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And we’ve got fanart of Navidae and Khouri from The Duskriven Chronicles!! This beautiful art was drawn by @dankbaguette as a gift, and I gotta say, I’m absolutely in love with everything about it.

Check out Epithymy, the first book in The Duskriven Chronicles to learn more about these Drow lovers here!

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8 for khouri, navi and sorin !

08. What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it? 

Khouri: Khouri is a dumbass, and I mean that in the kindest possible way. He has this thing where he thinks that what he feels and believes is obvious to other people, even if it’s unspoken. If he’s feeling restless, he expects the other person to pick up on it and understand it as if it’s their own restlessness. But, shit’s never that simple. He over-estimates other people in that sense, and it leads to misunderstandings that he feels are always the other person’s fault, not his own.

Navi: God, where do I even begin with him. What his issue is stems from the way he was raised. Drow are not taught to empathize, or understand, or even see the other side of a conflict. They’re meant to take things as personal slights, and react accordingly as the one who strikes first has the advantage. That’s just how that society is. Navidae is an incredibly reactionary person, and if something happens to him, say, his lover running off without a note as to where he went, Navidae will first assume the worst, and, when that is proven false, he will assume that his lover did it to personally hurt him. He will not be able to reconcile the truth of the matter unless it is spelled out for him. He is slowly growing aware of this flaw in his mentality, but it’s hard to work through something so ingrained in him.

Sorin: I would say Sorin’s biggest flaw is his narrow world view. A lot of this is due to how he’s lived his life, but a larger part is due to him being on his own a lot and never really exposing himself to other points of view. He can be very narrow-minded, even bigoted at times since he’s just never had anyone around to call him out or make him reflect on why he thinks the things he thinks. He becomes aware of this though, and actively takes steps to empathize with those different with him since Sorin himself lived an early life that wasn’t enviable either.

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Navidae for 13,5, and 49?

05. Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type?

I literally laughed at this one. Holy fuck is he confident. The notion of him being otherwise is terrifying, and when it does happen, it does indeed worry Khouri something awful. Navidae oozes confidence because he’s got a big dick, a big house, a wallet fat with cash, and he ain’t afraid to rub any of those in your face if you get in his way. It works for him since Khouri is incredibly insecure when he first meets Navidae, and having someone so confident (and capable of literally having anyone he desires) so wholly focused on him gives him an ego boost like you wouldn’t believe.

13. What are your character’s sleeping habits? Heavy or light sleeper? Blanket stealer? One that always rolls onto the floor? Pushes their lover onto the floor? Sleep talker or walker?

Navidae tends to pull very long nights, and he wakes up pretty early too. He doesn’t sleep a whole lot, but he’s used to it and he doesn’t need much sleep to function at his usual levels of cutthroat. He sleeps moderately, I would say. He can crash if he’s burnt out, but otherwise he’s alert enough to wake up if something touches him that he knows shouldn’t be touching him. He runs hot so he doesn’t bother with blankets beyond having them tossed over his bottom half. He’s a cuddle slut though. If you sleep with him, you’re probably going to end up wrapped in his arms and with a leg tossed over you for good measure. Doesn’t talk, doesn’t walk. If he’s sleeping with someone he trusts, he won’t wake up if touched.

49. What is something that your character has nightmares about? Are these frequent? Do they heavily affect your character’s mood?

You know those dreams you have when you’re teeth fall out? Navidae has those when he feels he’s losing control of something. It doesn’t happen often, since he doesn’t tend to keep things close to him that he isn’t willing to sacrifice should it come down to it, but once he meets Khouri and begins caring for him, he grows stressed by the thought of losing him. They get frequent once Khouri runs off without a word, and I would say during those three months he was a living terror to contend with.