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soulofapatrick · 2 days ago

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We have time - Azriel x female reader

Summary: Azriel’s not long gotten back from training and seeing him there while waiting for the inner circle to get home has you wanting him

Words: 2.9K

Warnings: smut; pinv; fluffy; oral ⇢ female receiving

Y/N’s POV

Azriel is lying on the couch, his body stretched out as though it belongs there, his wings draped lazily off the sides. The firelight dances across his sharp cheekbones and strong jawline, throwing shadows over his carved features. His chest rises and falls steadily beneath the soft, dark tunic he’s wearing, the fabric pulled snug over his broad shoulders. One arm is flung over his face, and his messy, dark hair falls in disarray, as if he’s just come back from training and didn’t bother to fix it.

He looks devastatingly beautiful. My heart squeezes in my chest just watching him like this, so unguarded and utterly mine. I can’t stop the smile tugging at my lips.

“Az,” I call softly, but he doesn’t stir.

My bare feet tread quietly across the room, and before I even realise what I’m doing, I’m climbing over him. Carefully, I straddle his hips and slide my hands beneath his tunic, fingers trailing over the hard planes of his stomach. His skin is warm to the touch, the hard lines of muscle flexing beneath my palms.

“Azriel,” I whisper, pressing a soft kiss just above his navel. His wings twitch, and a soft hum escapes his lips.

I tilt my head up, my breath fanning over his skin. “I want you, baby.”

He shifts, lowering his arm to reveal hazel eyes smouldering with golden warmth as they meet mine. A sleepy grin curls his lips as he reaches up to brush a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

“Sweetheart, we don’t have time,” he murmurs, his voice rich and gravelly, but the way his thumb brushes across my cheek says otherwise.

“Please,” I whisper, leaning down to kiss his stomach again, my lips grazing teasingly over his sensitive skin.

Azriel groans softly, and in a blink, his large, scarred hand cups my chin, tilting my face up toward his. His lips crash against mine, and I sigh into the kiss, warmth blooming in my chest. It starts tender, his lips slow and sweet, but quickly turns heated, both of us giving in to the pull we can never seem to resist. His tongue teases along my lower lip, and my fingers tangle in the silky hair at the nape of his neck.

“Lay back for me, baby,” he whispers against my lips, his voice soft yet commanding, full of love and promise.

Before I can even process the words, his hands are on my hips, flipping us with effortless grace. My back sinks into the plush cushions of the couch, and Azriel slides to his knees between my legs, wings flaring slightly as he adjusts his balance.

My breath catches as I take him in—the way the firelight gilds the planes of his face, how his long lashes cast shadows on his high cheekbones, the soft swell of his lips curved into a smirk. His hands, calloused and scarred from centuries of battles, rest lightly on my thighs, grounding me.

“You’re stunning,” he says, his voice low and reverent, and my heart stumbles in my chest.

He leans forward, pressing soft kisses along my stomach, his lips trailing a path of heat that has my fingers clutching at the fabric of the couch. His nose brushes against my skin, and I feel his breath against me as he works his way lower.

When his fingers hook into the waistband of my pants, his hazel eyes flick up to meet mine, dark and full of adoration. “Is this okay?”

I nod, too quickly, and he huffs a low chuckle against my hip.

“Relax, sweetheart,” he murmurs, tugging the fabric down with ease, leaving me bare to him in a matter of seconds. His hands skim along my thighs, soothing and teasing all at once, his thumbs brushing over my skin with an aching tenderness.

The moment feels intimate and unhurried, like we have all the time in the world. My chest swells with the love I feel for him, my fingers finding his cheek as he leans forward again, his lips finding mine in a kiss that is equal parts sweet and sinful.

And when he presses his forehead to mine, murmuring my name like it’s the only thing grounding him to the world, I know I’ll never love anyone the way I love him.

A wave of self-consciousness washes over me, unbidden, and I instinctively close my legs, heat rising to my face as embarrassment takes hold. I avert my gaze, though I can feel the weight of Azriel’s eyes on me, heavy and intense.

“Hey,” he murmurs softly, his voice like velvet, drawing my gaze back to his. His umber eyes are dark, almost black in the firelight, but there’s nothing but love and adoration in them. The corner of his mouth curves upward in a gentle smile, and his tongue darts out to wet his pink lips.

“You’re breathtaking,” he whispers, his voice low and reverent, like it’s the most sacred truth he’s ever spoken. His hands glide up my thighs, warm and steady, and he pauses just long enough for me to nod, letting me know I’m in control.

When I don’t stop him, he gently pries my legs open, his touch firm yet soothing, like he’s unraveling my doubts with every brush of his fingers. His gaze never wavers from mine, his steady warmth grounding me.

“You’re perfect,” he murmurs, leaning forward to press a soft kiss to the inside of my knee. “Every part of you, sweetheart.”

I relax under his touch, the tension in my body melting away as I realise I feel nothing but safe with him. My heart swells, and I let him guide me, trusting him completely.

His focus shifts then, his gaze darkening as it trails down my body to the ache he knows I feel. He kisses the sensitive skin of my inner thigh, his lips soft yet teasing. His teeth graze lightly, and the sensation has me gasping, my hands fisting the couch cushions beneath me.

“Az,” I whisper, a plea I can’t hold back.

He chuckles low and dark, the sound rumbling through me, and presses another kiss higher up my thigh, so close yet still so achingly far.

