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The best part about Nyxlin when you throw Dahlia (Tamlinâs daughter) into the mix is that, you have Nyx, this dainty prince whose hobbies include ballet, gardening and reading, heâs built like a twig. A very handsome twig but a twig none the less.
Then you have Dahlia whoâs like 6â4, has been working as a general for 20+ years. Totally jacked and could snap a man in half.
Sheâs staring down at Nyx (who also happens to be one of her best friends) as he and Tam announce theyâre dating.
And Nyx has no idea how this is going to go (is terrified because Dahlia has physically thrown Tamlinâs former less than savoury boyfriends out the door) then sheâs just like
âOMG YOURE MY NEW DAD?!?!? CAN WE PLAY CATCH?!?!â
And Eden (Tamlinâs son and youngest child) is in the corner hissing at Nyx like a beat up feral cat. But cant do anything because heâs Nyxâs size and doesnt have an ounce of fighting experience.
Anyway, this is pretty much how it goes in A Witch A Warrior And A Reckoning, first chapter just got posted today, you should read it đŤľ
Tagging @praetorqueenreyna, @shi-daisy,
@sonics-atelier and @sadisticdevile cause I know this is their jam
#acotar#tamlin#pro tamlin#nyx archeron#tamlinâs daughter#tamlinâs son#dahlia fairburn#eden fairburn#a witch a warrior and a reckoning#nyxlin#acotar headcanons#acotar au#shes asking to play catch but its more like fetch#cause she turns into her beast form and just gets nyx to throw a stick
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worst yaoi youve ever seen
#fe laslow#fe keaton#fe14#fe shitpost#fire emblem#laskeat#????? i dont know what their ship name is i feel like thats what i normally use but who knows#guess who just learned how to use the fates text generator#it took way more steps than i thought like ive had the generator on my laptop since i got it i just. didnt use it#oh well. anyways miss them a bit. miss laslow in general but is that surprising to anyone#they go on dates in the dog park and yes it goes exactly how you think it would#except laslow tells keaton hes not allowed to use his full beast form bc its like 8 feet tall and he would scare the shit out of the dogs#but then it just looks like this normal ass dude is playing fetch in the park its a whole lot of trouble for no reason#love them
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will i ever stop thinking about little red riding yakumo and the big bad fox.?hm. no... no, i don't think i will
#not like i have a choice anyway . (lets the images float thru my mind like clouds on a windy day)#the day that prompt combined in my mind was an eternal mark on my life#for the love of dog i need yakumo in that slutty Santa outfit or an adorable riding hood costume#he's my little princess and i need him in little outfits#if kuya genuinely ate yakumo's grandma#this fairytale would get OG Grimm and gruesome real fast#two endings. one where it seems like granmma's life is genuinely in danger (leads to carnage and two beasts destroying each other)#one where it's tiny kuya in fox form who has somehow been tamed by nana (either.. sweetly or fiercely depending on nana mood)#and he's just sitting in bed boredly swishing his tail while granmama knits him a tiny sweater#yakumo arrives at the cabin and goes... mr. kuya....???#granny starts talking about how this adorable stray cat kept hangin around and she thinks he's lonely so now she keeps him company#(someone please fetch her glasses)
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I need to get an English copy because I was sure I was misreading it but this is my third read⌠belles fairy aunt says that she is the queens niece⌠the queen who is mother of the beast. They arenât cousins right?? Am I missing something?!?!
#I mean ig beauty and the beast is based off Eros and Psyche#so incest isnât far fetch for Greek mythology#but thatâs such an insane detail#thatâs only mentioned once#so like#I must have misunderstood?#no?
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radfems, here's some all rounded perspective about prostitution, poverty, child trafficking (and how the rich are involved in all of it), organ harvesting and forced labor in India.
MASSIVE trigger warning, obviously. This woman is an activist who has rescued thousands of women from prostitution/fast fashion factories etc. and we've never heard of her.
in the end, it all comes down to male depravity and poverty. this was a horrifying and eye opening watch. there's english subtitles, even though they're not great.
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@ihatemenandtherearereasons
#feminism#radical feminism#anti prostitution#anti pornography#capitalism#activism#males have the AUDACITY to say we don't need feminism#the thing is if you're fortunate enough to be born into a relatively well off family in india you'll never even HEAR of these things#maybe on the news every now and then#the problem is so so interconnected and widespread but it's also so so underground#like a cesspool of poverty and horrific exploitation#to most indians these stories seem far fetched because the poor are incredibly isolated from society#in every way#doesn't help that literally every man in power is a corrupt rapist beast who deserves to have his intestines pulled out via his asshole#the villages/cities she mentions in this video are mostly in places that have been ravaged by civil-war-like conditions and a resulting#crippling poverty because of disgusting males in charge#the other cities she mentions are poverty central they're the kind of place nobody who isn't dirt poor would be caught dead in#i did mention the isolation from society didn't i ?#god it's so so fucked up#mine#Youtube
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Now that I've finished ff7r and uninstalled both it and ff15, I can now move onto other gaming pastures like the 10000 games I got from that itch.io bundle
#ive already played a few#there actually is 1700 games im not gonna play them all but i did download like half a dozen i was interested in#also on my gaming to do list is finish up spiritfarer#and eventually get back into an rpg mode to finish ff8 and ff10....#i have ori and the blind forest for side scrolling platformer needs BUT the controller reader thinks im using an xbox instead of ps4 control#so it is whack and kinda annoying tbh...#after this i might buy the xbox gaming pass and see if any of the games i started on free trial are still there#i really wanna finish hi fi rush and chained echoes and cassette beasts#what else... oh right finish hades ... and then uhhhh#the games i got from epic game store (derogatory) when they were free....#ff14 to try and get to the expansions.... its so slow going the fetch quests are URGH
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now I really miss Ginger she was so silly.
I think I got her when I was like 8? I asked my mom if she still had any pictures and got this one. her green eyes and splotchy mustache :'^] funnied of face.
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Rom was a baby before she was turned into a big eldritch spider is my favorite theory itâs so so so funny master willem throws a baby in the lake and named the resulting creature âstupid fucking spiderâ presumably gives it to ebby (rom then dies by virtue of being a great oneâs child) and just does jack shit afterwards. Yharnam moment. What happened to wanting to ascend your humanity buddy.
