up into each of her downward thrusts, his free hand on her hip tightening, squeezing, tugging her down in encouragement. tighnari is all but squirming against the sheets made damp with his sweat, his dark hair a wild mess, his ears pinned to the sides. his tail thumps hard against the blankets, and it's quite clear that he, too, is growing closer and closer with every rhythmic rock of their bodies together. ]
Ori, Ori -
[ her name rolls off of his tongue, reverent and sweet, as tighnari's movements become more erratic, his thighs tensing beneath her. ]
I'm close..
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M-Me too. Nari...
[ It's the last, conscious action she can do, to reach for his hand at her hip to lace their fingers together, squeezing it hard as she finally, finally tumbles over that edge right into bliss. That taut thread snaps, sending waves of pleasure wracking through her entire body as her walls clench and quiver around his cock. She throws her head back, her lips parting to call his name one last time before it withers into a pleasured, sated cry.
But even through all of that, she looks down at him with a searing gaze. Spirits, does she need to see him come undone beneath her. ]
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tighnari's abdomen tenses tightly, his swift breathing and erratic, staccato movements more than enough to herald his climax - he comes hard, his hips snapping upward, his back arching away from the rumpled sheets, his hands on her grasping tightly as he groans and whines her name. pleasure crashes over his head, rough and violent as a cresting wave, washing away all else, and for a few blissful, whiteout seconds tighnari can feel nothing but bliss as he spills into her, sticky and hot, flooding her body with heat. ]
Oh, Gods..
[ he groans, his eyes squeezed shut, his face twisted up in sweet pleasure. it's been far too long since tighnari last felt this sensation, the wonder and privilege of a partner's pleasure.
tighnari's hands skim up her sides, pulling her down toward him, seeking her mouth with his own. ]
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It's with a dazed smile on her face that he pulls her down toward him easily, gladly meeting his lips with her own as she takes his hands and entwines their fingers together, pressing them into the pillow beneath his head. Her kiss is tender, caring, and slow in their shared afterglow while she lets her body practically melt onto his. But it's also brief, if only so that she can mutter against his lips, ]
You were wonderful... Thank you, Nari.
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she fills his whole world, looming over him, pressed against him, her hair like a curtain around them both, shielding them from the world around them. tighnari's fingers squeeze her own, and he kisses her with closed eyes, pushing up into her, his hips still rocking slowly, smoothly, in an attempt to draw out every last drop of pleasure from them both. though after a moment he's chuckling against her lips. ]
You make it sound so transactional.
[ he says, smiling, his thumbs smoothing along the sides of her knuckles, his tail lashing contentedly against the bed, thumping against it. ]
But I think I needed that. We both did, if my assumption is correct.
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He chuckles against her, and her lips drag over the skin of his lovely, handsome face, from the edge of his lips, across his cheek, until she finally presses a kiss to the corner of his eye. ]
Oh... I didn't mean to make it sound like that...
[ Though she supposes he's not too upset by her remark, judging from the way his tail continues to swish across the bed. ]
Mmm, I definitely needed it too. [ Sweetly, she draws in a deep breath, taking in the scent of him. ] Is it okay if I sleep here...?
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Of course.
[ he can't imagine letting her go after this, or telling her to leave - he wants her near, he wants to keep kissing her, keep touching her, as he slowly sorts out his heart, and all the deep feelings this has kicked up in his chest.
tightening his hands in hers, tighnari shifts his weight, using his also surprising strength to turn them until they're lying on their sides, facing one another, her thigh still hiked comfortably over his hip. nudging his nose against her cheek, tighnari breathes in the scent of her skin, the smell of sweat and sex still clinging to her, and him as well, combined with the deep musk of his fur. ]
Please stay.
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But please stay, he says, and truly there are matters for each of them to sort out in their hearts... To make sense of the feelings arising and to slot them into place, amidst everything else.
Especially because - when was the last time she'd heard that? Please stay? Rather than I've got to head out, or we should probably get going...
Ori closes her eyes and wraps herself around him just a little bit tighter, her fingers finally letting go of his if only to curl against his chest, where she can feel him still trying to catch his breath, his heart beating for her... ]
I will. I'll stay...
