From the distance, I saw Valkyon dressing in vermilion scales, shifting into his dragon form ready to come and meet me in the sky. How could he, how dare he turn his back to his own blood and defy his brother like this!
He should have listened, as a dragon, he should have stayed with his kin where he belongs. Instead, he chose to return to those bastards with the tail between his legs like a puppy! This only proves my point; the influence of that rotten guard has turned Valkyon into a waste of a man that will never be able to honour his lineage.
He even DARED to refuse my last offering to give Eldarya what it deserves! True freedom can only be achieved through the destruction of this tainted world and its miserable inhabitants!
They have chased innocents to death, unfairly punished faery races for being true to their nature, turned a blind eye to unforgivable crimes that benefited their interests, and every.single.day, spread a web of lies and manipulations to keep the people of Eldarya submissive and ignorant to the reality we face.
And Valkyon, after ALL that the Guard of Eel has done, after all of their lies, their barbarism against the dragons and the aengels, the unfairness toward the powerless ones, chose to remain with them. HE CHOSE to fight his OWN BROTHER!
Now I remember why I didn’t take him with me when I faked my own death to leave that disgusting warren. He is too guileless, too dewy-eyed to face the cruel truth about this world. We stand over our race’s legendary blood, and the least we can do, the least I CAN DO is set them free.
Their sacrifice has only been useful for the faeries to kill themselves, to chase power and dominance through pain, suffering and agony. It was not enough forcing us to exist in hiding and fear, they have also doomed many other people to a runaway life through their contemptible methods and their desperate search for control.
This is not just about me. I am just the head of the revolution of the ones who walked into the light and opened their eyes.
That day, all of it would come to an end. We were going to drag Eldarya to his imminent destruction. All of us were willing to die if that meant that the rest of this world would chase the same fate.
Valkyon was aiming straight at me, and he even had the pathetic winged human on his back in a coarse attempt of fighting me. Truly hilarious.
Heading straight to the city’s shield, my steady flight was wrecked by the insufferable rays of the sun that was shining upon us like a silent beholder of our fight. Inevitably, he decisively rammed into me just before I reached the shield.
I clashed, lashed and thrashed trying to break free, but he held onto me with his massive body, refusing to let me go as if the future of Eldarya depended on it. As I struggled, I saw from the corner of my eye that stupid wretch focusing on my neck.
I viciously roared, letting blue flames escape my snout and nostrils burning Valkyon’s wing, who finally got out of my way. The audacity! Letting that piteous creature ride him to try and aim at my weak spot! Even THAT was too low for him. Just when I thought he couldn’t be more of a disappointment, he manages to surprise me again. Was that what he learned during my absence? Cheap and filthy tricks?
After he drifted away, he started circling me, both of us spitting fire trying to keep each other in line. Honestly, I was surprised; I was not aware that my foolish brother could manage to unwind his dragon form.
Even so, he could not stand a chance with me. After all this time denying his primal self, no matter how hard he tried, he could not still match my skills. With all my strength, I charged against him, and even though he tried to counterattack, I dodged his lunge and ploughed into the shield.
Unfortunately, it didn’t break as easily as I thought, shoving me back while I was spewing flames to knock it down. I headed straight to the crystal room trying to slip away from my brother, but he rushed after me, and casting flames, he tore one of my wings.
I howled in pain and rage as I was failing, trying to retaliate in vain. I had to fight back, I COULDN’T afford to lose like this, LOSING BECAUSE OF HIM!
Out of desperation, I grabbed onto my brother and I managed to destabilize him, dragging us both as we pierced the delicate roof of the crystal room. Within a second, we both crashed into the damaged crystal. As fast as I could, I got to my feet with blurry eyes and a spinning head.
I felt my blood boiling under my skin. Could not he see what I was trying to do?!? Did not he understand the scope of my project?! I was doing this FOR US! FOR HIM! I WAS THE ONE WHO HAD TO FIX THE MISTAKE THAT THE INSIGNIFICANT ELDARYANS COMMITTED!
I didn’t hear anything anymore. I didn’t see anything apart from my brother’s figure, now human-like. My vision was clear: I had to finish this, and nothing else would matter after I destroyed this damn stack of blue crystals.
With the last growl, I got close to my twin, sinking my silver claws in the flesh of his chest. I pushed forward, feeling his ribs and limbs slang against my weight. His face twisted in pain and furrowing a brow, he glanced over the aengel one last time before looking back at me.
He didn’t seem angry or scared, it was like… He expected it. A heavy feeling sank into my chest. Unable to do anything else, I removed my claws from his chest and he collapsed to the ground, almost noiselessly, his wings like a shroud.
I quickly returned to my human form, and my little brother’s eyes were still locked into mine. We stared at each other, without saying anything for some ageless seconds before Erika rushed to him and plunged him into unconsciousness.
I was incapable of taking my eyes off him. I have witnessed more deaths in my life than I can remember, many of them executed by me, but nothing could compare to what I did that day. For once, I had regrets. For once, I questioned if what I had just done, was worth the trouble. I decided to stop thinking at all. It would not matter anyway, since the end was near.
The floor was trembling and the screams of the people out there were the symphony of such an awaiting moment. I closed my eyes and I waited, waited for the moment that would finish all.
Hello! It's been a long time! This little thing you just have read is the first part of "Memories of an ice dragon", a small tribute to Ashkore and not this... Spoilt thing called "Lance" in a new era.
I've had this idea in my drafts for a long time, but I needed to polish and it has taken me a while since life turned a bit... complicated, recently.
Anyways, I plan to do small passages of Ashkore's life during his duel after TO's events which you can also read in AO3. So, if you have something to propose, let me know in my ask box!
If you have liked it, consider stopping by my masterlist.
I am not your enemy - Lance fanfiction list for all chapters
To make it easier, here are the links to all currently published chapters of my fanfiction I am not your enemy. Good reading 💕
(if you want to read it in French or English on my Wattpad, it's happening here / also in Polish on @Viviaanx’s Wattpad just here / and in Spanish on @Asshanai’s Wattpad here)
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An extract if you want to discover
An illustration of Andraste by @deora-owl 💕
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The comic by @w34sl3 on Instagram 💕
Prologue : Awakening
Chapter 1 : I am not your enemy
Chapter 2 : Everything is your fault
Chapter 3 : You have five minutes to get dressed
Chapter 4 : Someone to talk to
Chapter 5 : Hate me, just a moment
Chapter 6 : I selfishly wished he would notice me too
Chapter 7 : I had just entered his territory
Chapter 8 : Your powers are still there
Chapter 9 : I've always been used to only showing my human form
BONUS CHAPTER (9.5) : The thoughts of the dragon
Chapter 10 : You are very far from the account, my beautiful
Chapter 11 : Let me take care of you
Chapter 12 : Aengels are the most powerful breed Eldarya has ever known
Chapter 13 : You always trusted him
Chapter 14 : I just stopped hoping for your awakening
Chapter 15 : We’re going to make a deal, you and me
Chapter 16 : In the deepest memories of the last of the dragons
Chapter 17 : I’ll personally take care of making him understand that you belong to me
Chapter 18 : Did I already tell you that you were unbearable ?