#i think it fits but even if it didnât rom is baby. to me.#i hate hate hate her fight but I think her design is cool#bloodborne#i also think the way no hit runs deal w her is hysterical#remove weapons. take beast blood pellet. punch her incredibly armored face until the meter is full. start whacking. snipe her with some#Molotovs if she survives the first phase.#also wouldnât be too far fetched based on the celestial emissaries lore
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WAIT HEAD IN THE HANDS đŚ
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#augusta fetches a Very Pretty Dowry from the family she marries into + this is the Big reason her father weds her off so young#but. đ§đťââď¸ i think another part of it is that her magic is genuinely stifled in their homeland. the cold is what killed her mom when she#first came there + augusta struggles with it too. there are some benefits to having draconic blood in the Dragoncursed Lands but overall#it's mostly cons đťđ so it's a two for one deal. mister rustrian gets ???#a lot of money? some magical artefact that beats the fog back?? Something. and also his daughter gets to Leave and hone in her magic#so she can one day come back and put an end to the curse after all. easy peasy!#but then at the wedding he sees the necklace the family is going to regale her with + arcana checks that shit#and BAM.. it is the tf2 sapper in disguise! so he tries to call the wedding off because đ this was the Opposite of the point in marrying#her off tf!! but Augusta hates him and is lost in the sauce of being Free of Him + simultaneously lost in the sauce of being in touch#with her full mana pool for the first time in her life. so the rage kinda goes crazy and blam blam your father has been imploded.. magic#missile lvl 6 on his ass or something ridiculous#and the In-Laws are like ... đď¸đđď¸.. đď¸đŤŚđď¸ leash this beast IMMEDIATELY we need her magic NOWWWWWW#and so began augusta's 20 years of possession in baldur's gate or whateva đđŚ
#i realized this Could Not Happen in waterdeep because. well. if raw and unbridled magic is what you were after gale and all of his#colleagues are Right There đ§đťââď¸đ§đťââď¸đ§đťââď¸ ... she has to become baldurian and elturian or Something.. but on principle she Cannot be#waterdhavian đŚ
she should be from that one place that is trying to be like waterdeep but the one other city has claimed the local waterdeep#title so they just have to seethe abt it đ#đŚ
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can Kira from far fetched play as sultan from beauty and the beast as a regular dog?
That'd be cute. ^_^
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; synopsis : von lycaon is a true gentleman, he would never act on his selfish desires on his master. that is until mating season rolls aroundâŚ
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; warnings : 18+ , knotting , mating press , mentions of breeding âpregnancy and pupsâ , p in v , unprotected sex , light predator x prey , slight dubcon but everything is consensual , animalistic urges , slight fluff at the end
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; a/n : my first fic on this account, i do hope you enjoy! my requests are open of course. not proofread ; sorry for any errors!
NEW ERIDU, is home to many individuals and home to many different factions. One of those being Victoria Housekeeping . You found yourself at the mercy of those individuals from time to time, especially the ever so proper Von Lycaon. A gentleman through and through , who isnât afraid of protecting his dear master from the depths of the hollows where you often find yourself after conducting research.
Now, you knew better not to get too involved in any of his personal business, but when he sent a sudden notice of absence it worried you. Why on earth would he need to leave? For how long? What was wrong with him? You had to know, as his close friend and well.. esteemed patron. Thatâs what lead you to meet at the place you knew would have your answers. Strangely enough, none of the girls were home either, not even Ms Alexandrina.
It sent a shiver down your spine as you crept through the empty halls, it was silent..eerie. It was almost perfect for their faction at least but even for them this seemed a little far fetched. A little too silent for your liking. You could hear the way your heel clicked and clacked against the concrete floor beneath you. It was dark, the sun set a while ago..the moon shined bright through one of the cracked windows, the cold hair caused your hairs to raise and goosebumps to form. Why was everything suddenly so much scarier?
You just needed to find Lycaon and deliver the basket of treats you made for him , to hopefully quell whatever illness he described in his latest message as to why he had to be distant for a while. You turned the corner, only a few feet away from the room of the wolf thiren when you heard a growling. It pierced through your ears as the only thing breaking the eerie silence, that and now your increased heartbeat. You gasp, It sounded like he was in pain.. you didnt want him to feel pain anymore! You were just here to help.
You pick up the pace almost speed walking to his door, it was locked. You turn the handle again and again, calling out to him to let you in! To let you cure his sickness. Oh how naive and ignorant you are. The wolf was no longer the pristine and well groomed man you usually met , but more an untamed beast of pure and undeniable lust. The door swung open, almost off its hinges as he towered above you. Did he get taller? His chest was exposed, his once clean attire was discarded in rags behind him. He panted , his fangs almost dripping in saliva as he looked at you like you were his meal.
You didnt know why your legs burned as you ran away from the beast, you didnât even know why you were running to begin with. You could feel your heart pounding in your chest as you heard his heavy footsteps behind you, no less giving you a lead. You knew Lycaon could catch up to you if he truly wanted to. But this wasnât Lycaon this was someoneâsomething else. You blanked, which way did you come from? Where were you? You made the mistake of standing idle while an animal hunted you. His breathing was ragged in your ear as his clawed hand tightened around you waist yet he didnt hurt you, in fact it was the opposite.
âStay.â He finally spoke, his voice was almost unrecognizable as the rest of his appearance. His fur was unkept, his eyes were almost completely black as he stared down at you..but the small part of him was still there- that still wanted to protect you, his master. He knew exactly how to, he knew how to protect you from everyone else, everyone who wasnât himâevery other thiren or human out there who dared to claim you. No. He would do it first before them all.
Completely compromised, youâre almost forced in position with your face touching the hard cold floor and his hands forcibly tearing apart your garments. You squeal, you try and break free and tell Lycaon to calm down! Your pleads fall deaf to his ears, the only sense he can make out is your scent. Arousal, fear.. it was a deadly mix for a wolf, it made him crave you more. His hands were somehow soft against your plush skin, playing with the fat of your thighs as he forced your body in every position he could until he was satisfied. You couldnât help but feel your core leak at the sight of him when youâre finally on your back. His cock was large and swelling, pulsing over your entrance as he tried to hold back every urge he could until he knew you were ready.
His long digits found way into your core, it stun as he dragged them in and out, you knew you needed more than this you needed him. âLyâLycaonâ Youâd call, forcing him to throw out every thought telling him to take his time. You needed him as he needed you, and who was he to deny his master their desire? He almost couldnât resist when your walls clamped around his thick member, his saliva dripped down onto your exposed chest- coating your mounds with the liquid as his hand came up to massage it in. His pace began slowly, he still cared of course. You could feel everything, every thrust, every twitchâyou could feel it all.
Gradually he sped up, he started to thrust at an unforgiving pace, his moans breathless and mixing with your downright pornographic voice, he never felt so much pleasure in his lifeâall that buildup truly meant something now that he can unload everything he had into you, yes, yes hed give you his all. He would fill you to the brim and get you nice and pregnant with his kinâwith his pups. You could do that right?
âyou-you will mother..mother my kinâwont you master?â He purred, his tongue lapping at your neck as he started to fuck you like an animal- like the beast he truly was. You could barely speak back, your brain was practically mush at this point. You could only cling to the little you could as your poor cunt got abused by his unforgiving pace. His knot began to swell against the base of his cock, you could feel it prodding at your entranceâ no, you couldnât take this! Not when you could barely take his cock. That didnât matter to Lycaon though, you would take it whether you liked it or not. His hands came to your thighs yet again but this time to force them beside your head, your teary eyed fucked out face only urged him on.