[ Her voice trails off as her gaze falls to his sweet lips again, just as she presses in and catches them in another needy kiss. ]
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they kiss, and tighnari hums softly into it, tilting his head to better slot their mouths together. kissing her is already beginning to feel so familiar, so easy, they've learned one another's lips so thoroughly over the course of this hour or so together that it feels as simple and effortless as breathing. ]
All right.
[ he finally murmurs, before he's reaching with one hand to snag the blanket, to tug it over them both. his nose nudges alongside her own, and he exhales softly, his fingertips drawing idle patterns at the small of her back, his tail swaying beneath the blanket. ]
I'm glad you came here tonight.
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With another deep breath, she draws in the smell of sweat and sex and him, of all his unique features, and she nuzzles him in turn. ]
Tighnari...
[ She ought to tell him why it was that she came here, tonight. She's tired, and tired of dancing around intimacy after all these years. He should know... ]
I felt... Lonely, tonight. Especially because of all that mess with the mistletoe. But I came here because I wanted to see you.
[ She doesn't want him to think that she only appeared at his door because he was a convenient body to keep hers warm. That's not the case at all... If that were truly the case, she would have gone elsewhere. But it's Tighnari's door she appeared at tonight because she knows she can trust him, because he's always been kind company, because they understand each other. But it is true that her loneliness played a role, tonight. ]
I'm really glad I came here, too.
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I see. Well, I'm glad.
[ his hooded eyes move over her face, taking in her softened features, and with one hand he pushes the damp hair from her eyes, tucking it behind her ear. it's time to talk like adults, it would seem; tighnari isn't nervous when it comes to voicing his feelings, and he never has been. this isn't something that frightens him. rejection can be painful, of course, but it's still better to be honest, in the end. ]
I've had feelings for you for some time, I think. I'm not sure I recognized them until recently. This is.. uncommon for me.
[ tighnari is so invested in his work, usually, that he hardly has the time to dedicate to partnership, or building a close interpersonal relationship with someone. it's not that he has no desire to - he'd always imagined he would find a mate someday, but it certainly wasn't a priority. ]
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And it's also why his admission captures her heart so wholly and utterly, even in its uncertainty. Because she knows that she can depend on him to be true to his word.
She smiles, warm and gentle and caring as always, and answers at first with another kiss to his lips as a hand comes up to cup his cheek. Something blooms and floods her heart then and there; the newness of this, the elation that these feelings are now out in the open, and for once she doesn't find herself doubting their verity, because it's Tighnari. She doesn't have to second guess him, or herself. As much as her mind wants to immediately find all the ways that she doesn't deserve this or him, she can't bring herself to.
Instead, she chooses to think back on all of the little moments they've shared. Feelings building slowly, quietly even in the form of friendship. Company shared in idle talk of their homes, about plants, Sumeru, her magic. In loaves of bread and food prepared together. Everything. ]
It's... It's been some time since I've thought about things like this. But I'm... So happy to hear you say that. Because I feel it, too.
[ They can talk more seriously later, or tomorrow morning once they've slept. For now, she's much more interested in kissing him again, this time parting her lips against his for a deeper kiss. ]
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I had a feeling you might.
[ they've been drawn into this together, after all, and tighnari is a very perceptive person - but he nevertheless couldn't have known for sure, and he's intensely happy that the outcome seems favorable.
he's still purring even when they kiss, the sound of it rumbling against her lips and into her mouth as their lips part, deepening the kiss. tighnari's arms around her tighten, scooping her right up against his body, his thigh pressing between hers, his tail still thumping contentedly. both hands skate up her back, then down again, his tongue curling against hers, though he's soon murmuring against her lips. ]
We should sleep soon, before you rile me up again..
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Would that be so bad? she wants to say, but between the ball and the mistletoe and everything else... She can't help but want to agree. At length, she presses just one last, gentle kiss to his lips before she sighs against him. ]
Mm, you're right... There's been enough excitement or one night.
[ She writhes in his arms a bit, just enough to get him to loosen his arms around her such that she can wrap her arms around him in turn, pulling him down gently and moving herself such that he can rest his head on her chest. ]
How's this? I don't want you to hit your head on my horns...
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ori adjusts them, jockeying into a new position, and tighnari is content to follow her lead, moving over her so he can settle down against her body, with his head nestled against her warm, soft chest. it's easy to hear the strong, steady beat of her heart. ]
So long as you don't mind my ears in your face.