Chapter 19 : I was so scared
Chapter 20 : If this is your wish, my angel
Chapter 21 : I see how much you’re in love with him
Chapter 22 : I think you're going to have to take care of me
Chapter 23 : I’ll end up imagining that you’re mine
Chapter 24 : Don’t blame me for hugging you
Chapter 25 : I tend to forget that you’re not from this world
BONUS CHAPTER (25.2) : Where do you know this lullaby from ?
Chapter 26 : It’s always been different
Chapter 27 : I have to know
Chapter 28 : There's only been him
Chapter 29 : Will you grant me this dance ?
Chapter 30 : Are you sure of it ?
Chapter 31 : You're going to have to take your clothes off
Play with Fire (Lance Fanfiction) - Chapter 12 : Not Guilty
Here's finally chapter 12! Again, I'm very sorry for the long waiting, I have so many things to do, that's why I'm less active these days. But I'll be back when exams are over, I promise!
Anyways, enjoy and as always, feedback is really appreciated!
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PwF chapter 12 translation
When we arrived at the temple, it was already nighttime, so we decided to start the investigation only the next day, so we could get some rest. I had to admit that the idea of taking the risk of having a new victim during the night was scaring me, but I was exhausted just like everyone else, so I didn’t argue. In any case, the fenghuang women had been warned and shouldn’t go outside at night.
I quickly went to sleep with Nevra, and after a quick kiss on his lips, I fell asleep almost instantly in one of the comfortable beds of the temple.
The next day, I was relieved to learn that no other woman had been assaulted during the night. Huang Hua explained how the day was going to go and Feng Zifu told us that they didn’t find anything on the author of those crimes yet. I got charged to investigate in the places where the aggressions occurred while Erika was going to interrogate the victims. I was relieved about that: I knew she would find the right words to reassure them.
Nevra and Ezarel stayed with Erika, as Valkyon and Valarian, a member of the obsidian guard I liked a lot, came with me. I looked at Nevra and Erika talking as they left for probably a little too long, because Valkyon asked me if something was wrong.
I sighed and told him it was nothing, before focusing back on the mission: it wasn’t the right time to get distracted. I was reassured to have Valkyon and Valarian with me, even if I didn’t think the rapist would try anything during the day. Especially that the first testimonies said that no one had seen or heard anything.
Without losing any more time, I went to the first place. It was dark and narrow, right behind the temple, perfect for this type of aggression. I inspected everywhere to try to find anything to could lead us to the rapist and eventually, I found a piece of fabric. I picked it up and looked at it attentively: it was a simple black and red piece of fabric. I put it in the bag I had taken to put evidence in.
I went to the second place, this time being in the forest, at the end of the fenghuang lands. The boys chatted behind me as I looked around me again. Once again, I found a piece of fabric with the same colors as the other one, which was kind of reminding me Lance’s outfit… This time I showed it to the boys and their eyes darkened, obviously thinking the same thing as me.
“If it’s this-
- Easy there boys, I said, cutting Valarian off, Let’s not jump to conclusions. Anyone could have clothes of these colors.”
They didn’t reply but I could see in their eyes that they were convinced that the number one enemy of the guard was responsible for this. I could understand their point of view, they hated him so it felt easy to accuse him. But I didn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe that Lance could do such atrocities, it seemed simply impossible to me. Maybe it was just my heart talking, because I had no proof of his innocence, but I was sure of it.
He wasn’t guilty. Lance was subtle and intelligent, he seemed to act only when necessary to achieve his goals. I highly doubted he would do such baseness just for his own personal pleasure.
I sincerely hoped so…
I didn’t tell my friends for now. I’d see how the investigation progressed.
We went to the last place and this time, no piece of fabric. I searched down the place to search for evidence that would prove that Lance was innocent, when suddenly, my eyes fell on a strand of short red hair. I stopped myself from sighing in relief as I quickly picked it up to put it in a small bag. Without wasting any time, I joined back Erika and the others on the square, impatient to hear the testimonies she had gathered.
“So, what did you find? I asked.
- All the testimonies say more or less the same thing… The victims were walking alone at night, and got pulled in an isolated place, and a man stopped them from screaming by threatening them with a knife. None of them saw his face because he was wearing a mask, which according to them kind of looked like a dragon. The man was pretty tall, with a big corpulence and was wearing all black, that’s all they could see because of the shock. Oh, and one of them said she managed to make his mask fall off as she tried to fight back, and she thinks she pulled some of his hair. Sadly, she couldn’t see his face. What about you?”
I showed them the fabrics and the hair, which were confirming the testimonies.
“I know it’s him.” Valarian said.
Everybody looked at him.
“Ashkore, he completed, Everything matches. The fabric pieces, the testimonies… There’s no doubt.”
Everybody seemed convinced about it as well. I immediately searched for a way to tell them they were wrong, the red hair proved it. However, I couldn’t just tell them Lance had white hair, I had to find something else. Whoever the rapist was, he was trying to make him get accused. He probably saw him during the fight that occurred here, and thought it was his chance to commit those crimes without being punished. But as they were all discussing about how they could stop who they thought wrong was guilty, a young fenghuang ran to us, saying she found a letter.
She put it in my hand as if it had burnt her.
“I see you brought me beautiful gifts… Who’s next? Noelyne or Erika? Why not both? ;)
A.”
Nevra’s eyes filled up with anger when he read the note. I could understand him, and I saw that everyone else was trying to contain their anger. I myself could feel rage building inside me at the idea that this piece of trash was provoking us, and was trying to make someone else take the blame for it. Since everyone else were sure that Lance was guilty, I had to stop him myself, and I would succeed.
“Listen, I suddenly said, everyone’s eyes arriving on me, It’s starting to get late, we should continue the investigation tomorrow. We’ll make up a plan then, so we can think a little about all of that.
- We can’t stay here without doing anything! The vampire exclaimed, He took you and Erika as his next targets!
- Noelyne is right, Erika intervened, We should take time to think about it. Nothing’s gonna happen to us, we’ll stay with you guys, we don’t have to be scared.”
After a little debate, my idea got approved and everyone went to have dinner. As for me, I hadn’t proposed this for nothing, I had a plan. But I couldn’t tell them if I wanted it to work. We ate together despite the mood being truly heavy, before we all went to bed.
I pretended to fall asleep with Nevra and waited a few hours, wanting to be absolutely sure he was sleeping, before getting up as quietly as possible. I stayed in my sleep clothes and tiptoed out of the room. The plan was simple: I was a bait.