âyesâyes! take my knot.. my beloved-! my masterâplease, please let me in..â Heâd growl before biting down on your neck , you scream as you feel that familiar burst of energy shock through you- the slick from your cum and arousal created the perfect substance for his knot to slide inside of you..filing you to the brim with his cum. He licked at your neck as his tail wagged behind him furiously.. he finally found someone suitable for his kin.. for his love..for his desires to be fulfilled.
He couldnât let you go now, not even long after he calmed down. In reality, he was terrified on seeing you now that he was in the right state of mind..what an idiot he was. âMasterâI deeply apologize for my behavior. This is why I notified everyone about the full moonâ His voice made you chuckle, of course.. the damn moon. âMaster-?â He called again, afraid he may have broken you. You surely were âbrokenâ at least thatâs how your body felt.
âLycaonâ
âYes Master-?â
âCarry me to bedâ
âOf course..I am at your serviceâ
#zzz#zzzero#zzz lycaon#von lycaon#zenless zone zero lycaon#lycaon x reader#lycaon smut#von lycaon x reader#hoyoverse#genshin impact#honkai star rail#smut writer#zenless zone zero#von lycaon smut#zzz x reader#zzz smut#zenless zone zero x reader#đŚšâ â Ë haywires ! ~
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the cost of a dragon
pairing: addam velaryon x wife!reader
synopsis: addam is covered in cuts and scrapes from falling and running in the forest, and now you must take care of him.
includes: fluff, episode 6 heavy spoilers, probably historically inaccurate w some parts but weâre just gonna Let That Slide, not proofread again oops
wc: 1.3k
a/n: i love him so bad. rn my top 3 tb characters are rhaenyra rhaena and addam. heâs so sweet!! i really hope we get to see a lot more of him in the next few episodes
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Addam is bewildered when he returns to your home, panting, eyes wide and mouth agape. Youâve never seen him like this, but you guess that itâs the dragon laying beside your house thatâs done it.
âWhatâs happened?â You exclaim when you see the way heâs stumbled in, bleeding from a cut on his cheek.
â��The, the dragon,â He mumbles, locked hair spilling over his shoulders. Addam walks over to where you stand by the kitchen table, hands gently grasping your forearms, as yours do his, thumbs running over your skin to ground himself. He smells strange, like something otherworldly. Could it have been because of the beast outside your door?
âIt came to me, followed me through the woods by the shore. I think Iâve claimed him. Yes, thatâs what Iâve done. I must go.â Addam attempts to retract himself from your grip, but to no avail.
The pots and pans inside rattle when the silver creature lay its head on the yard outside, no doubt resting from its flight. âPlease, my love,â Addam insists. âI need to go and see the queen myself. She is in need of more dragons herself, is she not? If I serve her, perhaps she will allow you and I to live at Dragonstone with her. This is our chance.â
You shake your head, apron ruffling from the beachâs wind blowing through the window. Addam has always been ambitious, has always wanted the best for you and himself. Heâs fiercely loyal to you, a quality that made you want to marry him in the first place.
âAddam.â Your hands fly up to cup his cheeks, stopping him from continuing on with his tangent. âYouâre covered in gashes and dirt and sand. At least let me lend you a hand.â
He softens at that, jaw seeming to unclench. Addamâs brown eyes have always been expressive, and now they seem to look at you as if youâre the sweetest person heâs ever known. ââŚI suppose youâre right,â He mutters, âbut we must make haste.â
Finally, you let go of each other. You use one of your hands to intertwine your fingers with his, and the other to grip your skirts as you lead him to your room. Itâs small and modest, mostly swallowed up by the bed you share. âSit,â You say, almost commandingly, quickly fetching a spare piece of cloth by the tub in the main room and a bowl of water.
Addamâs eyes almost glint at the way you flounce about before him. He spreads his legs so you are able to stand between them, chin tilting up so he can make eye contact with you while you fix him up.
âLet me see.â
He holds out his right arm, palm up, covered in tiny scratches and sand from his poor attempt to escape from his new dragon. Seasmoke, he remembers. Addam squeezes your right hand lightly while the other cleans him up.
You barely manage to suppress a heavy scoff at the mess in front of you, but you dab gently at it with the towel anyway, soaked with water. âWhat did you do?â You ask, brows knitting together. âDid you try to run from it?â
âYes,â He admits, face scrunching together at the fresh memory. Youâve told him to be careful of the sky-beasts constantly looming over the two of you, and he knows heâll be scolded for trying to escape the damn thing.
You shake your head, mostly to yourself, and Addamâs shoulders deflate. âWell, what would you have done?â He asks, exasperated. âMy apologies for wanting to come home to you tonight.â
You pinch his arm. âI only worry for you,â You say, voice soft. Addam and his brother, Alyn, are the only family youâve left; youâd never known your father, and your sweet mother had died of a fever shortly after your seventeenth nameday. She hadnât been able to last, to see you wed the man you love so dearly.
ââŚWhat will you say, when you see Queen Rhaenyra? She may think you are coming as a foe, to battle rather than service.â
Addam hisses as you brush against a particularly deep cut, eyes squeezing shut. âSorry,â You say, and he only tips your interlaced fingers up to his lips and kisses the back of your hand.
Your husband pauses after he lets your hands back down, considering the weight of whatever his words to the Black Queen will mean. He almost thinks of it as a duty, to you and his brother. To further your ever so small family.
âI suppose the words will come to me when it happens.â He swallows harshly, eyes averted from yours, darting around like heâs telling himself to fucking think.
Youâve moved onto his other arm, now, and suddenly the odor of him has become unbearable. Itâs nothing like anything youâve smelled before.
Grimacing, you drop the washcloth and cover your nose with your hand, taking a step back. âWhat?â questions Addam, clearly confused. âWhatâs the matter?â
âGods, you fucking stink. What is that?â
Addam laughs. He laughs, tension seeping out of him as he does. âIt must be the dragon,â He claims, reaching out to grab your waist and pull you back towards him. âDonât mind it, please.â
Youâre unable to fight the smile you feel blooming, because despite the fact that your husband reeks of his new dragon sleeping outside your home, and your feet are sore from walking to the markets, only to find nothing, and your nerves are set ablaze thinking of his meeting with Rhaenyra, Addam is here. Heâs here with you, holding you, safe in the comfort of your humble little home.
The feeling is fleeting, only settling in you for a moment, but you tip your head down to press a kiss to his mouth. âYou must be vigilant,â You plead when you pull away, ignoring the way Addamâs lips seem to chase after yours. âAnd you must return to me. I do not know what I would do if I were to lose you.â
âI will be. I swear it.â
You brush away the dried blood on his cheek with the cloth, frowning. âWe should leave, shouldnât we? Fly to Essos, where we will be safe without the threat of war. That dragon is large enough to saddle three, isnât it? We can go-â
A thumb soothingly presses against your lips, silencing you. ââŚIf I can put the thing to use, it will strengthen us. Strengthen whatever I have with my father.â
Addam had always been desperate to get the same attention from Lord Corlys that Alyn had always seemed to receive after heâd saved the man. Youâd never spoken to the Lord Velaryon yourself before, but it was hard to miss the way heâd stare at you when you visited your husband in the shipyard, almost melancholically.
