#gildrot

[xbornhungry]

“I feel like I’ve been chewed up, spat out, and run over repeatedly.” || @gildrot - shadowheart

sparring starters

" surely you've got a bit more energy left! " ellis tries to sound more confident than he feels. truthfully, his body hurt terribly from the last few days. there was an ache in his body like he had never known, he had bled more times than he could count & he half-remembers being hit in the head too hard just that afternoon. he was severely out of his depth. perhaps he should ask someone else, perhaps he was ashamed to go around camp begging for someone to spar with.

" unless you're scared? " he cocks a brow, sarcasm twisting around his words. he feels a stubborn curl in the pit of his stomach, it might be whatever pride he has left. he speaks with too much confidence for a man who had been unconscious just a few hours earlier, " that must be it. "

[hcadlesshuntcr]

there aren't any good guys, and there aren't any bad guys. there's just us. people. (from lia)

𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃… || Accepting!

"Not many around who would see the like of us as "people." The flame of the campfire dances in the darkness of your eyes. A dead man and a werewolf side by side with a vampire spawn in tow, your party doesn't exactly invite welcome company. You nearly managed to slip under the monster hunter from the swamp's nose without a fight. "Yet even the people are capable o' things good 'n bad. Even creatures like you and I. That's the horror o' free will."

You know t's why others are so quick to find their answers in other, higher powers. What a joy to have thinking done on your behalf. To have the answers to good and bad so clearly set before you.

"Wanna be a man who does some good. Even if that means doin' some bad. Wanna be more than the fear I'm said t' bring."

[hcadlesshuntcr]

i'm a nasty piece of work, chief. ask anybody. (jaheira)

𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃… || Accepting!

"It's hard work, takin' care of old folks, I understand. Keepin 'em in warm climates, makin' sure they eat right, all that nons'nse." Not once faulting in the smile sent her way. "Promise I'll slow down when ya need me to. I'm nothin' if not respectful t' my elders."

You had not expected to enjoy Jaheira's company as you do now. When she had first met, she had nearly killed you with how you raged against her vines. How you declined her drink. Yet she had faith in you that you would not let these people down. You have done your part and followed through on every aspect to help her see that. Now, she takes her place in your camp, joining your march against the Absolute. You have never been more excited for your future.

"You let me know if there's anythin' I can do fer ya. I know it's no small favor, askin' ya here." Especially after the grief you have caused her at the start of your journey, and the grief you will continue to give her in moments like these. "Don't want ya breakin' nothin' before we're breakin' down the Absolute together."

[hcadlesshuntcr]

there’s nothing more pathetic than a god who begs. (shadowheart)

𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃… || Accepting!

"Right. You prefer 'em t' be more demandin'."

Your final word is almost a grunt as you clear the way of shadow-cursed bramble. It is difficult to tell when the sun rises and sets here, the forest covered in a never-ending night. Nothing can grow here, trapped within General Thorm's cycle of living death. All that keeps you and your companions from succumbing to its devastating effects is the ever-radiant moon-lantern you carry to your back. If any of you were to stray too far from it, you would add you to the collection of trapped souls that linger in this place. It is enough to put anyone, even the infamous Headless Hunter on edge. Yet Shadowheart seems to thrive here thanks to the connections of her dark goddess.

You recall what the Archdruid Halsin said about the Dark Justicar stronghold before coming here. Shadowheart must be all too eager to find it especially, after the incident at the Last Light. You saw how she reacted to Isobel's blessing. The sweet cleric your stomach aches to see dead. You cannot help but wonder just what becoming a Dark Justiciar would mean for her. What it would do to her. Still, you walk with her in her path toward an uncertain future.

"So, you complete her trials, become a Dark Justicar, then what? Yer part-time service t' Shar becomes full-time? Where she'll no longer have to beg ya for anythin'?"

[mccnrxse]

“  you always say that, and yet we wind up right back here.  ” (cedric @ sh)

✧ . ┊ morning after starters — @gildrot

❝I can hear your shit-eating grin,❞ with a soft laugh she dug her fist into his ribs, not hard enough to leave a mark, but enough to make him twist a little, and lifted her head from his chest where it had been resting all this time. ❝I mean it this time.❞ Her features became serious. ❝We can't have sex whenever you find me attractive in the battle.❞ Granted, their nights together were amazing, but she wasn't going to tell that, his ego would explode otherwise. ❝For example, we need to defeat the Absolute,❞ she gave him a pointed look before getting out of bed to gather her clothes. ❝Besides, Orin is after us. Gods know what she is capable of and what she has planned.❞ Her words were followed by a sigh as she put on her undergarments.

[mccnrxse]

❛  i wanna do bad things to you.  ❜ (rukhsar @ gale)

✧ . ┊ 𝑺𝑶𝑭𝑻 𝑫𝑰𝑹𝑻𝒀 𝑻𝑨𝑳𝑲 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺. — @gildrot

It happened while he was sitting in a window aisle in the room that was called a library but couldn't be further from it, studying a book. Gale heard her come in but didn't look up from the pages he was focused on.

❝I truly hope it's not something like giving me anxiety by folding a book page as a bookmark,❞ Gale shuddered with disgust and horror, his gaze still on the book, completely unaware he had misinterpreted the context. ❝I don't know why people do that, it's blasphemy and I am appalled! You should never do that to a book, they should be loved and respected,❞ he continued his rant and finally looked up at Rukhsar. He half-expected her to be angry at him for something he had done, he just didn't know what it was, but the expression on her face told him her intentions had completely gone over his head. Gale could clearly see annoyance (because, of course, he had just been oblivious to her underlying message) and lust. ❝Oh,❞ he exhaled realizing his mistake, and put down his book. ❝Would you like to do those bad things here or should we go to the bedroom?❞ A knowing smirk curved the corner of his lips.

[mccnrxse]

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[mccnrxse]

“i half expected you to leave in the middle of the night.” (cedric for you know who as a pay back)

✧ . ┊ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 — @faeruninked

Her brow rose questioningly. ❝Why? Because you thought I would regret the night we shared?❞ she asked in a slightly husky voice, lying on her side and watching him, her lips curing in the slightest of smirks. She thought about replying with something playfully teasing but decided against it. ❝I don't do such cowardly things, especially to those who are dear to me,❞ she smiled and leaned forward for a kiss – soft, but passionate. Her hand gently cupped his face and she shifted closer to him, her body still bare from last night's activities. Feeling his hot skin press against hers ignited something in her – a desire, a need. With just one quick shift Shadowheart found herself exactly where she wanted to be – straddling Cedric and with her hands on his firm chest. ❝I know it's the next morning, but do you want to go for round three?❞ she asked with a wicked smirk.