an abrupt ,Β heated kiss during the middle of a fight // from kas I couldn't stop myself from the fight one
this would be inevitable even if mae hadn't provoked her.Β it's the weight of despair this shadow cursed land has,Β she thinks,Β and of course the horror of what lies in their future.Β what gets closer with each wretched day.Β it makes her feel like a caged animal,Β like a trap ready to snap closed.Β and for all that kas has grieved her,Β mae thinks this is fair:Β sharing the overflow of her broiling anger,Β engaging in a fight without that stupid smirk or the flicking flirtations on her tongue.
not that they've laid hands on each otherβ¦Β yet.Β it's tempting,Β now and many nights before,Β but the paladin has always been successful in convincing herself that their energy is better spent on the task at hand than fighting amongst themselves.Β really,Β they should be sleeping right now.
instead they've been banished to the rickety house overlooking the camp,Β hissing and snapping as the anger holds her tight around the throat,Β knots of anguish unrelentingly tight in her chest even as she lets her frustrations out.Β somehow none of this is making her feel better.Β later regret might wash over her and she might even apologize,Β speak more softly and more sweetly,Β but for now she only presses even harder.
and half expects that kas stooping down so suddenly is to start a real fight herself.Β mae braces herself for impact but still she's rattled by the shock of lips against hers,Β a hand that hooks around the back of her neck.Β for a moment surprise isn't enough to drown out the anger and she considers biting her,Β but that too fades quickly.Β her focus falls from the tightness in her chest and onto the body she's drawn into,Β the mouth that only seems more eager when she kisses back.
it's a rare indulgence she doesn't want to end,Β so she loops one arm around kas' neck and keeps her close,Β the other hand settling over the spikes at her jaw.Β the feel of sharp teeth against her lip and the heat of the warlock's tongue in her mouth both make her head spin,Β heart thundering in her chest,Β but it solidifies in her mind that of all she might feel later, she will certainly not feel regret.
