#englaived

"Augh--" Try as he might, Ravus will never become used to this. But in spite of his surprise, he is pliant enough to lean into the hug, child tilting upward to expose his neck to the attention.

"Insatiable."

*brushes hair aside*

"Oh no. No longer can I now hide behind my hair from the world."

" you should never have came for me. " if it weren't for the bite of her words, the amount of strength she uses to press gauze into his wound is enough to elicit an audible wince from him.

gauze that quickly blooms red under her grip, red secretions beginning to leak onto her untarnished flesh. the sight is enough to harden her expression into likely one he's never seen from her before.

" your job is to do your duty, and go home. not to die in foreign territory. it was already enough ---- " lunafreya catches herself. choking on an emotion she attempted to suppress. she doesn't look at nyx still, only the wound.

call it methodical --- but she wonders how deep into his abdomen the bullet penetrated. if it had punctured his intestine, or something he could walk back to galahd with. damage control. risk management.

if she made it all go away. right now ....

the what - ifs that paralyzed her decision making in insomnia. the reason why nyx is in the predicament he's in. unknowingly, he became the catalyst to the fate of the world. and again, she has to decide how heavy his life weighs.

" it was already enough the first time. " the ring of the lucii wouldn't have killed her. she knew that. the bond between the her bloodline and the king's was strong enough --- even a king would bow to its master. still, she let him do it. the draconian urging her to let him sacrifice himself, lest the empire know of her true abilities. if he found out now, he'd never forgive her.

Unprompted! Always accepting. || @englaived

Taking a brief glance above the book currently occupying her attention, smile hidden behind the pages. ❝ Sorry, I don't remember having a husband. You must have the wrong person. ❞ Luna teases, turning the page despite not entirely taking in the text, merely wanting to see how long she could play this game before she would cave. It wouldn't last, but it was always a treat to tease Nyx whenever the occasion would make itself known.

If Nyx was of the impression that Ravus would allow that playful slap...

He did not, catching the hand instead.

"As one might miss a tumor" was his dry--but playful--response that came with a small smile.