I was scared the rapist might see it coming, but I still wanted to try. If he attacked me now, I could easily stop him and close this case. So I walked in the fresh night around the temple, waiting for something to happen.
It felt so safe… I understood why these young women weren’t scared before all of this happened.
I stopped eventually to look up at the sky, but before I had the time to admire the stars, someone brutally pulled me back, putting a hand on my mouth. I started to struggle strongly, but the person who I could feel was a man only tightened his grip.
“Calm down! Stop moving like that!”
I immediately froze. Lance, this was Lance’s voice. I pulled me in a hidden corner before finally letting me go. I turned around as he took off his mask before I even had to ask. I was incredibly surprised to see him here, I didn’t think he would follow us here for the mission. Staying in the Eel lands would be better for him, with the absence of the guard leaders, it would’ve been easier for him to infiltrate HQ… What could he possibly be doing here?
“I’m not the rapist.” He said simply.
His voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I frowned. He seemed angry.
“Why do you care that much you’re being accused?
- Because I’m not like that! He exclaimed while making sure to not raise his voice too much, I accept to be accused of everything, but not that, because it’s not true and I’m not like that. I’m a murderer, a traitor, anything you want but I’m not a fucking rapist okay? I’d never touch a woman without her consent. I may be an asshole, but not of this kind.
- Okay, okay, calm down…”
He really seemed mad to be accused of such a crime, and this comforted me into the idea that he wasn’t as bad as everyone portrayed him. His gaze was incredibly intense and was making me nervous more than I’d like to admit, but I really didn’t have the time to let myself be distracted now.
“I can’t stand the idea that someone’s trying to make take the blame, he added, I saw the proofs you gathered and it was so ridiculous, I wanted to laugh.”
Apparently, he didn’t want to laugh anymore…
“You’re saying that but… Aren’t you the once who proposed me to spend the night with you to go on Earth? I asked eventually, I could’ve force myself so you would accept.
- Huh? What are you talking about?”
I looked at him as if saying “don’t mess with me”, but he truly seemed confused. And then, he seemed to have an illumination.
“Oh that…, he said, sliding a hand on his face, Fuck, I had completely forgotten about that. I wasn’t serious No’, I told you that because I thought you’d give up immediately, I didn’t want to deal with that, nor help you in any way.
- But Lance, I told you how important this was to me, of course I was gonna think about it!”
He shook his head, laughing lightly.
“I would’ve never accepted if you told me you accepted the “deal”, he replied, Trust me, when I’ll have you in my bed, you’ll be the one who’ll have asked for it.”
I felt my cheeks heat up and I looked away, crossing my arms.
“You’re dreaming, I said, You’ll never have me in your bed.
- Oh, we’ll see.”
I looked back at him and his smirk made me blush even more. There was no way I would give him such satisfaction! And in any case, we weren’t here for that!
And once again, I had a boyfriend dammit!
“For your trip on Earth, he said as he became serious again, I’m gonna think about it again alright? If it’s so important for you, I suppose I can do some efforts…”
I got a small smile on my face.
“Thank you…”
He waved my thank you away and I decided to focus back on the reason we had started this conversation.
“Concerning the rapist, what do you want me to do exactly? I asked.
- I don’t know, prove that I’m innocent, it’s all that matters.
- And how do you want me to do that? By telling them to trust me?
- Uh… Yes?
- Lance, I need something tangible, or they won’t believe me! Everything points to you, convincing them you’re innocent won’t be an easy thing.”
He sighed in annoyance, but seemed to seriously think about it. We were in a dead end, we didn’t have many options.
“Help us find the real criminal, I proposed eventually, Tell yourself you’re not helping the guard, but all of these girls and your reputation at the same time.”
He looked at me in the eyes, and I felt like his gaze was piercing through me, once again. However, I held his gaze without blinking. How could he have such a power on me with just his eyes? To think I wanted to see them so badly not that long ago, turns out it only heightened the power he had on me.
He eventually crossed his arms on his chest and arched an eyebrow.
“If I find him, I’ll kill him, he declared.
- That’s right, like that everybody’s gonna believe that you start killing the fenghuangs now, in addition to raping girls. Think, Lance!”
His gaze immediately darkened with anger, and I soon understood that he didn’t like my tone, at all. He confirmed it by pushing me so my back hit the wall, before getting really close to me. He put a hand on the wall next to my head and grabbed my jaw to force me to look at him. His face was incredibly close to mine, and I felt my heart pound in my chest, his body pressed against me electrifying me whole.
“I don’t like the tone you’re using with me Noelyne. It’s not because I give you my trust on a few points that you have to stop respecting me. Remember who you’re dealing with, if you keep acting that way with me, I’m going to have to punish you once and for all.”
His gaze… It wasn’t threatening. A very small smile lifted the corner of his lips, and his words implied many more things. His leg slid slowly between mine, and my breathing got quickened as my lower belly was reacting deliciously. I tried to close my legs on his, and in contrary to last time, he didn’t step back. His smile only grew bigger, and my gaze fell on his lips before I could stop myself.
I looked back up at him and smiled slightly, trying to look confident.
“It wouldn’t be funny if I wasn’t provoking you a little right?” I whispered, my eyes getting lost in his.
He laughed slightly in a diabolically sexy tone, which made me shiver from head to toe, my body reacting without me having the slightest control over it. Slowly, very slowly, he approached his lips to my ear, and his breath on this oh so sensitive part of my body made me lose that last part of reasoning I had left. Arousal deliciously spread between my legs and in an unconscious movement, I held onto Lance’s armor.
“You’re brave, I like it, he murmured in a deep voice, I can’t wait for the day I’ll finally be able to shut that adorable mouth of yours.”
Upon saying those words, he pressed his lips on my neck and I tensed in his arms, arousal spreading in my body insanely fast. I couldn’t think properly anymore, his lips on my skin felt way too good, making me tremble against him. The effect he had on me was… Incredibly powerful, even more than last time.
But in the end, he stepped away from me, letting me weak in the knees and frustrated, holding on the wall. I didn’t move, fearing I wouldn’t be able to stand on my legs if I didn’t hold onto the wall. I slowly regained my senses and swallowed with difficulty, giving it my all to act like I wasn’t that flustered by the situation. I didn’t want him to realize how much effect he had on me, but judging by his satisfied smile, I guessed he already noticed it.
I realized that resisting him was going to be a much harder task than I thought…
“I’ll help you catch him, he said eventually, I’ll bring him alive but I’m warning you… If I find the punishment given by the guard or the fenghuang too light, I’ll come take care of it myself.”
I nodded, the fact that he brought back the reason I was here allowed me to fully calm down. I straightened up and finally managed to leave the wall to stand in front of him.
“What you do doesn’t concern me… All I want, is that the real rapist gets punished. And I admit that I hope he’ll truly pay for his crimes.
- Good. We’re on the same track then.