âI do not care for jewels and gowns and for you to be gilded in glory, Addam,â You state, pushing his wrist away from your face. âI care for you. Should we not go now? I could find your brother.â
âNo.â He shakes his head, standing from the bed, now towering over you. His fingers, callused from his seemingly never-ending work on Lord Corlysâs ship, caress your waist almost reverently.
Almost every inch of your skin heats up when Addam leans down to kiss your chest, right where your heart is. The skin is covered by the sea-blue gown you wear, a white apron tied about your waist, and you shudder at the feel of his lips on such an intimate spot.
He kisses up from your bosom to your mouth again, firm and sweet and longing. Thereâs no guarantee youâll ever see him again, but some strange part of you feels that all will be well. Itâs a naive thought, perhaps, but one you welcome nonetheless.
âI will come back to you,â He promises, voice rasping. âI love you.â
#hotd x reader#house of the dragon x reader#addam velaryon x reader#addam of hull x reader#addam velaryon fluff#addam of hull fluff#hotd fluff#house of the dragon fluff#team black x reader#the blacks x reader
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Man I love pit bulls
#such good dogs#sweetest big ol beasts#such dog#very woof#big ol head good for patting#teeth so good for fetching
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FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION.
Aemond Targaryen x niece!Reader
WARNINGS: SEXUAL CONTENTâMDNI; canon typical incest/targcest (uncle married niece), menstrual sex, p in v, fingering, lactation kink
WORDS: 2.1 K
NOTES: Thank you to @lady-phasma and the rest of our little group for this period smut collaboration đ and extra thanks to @zaldritzosrose for the moodboard!! I love you guys sm đ It was so much fun working with this request. Cheers to the dragon friendsđ¤
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A poking ache in your stomach is what pulls you out of your sleep, like a sharp, stinging tug that makes you curl into a bundle, clutching your belly. With your husband still sound asleep right next to you, his snores filling the room, youâre determined to not moan out in pain too loudly, though youâre close to failing.Â
âBy the Seven,â you whisper, a clear strain to your voice, and when you bring your hand down between your legs, the stickiness you're welcomed with makes you sigh. Thereâs hardly any light of the moon falling into the room, which makes it difficult for you to make out the source of the wetness that coats your fingers, yet the smell lets you know itâs familiar. Your moonblood.Â
âOh, this can notâŚâ you trail off, moaning through gritted teeth as another jolt of pain runs through your belly.Â
Next to you, your husband has been roused from sleep by your stirring and moaning, blinking against the darkness and blearily into the night as he tries to understand what is going on. Propping himself up on one elbow, his groggy voice is laced with worry as he speaks, âwhat is the matter?â
You shift to lie on your back again, leaning up against the headboard. âI⌠my moonblood has come,â you say. The realization that itâs just your monthly bleeding does bring you some sense of relief, meaning your husband has not yet managed to put another child in you, but it also concerns you. âIt feels like someone is clawing at my belly from the inside out⌠and I can not remember for it to be so painful before the pregnancy.â
Itâs an instinct heâs developed over the course of your pregnancy, something you still catch him doing every now and then, but Aemondâs hand immediately goes to your belly, rubbing small, soothing circles to somewhat ease the pain. And for someone possessing the blood of the dragon, his body certainly emanates a lot of heat. Youâre immediately drawn towards him, melting against his frame, warmth radiating off of his bare chest.
Aemond brings his lips to the crown of your head, wrapping his arms around you. âThat was to be expected, was it not?â he asks.
âYes, but it is quite severe.â You flinch again at the stinging pain, though it is not as sharp with his warm hand splayed over your stomach. âCould you fetch me the maester to ease the pain?â
Your husbandâs mind, however, quickly comes up with a different solution. âWell, I have heard and read that thereâs another way to ease that kind of pain, my love,â he says, a teasing lilt to his voice. âA more⌠pleasurable alternative that may not completely rid you of the pain, but certainly takes your mind off of it.â
His words and the innuendo donât surprise you at all. Ever since he truly has learned what it meant to indulge in the pleasures of flesh with you, heâs turned into a starved beast, desperate to get his fill of you every night until your little Baelon was born, and determined to get you round with his seed as quickly as possible again. The few weeks of rest that had been prescribed by the maester were the most difficult for him, struggling to keep his hands off of you. It was the complete opposite to the way he was while you grew up together; your usually quiet and observing uncle turned into a beast, similar to the one he claimed when he turned ten.Â
Aemondâs hand slowly drifts lower, and a small gasp escapes your lips, his fingers dancing lightly over the damp linen of your smallclothes. You look at him, your eyes half-lidded with a mix of pain and desire. âDo you really think⌠it would help?â you murmur softly, instinctively arching into his touch. The throbbing ache in your belly is temporarily replaced by a pleasant warmth spreading through your core.Â
âOh, I very much believe it will,â he whispers in your ear, his voice low and gravelly.Â
A sly smile is on his lips as his thumb brushes over your pearl, making your breath hitch in your throat. Your head tips back into the pillows with a moan slipping past your lips. âAemondâŚâ you whisper, his name coming out in a mere breath, âplease.âÂ
He is quick to bow his head forward, capturing your lips for a kiss. As he tugs on your smallclothes, you wrap your arms around his neck for support, using the leverage to shimmy out of the damp linen.Â
You gasp against his lips as his nimble digits ease into your cunt, and Aemond presses his forehead against yours. Feeling you writhe beneath his touch, he lets out a low groan, a small shiver running down his spine at the wanton sight of his wife on the cusp of pleasure. âRelax, my love,â he rasps. âLet me take care of you.â
His fingers continue their ministrations, his touch gentle yet insistent, never slowing down, and your hips buck into his touch. Thereâs no denying your desire for him, your need for him. And while he focuses on easing your pain, your focus solely lies on him â or rather his cock. Itâs always the same, for his fingers are never enough for you.Â
Aemond has pushed his sleeping trousers down to the point he was able to free his cock, thick, hard, and the tip glistening with a few beds of his arousal, indicating just how badly he wants to take care of you. Feeling his knuckles brush your thigh as his fist slides up and down his length, you whimper in anticipation while a strained grunt leaves his lips.Â
Without another word, Aemond positions himself between your legs, the motion fluid and practiced. His hands glide over the smooth skin of your thighs, pushing them further apart to accommodate him.Â
There is some impatience evident in his movements as he drags the tip of his cock through your soaked folds, causing you to gasp each time it presses against your sensitive pearl.Â
âStop teasing me, Aemond,â you whine, your nerves on fire.Â
His lips curve into a smug smirk at your desperate whine. âWhatâs the rush, my love?âÂ
Tilting his head forwards, he watches as he circles your entrance with his cock, repeatedly pushing just the tip inside⌠only to pull out mere moments later. While it drives you insane with lust, it also makes you aware of how slick you are for him â knowing itâs not just your arousal heâs coated in now.Â
