KIMDITI FOR NUMBER FUCKING 9 PLS
Ship + kiss writing challenge
Ahhhhhhhh I got way too invested in this one...
Aditi was nervously pacing back and forth in her bedroom clad in the warmth of orange lanterns which always came to life during the night. The Sunfire Queen was angry, furious even, at the narrow-mindedness of the members of her court who had irritated her at today's afternoon assembly. She knew that her nation was very particular in terms of worshiping traditions established by their ancestors, but for the love of the Sun, some laws and rules simply ceased to make sense over time!
This morning, she had been excited to inform her court about her plans for the proposal. She'd found a perfect candidate for her spouse: a brave, intelligent elf, skilled both in magic and combat, one with whom Aditi shared her desires to make Xadia a better and safer place. That woman understood her like no one else, she was her inspiration, her joy and her most precious companion. Her only fault was being born a Moonshadow elf.
"Such absurdity has never occurred in the history of Lux Aurea!"
"Why don't you choose a more suitable consort? We can present you the candidates once again, Your Brightness,"
"The Archdragons will not approve of such matrimony!"
The voices of priests, seneschals and generals overlapped inside Aditi's head and fueled the fire of her anger. She picked up a goblet filled with fruits from the small table and tossed it fiercely to the ground, unintentionally heating the metal item in the process. She breathed heavily while observing the reddened goblet cooling down on the marble floor.
She refused to acknowledge a soft knock on her door coming from afar. However, whoever wanted to get inside her chambers was quite persistent. The queen scoffed when she heard the knocking again.
"It's me," said a rough voice on the other side. The voice of her beloved.
"Come in," Aditi sighed and watched the door creak open before her eyes as Kim'dael entered the room. Her eyes instantly fell on the goblet and fruits spilled on the floor, then back to Aditi who was still wearing a frown on her regal face.
"You didn't come to dinn– Firefly, what's wrong?" Kim'dael asked, quickly crossing the room to be by her lover's side and wrapping her in her arms. She could still feel the warmth of Aditi's skin, which told her everything she needed to know. Something, or rather someone had upset Aditi again.
"My court is driving me insane," Aditi confessed, leaning into the comforting touch of Kim'dael's cool, pale skin. "They're trying to explain their bigotry with 'respect for tradition' and it feels like no matter what I say or do, they will always prove me wrong!"
"Then maybe it's time you prove them wrong?"
Aditi gasped upon hearing her words, which suddenly made it all so simple. She was the queen of Sunfire elves, after all, and no one would dare to question her unless they were ready for a duel with the invincible warrior that she was. She was about to announce her devotion to the woman she loved and be done with anyone who would rather see her refrain from that.
"Kim, you're absolutely brilliant, have I ever told you that?" Aditi exclaimed before pressing a kiss to the Moonshadow elf's forehead before she pulled her towards the door and out of the room. Too stunned to speak, Kim'dael rushed behind her, barely keeping up with the fierce queen who dashed through the halls of Lux Aurea, her auburn locks flowing behind her like flames in the wind. Running along with her, Kim'dael couldn't help thinking how much she loved her, her Firefly, for whom she would run to the Moon and back.
Aditi burst the grand door open and entered the dining hall hand in hand with Kim'dael. The chatter of people and clattering of tableware had died down immediately, all eyes glued to the queen and her foreign lover. Smiling, Aditi glanced at the Moonshadow elf before returning her attention to the crowd.
She cleared her throat before she spoke: "I have made my choice regarding the future of Lux Aurea," Aditi announced. Members of the court, who sat at the biggest table, rose from their chairs and carefully listened to their queen.
Aditi looked at Kim'dael again and went down on her knees before her. A distant yet agitated murmur washed over the crowd around them.
"Kim'dael of Silvergrove, will you remain by my side as my best friend, my wife and the queen of Lux Aurea?" She asked with the softest smile that was Kim'dael's greatest weakness. The other elf was too stunned to breathe, let alone say anything.
"Your Brightness, this is a heresy–"
"Yes, I will," Kim'dael cut in, her voice trembling with emotions. The court member ceased their further attempts in interrupting them when the whole room applauded the newly betrothed.
Aditi got up and pulled Kim'dael in her arms, as she couldn't wait any longer to kiss her quivering mouth that felt warmer than the Sun. Right there and then, in front of nobles and courtiers of Lux Aurea who couldn't stand in the way of their love any longer. Lingering between their lips, a new chapter was about to begin.
