Need you around | Arya&Snow
slavearya:
Despite all the pain that Snow had put her through, Arya still knew there was a resemblance of a kind man inside of him. Something that she saw from time to time in the way he was around her. The way he treated her outside of the experiments, for the most part, had been good. Especially in the last couple of weeks before he unclaimed her. It was almost unheard of–slaves going back to the Chateau after they’d been claimed because most ended up dead if their Masters got sick of them. Snow was different though. He actually sounded like he truthfully had cared about her. That he still did. No Master as far as she knew ever spoke about missing their slave. It signaled to her that there was more going on. And yet, there was still such a clear distinction in the roles each of them were to play. He was the Master and she was the slave. To expect anything but that would be setting herself up to disappointment. Truthfully, Arya did miss the comforts of living with him. The bed and the meals, the good clothes and the traveling. And at times, his company. When he was in a good mood, he could be absolutely charming. But there was still a side of her that was fearful, wanting to please him the best she could to keep him from changing his mind about the experiments. “I did miss living here with you,” She told him, being honest, even if there was a large part of her that was terrified of him still. Arya could tell that he honestly felt sorry for the experiments, that she had been put through those horrific tests and it made her feel a sense of compassion towards him. “I appreciate the apology, Sir,” was all that Arya could think to say in return to him. Following him into the open space between the kitchen and dining room, the smell of the meal got stronger and she could feel her stomach growling, looking forward to getting to enjoy it. “Thank you, Sir,” She offered, carrying her glass of wine over to the chair she usually sat in at the table, setting it down next to the plate. “That sounds nice. I know how you like getting to attend those conferences and seminars,” Arya commented, “My favorite one was the one we went to last spring at that place by the ocean. It was so beautiful there.”
The stark difference to waking up with someone in the morning, to waking up in a cold, empty bed was glaring. The first few weeks the dragon had hardly managed to sleep, finding it so unsettling not to have her frame beside him. Of course there had been periods when she was his when they had not slept in the same bed. Periods prior to when he had begun to experiment on more of a personal level, curiosity winning out as he wanted to see what it was like, to be the one mostly in control in bed. To be the one not bound or forced or controlled, but switch to the role of the dominant. He was sure that had been a turning point in their relationship, when he took an interest in her sex drive and her sexual needs. Not to mention when he fell back into old patterns, leaving her in charge in the bedroom. That had not happened too often, but trice or so if he remembered correctly. How much she ought to have learned about him then. How much he had revealed to her in those moments.. “If that were to become possible again..” the he hastened to add: “without the experiments!” his jaw tensing up a bit. “Would you consider it?” Why was he asking? Perhaps because he did not want to force her into another claim.. perhaps because he hoped she one day might not feel terror at the idea. He did not have to ask of course. The laws gave him all the rights and her none. If he wanted her back, he could simply deliver a form and pick her up the next morning. “Like I said, its the least I can do.” He said quietly in response to her, sure he would always feel as if he couldn’t do or say enough to make up for it all. Snow did smile softly a her, a bit appeased by how she placed her glass where she usually sat, not seeming put to unease by the thought of dining with him. He wanted much more of course. God he wanted to worship her body and make her feel better than no male ever had before. He wanted to show her how sorry he was. But he would have to wait. Calmly but meticulously he served up to plates, placing both on the table before he too brought his wine over. Waving to the chair, he was waiting for her to sit down before he did so himself. “Sometimes getting out of the city can be a wonderful distraction.” He thought for a moment, needing one to recall the French costal town she was referring to. It had been most romantic there, apart from the fact that the scenery, like she clearly remembered, had been breathtaking. “Saint-Malo. I remember, you even convinced me to go swimming.” He replied, chuckling a bit at the memory.