“I’ve got you,” he murmurs, his breath warm against my skin. His hands tighten slightly on my thighs, holding me steady as he continues his slow, deliberate path upward, kissing and nipping in a way that sets my nerves alight.

A soft whimper escapes me, and he hums in approval, the vibration sending a shiver through my entire body.

“You sound so pretty, baby,” he says, his tone thick with affection and desire. “I want to hear everything—don’t hold back on me.”

His words unravel me further, my body arching toward him as though my very soul aches for his touch. By the time his lips finally reach where I need him most, I’m a trembling, pleading mess beneath him, utterly lost in the overwhelming tenderness and passion of the male I love.

My whole body jerks, wriggling to get away from this new sensation when he experimentally licks bold stripe up my folds. It has him pulling away with concern in those beautifully dark eyes but I’m shaking my head so hard I think I get whiplash. Unable to formulate the words I need I tangle my hands through his silky locks and push him back towards my aching core.

He takes the hint, scarred hands gripping my thighs to keep me in place before he flicks his tongue over my clit, arms around me tightening as I wriggle and whine again, hands tugging almost painfully at his hair.

It seems to give him more confidence in his actions and I can feel my belly warming with anticipation as the that familiar feeling begins building. Fingers begin circling my weeping folds has me clenching on air until one cautiously slips inside and rips a gasp from me. He curls it, eyes flicking up to catch my reaction and I can feel him smirking when my head falls back and I think my eyes roll into the back of my head.

Another finger joins the first and the mixture of him hitting my bundle of nerves with every thrust as well as the focus on my clit has me trying to close my thighs against his head too soon. He manages to keep them open, picking up his pace and without warning my hand is tugging at his hair and my back is arching off the sofa.

Azriel stays between my legs, his hands gripping my thighs to steady me as the aftershocks roll through my body. The waves of pleasure seem endless, leaving me trembling and breathless beneath him, my soft whines breaking the quiet of the room when it becomes too much.

Finally, he eases back, his wings shifting slightly behind him as he kneels upright. His lips are flushed, his hair tousled from where my fingers had been tangled moments ago. With a satisfied smirk, he wipes his face on the edge of his sleeve, his hazel eyes sparkling as he watches me try to collect myself.

“You’re incredible,” he murmurs, his voice filled with awe and tenderness, and it makes my cheeks flush.

But when my breathing steadies, the ache between my legs returns, sharper this time, as I take in the sight of him. His broad chest rising and falling, his muscles taut beneath his shirt, and—Mother above—the noticeable strain in his trousers.

My eyes flick to the clock across the room, and I bite my lip. Az notices the movement, his head tilting in question just as I meet his gaze.

“You’re insatiable,” he chuckles, his tone teasing, but there’s a rasp to his voice that betrays his own need.

I smile at him, slow and deliberate, and lean forward. He exhales a soft curse when my hands move to his belt, fingers deftly undoing the clasp before tugging his pants and underclothes down in one smooth motion. He lifts his hips without hesitation, helping me push them past his knees before I climb onto his lap.

Azriel’s hands find my waist instantly, his grip firm yet reverent, his scarred fingers splaying across my skin as if he’s trying to memorise every inch of me. His wings shift behind him, the soft rustle of feathers filling the space as I settle over him, my thighs bracketing his hips.

“You don’t know what you do to me,” he breathes, his forehead pressing against mine as his hands slide up to cradle my face.

I can feel the heat of him, the tension coiled in his body as I align us. A low groan leaving both of us when I sink down in one quick motion, knowing we have to be quick before my older brother - Cassian - and the others return from training. But before we move, I pause, cupping his jaw and brushing my thumb over his cheek. His eyes soften at the touch, the raw emotion there stealing my breath all over again.

“I love you,” I whisper, my voice unsteady but certain.

Azriel smiles—small, tender, perfect—and presses a kiss to the corner of my mouth. “And I’ll spend every day proving how much I love you.”

“Shit,” I gasp, letting my forehead fall against Azriel’s broad shoulder as he takes control, his hands gripping my hips to guide me. The stretch of him inside me is almost overwhelming, his thick length filling me perfectly with each lift and drop of my spent body. My thighs tremble against his, the pleasure coiling tighter with every movement.

Azriel’s grip on me tightens, his scarred fingers pressing into my skin like he’s grounding himself in the sensation. A low growl rumbles in his chest, vibrating against me, and he leans in to capture my lips in a messy, desperate kiss. His free hand tangles in my hair, tilting my head back slightly, and the tug draws a moan from deep within me.

“You’re doing so good, sweetheart,” he murmurs against my lips, his breath ragged. “So good for me. ‘M not gonna last much longer.”

His teeth graze my neck, his lips trailing fire along my skin as I arch into him. The tension in my core builds impossibly tight, my body responding to every rough, deliberate movement.

“Azriel—” I whimper, my voice breaking as I clutch at his shoulders, my nails digging into the hard muscle beneath. I bury my face in the curve of his neck, my cries muffled against his warm skin as the pleasure consumes me, my walls fluttering around him.

“That’s it,” he coaxes, his voice hoarse and full of need. “Just like that, my love. I’ve got you.”

He pulls me down harder, his hips snapping up to meet mine in a way that has me crying out, the sound raw and unrestrained. The coil within me snaps, pleasure crashing through me in waves that leave me shaking against him.

