Meredy x Erik - Fluff / Angst
She knew that the battlefield was not the time or place, but when Meredy had an anxiety it was like a fly trapped in her mind, and the maggots it bred were infectious, burrowing deep inside her until she was consumed with the need to know the truth, to lay her ill mind to rest.
Reading people was never her strong point; her magic compensated for that, and what she could not understand Ultear had explained to her. But now Meredy was alone, and had to struggle through the mess she had created for herself with no help from her adoptive mother.
“Are you sure you can do this, Pinky?” Erik asked. His good eye landed on her for a second, and Meredy knew that her cheeks had reddened. She cast her eyes away, to the ground.
“I was a member of the Barram Alliance too, Erik. I’m just as capable a wizard as you.” Meredy murmured, went to move past the man, but his hand on her shoulder made her freeze.
“That’s not want I meant, Meredy. I just don’t want you gettin’ hurt.” Hearing Erik’s voice soften was rare, him using her given name was even rarer; Meredy almost stumbled over herself.
She swivelled, eyes wide, and when she saw the pink dusting of Erik’s cheeks, and the way that his eye was focused on her, warm and inviting, and she could not help herself; Meredy grabbed the lapels of his jacket, encased them both in a bright pink hue as her magic spread between them.
Meredy’s mind was filled with herself. Her voice, higher than she knew it, and her face sweeter, rounder; more beautiful than she thought herself. Erik’s feelings flowed through, his desire to stay by her side, no matter what; his affection and lust and want. He wanted her, in every capacity, and Meredy felt it too, both from him and inside her own heart.
He jumped back, away from her, and she almost fell in her shock.
“You had no right, no fucking right, to do that.” He seethed, and if Meredy did not know the depths of his love so personally, she would have been afraid.
“I’m sorry, Erik, but I had to know.”
“Then you should have asked!”
Meredy flinched; she knew he was right.
“We made a promise in the guild to not use our magic for invasive purposes. Do you not think that I have been dying to know, have thought about reading your thoughts every day since I first saw you smile?” Erik shook his head, rubbed the heels of his hands over the rough skin of his face.
“I’m so, so sorry.” Meredy was, hoped that her voice could reach him; that the sincerity would begin to make up for the mistake she had made.
Erik sighed, walked until he passed the woman, still on her knees.
“We’ll talk about this later. For now, we have a war to win.”
Meredy watched him go, forlorn and alone, feeling as though before the battle had even started, she had somehow already lost.
Sorry for the delay, but I had burned myself out and honestly just could not find any kind of motivation to do any of these. Idk if I’ll catch up before the month ends but I’ll still try and post content daily.
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