Venus 🐉

played for nearly 7 hours straight today on the count that i have no lectures on wednesdays and made it maybe (?) halfway through post-heavensward. im not sure but i honestly thought it was over after we killed Big Hogg and got estinien back but its still going.

Aymeric De Borel | Lord Speaker of the House of Lords

Cat got your tongue? - (T) Estinien/Aymeric

When they last saw one another, it had been in the infirmary following the dragoon’s possession. Aymeric was steadfast at his bedside, clutching his hand and biting back tears as he sat vigilant and restless. He hardly slept then, either. Instead he whispered prayers and muttered confessions of love and devotion through choked sobs. It kept him up to wonder if Estinien had heard his desperate pleas, and if that was why he hadn’t returned. Much like a cat, he frightened easily and was left bristling and wary at the first sign of change. Estinien seemed a new man when he awoke, no longer bound by the shackles of his vengeance, his grief, or the slow corruption of his aether. Had they been alone together at that moment, Aymeric was sure he would have kissed him.

Aymeric is left with big and difficult feelings after Estinien left that infirmary, having confessed to him while he was unconscious but never getting the opportunity to talk things out. Now, they do.

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Rating: Teen Character(s)/Ship(s): Estinien x Aymeric Content warning(s): Spoilers for FFXIV Patch 3.3 Word count: 3,321