S W A N D I VE

I  AM  NOTHING  BUT  NOVOCAINE.  I  AM  NUMB,  A  WORLD  OF  NOTHING,  ALL  FEELING  AND  EMOTION  GONE  FOREVER.  I  AM  A  WHISPER  THAT  NEVER  WAS.

dialogue.

i never knew what it was like to want to be with someone forever til i fell in love with you.

i think about you, too.

you're the one freaky thing in my freak world that still makes sense to me.

ours is a forever love.

sometimes when you love someone, you do crazy things.

i love you. i try not to, but i can't stop.

to me, you're the whole damn world.

i would rather have hope with you than certainty with anyone else.

no matter what happens, you are my light.

i have loved you desperately. i cannot breathe when you're not near.

how's forever? does forever work for you?

i believe we'll be together again.

the truth is, i stay away because you consume me.

i will brave the oceans and sail past the sirens to find my way back to you.

will you marry me?

love like ours doesn't just disappear. not completely. there is always an ember remaining.

i will always choose you.

the smallest chance of a perfect life with you is infinitely better than an immortal one without you.

i love you and i will love you until i take my lasy breath on this earth.

i'm in the arms of my first love, the first person i ever loved.

when i kissed you, you held your breath.

i don’t need you to save me. i just need you to stand by me. to hold me. to kiss me.

if we could live without passion, maybe we'd truly know some kind of peace.

if you stay, i'm afraid i may not be able to hold it together.

all i find myself thinking about, all i find myself being able to breathe for . . . is you.

you are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires.

but you must know it in your heart.

i cannot stop thinking of you. from the mornings you ease to the evenings you quiet, to the dreams you inhabit.

do you think there is a corner of this earth far enough away to free me from this torment?

i want to fight with you! fight with me! fight for me!

do not leave me. do not leave me again.

you gave me back my life, now let me save yours.

you are all i want!

concepts.

run away love. sender proposes that they and receiver run away together so they can be together at last, since their current situation keeps them apart.

dancing in the rain. sender and receiver are having an dancing out in the open when it begins to rain. the initial shock turns to laughter and a soft moment in which they choose to continue their dance rather than let it end.

love letter. sender leaves a handwritten letter for receiver, professing their true feelings for receiver once and for all.

4 am. receiver wakes up to the sent of something baking in the oven at 4 am. by the time they reach the kitchen and see what sender is up to, they realize sender could use some help finishing their baking project and the pair take it on together.

The  small  flutter  of  wings  draws  The  Reignbow's  attention.  Golden  eyes  settle  first  upon  Hallen,  then  upon  the  flower  she  offers  to  The  Hunt.  For  a  moment,  THEY  simply  look  at  it,  silent  and  emotionless  as  ever;  the  vastness  of  distant  stars  hidden  behind  a  mortal  apperance  THEY've  taken in this moment. 

Slowly,  Lan  reaches  out  and  long  fingers  close  around  the  delicate  bloom.

Starlight  gathers  between  the  archer's  knuckles.  Not  bright,  nor  grandiose,  but  a  soft  celestial  glow  threading  through  each  petal.  The  flower  does  not  wither  beneath  divine  touch.  Instead,  it  changes.  Petals  are  reforge  into  polished  jade  and  silver.  The  stem  lengthens,  thins,  and  hardens  into  a  Xianzhou-style  hairpin.  The  tip  is  needle-fine. 

A  decoration  to  the  untrained  eye.

A  blade  to  those  who  would  threaten  its  bearer. 

Lan  studies  the  finished  piece  for  a  brief  moment  before  extending  it  back  toward  Hallen.  This  will  suit  her  better.  If  Harmony's  dove  chooses  to  stray  from  song  and  stand  with  The  Reignbow  Arbiter's  Hunters,  she  should  arm  herself. 

“A  gift.”  The  archer's  voice  is  low,  carrying  all  the  weight  of  a  shooting  star  crossing  an  endless  sky.  A  pause  before  THEY  turn  away  from  Hallen,  gaze  looking  across  the  horizons  and  THEY  return  to  an  idle  pose,  strong arms  crossing  over  THEIR  chest. 

"For  beauty."   Another  short  pause.  "And  necessity."

-> bondage.

are these too tight ?

you look so good like this, all splayed out for me.

hands off, or i'll have to tie them down.

feel that ? every knot tightens when you squirm.

can we try the cuffs tonight ?

tell me where you want my mouth, since your hands can't reach.

don't worry, i'm going to take my time with you.

hold out your wrists.

[ BOUND ] sender finishes tying receiver's second hand to the bedframe. [ TIE ] sender creates makeshift hand restraints for receiver out of clothes / etc. [ STRUGGLE ] sender thrashes against their restraints in throes of pleasure. [ REPRIEVE ] sender unties receiver during sex so they can finally touch them.

-> predator / prey.

i'll give you a head start.

clever hiding spot ... pity i know every inch of these woods.

fear tastes sweeter than surrender.

[ naaame ], where aree youuu ?

your whimpers sound more honest than your words.

chase me, catch me, then see what i do.

your scent gives you away. heat and salt and want.

please, as if you could outrun me.

you can't hide forever, [ name ].

you look pretty enough to eat.

[ CHASE ] sender chases receiver through the woods. [ HIDE & SEEK ] sender has hidden, receiver is hunting them down. [ BITE ] sender digs their teeth into the hollow of receiver's neck. [ CAPTURED ] after catching them, sender straddles receiver on the ground.

-> voyeurism.

don't tell me, show me.

sit there and don't move. just watch.

keep your eyes on the mirror ... watch yourself come undone for me.

show me how you touch yourself when you're alone.

see how stunning you look like this ?

you don't get to touch me yet.

louder. i want them to hear you.