That realization makes you feel shy, and you momentarily try to squeeze your thighs together to escape his hungry gaze â but to no avail. Tsking, Aemond is quick to pry your thighs apart again, raising a brow. âDo not shy away now,â he warns. âA little blood does not repel me.â
Pressing your lips into a thin line, you nod meekly at his words, and your husband takes that as his cue to continue. Where he usually sheathes him inside you in one, swift thrust, heâs slow and careful to enter you now, making sure you feel every vein and ridge of him on his way inside. You both moan in unison, never getting enough of each other.Â
Despite you being quite tense from the sharp pain tugging at your belly, Aemond buries himself inside of you with ease, your moonsblood adding to your slickness. It feels different than usual â you feel different than usual, more sensitive â yet the pleasure it brings is heightened and coaxes you to melt around him.Â
Your head tips back into the pillows, but Aemond is quick to bring a hand to the side of your neck, applying a bit of pressure to your chin with his thumb to force you to meet his gaze. There is a slight stutter in his hips as he sets up his slow pace, settling only once heâs found the perfect rhythm. With expert precision, he rolls his hips against yours. Your heels dig into his rear, encouraging him to go even deeper.Â
The dull, continuous ache in your belly grows weaker with every thrust, replaced by a warmth that spreads all the way to your limbs, fueled by the squelching sounds of his cock repeatedly disappearing into your soaked cunt.Â
Aemond has one hand on your neck and the other positioned on the mattress right next to your head, careful not to put all of his weight on your sensitive body. You take it upon yourself to tug on the low neckline of your nightgown, pulling it even lower to free your heavy breasts from their confines.Â
Your body is still providing enough milk to feed an army of children, despite you merely birthing one, and while they are heavy and hard to the touch, wearing clothes has always been a far worse agony. The creamish silk has been damp even before Aemond has touched you, and so itâs no surprise droplets of milk trickle from your darkened buds as soon as your fingers touch them.Â
And that is the moment he stops being careful, bowing down to capture one bud with his lips and press his body against yours. Itâs a mix between a gasp and moan that slips past your lips, yet itâs enough to make clear the relief you feel.Â
The position all but forces him to roll his hips against yours languidly, but neither of you mind for it seems to bring you both enough pleasure. You can feel him suckle on your breast in the rhythm your cunt clenches around his cock. His cheeks dimpled from the suction; heâs propped up on one elbow, using his hand to pinch and roll the other bud between his fingers.Â
He alternates between licking and sucking, not keen on wasting just one drop of your precious milk. âGods, Aemond,â you whine, arching your back against him. You feel him throb inside of you at the despair audible in your voice, spurring him on.Â
Your hips move on their own accord now, grinding against his and matching his movements, the pain in your belly and breasts long forgotten as you chase your pleasure.Â
A couple of moments pass until you feel Aemondâs breath growing labored, his chest almost heaving with more and more muffled grunts and groans escaping his throat. He is loud â much to your surprise â but your body seems keen at that, the pressure inside of your belly tightening at a rapid pace.
As his lips wrap around your other bud, the knot in your belly snaps. Itâs either gripping the sheets or his hair to keep yourself grounded, and you opt for the latter, burying your hands inside of his silver strands. You use the grip to pull him closer to your breasts, more out of instinct than of clear will.Â
The sheets below you are soaked with a blend of your arousal and moonblood, trickling out of your cunt and coating Aemondâs cock and the sac of his stones. Itâs the tightness of your peakâs contractions that eventually forces the seed from your husband, milking him for every last drop of his spent. His muscles go rigid, yet he hardly withdraws from your bud to release grunts and groans, too drunk on whatâs supposed to be for your son.Â
He bites down as he spills inside of you, harder than you like considering your whole body is a sensitive mess at this point, but you do not begrudge him â itâs well deserved with how caring and careful heâs been to tend to your needs.Â
He buries his face between your now soft and tender breasts as you leisurely ride out your peaks, both your movements slowly, but surely, coming to a stop. You tug on his hair, and the sight of his half-lidded eye and his swollen lips makes you clench around him once more.Â
While Aemond swallows a groan, you urge his face towards yours for a kiss, moaning at the taste of your milk on his tongue. Labored breaths fan across each otherâs faces as his mouth leaves yours, and you take a moment to stare at each other silently.Â
âIs the pain⌠has it eased?â Aemondâs voice is a hoarse whisper. Panting softly, he sits back on his haunches.Â
A small, bashful smile curves your lips, the haze of desire beginning to lift. Your body still thrums with the aftereffects of his endeavors. âI am quite alright,â you reply. âBut perhaps we should indulge in a bath. I do believe a soak in hot water may alleviate my discomfort even more, and it seems we have both made quite the mess.â
You notice the mischievous gleam in his good eye. âIf that is what my love desires, then consider it done. I shall have hot water brought to our chambers, and then I shall ensure that every bit of your discomfort is soothed.â
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BG3 Companions' Reactions Following Scratch's Permadeath
The following lines are triggered when a character throws Scratch's ball after he's been permakilled (AKA, killed at camp rather than just as a summon).
Astarion
Good riddance to the dog. Who'd miss that waggy little tail... (devnote: Pretending not to be sad and failing)
Does it have a sad squeak now? Is that even possible?
I suppose I'll just pick it up myself.
Can't believe the stupid dog isn't here to get the stupid ball. (devnote: Pretending not to be sad and failing)
Gale
You were an excellent friend, Scratch - and that's coming from a cat-lover.
I hope there's balls and bones galore, wherever you are...
Poor Scratch. I'm lucky to have met you.
I hope Scratch doesn't miss his ball, wherever he is...
Karlach
I miss my dog.
Here, pup. (devnote: Sadly. The dog is dead and she knows this.)
Why am I doing this to myself?
Scratch should be here. With his family.
Lae'zel
It's not much fun alone.
I really don't know what I thought would happen.
Solo fetch. A miserable pastime.
Can't believe I'm going to say this, but - I miss Scratch.
Shadowheart
I need to stop doing this to myself...
I didn't do this enough, when I had the chance.
I hope Scratch has a new ball to play with, wherever he is...
It's silly... part of me felt like Scratch might still show up for his ball.
Wyll
Fetch isn't much of a solo game.
Damn. I miss the furry fellow.
For old times' sake.
I miss you, Scratch.
Halsin
I hope you are happy, wherever you are.
I am sorry, Scratch
I torment myself - Scratch is not going to come
Poor Scratch. I hope he is at peace.
Jaheira
Enough. This isn't helping anyone.
You deserved better, boy
Gods, but you'd miss the fuss. The noise. Gods above, even the smell.
Pointless, without a pup to chase it.
Minsc
Scratch, come and... oh. How could I forget he was gone, Boo?
No game of fetch will bring Scratch back from death.
I know he is gone, Boo, but... perhaps this is a way of keeping him alive, no?
I miss him, Boo.
Minthara
Everyone assumes I killed the dog. I liked the dog. (devnote: talking to herself. Comic edge to this.)