Azriel’s grip on me falters as he follows, his body shuddering beneath mine as he groans my name, the sound reverent and broken. His wings flare behind him, trembling with the force of his release, and he pulls me tightly against him as if he can’t bear to let me go.

We stay like that for a moment, wrapped in each other, our breaths mingling as we come down together. His fingers trace soothing patterns along my back, and when I finally lift my head to meet his gaze, the tenderness in his eyes steals what little air I have left.

“I love you,” he whispers, brushing a kiss to my temple.

“And I love you,” I reply, my voice soft but steady as I lean into his touch

Azriel's hands stay steady on my hips, his thumbs tracing slow, soothing circles against my skin as he rocks me gently, helping me ride out the aftershocks. My body trembles with every shudder that rolls through me, but his touch anchors me.

The world outside feels so far away as we soak in each other's company, the warmth of his body against mine a cocoon of comfort. The worry of time melts away, replaced by the soft sound of our mingled breaths and the occasional hum of satisfaction from Azriel.

“I could stay like this forever,” he murmurs, his voice a low rasp, his lips brushing the shell of my ear. His wings flex behind him, their movement as natural as the rise and fall of his chest, as he draws me closer against him.

But the moment is shattered by the sudden creak of the door opening.

Azriel stiffens beneath me, his hands halting their movements as his head snaps toward the intruders. Before I can even process what’s happening, his massive wings unfurl and wrap around us both in one swift, protective motion, shielding my still-partially-naked body from view.

“Mother above,” comes Cassian’s deep, horrified voice, followed immediately by a bark of laughter he clearly can’t contain.

Rhysand’s amused chuckle follows. “Well, this wasn’t on my itinerary for the day.”

My face burns with embarrassment as I bury it against Azriel’s chest, groaning softly. “Azriel, kill me now,” I mutter, my voice muffled by his skin.

“Not a chance,” Azriel replies, his tone low and calming as his wings tighten their hold, creating an impenetrable barrier between us and the others. “Give us a moment, would you?”

“You didn’t lock the door?” Cassian’s voice is incredulous, his tone somewhere between disbelief and teasing anger.

“Cassian, shut up,” I snap, peeking out from Azriel’s chest just enough to glare in the general direction of my older brother, though his face is mercifully obscured by Azriel’s wings.

“Oh, come on,” Cassian says, exasperated. “You’re my sister, and you’re—you’re—”

“Happy,” Rhys interjects smoothly, his tone dripping with humour. “She’s happy, Cassian. Let them have their moment.”

Cassian grumbles something unintelligible, but I can hear his boots retreating, accompanied by Rhysand’s lighter steps.

“Five minutes,” Cassian calls over his shoulder. “And lock the door next time!”

When the door finally shuts, Azriel lets out a long breath, his wings loosening their hold slightly as he looks down at me.

“Well,” he says, his lips twitching as though he’s trying not to laugh. “That’s one way to start the day.”

I groan again, slumping against him. “I’m never going to live this down.”

Azriel’s laughter rumbles through his chest as he presses a kiss to the top of my head. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. I’ll handle Cassian.”

His wings remain partially unfurled, a lingering shield against the world outside, as he tilts my face up to meet his gaze. “But right now, all I care about is you. My mate.”

And with that, he kisses me, his lips soft and reassuring, making the rest of the world fall away once more.

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assriels · 7 months ago

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lessons in touch

pairing: azriel x f!reader

summary: azriel’s curiosity and penchant for spying reveals exactly why you’ve been more…enthusiastic in bed lately

word count: 5.8k :0

warnings: smut (not super detailed)!! 18+ mdni pls, az being nosy

a/n: this is one of my faves so far :’) i have this persistent silly headcanon that az is the biggest busybody of them all and that’s why he’s so good at his job

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Sex between you and Azriel was far from boring. It was a well known secret that Azriel had a predilection towards kink and experimentation, so your adventures with him between the sheets never left either of you dissatisfied. Far from it, actually.

Being with him was always pleasurable, wonderful, and unrivaled by any you’d had before him. During girls night, you had always attested to his prowess, said that his skills of observation extended past the battlefield and very much into the bedroom. And his wingspan…you would neither confirm nor deny whether the theory around Illyrian males and their wingspan was true, much to their chagrin, but the mischievous smirk that curled your lips was all they needed to confirm their suspicions.

Azriel was a skilled lover; he knew your ins and outs, understood almost innately how to coax pleasure from you with a simple, well placed brush of his fingers. More often than not, Azriel had you in a puddle on the floor before he could even take his pants off. Which, ordinarily, was a more than welcome skill — you loved how well he knew you, adored how he loved you so much that his brain was like a file cabinet of information about things you liked.

But you’d grown frustrated lately, more and more desiring to reduce Azriel to the same pleasure filled putty that he so often did with you. His composure was infuriatingly ironclad; you knew he felt the same primal, overwhelming desire that you did — such was the nature of the mating bond — but he was much better at masking it.

In short, you wanted to know what made him tick, what made him beg and whimper and plead with you to touch him. You’d been mated for a year now, and while his desire for you never waned, you had yet to find the one thing that made him sink to his knees and beg the way he so easily coaxed you to do for him.

It was no secret that your mate had a bold competitive streak. But your own stubbornness rivaled his own, leading to long, long card game nights and sparring matches — much to everyone else’s entertainment.