[ he says around a soft chuckle, the tips of his ears indeed brushing beneath her chin, though he folds them back in an attempt to keep them out of the way. still, they're bound to spring back up in the night.. ]
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Oh, it's alright. I like your ears.
[ And to demonstrate as much, she nuzzles in, touching the tip of her nose to the tip of one of his ears. ]
Sweet dreams, Nari.
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maybe for one night, it's all right. for one night, it's fine.
with a soft hum, tighnari closes his eyes. ]
Goodnight, Ori.
[ and exhausted as he is, it isn't long before tighnari is fast asleep, his tail twitching beneath the blankets. ]
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Adventurers' habits die hard, however. Ori finds herself waking again not too many hours later, as if it's her turn to keep watch. It's not entirely unheard of here for them to be roused in the middle of the night to play some twisted game, but at least this time all seems calm; and so she allows herself those quiet moments of simply watching Tighnari as he slumbers soundly on her, his tail twitching now and then, soft, precious little noises bubbling up from his throat.
Spirits, if she could do everything in her power to make sure no harm would ever come to him again, especially having seen him injured and impaled when those cages crashed... She would have done as much anyway because she cares about him greatly as a friend, but now...
Blessedly, she manages to fall back asleep after some time. But it does mean that whenever Tighnari finally wakes, she's fast, fast asleep. ]
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he'd slept so deeply that he feels groggy, his body heavy and slow, and it takes a moment for the memory to all return, slowly but surely. the snow, the mistletoe, ori coming to his door, and into his arms - tighnari inhales, and it's filled with the scent of her skin; a slow smile curves his mouth.
leaning back, tighnari shifts onto his side, one arm looped over her middle, and he thoughtlessly, effortlessly nudges his nose against her cheek, his purr rumbling, his eyes closing again as he hums and kisses her jaw. ]
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Hmmm...?
[ And then comes the purring, that precious, feather light kiss to her jaw. It's a wonderful way to wake up, she thinks. She is similarly groggy, her voice scratchy and soft, her eyelids heavy with sleepiness as she gazes down at him and lifts one hand to gently clasp at the arm of his that's draped across her. ]
Nari...
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it feels so easy to lie here with her. part of tighnari was a little bit worried that the next morning might bring awkwardness or uncertainty, but he's quite content, quite happy that she's still here with him, beside him, warm and welcome. his thumb moves in slow circles against the soft swell of her hip, and tighnari smiles, loose and languid, his eyes heavily hooded. he's so damned fond of her. ]
Good morning.
[ with a low grunt, tighnari arches his back in a stretch, his spine popping several times. ]
How did you sleep?
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She watches him stretch, hears the way his spine pops, and she can't help but chuckle. ]
I slept well, but these beds aren't really made for two people to sleep on, are they?
[ Waking up in the middle of the night can still constitute as a nice Long Rest, apparently.
Still, she's glad she slept here, if nothing else to be able to wake up next to him. It's wonderful, to be next to him like this. It feels easy, and natural. It feels right. She presses in close and hooks a leg over his hip again, almost a bit of a reminder of last night. ]
I like being close to you like this.
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[ they're crammed in here pretty tight.. it's a good thing neither of them are particularly large people. it's cozy, but not terribly uncomfortably so. tighnari yawns, his fangs flashing, and when her thigh hooks over his hip his hand shifts to glide over it. her torn stockings still cling to it. ]
And I like it, too. I wouldn't have thought..
[ he shakes his head, then smiles again, and tips his chin to kiss her nose, between her eyes, then her forehead, at the base of each horn. ]
.. well. I wouldn't have ever expected something like this. But I'm glad it happened.
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I'm glad, too. I thought, maybe... Something like this would be fine for others here, but I never imagined...
[ That she would find someone she simply got along so well with. Someone she would come to trust so deeply. Someone she would find so singularly beautiful and precious and someone she would want to protect as fiercely as she's seen her teammates want to protect their lovers, friends. Now, he is both of those things.
She leaves the rest of her words unspoken, but she knows he'll understand. How could she speak, anyway, with how he's pressing kisses to her features, and her horns - that which has caused her trouble and heartache throughout her life as a tiefling, he so easily showers with affection. Her heart feels like it's about to leap out of her chest. ]
Kiss me, Nari...
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