Scratch reminded me of my first displacer beast. A noble creature.
Withers! Be a good skeleton and fetch that ball. (devnote: jokingâdoesn't actually expect Withers to fetch the ball she just threw)
Gah. I miss the damn dog. (devnote: surprised by her own feelings)
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take me home, country road
[ao3]
prompt: 1800s price/readerâŚ. reader flees to his town where Price is the sheriff after a murder in her previous town only to be mistaken for the mail order bride that Price just sent for âŚ.and heâs not interested in hearing any of her excuses when she tells him that heâs got the wrong girl (part 6) part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
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And they say if it sways, you have to cut it off at the root.
You repeat that to yourself when you catch the way you glance out the kitchen window again, surreptitiously watching John. Itâs hard to pull your eyes away. He walks over to the well to fetch water for you to do the dishes, the chore youâd elected to take when he offered you the choice between that and feeding the horses. Itâs a fair compromise since you balk at the thought of getting anywhere near either of those beasts.Â
Watching him bend over the well to lower the bucket down, his muscled shoulders tapering to a narrow waist and suspenders drawing tight against his back, makes you bite your lip. Then scowl. Then pull the curtain shut to block out the view.
You have to cut any gentleness off at the root.Â
When he comes back, you step to the side without a word to let him pour the water into the wash basin, hot water from the teakettle and lye soap making the water already in the pan sudsy. In a sense, itâs not any different from anything youâve done back home; the same two pans for washing and scalding, the same cake of soap, and the same dish towel to dry the dishes off at the end. The only difference is the man that pours the cool water into the basin to make it more comfortable for your hands.Â
âIâll be out back,â he tells you, before grabbing you around the waist and pulling you in close to press a close-mouthed kiss to the side of your head. You only scrunch your nose a little. âWhen youâre done, come get me. Got business in town.â
âWhy do you need me to come with you?â you ask, lips cresting into a pout without a thought. Youâd never considered yourself a bellyacher, but itâs almost second nature around John. âI canâŚI can stay and clean the house.â
âYou saying I keep a messy home?â John asks, a teasing lilt in his voice.
You look pointedly down at the dirt he tracked into the kitchen after fetching the bucket of water from the well. âIt could do with a spit shine.âÂ
That gets a laugh out of him, a bellow from deep in his belly. It shakes you to your bones.Â
âDarling, Iâll be honest with you,â he says, turning you to face him before folding his arms across his chest. âI donât trust you not to bolt like a runaway horse, and youâll only wind up putting yourself in danger if you try to make a run for it out here.â
That expression makes your stomach twist. âGood to know you think of your wife as some scared filly.âÂ
âYou talk a whole lot for a woman whoâs been over my knee. Do we need to repeat that?â
When his tone goes stern, you lose the wedging piece of candor keeping you upright. Eyes widen and then narrow. Heâs been patient despite your loose tongue, but when that patience slips, you can see the steel underneath his gentle exterior. Itâs the true root of him.Â
You clam up under his stare, sullen and begrudging. Smooth your dress down to have something to do with your hands. Youâve forgotten your place again. Side-stepped it out of intimacy or misplaced trust or naivety or forgetting, again, for the umpteenth time, that the world is not a place for women that open their mouths. So you keep it shut, trap every festering word behind your teeth.Â
He must not like something he sees painted on your face because his brows draw closer together, frustration brewing anew in his eyes. The longer you stay quiet, the more irritated he grows, his nostrils flaring wide.Â
âSee that you come get me as soon as everythingâs squared away in here,â John bites out, pointing a single, blunt finger at you. âElse Iâll come get you myself.â
And we wouldnât want that, you think, surly. You hope it swims across your eyes. Blooms on your face. Perhaps it does.Â
The lines around his mouth and eyes grow more defined when he smiles. His whole mustache moves with his smile, every part of his face expressing his satisfaction. Itâs beyond infuriating. He taps you on the nose with his knuckle before leaving out the backdoor, not sparing you a backward glance. You nearly shake with indignation.Â
Itâs hard not to watch him out in the paddock while drying the dishes though, not with him set against the gilded sun. You inch the curtain slightly open, just enough of a gap to peer through. The Stetson shadows his face when he tilts his head up towards the sky, the hard edge of his jaw the only thing that meets your gaze. Itâs not the first time youâve seen a man out in the fields or pastures, but most of those have been at a distance, removed. Glimpsed briefly through the window while your train barreled on past acres of farmland.Â
John cycles through the morning tasks of guiding the horses into the paddock by a lead fixed to their halter, replenishing the food trough, and fetching more water from the well to fill the water trough. His horses are striking in the sheer size of them; muscled shoulders and legs, and well-padded flanks. Most of the horses youâve seen out west havenât seemed nearly as well-fed, many whittled down to rib and hip bone.Â
It says something about him, but youâre not ready to confront exactly what. You turn your attention back to the dishes, scrubbing the last of the dried butter and eggs at the bottom of the pan. It takes a little extra grit, but cleaning is a familiar choreâitâs one youâve done all your life, what got you into this mess in the first place.Â
You donât like what you find when you finally venture out of the house to track him down.Â
âIâm not getting on that thing.âÂ
You put your veritable foot down with that, arms straight and stiff by your sides, more out of worry than annoyance. You do also give a little stomp for good measure, but youâll chalk that up to reflexes should John inquire.Â
He doesnât. Just stares down at you with unimpressed green eyes that haunt your days and nights now. Tells you without telling you that youâll get on that horse, willing or not.Â
Itâs not for a lack of beauty that you canât quite shake the nervousness they elicit in you. Buttercup, the one that John saddled up and now waits patiently to be mounted, keeps her head low as if sensing your disquiet, curiosity glimmering in her coal black eyes. Not even the animal curiosity of is this a friend or foe, but the curiosity that comes with pure trust, almost intelligible that way.Â
John runs his hand down her smooth, buttery flank. âDid you enjoy yesterdayâs walk?â
âI didnât hate it.â Truth be told, youâd hardly been of a mind to notice it at all. Though your legs still ache from the walk back to Johnâs house, the walk itself had not seemed especially grueling in the moment. The mind can put aside quite a bit when it has something else to focus on.Â
âWell, Iâm not too keen to repeat it.â He leaves it at that, tightening a strap on Buttercupâs saddle in such a purposeful way that your shoulders tense.Â
âI could meet you there,â you say, a touch desperately. Your stomach turns when you think about hoisting yourself up onto Buttercupâs saddle. It doesnât seem possible. Itâs not something youâve ever done or ever considered doing. You remember horror stories of stableboys back home trampled under their hooves and stomped to death, kicks so powerful that they could break a fully grown manâs ribs or cave in his face.Â
âMy wife isnât gonna wander into town by her lonesome like some vagrant,â John says disdainfully, almost scoffing. Insulted by the whole idea. âAnd youâre sure as hell not staying here alone, darlinâ.â
âWell, figure something else out because I am not getting up on that thinââ You cut off on a yelp when he circles around you and abruptly lifts you up. Your head rushes at the sudden motion, legs flailing beneath you.Â
âQuit squirminâ like a damn barn cat. Little hellion,â John grits out, guiding your heel into the stirrup. âCâmon, youâre just side saddling, so you only need your butt on the saddle.â When he sets you down lightly onto the saddle, you stop wiggling around, acutely aware of the thousand pound horse beneath you. âThere we goâthat wasnât so hard now, was it?âÂ
âI hate this,â you hiss, fingers clamped tight over the pommel.Â
âAw, darlinâ, donât go insulting Buttercup like that,â John chuckles, replacing your foot in the stirrup with his own.