Though you knew you had no reason to feel such competitiveness when matters of the bedroom were concerned, you couldn’t help but feel a twinge of annoyance that Azriel had so easily figured out how to make you squirm in a multitude of ways — with all your cards on the table — while you were still somewhat in the dark about his most favored bedroom inclinations. Azriel kept the secrets of his hand close to his chest.

So you vowed to yourself that you’d figure it out, test his composure to see how exactly to make that beautiful, calm countenance crack. It was like a game, but one you were more than willing to play and even more determined to win.

Ever the observer however, Azriel caught on to the changes in your excitement beneath the sheets, amusement and adoration coursing through his veins as he reveled in your sudden vigor, never shying away from a challenge.

You had been more experimental in your bedroom endeavors as of late, asking him to bend you this way and that, introducing things that he never thought you’d be interested in — not that he was complaining in the slightest. Though your differences were strikingly obvious, Azriel would be lying if he said he wasn’t curious about where your sudden interest in various sexual niches had sprung from.

Initially, it was all fun and games; if you wanted to explore then so be it — he’d match you stroke for stroke every time. But eventually, his nosiness had wedged its way deep into each crevice of his mind until he was all-consumed, curiosity devolving into a burgeoning anxiety.

Was something wrong?

Azriel was positive that if you were bored you would tell him. Had you heard something from one of the others that spurred you to want to explore more? Had you felt as though you had to introduce novelty every time to please him?

You had to have known that was far from the truth; no matter your state, Azriel had always made it clear to you that you were the most exquisite creature he’d ever had the privilege of knowing, let alone laying with. He didn’t think there was anything wrong…at least not for him. Maybe you felt like something was missing.

“Penny for your thoughts, brother?”

Rhys’s voice snapped him out of his anxious musings. Azriel hadn’t realized that he was pacing so furiously he could have worn a hole through the floor. Both Rhysand and Cassian had been watching with amusement glinting in their eyes. After all, it was a rare sight to see their ordinarily calm and stoic shadowsinger so worked up.

The same poker face Azriel had worn to win countless games of cards against his brothers masked his features now, but the twitch in his brow and the near missable ruffling of his wings were tells that Cassian and Rhysand were well acquainted with.

The shadowsinger had never perfected his stone faced indifference when he was thinking of you.

Cassian ventured a guess, “Have you upset Y/N?”

Cassian had meant to tease, but the way Azriel stayed silent had his eyebrow arching in question. Azriel ignored the curious glance from his brother as his mind ran in circles once more.

Had he upset you? Was your sudden experimentation in bed some roundabout way of telling him that he had done something to hurt you? No, no…that didn’t make sense, he was being illogical.

Or…Had he somehow missed picking up on something that you liked?

Your sudden interest in sexual exploration was far from a problem, but he got the niggling sense that you were up to something, playing a game that he wasn’t privy to. And he wanted in.

Azriel was private by nature, never revealing more of his relationship with you than absolutely necessary to his brothers, not wanting to overshare in fear that he’d fall victim to their incessant teasing. But this…maybe it would be useful to get their opinions about your sudden change in interests? Cassian and Rhys were both mated males afterall, and maybe there was something Azriel was missing. He would never admit it to anyone but himself, but he fell victim to his crippling neuroticism more times than he’d like to. Curiosity and anxiety were two sides of the same coin.

So he indulged and told his brothers of your sudden vigor in bed, enthusiasm to try something new every single time. You’d been insatiable as of late and he didn’t know why; nothing had changed that he knew of and it was concerning him, he couldn’t stand not knowing.

“So,” Rhys started tentatively, narrowing his eyes in confusion, not quite grasping the issue that Azriel was so hesitant to endorse. “Y/N is trying new things in bed.”

And elsewhere, Azriel thought with a ghost of a smile on his lips. He’d leave that part out, though; Rhys probably wouldn’t appreciate knowing the details about the going-ons in the dining room of the townhouse. And the gardens. And the hallways.

“And you’re complaining?” Cassian asked, incredulous, similarly at a loss for his brother’s concern.

“I’m not complaining, Cass,” Azriel groaned and slumped unceremoniously into a chair (much like an irritated school child who’d been caught doing something they weren’t supposed to), immediately regretting his poorly thought out decision to confide in his brothers. “I’m just confused. I don’t know what she wants.”

“Have you considered asking her?” Rhys inquired, infuriatingly teasing smile curving his lips.

Azriel deadpanned and clicked his tongue, not believing that Rhys would assume he was so inept at communicating with his lover, “Of course I’ve asked. She just says nothing’s changed. I believe her, but it’s still bothering me and I don’t know why.”

Both Cassian and Rhys resisted the urge to laugh, mentally conversing about how Azriel’s affections for you often reduced him to an adolescent-like lovesickness, begging and willing to please. Az had been this way since they were children; fiercely competitive and subsequently pouty if he didn’t have the upper hand, always wanting to know and learn everything he could.

This side of the shadowsinger was one that did not make an appearance often, reserving itself until he was around the few he trusted wholeheartedly.

The past couple of centuries saw even less of this endearingly childish and competitive Azriel – even around his closest friends – as Night Court duties and his identity as Spymaster overshadowed most opportunities to be vulnerable in his relationships.

But when you came around, light began to spark beneath the shadowy depths of Azriel’s countenance as you slowly coaxed him to trust and love as fiercely as everyone knew he was capable of, with the reckless abandon that his childhood self so easily embodied.