- Moreover, I don’t want them to keep accusing you, when you have nothing to do with all of that.”
I smiled and he smiled back softly. It was crazy how the mood between us could change in a second… Once he was enterprising and made me lose any coherent thought, and the moment after he was tender and attentive or serious and cold. I never knew how to act with him but surprisingly, I didn’t hate it, quite the opposite even.
I had the feeling of danger when I was with him, the adrenaline felt incredible. He was the most complex and difficult to understand person I had ever met, and I was surely playing a very dangerous game by getting closer to him that way, but I saw it as a challenge. I wanted to know his secrets, discover every part of his personality…
He eventually crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, still smiling.
“I think we spend a lot of time together for people who are supposed to be enemies.” He said.
I laughed a little.
“It’s not my fault if you can’t live without me.” I replied with a playful smile.
He laughed too, rolling his eyes.
“More seriously… I needed to ask you something.”
His tone and expression had become serious again, which truly intrigued me.
“I’m listening, I replied simply.
- What is your faery race exactly?”
I frowned at this question that was coming out of nowhere.
“I’m human… I thought you knew that already.”
He looked at me for a while, as if he was thinking about it.
“Are you sure?
- I did a faery test when I arrived in Eldarya… There was no reaction. And I never had any sort of powers, sadly.”
Lance detailed me from head to toe, as if trying to sound out my soul. I didn’t really understand why, but I didn’t question it, he seemed to know something about me and it intrigued me.
“What do you feel when you look at me?” he asked eventually.
I froze when hearing this question. It was extremely specific, and matched strangely with this particular sensation I had noticed the first time I met him. Since then, I didn’t really question it, but now that he was talking about it, I felt like it was stronger. Maybe I was doing a huge mistake by telling him, but I wanted to know more.
Was he feeling it too? Why was he only talking about it now?
“I feel like I can trust you and… I feel like… We’re the same? I never felt that before, except maybe…”
I paused when I realized I had already felt that. This feeling, I always had it with my parents. How did I miss that for so long? Lance patiently waited for me to carry on.
“It’s gonna sound weird. But I feel the same thing in your presence that I felt with my parents.”
Surprisingly, he didn’t seem surprised at all, which only caught my attention even more.
But just as he was going to reply, I suddenly heard Nevra call my name in a panicked tone. Lance looked at where the voice came from and sighed in annoyance, before grabbing my wrist to pull me somewhere else quickly. I didn’t protest and let him pull me behind the temple, in a much darker place. I felt bad to worry Nevra like that, but I couldn’t let the occasion to know more slip away. Especially if he thought that I wasn’t human after all…
Once isolated enough, I looked at him with a playful smile.
“You’re not going to kidnap me to erase my memories again right?” I said.
He looked at me without understanding for a second, before laughing when understanding what I was referring to. When seeing him react so lightly, I couldn’t help but ask the question that had been burning my lips for so long, becoming serious again.
“What did you erase from my memory Lance?
- I didn’t struggle for several days just to tell you in the end, he replied.
- I didn’t believe Leiftan’s story.”
He opened his eyes wide in surprise for a second, but he didn’t say anything, so I decided to keep going.
“It doesn’t make sense. I love him a lot, but I know he hides something there. You would’ve erased my memories like that, just for fun? I’m certain I saw something I wasn’t supposed to in the prison, and the fact that Leiftan didn’t have his memory altered makes me believe he is involved with that.”
Lance looked at me for a long time, before looking away for a moment. He closed his eyes, as if debating with himself. He ended up sighing and opened his eyes to look at me again.
“You’re really clever No’, he said eventually, So I suggest you give up on this investigation. I won’t always be here to protect you, there’s limits you mustn’t cross.
- To protect me? From what?”
He sighed again and put his mask back on.
“We better talk about it later. Don’t think I’ll always protect you though. I won’t hesitate to kill you if you go against me.”
I raised my eyebrows before smirking slightly.
“Threats, even more threats… But not a lot of actions in the end.” I said.
Immediately, Lance grabbed my throat before pushing me against the wall for the second time that night. I could feel all the strength in his grip, even if it wasn’t tight enough to completely cut off my breath. My provocative smile only grew bigger as he leaned in to whisper in my ear.
“Don’t play smart with me Noelyne, because you’re going to lose.
- Hm… I’d like to see that.
- Don’t force me to hurt you as an example.”
I laughed slightly.
“You’re so sensitive sometimes…”
He was going to reply when suddenly, Nevra arrived from nowhere, screaming at Lance to let me go immediately. He stepped away from me before running away, quickly disappearing in the night. I couldn’t help but be frustrated. In the end, he didn’t tell me anything more about my possible origins, and this strange feeling I had with him. I didn’t have time to think about it more, because Nevra took me in his arms, holding me tight.
“Noelyne, tell me we’re not too late…”
I felt guilty I worried him that way and hugged him back with a small laugh.
“No Nevra don’t worry. As weird as it might sound, we were only talking. Even if it didn’t look like it…”
The vampire let me go to look at me with a frown.
“What do you mean?
- I just provoked him a little too much and he got real mad. But in the end he talks, he talks, but he doesn’t act much. As I was suspecting it, he’s not the rapist.”
Nevra didn’t seem to be convinced as we went back with the others.
Him, Valkyon and Valarian all scolded me because of all the risks I took to catch Ashkore by myself. I tried many times to justify myself and explain what truly happened, but none of them listened. Visibly, they were too worried to listen right now, so I chose to wait for the next day.
I went back to bed with Nevra and this time he held me in his arms to make sure I wouldn’t escape again, which made me smile. I quickly fell asleep, tired by too much emotions.
Waking up was really difficult, because I only slept for few hours at most, but I quickly joined everyone on the square anyway. Huang Hua spoke once everyone was there.
“We talked for a long time about Ashkore’s case but-
- Ashkore isn’t the rapist.” I cut her off.
Everybody turned to me and I bit my lip, knowing they wouldn’t like what I was going to tell them. Moreover, I had to be very careful with my choice of words.
“It could be that last night… I got the crazy idea to go out outside at night. And it could be that I met him.
- WHAT?!
- He assured me it wasn’t him!
- How can you believe him so easily? asked Huang Hua.
- He didn’t do anything to me, and I was alone and defenseless, we only talked. And the anger he has towards the real rapist couldn’t be faked. I’m totally sure he told me the truth. He told he’d help us find him to prove his innocence.
- Like that, for free, he’s gonna help us? intervened Ezarel, Don’t you find it weird? It smells like a trap in my opinion.
- Trust me, I’m certain he’s reliable on this.”
None of them seemed convinced so I sighed.
“Listen, give him until tomorrow to bring us the rapist. If he doesn’t do it, I’ll admit I was wrong. How does that sound?”
They all seemed to think about it, and eventually, it’s Huang Hua who answered.