You sit there stiff as a board, perched precariously on the saddle as he hoists himself up behind you. His sheer proximity doesnât register right away. Youâre too concerned with the moving beast under you, its ribs expanding and contracting with each breath. Unlike you, John is more than comfortable sitting astride the horse, not a smidgeon of tension in his body. You suck in a horrified breath when you feel him readjust himself before settling down more comfortably.Â
He reaches around you to grab the reins, a sharp whistle signaling the horse to take her first stride forward, looping around the side of the house. Even the slow trot threatens to buck you off at first. You lurch forward with each step, certain that youâll slip right off the saddle and onto the dusty ground below until John loops an arm around your waist and pulls you to his chest.
You grow stiffer in his arms somehow. Despite sleeping in the same bed the night before and sharing far too many kisses for your comfort or virtue, being pressed up tight against a man never gets easier. Perhaps if youâd been married for longer than a single day youâd be more at ease with the notion, but as of yet, it comes as a shock to the senses every time.Â
You carefully avoid the thought that other married women wouldnât be still in possession of their maidenhead so many hours after their wedding night. Thatâs none of your business.
The two of you navigate into town at a slow canter, allowing you to gradually acclimatize to the gait of a horse. Part of you remembers riding horses when you were younger, but that was a lifetime ago, long enough to shake the memory from your muscles. These days, you can barely remember the hands holding you steady, the ones that wouldâve lifted you up onto the horse and helped you back down. Those people are faceless in your memories.Â
John stays silent at your back, only tightening his hand around your hip when you slip the slightest bit when Buttercup picks up the pace, heading towards the familiar sight of the sheriffâs office. It draws a quick squawk out of you, neatly masked by a fake cough. His chuckle at that rumbles through you, clearly not buying it. Another lesson in humiliation.Â
You manage not to flail as much when he gets off the horse and helps you down, even though youâre still not used to being manhandled so, particularly not in front of the townsfolk milling about and glancing over with undisguised interest.Â
âAre you working today?â you ask, curiosity getting the better of you while John ties Buttercupâs lead to the post outside the sheriffâs office.Â
âDonât exactly get many days off when youâre the only sheriff in the county,â John replies. âWeâve got a few deputies in every town, and a couple here, but it ainât an easy gig.â
âHow many deputies have you got here?âÂ
âJust the three. Simon, John, and Kyle. You met Simon the other day.âÂ
His name draws up the faint memory of the masked deputy from your wedding ceremony. âI remember,â you say flatly. Thereâs no lost love between you and anyone involved with that sham of a wedding.Â
âDonât hold that against him,â John smiles. âHeâs a good ole boy. Canât fault a man for following the bossâ orders.â
Watch me. You glance away lest he see that thought etched across your face.Â
The town is bustling with activity this late in the morning. Steps and floorboards creak under the weight of boots coming and going. A man going by in a horse-and-buggy whistles sharply when he cracks the reins, his horse puffing out a low, frustrated grunt.Â
Men hustle past you decked out in leather chaps and waistcoats, spats covering the half-boots of those not decked out in tall, spurred cowboy boots. There are far less women scampering about town than men, particularly not so close to the sheriffâs office, but you keep finding your eyes drawn to them.Â
John grips you under the arm and swiftly pulls you back when you narrowly sidestep a mound of horse droppings left uncovered in the middle of the road. The smell only hits you a second later.Â
âWell, thatâs lovely,â you remark, deadpanned, putting your foot down deliberately a good distance away.Â
âWouldnât need to complain about it if you just watched your step.â
âYou know, this really wouldâve been a nice day to just stay home,â you mutter, chastised enough not to say something sharp in return.Â
While the smell makes your nose wrinkle, you have to admit that the air here is far less pungent than back home. In general, this bucolic town is far more pleasant in certain respects than the city youâd left behind in a haste.Â
âWhere do you want me to wait for you?â you ask, turning to face him now at the front steps of the sheriffâs office.
He frowns. âWait for me?â
âWhile you work, I mean. Surely you donât mean for me to sit inside all day twiddling my thumbs while you work.â
His mustache twitches with a smile. âThought Iâd show you around firstâget you acquainted with the locals.â
The idea of mingling with the townsfolk doesnât appeal to you, but you also canât think of a good enough reason to refuse. Especially with the curious glances already being sent your way. You duck your head to stare down at your boots when you spot a group of other women clustered together and whispering to each other, their eyes trained on you. Somehow youâve gone from being furniture in a room to being a source of local gossip, and itâs almost hard to believe that you miss being ignored.Â
When you look back up at John, you find him still staring down at you, waiting patiently. Up close, the sunlight almost turns patches of his beard gold; he has a smattering of moles across his face, not the blush of freckles but rather a few dark spots by his nose. Aside from the tuft of hair under his bottom lip, his chin is mostly bare, and when he smiles, his whole face moves with it. You have to blink to snap yourself out of it.Â
Your upper lip curls involuntarily when you say, âSo you want to help me make friends?âÂ
âWell, seeing as I know most of âem, figured Iâd be a help.â
âThe jobâs really not all that busy then, huh?â You really wish you could learn to shut your mouth, since it keeps getting you in trouble, but the barbs roll off your tongue so naturally. Luckily, it seems to amuse him now more than it did early this morning.Â
âGuess life isnât as exciting âround here as it is back in the city, but it has its days,â John chuckles. âNow come on; Iâll give you the tour.â
For some reason, you hadnât pictured the town being quite so big, but during your walk, you realize youâve vastly underestimated the true size of it. Though not anywhere near as ostentatious as the cities back east, the sheer breadth of it eclipses anything from back home. Itâs spread out on an incomparable scale, the mountains in the background stretching out along the horizon like the skeletal remains of a giant long since dead and decayed. Â
Itâs not the ramshackle town you envisioned when you stepped off the train the other day, despite the wooden facades and their brightly painted signs. You almost wish you had more time just to admire the craftsmanship, but John leads you from store to store like heâs on a mission.
He seems most interested in towing you around like some prized mare, all trussed up and clean from your bath the night before. You meet so many people that their names and faces all begin to blur together. The worst offense of all is that it makes you lean on John for support, looking up at him again and again for reassurance whenever you canât answer a question or your answer triggers a moment of awkward silence.Â
Those moments come aplenty too. The few people nosey enough to ask you about your life back in the city find themselves on the butt end of a cheerfully delivered lie from John. It unnerves you at first, seeing how comfortable he is with lying. He doesnât even hesitate for a second when recounting your previous life as a schoolteacher in Connecticut prior to your engagement.