“Maybe check her nightstand,” Cassian teased with a wink, only half joking, as a quiet happiness bubbled within him at the small glimpses of Azriel’s vulnerability. “Some of Nesta’s best kept secrets are hidden there.”

Before Azriel could furrow his brow and chastise his brother for snooping through his mate’s belongings, a realization hit him.

Nesta.

You had been spending an awfully large amount of time with the eldest Archeron sister in the library lately, choosing to hole up there in lieu of your other hobbies when you weren’t training or engaging in your various other Night Court duties.

But Nesta would be a dead end. There was no way he could approach her without tipping you off to his secret sleuthing. Though he and Nesta were friends, her loyalties laid with you; there was an unexplainable female camaraderie between you – a chosen sisterhood, if you will – and if he asked if she knew anything about what was going on, she’d go running to you, mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

The conversation with his brothers was about as helpful as he initially thought it would be, and he let himself succumb to their jokes about how wrapped around your finger he was. Azriel had endured it graciously, knowing better than anyone that they were right, that he was indeed wrapped so tightly around your little finger that he was unsure of where he ended and you began. That he would gratefully stay in the palm of your hand for as long as you would allow.

But that night, after you had told him not to wait up for you because you’d be having drinks with Feyre and Mor, Cassian’s voice reverberated insistently in his mind.

Check her nightstand…best kept secrets…

Azriel resisted the urge to snoop for all of ten minutes before his inherent nosiness clouded his judgment and got the better of him; afterall, his love for secrets is what made him such an effective spymaster. Before he knew it, he was rolling onto your side of the bed, inquisitive hands pulling open your bedside drawer.

Hidden among the small stack of books he had given you was a thick novel with a cover he recognized, but gave no second thought.

It was a book you said Nesta had lent you. When he asked if you liked it you said it was “only okay” and that you’d let him know if he should read it when you were finished. Despite your lukewarm review, however, it had never left your side, and he had found you on more than one occasion cozied up with it in your hands, cheeks dusted with a heat he knew all too well.

Azriel was well aware of the content of the books Nesta favored, often lending a reluctant ear to a whiny Cassian whenever she paid more attention to her books than him.

But there was no way your sudden excitement for novelty in the bedroom could be inspired by Nesta’s smutty recommendations…right? He leafed through, assessing hazel eyes quickly skimming the paragraphs, catching glimpses of the prose that had you so enraptured.

Azriel felt the back of his neck heat.

It was smut, as he assumed. But this was truly…filth. Pure, unadulterated, filthy smut.

Azriel was a lover of all books, never having been one to categorize or judge them by popular opinion. And, to be completely fair, he had read a decent amount of books filled with sex and romance.

But…he was sure that the acts detailed in this one would make even the Court of Nightmares’s debauchery look saintly. Even Azriel, who had been correctly assumed to be the kinkiest of the Inner Circle, felt tame in comparison to the words flickering across the pages of your book. How did you read this with such impassivity on your face?

Azriel snapped the book shut with such force the pages blew a cool, gentle breeze onto his heating face. He tried – and failed – to not picture you in the position the main character in your book was described in, unintentionally sending a soft hum of his burgeoning arousal down your bond. He was beginning to understand your desire to replicate the more salacious scenes detailed in your novels.

Having fun without me, Az? Came your teasing inquiry in his mind, as he meticulously replaced all of your belongings into your nightstand.

Don’t be nosy, he quipped back, extremely aware of the irony of his statement. And then after a beat he added, answering your question with a sincerity that never failed to grip your heart, Never without you, love.

You left him waiting for a response a little bit longer than you normally would as you attempted to control the thundering beat of your heart in your chest. You were convinced that no amount of time could ever diminish the effects that Azriel’s blatant display of love had on your composure. As much as he was wrapped around your little finger, you were just as tightly wrapped around his.

I take back what I said earlier, wait up for me.

Azriel smirked to himself, feeling a flare of triumph, It’s a date, then. Maybe I’ll find something interesting to read in the meantime.

If you caught on to his sly insinuation, you did not let on, just continued bantering with him for a few moments before returning your full attention to your friends, who were no doubt attempting to extract morsels of information from your obviously lascivious exchange with your lover.

But that night – even after Azriel had promptly fucked you into a blissful oblivion – had yielded no more information about your recent proclivity for finding a new kink, so Azriel did what he did best and spied.

He kept a watchful eye on the books you read, and tracked the times you asked him to try something new. He spent more time in the library than necessary under the guise that Rhys had put him up to some research.

Which was only half of a lie. He was in there to do reconnaissance, yes, just not for Rhys.

Azriel scanned the bookshelves for anything that seemed like it had been recently replaced, pages still clinging to the sweet scent of your skin. A title he recognized caught his eye and he slotted it out of place, flipping through the pages to confirm his suspicions.

This book was shorter than the others he’d seen you carry around, but certainly no less obscene. A smirk pulled at Azriel’s lips as he read a dog eared chapter that you had clearly marked for inspiration, recollections of your most recent tryst in his office flooding his awareness.

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You had sauntered into his small, private study at the House of Wind, short dress skimming the curves of your thighs as you bent to greet him with a kiss to his cheek. He’d been distracted at the time — surveying maps and cross referencing with ancient textbooks — and barely tore his attention away from his work long enough to squeeze your hand in greeting.

