💕 …out of sheer excitement. a theatrical smooch on the cheek after they have made a discovery - the kind that would change the way realms view history, make them both rich and influential. a major win.
Send me a heart for my muse’s reactions to yours giving them a kiss…
Whileneither of them was yetable to fully comprehendthe entire, worlds-spanning magnitudeof their discovery, there wasno doubt on either side thatthe glowingartefactresting on a pedestal ofblack marble wasone of considerable power.The very airseemed to crackle andhum with raw, unbridledenergy,waiting to be harnessed bycapable hands.
Theyexchanged a glance, eachseeming to wait for the otherto make a move or utter a word.
“Ican’t believe we made it this far,”Helena finally broke thehush, runninga hand back through her hair to brush blond curls away from aforehead damp with sweat, her eyes riveted tothe prizethat stood at the end of along and perilousjourney. Whenshe finally did manage to tear her gazeaway from the smooth,multi-coloured sphereand the dazzling tempest ofrainbow lights swirling inits milky depths, thegrin onher face was oneof absolutetriumph, her eyes bright and eager, gleaming with visionsof future profits.Without warning, she grabbedhim by the shoulder, raised herself up on hertoes,and pressed her lips to his cheek in a warm,lingeringkiss that seemed to both mockand appreciate the partAlgrim had played in trackingdown the artefact.
“I knew keeping youaround would pay off in theend,” she told him sweetly.
The look helevelled at her in responsemanaged to communicate bothindignation and amusement at the fact that she would think herselfcapable of outwitting him.
“Pridegoeth before a fall,” Algrimtold her dryly, lifting a hand to his face to wipe the wetness from his cheek, “and humility beforehonour.”