“Alright, I trust you Noelyne. If you think that he’s reliable, then, let’s try. In any case, it’s not like we have many other options at the moment…”
Immediately, everyone on the square started debating, opinions fusing from everywhere. Not really wanting to end up in the center of the discussion, I left quietly to rest a little. At least, I managed to get Huang Hua’s trust, I just hoped that Lance would have enough time to catch him in just one day…
Well, I wasn’t really worried, he’d 100% have the upper-hand on a dude who only attacked defenseless girls.
As I was walking away from the group, I suddenly saw a silhouette quickly walk behind the temple. Immediately, the idea that it could be the rapist crossed my mind and I ran after him without thinking. If I could stop him now, it would solve all of our problems, and I could prove to the others that I was right. Even if I was probably going to mess up Lance’s plan, I knew he could take good care of him later.
I arrived behind the temple and saw a man, standing in front of me. He was wearing a mask which look a little like a dragon, but was nothing like Lance’s. Immediately, I felt so disgusted by him I felt nauseous.
Without taking the time to talk, I tried to jump on him to knock him out, but he suddenly pronounced an incantation and I ended up completely paralyzed. I tried to move, but my muscles weren’t replying anymore, it was simply impossible for me to move, except for my face and head. I immediately felt anger and frustration fill me up and I glared at the man who was walking toward me, laughing.
“After the last one almost escaped, I needed to take measures. You’re really making it easy for me Noelyne, it’s almost like you’re asking for it.”
Once he was close enough, I spat on him to show him all of my hatred.
“Touch me, and I promise you that you’re going to regret it, I threatened him.
- Oh the little pussy has claws… I like that.”
I wanted to throw up with how much he disgusted me. He tried to caress my cheek, so I bit him as hard as I could. He pulled his hand away, before brutally grabbing my throat. However, before he could even say anything, he was violently thrown against the closest wall. He fell on the ground coughing, and Lance entered my field of view, walking toward him.
The paralyzing spell quickly disappeared and soon enough, I was able to move freely again. However, I could only stay there and watch the scene that unfolded before me. Lance grabbed the collar of the man on the floor and hit him so violently the mask flew the Oracle knows where. Then he hit him again, and again, and again, and again. I saw he had fell unconscious already but Lance didn’t stop, letting his hatred flood on this man that was already badly injured. I had never witnessed anything so violent.
I suddenly realized how strong Lance was. I realized that if he had actually wanted it, he would have killed me in barely a second.
However, as much as I was happy the rapist was getting what he deserved, if Lance kept this going, he was going to kill him!
Pushed by this realization, I approached him and grabbed his arm to prevent him from hitting him again.
“Lance, stop, you’re gonna kill him…” I said in a soft voice, hoping it would calm him down.
He froze and turned to me. He looked at me for a long time, almost as if he was seeing me for the first time.
He eventually let go of the man before standing back up. Without a warning, he suddenly pulled me in his arms, holding me tightly. Although surprised, I quickly relaxed and hugged him back, feeling so good in his arms. It seemed that his anger had completely disappeared.
“Please No’, be more careful…” he eventually murmured.
I didn’t reply and just held him tighter in my arms, incredibly touched by the worry I could hear in his voice. He put his hand behind my head in a protective way, keeping me all against him. The sudden affection he was giving me made my heart beat faster, there weren’t any place in the world where I felt better than in his arms, and I fully realized it now.
We stayed like that for several more minutes before he finally let go of me softly.
I looked up at him and smiled sincerely.
“Thank you for always being here to save me.” I said.
He laughed bitterly and held my chin to lift my face toward him.
“You’re lucky I’m around for the moment, but that won’t always be the case, so try not to put yourself in danger like that all the time.”
His voice was hard, and I nodded, losing my smile a little. I felt like a little girl getting scolded after doing something wrong. This time, I hadn’t been really clever, I had jumped head first in a trap without thinking, when literally the second before I had thought I’d let him deal with the situation.
I learned so much to defend myself from assaults, I thought I would have no problem getting the upper-hand. I didn’t think this man would use a paralyzing spell, I didn’t even know it existed before today. If Lance hadn’t been here… No, I didn’t want to think about it.
“Go back with the others. I’ll bring him to you.”
I nodded, but before leaving, I lifted his mask to uncover his face. He let me do so without saying anything, as I got on my tip toes to try to be as his level. And then, softly, I left a light kiss on his cheek, surely too close to his lips, but I didn’t care at that moment.
I pulled away quickly and put his mask back in place, my cheeks slightly red.
“Thanks again.” I said simply.
He didn’t reply, obviously not expecting that. I gave him one last smile before turning around and leaving, running back to the group that was still on the square. Apparently, no one had noticed I was missing, so nobody noticed I was back. I wasn’t complaining, I didn’t want to answer to their questions, even if I couldn’t help but think thank the Oracle Lance was there, because I really couldn’t rely on the guard members.
I listened to the discussion without actually listening. Apparently, they were still debating on Lance, the real rapist, all of that. I didn’t intervene, knowing it was useless since everything would soon be sorted out.
And I didn’t have to wait much longer, because quickly, I heard a noise behind me, making me turn around. Silence fell on the group as everyone followed the movement, discovering Lance, well Ashkore, dragging the man from earlier, who was still unconscious.
With a strength that surprised everyone, he threw the man toward us, staying at a safe distance. Huang Hua approached and the victims were called to confirm the identity of the rapist. The fenghuang verified that he was still alive, and the women confirmed it really was him, recognizing his corpulence. The rapist was carried somewhere else and Lance motioned me to come to him.
Without hesitating, I joined him, despite my friends protesting.
Immediately, he put some sort of shining shield around us, and when seeing my confused stare, he explained it was to make sure they wouldn’t hear the conversation.
“We didn’t finish our conversation yesterday, I said, When you asked me what I felt in your presence… You seem to know something about me, am I wrong?”
I didn’t see it, but I knew he was smiling.
“No, you’re right. But we don’t have time to talk about it now… All I can say I that the faery test was wrong. You’re part of the faery, there’s no doubt about it.
- You mean I’m only half-human?
- No, you’re a faery. Not a hybrid.
- What? But how is that possible? And how do you know that? You know what’s my race? And why didn’t the test react?
- Calm down… This is why we can’t talk about it now. We’ll do that later.
- But… When?
- Soon, I promise.”
I was frustrated to not get to know more right now, but one look at the others were enough to show me Lance was right: we didn’t have time now. By the way, their stares were starting to feel heavy…
“Come on, don’t make such a face, said Lance as he rubbed my hair affectionately, I know it’s not easy, but you’re not alone at least. I won’t leave you alone.
- Why are you helping me all of a sudden? I asked eventually, I should be the one helping you…
- Let’s say it concerns me as well, in a way. I’ll explain everything to you, and you’ll understand why I acted like that with you. In the meantime… Just say it has nothing to do with the guard or anything, it’s about you and me only. We’re on a neutral field for now.”