But you didn’t seem to mind, opting to make yourself comfortable and purveying the books neatly organized on his shelves. When you’d found a book you thought would be interesting enough — though probably not quite as interesting as the one you’d just finished, per Nesta’s recommendation — you settled into the armchair across Azriel’s desk, shoulders against one armrest as your legs draped over the other.

Azriel looked up at you then, soft smile curving his lips. He loved when you kept him company while he worked; somehow, whenever you were around, work never seemed nearly as daunting or overwhelming.

You met his gaze with your own grin, silently communicating your support of him in the way that only mates could, tugging gently on the bond before winking at him and resettling your attention back to the book in your lap.

The both of you worked in that wonderfully comfortable silence for a while before Azriel caught you fidgeting out of the corner of his eye. The sun had begun its routine descent below the horizon, cool breeze stirring the sheer curtains framing his windows. Though summer had plagued the days with heat and humidity, the nights were still cool as the last dregs of spring eked away.

He looked up, intending on asking if you needed anything — a blanket, maybe — but the words died swiftly in his throat when he eyed a flash of bare skin as you swung your legs to stand, showcasing just enough for him to clue in to the fact that you were indeed not wearing underwear. Or anything else under your dress, if the peak of your nipples beneath the silk was anything to go by.

Selfishly, for a brief moment, Azriel decided that maybe keeping the windows open wouldn’t be so bad.

He pried his eyes away from your form making its way back to his bookcase, and instead attempted to tamp down the raging lust stirring in his belly so he could focus. But the mental picture of what he knew lay beneath the barely there fabric of your dress coupled with your scent made the lines on the map he was studying blur into nonsense.

Though intelligent and compassionate at heart, Azriel often found himself a slave to his baser male instincts when it came to you. There was little – if anything – you could do to quell the raging need to touch you, kiss you, be near you at all hours of the day; his desire for you was a constant hum belying his daily routine. He had not one iota of self control when you were involved, much to his simultaneous thrill and chagrin.

Inwardly, he cursed himself as he stole another glance at you as you stretched onto your toes to reach a book on the top shelf.

Beauty incarnate, truly, he thought. Azriel’s eyes tracked each slope and valley of the lines of your body, taking his time to commit each curve to memory, the way he should have been doing with the maps sitting now uselessly on his desk.

You looked at him over your shoulder, small pout on your lips, “Az, can you help me? I can’t reach.”

Azriel’s heart leapt. It’s like you were doing it on purpose, and in hindsight you definitely were. But despite the gnawing adoration encouraging him to fall to his knees and worship at your feet, he stood with the cool grace of someone unperturbed by their mate’s subtle seduction.

Azriel obliged you, coming up behind you, one hand curling around your hip to steady himself as the other reached easily to the top shelf to grab the book your fingertips skimmed. As he leaned forward, you could feel the hard planes of his chest against your back and you wanted to abandon all your plans to slowly seduce Azriel into a puddle on the floor, but you remained steadfast in your decision. Nesta had pushed a book into your hands and said she tried this once with Cassian and that the resulting hours were pure heaven, and you wanted to test the theory, curiosity rivaling that of your mate’s.

You barely registered Azriel putting the book in your hands, too lost in the warmth of his familiar touch. But you composed yourself quickly, leaning back into him to kiss him in thanks, not so subtly pushing your ass back into his hips. A feeling of revelry settled in your chest when you felt him already half hard beneath his pants, his fingers curling tighter around your hip.

Oh so reluctantly, you pulled away, perfect picture of obliviousness as you plopped back down on the armchair you were occupying previously.

Azriel thought he would collapse in on himself when you went to sit back down. You had him so tightly ensnared it was like he was still in the midst of the initial mating frenzy. He briefly wondered if the mind-boggling need for you would ever go away, though part of him knew hoped it never would.

He took a moment to compose himself — if that was even possible when one’s mate was clearly playing a dangerous game of seduction — bracing himself with one arm steady against the bookshelf.

Despite how much Azriel so greatly wanted to shirk his responsibilities to bend you over his desk, he wouldn’t. Not yet anyway. The work day wasn’t quite over, and the plans he was making for you would surely last too long to finish his research afterwards. So he steeled himself and took a deep, steadying breath, willing his blood to fill his head again so he could think with some semblance of clarity.

Though at baseline, he always found it difficult to think rationally when you were around.

While Azriel was trying — and failing — to regain his composure, you were feigning extreme interest in the book you had selected at random: The History and Systems of Fae War Treaties.

If Azriel had been paying any attention to what you were reaching for, he’d have caught on to your ploy, but luckily for you the mere sight of you was enough to render him at least somewhat incapacitated.

You took a peek at him over the back of the chair, triumphant satisfaction crooking your lips into a mischievous smile. Maybe this would be the day he finally cracks, you think to yourself.

But as the sun dipped lower beneath the skyline of Velaris below, and as Azriel stubbornly worked away at his desk, you felt the tiredness of the day settle into your bones, pull you deeper into the plush leather of Azriel’s loveseat. Cassian had run you ragged with training this morning, and Rhys and Amren had your mind working tirelessly as the three of you attempted to draft a peace treaty in a meager four hours.

But you wouldn’t sleep, not yet, not until you had reduced Azriel to a beautiful, orgasmic mess in his chair. Not until the hazel of his eyes were blown dark with desire and pleading as you straddled his hips.

