#𝒾𝓋 . arc six. ✧･ﾟ: a map of infinite maybes and a golden string to home

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tag drop part two - dynamics and writing

𝒾𝒾𝒾 . luxoned. ✧･ﾟ:  i’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror

𝒾𝒾𝒾 . aschcregen. ✧･ﾟ:  can you feel this magic in the air? it must have been the way you kissed me

𝒾𝒾𝒾 . feruchemy (artie). ✧･ﾟ:  whatever way our stories end i know you have rewritten mine by being my friend

𝒾𝒾𝒾 . chaoshe. ✧･ﾟ:  i’ve always felt sorry for those forced to be only one person; we are halves but we make an infinite whole

𝒾𝒾𝒾 . erzmagier. ✧･ﾟ:  if you’re ever tired of being known for who you know you know you’ll always know me

𝒾𝓋 . arc one. ✧･ﾟ:  eyes bright and heart eager

𝒾𝓋 . arc two. ✧･ﾟ:  laid where childhood dreams entwine with cruelty

𝒾𝓋 . arc three. ✧･ﾟ:  blue for cruel bargains and green for daring what one oughtn’t 

 𝒾𝓋 . arc four. ✧･ﾟ:  for snow is the beginning and death of all things beautiful

𝒾𝓋 . arc five. ✧･ﾟ:  a cat; a bird; a god. anything but a girl

𝒾𝓋 . arc six. ✧･ﾟ:  a map of infinite maybes and a golden string to home

𝒾𝓋 . undecided. ✧･ﾟ:  it will all be hard and bloody but there will be wonders too. or why else bring me here at all?

𝒾𝓋 . starter. ✧･ﾟ:  in stories when someone appears in a poof of green and invites a girl away on adventure it’s because she’s special

𝒾𝓋 . feywild. ✧･ﾟ:  but you are not chosen. the fey did not choose you - you chose yourself

𝒾𝓋 . reply. ✧･ﾟ:  tell yourself a story that’ll satisfy you and pretend it to be true

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         the toll of the day hangs heavy off her,  tugging at her very soul and doing its very best to drag her down with it.  still,  there’s a levity to her tone,  a frivolity that comes easily in his presence.  jester goes to him immediately,  letting his arms take the weight from her shoulders.   “ you’re right  –  i slept in so it hasn’t really been a long day. ”

         still, she is nothing if not dramatic,  as evident by her sigh as she rubs her cheek against his chest.   “ tell me you had a better day?  maybe it won’t seem as bad if one of us was successful at least. ”

“ I have had a very long day… I am very small and I have no money, so you can imagine the kind of stress I am under. ”  - ( Jester ) @diviinedevilry​

    Caleb can’t quite help the small SMILE that steals its way onto his face at her words, though his arms immediately open for her to bury herself in them. “I know for a fact that ONE of these things is not true, and it has nothing to with your height,”

    He speaks softly, the slight teasing in his voice audible, but it’s not meant to do any harm. They’ve always been like that, and Jester’s always been dramatic, much like Caleb’s ALWAYS indulged her.

    “WHAT can I do to make it better, blueberry?”

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erzmagier​  ✧･ﾟ:  astrid. 

“ ah  –  ja , ”  she admits ,  managing to vocalize for the first time .  “ two or  –  or three ribs .  a few fingers on my non - dominant hand are dislocated or  –  or broken ,  i’m not sure .  and my head … ”  well .  jester can certainly tell that astrid is not quite there ,  can’t she ?  astrid rattles off the list without much emotion in her voice ,  however  –  calm ,  composed in the face of her own injuries .

        jester frowns,  both at the injuries themselves and the nonchalance manner they’ve all come to acquire in regards to personal injuries   ( astrid,  perhaps,  more than others ).  long gone are the days of crying to mama over skinned knees and bruised chins acquired falling from places she should never have been to begin with.   “ those i can handle now,  but…  anything longer lasting i’ll need to fetch a potion from downstairs. ”   she almost goes to blame not having any restoration spells prepared on not travelling,  but that would be a lie.  instead she takes astrid’s non-injured hand and does what she can  ( cure wounds, sixth level - 6d8 + 5 = 38 ).

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erzmagier​  ✧･ﾟ:  astrid.

astrid rolls her eyes ,  though there’s no heat behind it  –  allowing and relishing in the kisses as jester places them .  “ i was only making sure , ”  she murmurs ,  half - petulant and half - teasing ,  one of her hands starting to smooth up and down jester’s back .

“ i would be honored to keep your bed warm tonight , ”  she continues to tease ,  though at the same time she feels nothing but complete sincerity about it  –  about any of it .