I laughed a little.
“Alright. But maybe if you told me what are your goals, and why do hate the guard so much, we’ll be able to totally decide if we’re truly enemies or not.
- I’ll tell you about that too when it’s time. Be patient.”
I pouted. I was sick of always waiting!
He laughed and flicked my forehead. Immediately, I pinched his side, taking advantage of the fact that his armor wasn’t protecting him there, and he jumped away with a ridiculous yelp. Surprised at first, I soon burst out in laughter. I didn’t know he was ticklish…
Surely taking this as a provocation, he grabbed my waist and starting tickling me mercilessly. I tried to fight back to escape his grip while laughing out loud, but it would’ve been possible if he wasn’t so much stronger than me. It’s only when he noticed that I starting lacking air that he let me go.
I stepped away from him and caught my breath, still smiling.
“See? It’s risky to provoke me.” He said while pointing his finger to me in fake threat.
I laughed again, shaking my head.
“You’re a monster! I replied in an overly dramatic tone.
- I know, I know.” He said in the same tone.
After that, he made the shield disappear.
“Okay, see you later No’. Don’t act stupid okay? He added, obviously mocking me.
- I’m gonna do it, just to make you mad.
- Just try your luck. I won’t be this nice next time.
- Right, I’ll act like I believe you. Come on, leave before I catch you to throw you in HQ’s prison!”
He laughed while walking away.
“I’d like to see that!”
I watched him leave with a smile, as he waved at me. I shook my head and when he disappeared, I turned around, before freezing when I realized the others were still there and had obviously seen everything.
Oh fuck… How was I going to justify this?
I walked up to them as naturally as possible, as they suspicious stares were all on me.
“What was that? Asked Ezarel
- What?
- You seemed really close to Ashkore.
- Oh well… He’s a nice guy.
- He broke the crystal Noelyne! exclaimed Nevra, He always puts us on our knees! He’s not a ‘nice guy’!
- Yes, yes, I know all of that. In the end, thanks to me and him, we were able to arrest the real rapist. You can think whatever you want, but since he likes me, it benefits the guard because he helps me without asking anything in exchange.
- Noelyne, there’ll be a price to pay, Huang Hua warned me, I understand that you want to take advantage of the situation, knowing everything is going well for now, but you need to be careful. Even If he doesn’t ask anything for now, he will eventually, Ashkore isn’t the type to help for free, especially not the guard. I don’t doubt your loyalty since the Oracle chose you to carry the crystal, so be careful. Maybe he knows about it, and is just trying to win your trust so he can use you later. Use you, and the crystal.”
She actually had a point there, and I realized suddenly that maybe, he truly was just trying to use me. After all, he always tried to reject me before I absorbed the crystal. It’s only after that he started being nice to me…
My heart clenched painfully at the idea that everything was fake, since the very beginning…
However, I quickly regained my composure. Nothing proved that it was the case, I shouldn’t start to doubt him for no reason. Moreover, I don’t think he would have revealed so much about himself if it was just to use me.
He said he would explain everything concerning how he acted with me, I’ll have my answers at that moment.
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.” I said eventually.
That wasn’t true, but if I could make them believe I actually did, it was all that mattered. But to be honest, it wasn’t true, at all. Seeing all of their stares on me, I started to realize the situation was getting more and more out of my control.
I looked behind me, where the guy who made me take so many risks had disappeared a few minutes before.
Lance… What other secrets are you still hiding from me?
I saw a lot of cool writers out here, so I decided to make this thing. Basically, it's made for every writer in "beemoov" fandom (mcl, ml, eldarya). I’m really curious about your answers!
1. How and why did you start to write? Is there some kind of story behind it?
2. What do you struggle the most with your writing?
3. What is your favourite genre to write?
4. Slowburn or "Flame"/PWP?
5. How do you overcome writer's block?
6. What kind of thing you dislike the most, when reading a fanfiction? (for example: particular plot, grammar mistakes)
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8. Have you ever created a character based on person in real life? (celebrity, someone that you know, etc)
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11. Is it easy for you to get inside your character's head? Can you empathize with them? Is there's some similarities between you and your main character?
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After making me swallow this damn serum, the dizziness had the advantage on my mind and the presence of my enemy's proximity didn't reduce the second effects, on the contrary.
Even though Lance was strangely fearful around me, I couldn't help but fear him too.
Despite everything, I was beside myself, I felt betrayed, ridiculed and ashamed of being so easily fooled.
The worst part of this story is that I didn't even know if Judal was alive, just at these thoughts my stomach was writhing in fear and sadness...
The memory of Marids, the gaping mouth thirsty for blood throwing themself savagely on my childhood friend brought tears to my eyes, if only...
If only I didn't trust Yudoku, if only didn't drink this absorbing elixir, my powers would not have weakened I could have saved him then from certain death and escaped Lance's grip who still imprison me.
At this thought a black anger took hold of my body, I wanted to scream until I break my vocal cords, to bang my head against the mast to which ties painfully immobilized me, I bit my lip lower muffling a groan of pain.
Why did these ropes have to be so tight, where do they think I could flee since we are in the open sea far from any lands.
I moved my aching body, now motionless for several hours in the scorching sun, what an ungrateful condition! What would I give for a drink of water ...
I froze suddenly when a shadow hung over me, I curled up against the mast knowing who it belonged to, muscles tensed, doing everything I could to make no eye contact with him. I refused any communication with him for a long time now, I wonder what he plans to do...
- Well, do you like the cruise?
-(Seeing that I wasn't responding to his question, he took a few steps closer to me.)
Hey.
Lance came up to me and sprayed me violently with water, which made me jump with fright, tearing out complaints and coughing in unison.
- Answer me when I speak to you.
- It would be less unpleasant if I weren't glued to this damn pole, melting in the sun.
- Feel happy to breathe the fresh ocean air rather than a damp, dark hold.
- (I clenched my jaw so as to not yell in his face and took a deep breath, under the mocking eye of my captor, before speaking more quietly.)
- I want to know if Judal is still alive… I beg you tell me.
- I could tell you in the state of the crimson color of the water when the Marids attacked that jerk.
But seeing you so desperate to know if he's dead or not is so rewarding !
- (He burst out laughing like crazy. How dare he laugh at the misfortune of others ! It's exhaustively inhuman !)
I shaked myself like an animal, getting wet Lance, who began to growl in annoyance. But instead of using violence, he held the gourd of water to the edge of my lips, prompting me to drink it.
- Anyway, I came to see you only to keep you from drying out, now be
wise and swallow this.
- What if I'm not thirsty ?
- It wasn't a request but an order.
- You want to poison me ? Or maybe make me drink the serum again, for dread before my powers regain their vitality ? How cowardly you are Lance.
- Don't be a fool, if I were a coward I would have killed you already.