The next hour was a fight to stay awake as the words on the pages in your lap began to blur into obscurity, mind muddling with theories and questions — though the book was an off handed choice, you couldn’t deny that the information was coincidentally incredibly pertinent to the discussion you were having with Rhys and Amren earlier in the day.

The telltale sigh of a day’s work completed pulled your attention away from your book, gaze settling on your mate. His hair was mused in a way that told you he had spent the last however long skating his fingers through it, but as always it fell perfectly across his forehead in defiance of the tiredness creeping up his neck.

Azriel’s eyes met yours and apparently your coy seduction earlier still held his body in a vice, evident in the way he stood and stalked to you. There was a cool, domineering edge to his movements and you knew your plan had worked to a degree, but the determination you had to break him down had leeched out of you the same way the night had stolen the day’s heat.

You hummed in satisfaction as he leaned down to kiss you, the pressure gentle and so, so sweet. A stark contrast to the dark and tempting storm of desire Azriel flooded your senses with down the bond.

Never once breaking the contact of your kiss, he’d wedged a knee between your legs as one hand braced against the arm of the loveseat while the other danced at the hem of your dress, endearingly asking for permission.

Your mouth curved against his and you guided his hand up to your hip, gasping delightedly when his hand tracked further up your waist, bringing the hem of your dress up with it as he slotted your hips more comfortably against his leg.

His lips traced a scalding trail of open mouthed kisses against your jaw, your neck, a chuckle rumbling deep in his chest that had your hips rolling against him.

“So bold for me,” he said, his hand skating across your unclothed skin while he urged your hips to grind a little harder against his thigh. You gasped, the pressure so wonderfully perfect against your cunt.

Though your initial intention was to get Azriel all hot and bothered, you couldn’t deny that the game you had set yourself up in had the same effect on you; the lingering, almost lazy path his eyes swept over your body every time you shifted across from him left heat singing between your legs, untamed longing for you dancing down the golden thread between you.

“Az…” you rasped, arching your hips up to meet his still clothed body, the top of your dress pushed languidly down to your waist as Azriel played slow music on the skin of your breasts. The loveseat was a cramped fit at best, but Azriel’s surprising flexibility and dexterity made it work despite the general largeness of his wings and frame. He’d made even the smallest corners of the House work for your sexual escapades.

The memories of all the scandalous little happenings you two have been partaking in the past few months flitted across your mind’s eye like an erotic slideshow, and you groaned. Legs tightening around his in desperate search for more friction, more contact, more of him. His name on your lips again was a wanton plea, a sound so wonderfully obscene Azriel almost came in his pants.

“Hmm?” He hummed, closing his lips around your nipple, teeth gently tugging before his tongue was quick to soothe the ache. The way your hips were grinding so shamelessly against him had his head spinning with a swirling mix of lust and love, and he clung to the last shreds of self discipline he had. It was all he could do to not tear both of your clothes off and sink himself deep into your brilliant warmth.

Azriel had always been patient, mastery over his desire was a skill he’d honed meticulously over the past few centuries — though you had a way of quickly unraveling his self control with one flutter of your eyelashes. But he wanted to make this last for you, wanted to draw out your pleasure for as long as possible. So he pressed his thigh more firmly between your legs, his own hips slotting against the side of your body.

You gasped at the feel of him, of how hard he was against your hip, and you tried to reach him, tried to get him to release some of the tension you knew coiled in his belly. He groaned deep and breathless when you pressed insistently against him, his eyes fluttering shut for a moment before he continued his ministrations on your body.

Azriel’s hands were everywhere, trailing paths around your breasts, up your neck, into your hair, and between your legs the way he no doubt was doing with the maps on his desk earlier.

It was infuriating how close you were already, how swiftly the tables had turned (though you half blamed the sudden onset of your fatigue the day had cursed you with), how with one well placed touch you were on the brink of collapse at Azriel’s mercy yet again.

He was urging your hips faster now, his fingers and lips making quick work of all the places he knew would have you keening. And before you could even register that he was still fully clothed, hard cock still straining against the confines of his pants, you were falling, breathless and dizzy with release.

The night had been far from over. You came twice more in that godsdamned loveseat – once with his fingers buried inside you and another time with his head between your legs – before he whisked you away to your bedroom where you finally, finally felt the delicious stretch of him inside you.

By the time the sun was making its appearance over the horizon once more, you had lost count of how many times Azriel had you begging.

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Though your spicy little rendezvous in his office – and encore in the bedroom – wasn’t quite an exact replica of what played out in the book you had apparently just read, Azriel had thought your coy seduction had its intended effect. He’d been so fucking desperate for you that he couldn’t wait until you were out of his study to have you coming for him.

But, as he skimmed the pages of the chapter you marked, he couldn’t help but think that maybe he wouldn’t mind being fully at the mercy of your whims, wouldn’t mind submitting to the pleasure that you so easily coaxed from him. He was already always so eager to please you, so willing to crawl to the ends of the earth for you if you had so much as suggested you wanted him to.

“Azriel?” Nesta’s voice dripped with wicked amusement, effectively pulling him from his erotic reverie. “I never thought I’d see you in this section of the library.”

Fuck.

He hadn’t anticipated that he’d run into Nesta, a severely idiotic oversight on his part considering the House’s library was something akin to her own personal sanctuary. Azriel turned slowly on his heels to face her, mind working in overdrive to come up with a viable excuse for him being there.

“Nesta,” was all he came up with. Pathetic.