        “ you think too much,  astrid.  have i ever ever suggested something i don’t want to do? ”  okay,  maybe she had just a little bit of a habit of sacrificing her own wellbeing to make everyone else happy,  but with the shiver that tickles her shoulders at astrid’s touch proving it to be clearly not the case,  surely that made that fact irrelevant.

        if at all possible,  jester’s expression lightens even more  –  a genuine twinkle in her eye as she rests her forehead against astrid’s.   “ good.  can i get you anything?  cad sent me a bottle of honey mead his sister made a while ago… ”

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aschcregen​   ✧･ﾟ:   cayleb . 

        “No offense,” Caleb laughs, speaking to the air around him. “But the way Artagan and I do magic are VERY different, and I don’t think he’d be able to teach a class without whisking them all away to the Feywild, and I’m afraid that would get me fired,”

        He reaches to capture her hand and pull her in a little closer, lips meeting in another kiss. Just another moment, he thinks, a spark of warmth settling in his chest. “Celebrate? See I think that’s much more up HIS alley,” He then laughs, “What would you like to celebrate, blueberry?”

        “ in his defence he taught me loads of things without actually stepping in the feywild once, ”   jester replies,  her tone light as she gives a conspiratorial wink to a spot just over caleb’s shoulder.  not that she’s in any great rush  –  not with the rest of their lives together to come up with more and more elaborate plans to keep the wizard at home with her on days the world is best viewed from the comfort of before a roaring fireplace.

        she moves freely with his touch,  lets him pull her exactly where he wishes her to be,  safe in his embrace with his lips against hers.   “ is moving in with the love of my life not enough reason?  you have some high celebration threshold! ”

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erzmagier​  ✧･ﾟ:  astrid.

astrid stares at the proffered hand for a long moment before she takes it ,  knowing that it’s a better alternative than trying to manage it on her own in her current state .  “ ja , ”  she says to prove that she’s heard ,  voice rough and crackly .  it is strange ,  to accept help without the worry that she will owe something great afterwards  –  but jester is not that way ,  and astrid can admit  ( at least to herself )  that she needs the help .  she slowly ,  carefully climbs into the tub ,  relying on jester’s hand for stability as she does .

        physical healing came slowly,  far from the front of her mind when beginning to travel and not expecting injuries and even further when coming into her powers,  but this?  offering comfort to another not in the mindframe to give voice to their needs?  this healing she knew to her bones.  in an effort to keep the full force of the water from her all at once,  jester cups her free hand and lets the water gently rinse through astrid’s hair,  working through each section methodically  –  an approach at odds with her usual demenour,  but one that comes naturally given the circumstances.   “ do you like lavender?  i had mama send me some she gets special, ”   for times precisely like this.

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erzmagier​  ✧･ﾟ:  astrid.

astrid takes a moment to think over her options  –  though it feels like less of options ,  and more of an obvious choice .  her thumb smooths up and down against jester’s waist ,  dark eyes looking up at her before she even tries to speak .

“ that … is a very good point , ”  she fake - muses ,  giving jester a little tug to see if she can convince her to come closer .  “ you would allow me to … encroach on your hospitality all night ? ”  both on the surface level and as a very bad euphemism ,  astrid is truly asking .

       she’s grinning before astrid even responds,  a cheshire smile that only grows as she falls into place against astrid.   “ i’m full of wonderful ideas and arguments,  haven’t you noticed? ”   jester asks,  arms reaching around astrid’s shoulders as if further convincing were needed.

        “ hmmm,  let me see… ”   she hums,  pausing only to kiss astrid on the cheek inbetween,   “ would i prefer to spend the rest of my night drawing by myself or curled up in a very warm bed with you?  maybe you’re right… ”   she trails off with another kiss,  as if the teasing in her tone weren’t enough.

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erzmagier​  ✧･ﾟ:  astrid.

astrid has been at jester’s for … hours , now . has shared dinner with her ( had given her dessert to jester and her insatiable sweet tooth ) , has sat beside the fire for hours and listened to the tiefling talk – something that she can do forever , really . it’s only now that she reaches for her shoes that she is intercepted –

that @diviinedevilry gives her a kiss attempting to convince her to stay .

the hand that had been reaching for the boots hovers for a long moment in midair as she’s kissed , before astrid remembers her kissing manners and wraps it around jester’s waist to keep her close . when she pulls away it’s only to a hair’s breadth , gentle humor in her tone as she speaks . “ something you would like to suggest , miss lavorre ? ” she murmurs .

        it is not often she allows herself such moments of selfishness.  taking an extra serving of dessert or wanting her clothes to look a certain way and throwing money at the problem until it were no longer an issue?  sure.  but true selfishness,  especially when it comes to another person?  that was a different story entirely.

       still,  the way astrid responds,  holding her close…   it does little to dissuade her from wanting to do it again and again.  to just be a little selfish if it means a moment longer.   “ well,  it is dreadfully cold outside and really warm in here…  i think it’s only best if you stay the night.  for your health,  you know? ”