And don't worry about the effects of the serum, your powers won't return for a long time.
- (He brought the gourd to his mouth to drink a few sips and then hands it back to my face. I couldn't lie to myself anymore, my patience was diminishing and I was itching to keep from biting his hand.)
- See ? I'm not dead. Now drink, I still need you.
- Where are we going ?! Why do you still need me, can’t you see I am of no use to you !
- (I barely had time to finish my sentence when Lance roughly forced the gourd into my mouth, flooding it with water, which almost made me drink the cup.)
- (This gesture forced me to reluctantly swallow the cold liquid flowing down my windpipe.)
- You ask too many questions.
Content yourself to be a kind little girl, like when we first met and all will be well for you
The sudden heavy flow of water quenched my thirst with generosity as the gourd itself was empty, he pulled it out of my mouth and the sudden fit of coughing was the only sound we could hear, I caught my breath a few moments later.
Feeling a new touch on my lips I abruptly opened my eyes to find that Lance was wiping them away with an amazing delicacy that I was confused.
- (I don't really know what to think all about this, he's bipolar character disturbs me, it deprives me of all my words ...)
- (It's me or... It's extremely hot? Why are my cheeks burning like that? It really doesn't make sense.)
- (Perhaps, he is doing this on purpose for me to set a trap behind. In any case, I must remain vigilant !)
I looked up at him, at the same time meeting his gaze which in turn plunged shamelessly into mine, I had the feeling that he could read me like an open book.
His bluish eyes bewitched me and the icy color of his gaze gave me chills down my back, but from that coldness I felt a hint of warmth...? Or would I have just gone mad ?
But the rough reality head on and I nodded sharply my head, moving away his hand from my face.
- (What the hell is wrong with me? This man is bad, he murdered innocent people out of sheer fun! Get the hell back to you, Ryris !)
- Ah ! It seems someone has a strong attitude !
Here is something that reassures me, it will only increase my desire to submit you to my orders.
- I want to know where we are going! You will not going to hide from me forever, knowing very well that sooner or later we will reach our destination!
- I won't obey you, little pest.
- (He took my cheeks on either side to squeeze them, forcing me to keep eye contact as he smirked at me tacking a provocative voice.)
- I'm the boss here, kid. Not you.
You'll know our destination when we get there, understand ?
- (I am the who act like a kid !? Are you kidding me !?)
(He does what he wants giving me tantrums like a newborn ! Telling me now or later won't change the situation!)
- Your body is really attractive, you know that?
Nothing prevents me from defiling it to you, you know that too, don't you?
But if you stay calm on the trip then keep my hands at bay.
I can promise you on that condition.
- H-Huh...?
- (I'm dreaming or… He alluded to raping me !?)
- (Asshole… I can see in his eyes that he isn't kidding, that he really could.)
- (On my side, I had to hold back a wave of cold sweat, whatever the circumstances, I must remain inert to his provocations!)
- (I have to find a way to communicate with the guard, even though I have no power anymore I know that I can always rely on my companions.)
But thinking back to what he does to Mall, my throat tightened and I swallowed hard.
moral -15
- (No… I can't risk their lives, not against mine. Poor Ykhar… I would have wanted to be there for you…)
At the thought, I lowered my head to lessen the urge to cry, ignoring Lance's presence by my side, the water he had sprayed me with instead was still trickling down my tattooed skin, I couldn't help but shiver at the contact of the cold air against my flesh.
- Here.
- (I looked intrigued in his direction to take a towel in my head once again.)
- Shouldn't you detach me from this mast sooner? It's not like I'm going to fly away, since I no longer have my powers.
- (And reminding myself that we are on a boat only increased my anxiety, I was terribly afraid of the ocean.)
- (But that he ignores. And I don't intend to make him understand.)
I was thinking I was having a panic attack when I was surprised to feel the pressure of the ropes that were holding me tightly loosen slowly.
Here... happy ?
- It's better now, finally a bit of freedom… but…
- (What is going on? I see it completely blurry, I barely hear what he says, that doesn't bode well...)
- Cold… I need cold… It's too hot. I…
...!
...?
-...go get me Yudoku...
I can hardly hear the voices around me but the name Yudoku made my muscles tense.
- (No ! I can't see her! It's all her fault ...!)
-N-no... I...
- (I have enough.)
End of the part 1
I'd love to hear your theories for the next part muaha
Summary: For good or for bad, Lance and Erika had come to a peace of sorts.
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Lance is trying to be better, everybody knows. He plays nice with his superiors and just a little bit harder with his inferiors. He doesn’t let himself slip into the wrath and despair that inspired his every move in the past. Yet she cannot see it, she doesn’t want to see it.
Her hate feels like a cold slap to his face, like a sharp stab to his chest. It’s in the way she refuses to look at him in the eye, or the way she can barely hide the snarl in her mouth every time she’s forced to talk with him. The bitterness of her stare and the venom of her words are an aching, biting pain in him.
He doves deep into it, wrapping it around his shoulders like a blanket. He loves her for this.
Erika is so deep in her hatred, her memories so recent and raw for her to look at him with anything other disgust, it drives him mad just in the same breath it makes him feel alive. She’s still so restless, – so careless – even after all those years.
He is her boss now, so she must obey. He’s the Obsidian Chief, no matter if she likes it or not, no matter how much she pouts and sulks and begs Huang Hua to let her change her Guard. No matter how much of his brother she sees him now, if she compares the way he manages this Guard with the way Valkyon did.
He wonders if she compares them in other ways, too. He wonders if he compares his touch to it of her ex-lover, the man she swore her love and heart to.
Oh, how it hurts, to do this. How it hurts to kiss the skin of her neck and grip her hips as he drives himself inside of her once and once again, her nails trailing burning paths down his back and biting into his shoulder to muffle her cries of pleasure.
This is your fucking fault, he wants to tell her. If only she would fucking obey to him when he sends her in a mission, if only she wouldn’t snap and bark and snarl to him every time he gives her an order, then they won’t be in this situation. This is your fault and there’s nothing I would do to change it.
She has become very familiar with his bedroom, he’s a little ashamed to admit. In a place where every single thing he looks at reminds him of his brother, his room is like a safe haven of sorts, a place where he can sit and drink and try to muffle the screams in his head. It’s reliving, in a twisted, sick way, to have her screaming instead.
“Lance!” She moans in his shoulder, her hips thrusting up to meet his with a wet, sweaty slap. Those deep, crystal violet eyes of her look into his know – it’s only in moments of emotion that she lets herself look at him. When she rages at him and when she buries her nails in his hair alike, there are those eyes of her, staring deep into his soul. It makes him feel even more naked than he already is, to have her finally acknowledge him.
“You got something to tell me?” He manages to say, something between a pant and a growl, his hair falling down his face and his lips grazing her sweaty cheek. She makes the sweetest of sounds in his shoulder, pressing her lips together and refusing give him what he wants.
