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Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: High Rollers DnD (Web Series) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Xantheus Auregan/Obsiddias Ignarum Characters: Xantheus Auregan, Obsiddias Ignarum Additional Tags: First Kiss, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Obsiddias can't figure out if Xantheus is trying to antagonize him or flirt with him, Post-Adelphi Live Show

Because the live show put the image of Xantheus riding Obsiddias in my mind and I couldn't rest until I wrote this...

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Obsiddias taps his talons against the wood of his desk. How much longer until the adventurers will make it back? Only half an hour has passed. From what he knows of this strange, ragtag group that has made its home in Ashen Rest, they’ll make full use of the time they have. Which gives him perhaps another hour or two before he’ll know if Xantheus survived this particular adventure.

Displeased by the way his thoughts keep lingering on Xantheus, he summons one of his books and stretches out on his bed instead. His time is far too valuable to waste on a random dragonborn.

For an hour, Obsiddias reads, a summoned quill scribbling notes for him. He keeps an eye on the time, wondering when a messenger will come, for surely his father will want him there to inspect whatever treasures or magic the adventurers find in the vault.

The time is almost up when, instead of a summons, all he receives in warning is a tingle of magic before a body materializes out of thin air and lands right on top of him, the air escaping its lungs with an audible gasp.

Instinct takes over, and Obsiddias’ talons glow as he channels a spell. In the heartbeat before he releases the magic to tear his attacker to shreds, he recognizes Xantheus.

The magic fades from Obsiddias’ hands. This time, instinct makes him grab Xantheus’ shoulders—and then he freezes. The fabric feels wet and sticky. He can smell the iron tang of blood in the air.

“What do you think you’re doing?” he furiously demands, only to immediately follow up with, “You’re wounded!”

Now I can't stop wondering how Obsiddias would have reacted if the others hadn't come along...

Fandom: High Rollers DnD (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Xantheus Auregan/Obsiddias Ignarum Characters: Xantheus Auregan, Obsiddias Ignarum Additional Tags: First Kiss, Kissing as a diversion, Feelings Realization, Altheya the Dragon Empire, Altheya Episode 32 Summary:

In the aftermath of the library encounter, it takes Xantheus an awfully long time to realize just what it is Obsiddias makes him feel.

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Obsiddias is intimidating at the best of times, but like this, with his whole attention focused on one task, he is mesmerizing. Xantheus breathes shallowly, watching as a razor-sharp claw runs over his skin oh so gently.

When he shivers at the sensation, Obsiddias makes a distracted, calming sound without looking up at him. Xantheus’ heart skips a beat, his fingers itching to reach out and trace across Obsiddias’ horns, which is probably an even greater faux pas than accidentally trying to blackmail the duke’s son.

Without warning, there’s a familiar voice booming in the corridor outside—“Holed up in the library again, is he?”—and the door is flung open.

Xantheus’ heart stops. This is clearly a nightmare. He’s going to wake up any moment now.

It’s Duke Ignarious himself who’s walked in on them.

In one quick motion, Obsiddias pulls the shirt back across Xantheus’ chest to hide the crown steel from view—and in his panic, Xantheus can think of nothing better than to throw his arms around Obsiddias’ neck and pull him down into a kiss.