Perhaps itâs not a lie though. You donât know the extent to which he and his original betrothed corresponded. Certainly not enough for him to suspect you of not being her, but maybe sheâd spun him that story. Or maybe it had been the truth. All this time youâd thought that John had been swindled by some con artist using desperate men to fund her lifestyle, but maybe somewhere between here and Connecticut, thereâs an unmarked grave with the corpse of the woman that John had intended to marry.Â
That makes you feel guilty somehow, like youâve taken something not meant for you. Even if you hadnât wanted itâin fact, been forced into taking it.Â
You swallow that thought when John leads you into the general store. Your eyes bug at the sight of a blonde haired woman in khaki cloth knickerbockers stocking the shelves, who turns at the sound of the door creaking open, the sharp look on her face melting away at the sight of John.
The warmth in her face infuriates you more than it should. You have no right to feel this wayâor, some right, but you resent the fact that you do as well.Â
âHi John,â she greets. Her voice is deeper than you anticipated, springtime crisp like a babbling brook.Â
âLaswell,â John greets, scooping his arm around your side until he can palm the side of your hip, dragging you in close. You stumble into him, catching yourself with a hand on his chest. Your neck and face go hot when Laswellâs eyes turn on you, curiosity glinting in them.Â
âYour lady finally showed up then,â she surmises. âIâll be honest, I was starting to think you made her up. Told the boys to think about forcing you into an early retirement.â
John huffs at that. His fingers tighten at your waist when Laswell says your lady, as if the words alone make it fact. Speak it into being. The metal burns against your ring finger. In a sense, it is fact, despite the subterfuge. You wonder if it would hold up in court, but out here, itâs real enough.Â
âWell, sheâs very real, as you can tell.â He gives you a little shake with the hand on your waist. âSay hi, darlinâ.â
If looks could kill, yours would be pit-viper venom. Youâd leave behind a festering puncture mark and a body in the throes of envenomation. âExcuse me?â
Your attitude might come at a cost this time because he looks unamused at your back talk in front of an audience. âDarlinâ.â Itâs said like a warning.Â
You bite your tongue instead of lashing out. âPleasure to meet you.â
âKate Laswell; I own this little shop,â she says, introducing herself and stepping forward to hold out her hand. You have to step forward to take it, pulling you out of Johnâs arms. It feels familiar being on your own, certainly more natural than being constantly at Johnâs side the way you have for almost two days now. Itâs also a bit cold after having Johnâs warmth at your back or side at all times.Â
Thereâs a moment when you realize that Kate is the first person youâve had to introduce yourself to, John having introduced you to everyone else youâd come across. It hovers on the tip of your tongue when you realize that you could just say your real name, and you find yourself torn between setting it free and the odd fear of Johnâs reaction.Â
You chicken out at the last second, giving Kate the same name as the one John introduced you by to everyone else in town.Â
âHe might growl like a bear, but youâll get used to that,â she says, winking.
You frown. Awfully familiar talk for someone who isnât his wife. Why should she know that?Â
You make yourself push that thought away, reminding yourself again that it doesnât matter. Itâs none of your concern.Â
âHeâs been a gentleman,â you croak instead, smile so thin that it might as well be a grimace.Â
A shout from the bar across the street startles you, drawing your attention away from the conversation. John stills too. A series of raised voices puts him on alert, and then someone inside the bar must fire a gun because the violent crack of one makes you scream, the noise pulled involuntarily from your chest.Â
âStay here,â John growls, his pistol already drawn. Heâs out the door before you can respond, darting across the street towards the bar and shouldering the door open so hard that it rattles in its frame. You watch everything happen through the window of the general store with your heart in your throat.Â
âGood Lord,â you whisper, hand over your mouth. Kate stands beside you in a similar manner, her eyebrows pinched in concern.Â
The thought doesnât even occur to you that now would be the perfect time to make a break for it, with John busy across the street. Your feet are rooted in place; you doubt youâd be able to take so much as a single step towards the door.Â
Thereâs precious little that you can see through the grit-lined bar windows, not as dusty and dirty as they are, but you can hear the commotion from inside. Raised voices and the sound of breaking glass. It makes you flinch, heart galloping at an even faster pace. Like harness horses on the Freehold Raceway. Itâs not long before you see a large, masked man hightailing it down the road towards the bar, dust clouding around his boots with each heavy step.Â
You recognize him almost instantly as the man from your wedding, the one that signed your marriage license. Johnâs manâSimon. He nearly takes the bar door off its hinges when he throws it open, barely in there a second before he and John come out each with a man in hand, both already handcuffed and looking roughed up They drag them stumbling down the dirt road towards the sheriffâs office, Simon half-dragging another man whose white button-down is slowly saturating with red blood oozing out of a gunshot wound in his belly.
âShouldnât they call a doctor for that man?â you ask Kate in a frantic voice, whipping around to face her.Â
She nods. âThey probably will once theyâve got the four of them locked up. Doctor probably heard that anywayâheâll be on his way, I bet.â
âOn his way already?â
âThereâs only one doctor around here. And not much else sounds like a gunshot.â
âDoes that happen a lot around here?â You donât know why the thought makes you nervous, but thereâs a cramp in your belly and a sweat building up on the back of your neck and your hands itch to grab something. When you swallow, it almost doesnât go down.Â
âItâs not uncommon. I reckon itâs not something youâre used to?â
You purse your lips. âIâve seen a dead body before.â You donât know why that comes out so defensively, like a slight thatâs been levied against you. Thereâs no easy way to dispel the myth in everyoneâs mind that you come from a life of comfort and ease, with delicate hands fit for delicate work. You curl your hands into fists at the thought, conscious of the old scars and calluses built up over years of scrubbing and cleaning. If she were to look down, she wouldnât see the well-kept hands of a lady.Â
When Kate quirks an eyebrow, you realize that your response had nothing to do with her question. âWell, look at you.â
When John and Simon disappear into the jailhouse, the door swinging shut behind them, you sway on your feet for a second, feeling oddly unbalanced. Something about the sight of the manâs blood leaves you feeling woozy, taking the chair that Kate offers you when she sees the way you rock back on your heels.Â
âLet me get you something to drink,â Kate offers, brows now furrowed sympathetically at the pathetic sight you must be. âIâm sure you got a little fright thinking of your husband facing down a man with a gun, but Iâm afraid that comes with marrying a sheriff. Thereâs danger everywhere, you know.â
What you donât say is that your lightheadedness came not just from the sight of the man with the blood leaking from a wound in his stomach, but the grim look on your husbandâs face as he carted away the man responsible, eyes hard as steel. No sympathy for the man in his hands. Only another criminal to be tossed away in a jail cell. The punishment for making another man bleed.
Your hands shake in your lap, but you donât say that. Instead, you smile weakly and take the glass of water from her hands when she comes back from filling it at the sink. âYouâre right. Just a little fright.â
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