“Alright. If that’s how you want it to be.” He bites into her neck, ripping away a whine from her lips and a glare from her eyes. His hips stop their assault for the shortest of moments when he suddenly sits up, the space between their chests opening again. Still, the air in the room it’s too warm, too hot.
Erika frowns under him, utterly ignoring the way her moves her thighs to be on either side of his hips, opening her up wide and long for him. She does blush a little when she notices, for his satisfaction, and curls her toes into his sheets when he thrust inside her roughly.
“Oh, fuck.” She moans, letting her head roll back into his pillow and using it to steady her hands, even when her whole body moves with every one of his thrusts. He’s glad she’s not looking to see his shit-eating grin.
He loves to see her in this kind of moments, though. Her breasts bouncing, her thighs squeezing his waist, her mouth open in sweet little pans and moans. She looks more vulnerable than ever, so trusting, so free, it makes him want to wrap her up and never let her go again.
He saw her like this, too, an ugly voice says in his head. He grinds his teeth, shaking away the thought, even when it sends an arrow to his chest. He bends down and traps a pointy, dark nipple in his mouth, running is tongue in slow circles around it and sucking ever so slightly until Erika has no choice but to grip his hair.
With his hands in her knees to keep her wide open and the wet sound of their fucking filling the room, there’s nowhere he would rather be. Nowhere would he felt this warm; nowhere would he burn like this.
Suddenly, the grip in his hair pulls him up and away for her breast.
“Choke me.” She whimpers, her glassy violet eyes begging him in a way he has never seen before. There’s something hidden in the way her lip quivers and her trembling hand moves to grip his, moving it slowly up her body until it rest limply in her collarbone.
“You don’t know what you’re asking for.” He rasped, his voice rougher than he expected. There it is again, that flash of deep, deep sadness in her eyes before her fire ignites again.
“What would you know? You’ve held me by the neck before, remember?” She moves her hips ever so slightly, her cunt tightening around him. Lance has to close his eyes for a second before he does something he’ll regret, steeling himself for that smug smirk of hers when he looks at her again.
“You’ve done way worse things to me, don’t you?” Her voice is breathy, so tired, but her eyes held such a fierceness he cannot bright himself to care for her fatigue. She runs her heel up his back, his hips grounding against her slowly. She breaths away a moan. “You enjoyed hurting me before, so do it again now.”
It’s not impulsive, the way he grips her throat with his hand and pulls away from her only to thrust back in so hard she cries out. His fingers tighten around her neck, the skin paling slowly. The feel of her throat moving up and down as she nervously swallows it’s mesmerizing, a feeling he does remember from their past together.
Still, she moans with every thrust, rolls her eyes white and arches her back away from the bed, her nails sinking in his forearms so hard he’s sure she’ll drawn blood.
“Lan— Lance,” She stutters, her cunt getting wetter by the second. Tears of pleasure glisten in her eyes, her legs trembling in that already familiar tell of her imminent release.
She pulls her chin up, baring her neck for his hand to squeeze. She’s far too comfortable with this, he realizes. She moves and reacts to his actions so quickly, so readily.
He almost stops dead when he realizes; Valkyon did this to her. Now that the idea has creep its way into his mind, it won’t go away. Her sweaty skin, her messy hair, her quickening pulse under his hand; it was his brother’s before it ever was his. The thought makes his blood boil, even though he knows he doesn’t have any right to feel like this. He doesn’t get to choose how to feel like in this situation.
It’s maddening, the sudden power he has over her right now. Sliding in and out of her this fast and this hard, with her teary eyes focused on him and only him, his hand being a grip away from stealing her last breath, he nearly loses his mind. He wonders, once again, if she thinks about Valkyon during their furtive encounters; he wonders if she’s thinking about him right this moment, with his eyes staring down at her, his cock ramming it way inside her warm, wet walls.
He cannot help himself; he brings down his free hand to her core, his thumb finding her clit far too easily and rubbing slow, hard circles on it. Her legs tighten around his waist, and the thrusts harder into that spot inside her that makes her see stars. And then, just because he’s still an asshole deep down, he squeezes her throat just a little more.
Erika cries out, her eyes going white and her back curving away from the bed. She becomes impossibly thigh, making him curse under his breath, and he feels her release around his cock. The sound of his name coming past her flushed, bruised lips it’s all it takes to drive him over the edge, too, and soon he’s gripping the headboard over her head for dear life as he releases inside her.
They stay there for a few long, heated moments. Her legs slowly slide away from his waist and his hands move away from her body, his fingers leaving a warm trail over the skin they graze in their way.
They’re still breathing fast when Lance lets himself fall on his back beside her, an arm covering his eyes. The sun is still many hours away and now that there’s no sound of fucking to cloud his ears, he call he hear the sounds of the Guard in the night.
“You should leave before anyone notices you’re gone.” He forces himself to say, even though he still craves her touch and her warm.
“Hum.” She hums sleepily, already curling on her side and moving closer to him.
That makes him stop. They don’t do this; they don’t cuddle. She never stays the night, and neither does he. But he’s getting cold again, the sweat cooling in his skin, and he’s not even ashamed to admit how easily he gave up to temptation and moved closer to her, too.
His arm wraps around her waist, her leg coming up to hook itself over his hip. She opens her eyes slowly, as if she feared what she would see once she opens them. Lance doesn’t say anything, and neither does she. They only stare at each other, their breaths and heartbeats slowly calming down as the starlight bathes their naked bodies.
He knows they’ll have to talk about this at some point – oh, how bad are they at talking to each other – but right now, with her in his arms and the morning still so, so far away, they let themselves pretend.
She snuggles into his chest, her breathing calming to a slow and steady rhythm. He looks at her for a few minutes more, trying to swallow down as much of this moment he can get. By the time he finally falls sleep, the ghost of his past is already hovering over his shoulder.
As I mentioned in my previous post I would like to start writing headcanon / scenarios or if you are interested in sharing your thought / theory and commenting it together. In case you are interested, below I give you some information about my writing (what I mean / am willing or not to write, in case there are variations I will update the list):
As for the romantic headcanon / scenarios, I would prefer to write mainly about Ezarel, Nevra, Valkyon and in particular Lance. Leiftan and Mathieu are not characters I know (and that I particularly love) that I don't think I would be capable of;
for headcanon / scenarios the same is true but including Leiftan and obviously all the different secondary characters (even if they are cooler with those of NE);
for the moment I do not think about writing NSFW, I am not very capable I prefer to read it but I do not exclude the possibility of inserting soft hints in a headcanon or in a scenarios.
If you want something special, specify it in the request itself! If, on the other hand, the request concerns your OC you can attach details (if necessary, I will write to you) or write to me in private. As for the timing, it depends on the request and from the moment it will arrive I will try to be as productive as possible. I'm waiting for you, write me here!