Her smirk turned deadly when she realized he was floundering. Arms crossed over her chest, chin tilted ever so slightly upwards, she looked the very portrait of smug amusement; he would expect nothing less of his friend who moonlighted as Lady Death.

Nesta’s eyes dropped to the book he forgot he was holding, and her eyebrows shot up in understanding, “Ah, I just recommended that one to Y/N. She gave it a hefty five stars. Said it was…intriguing.”

Nesta’s sly comments were enough to confirm Azriel’s suspicions that you were taking bedroom inspiration from the arsenal of smutty books the House stocked. And, with the way Nesta was biting her tongue, he could tell that she knew exactly why he was there.

Cassian, that fucking mouthy bastard.

Before Azriel could open his mouth to tell her that it wasn’t what it looked like – even though they both knew it was exactly what it looked like – Nesta stalked past him, pulling books off the shelf with striking precision. With a stack of five books balanced on one hand, she took the one Azriel was holding and reshelved it.

“These are Y/N’s favorite,” she said, this time with a little bit more softness and understanding as she placed them gingerly in his arms. “I’m sure she’d love if you read them.”

Azriel scanned each cover, a fond smile working to tilt the corners of his lips. You did love these; he had been familiar with these covers long before you were even mated, always keeping a lovingly watchful eye on the things you enjoyed, filing the knowledge away in his mind for later.

“Thanks, Nesta,” he said sincerely, adoration for you filling his chest with warmth as he remembered the excitement lighting your eyes while you read these books, cute flush radiating off your cheeks.

Nesta only nodded, giving his shoulder an encouraging few pats as she stalked off to another aisle, no doubt scouring the shelves for a new read.

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Azriel told himself that he’d only read a few chapters — for research — but he hadn’t realized that he’d spent the better half of his day off lounging on the loveseat in his study.

Despite his previous reservations around the smutty books you’d so lovingly treasured, he found he was enjoying them — and not just for the well written, detailed sex scenes that you were pulling ideas from. He was two-thirds of the way through the second book, in the midst of the big climax, when you snuck up on him.

“It seems you’ve discovered my dirty little secret,” you said coyly, arms coming up behind him to snake around his shoulders.

Azriel jumped at your sudden appearance, inwardly cursing himself for teaching you how to sneak up on someone so effectively. He closed the book swiftly, feeling a flustered blush creep up his neck.

You pouted and rested your chin on his shoulder, “Aw, you were just getting to the best part! Don’t stop reading on my account.”

Azriel groaned but gave in, leaning back into your touch, “Don’t tease me.”

“I would never tease you, my love,” you said mockingly before kissing his cheek. “It is really the best part, though. The paint scene—“

Before you could regale the details of the main characters’ sexual escapades, Azriel took your chin in his fingers and slotted his lips over yours in a silent plea to stop your innocent tormenting. He reveled in the way you kissed him back without pause; he didn’t think he’d ever get used to the way you loved him as eagerly as he did you.

“Dirty little secret, huh?” He quipped, lips brushing yours as a bemused smirk lifted the corners of his mouth. You rolled your eyes as you made your way around the back of the chair, gesturing for him to uncross his legs so you could settle yourself on his lap.

Your weight was a welcome comfort as he continued prodding you, “Is this why you’ve been so…eager lately?”

“I didn’t think you’d notice,” you admitted, winding your arms around his neck as he scoffed in mock disbelief.

“Give me some credit love, I notice everything when it comes to you.” Came his quick response.

You pursed your lips, half in childish dissatisfaction that your little game was over, “I just wanted to know how to get you to beg for me. I needed ideas.”

Your nonchalance belied the wicked sensuality of your words and he chuckled, wrapping his wings around you both before mapping a scathing trail of kisses up your neck. The pillowy feel of his lips brushing your ear made you shudder, his teeth nibbling playfully at your earlobe as he hummed deep in his chest, “We have a lifetime together, there’s no rush. But since you want it so badly, shall I show you how well I can beg for you?”

Azriel’s offer sent an exhilarating shiver down your spine, and you so desperately wanted to give in, wanted to watch him come undone beneath you as he pleaded with you to touch him. But you shook your head despite yourself, competitive stubbornness the only barrier between you and what you wanted.

“I want to earn it, make you want me so bad you can��t help yourself.”

Your words were a breathy murmur that nearly had Azriel flipping you over right there on the too small lounge chair, but he resisted, prioritizing his assurances that you were the only thing he wanted every second of every day.

“That’s the thing, beloved,” he whispered in your ear, deep voice doused in honey reverberating in your bones as your desire flared so wildly it made you lightheaded. His hand, calloused palms rough against your skin, skated beneath the hem of your dress to grab hold of your hip and move you so you were straddling him.

This was the image you played over and over in your mind. The unbridled, unrestrained look of pleading in his eyes that blew his pupils wide, that had his hips shifting against yours in a display of just how much he wanted you.

“I always want you,” he continued. “I’d beg for you like I am dying of dehydration and you are my oasis. Just ask, and I’ll do exactly as you say.”

You were mesmerized, finger tracing the sharp contours of his jawline before ending at his chin, tilting his gaze up with the same practiced dominance you’d seen him slip into countless times before. You savored the way he shuddered at your touch, pretty lips parting as his chest heaved.

The corner of your mouth quirked, your breath a ghost over his lips, “Show me, then.”

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