{ @piirating from here }
The quiet musings of people who lay together; warm, sated, nostalgic. The beams of the rising sun slowly started to drift in through the parted curtains, setting a portion of the bed in light and shadows. One could only predict the turn of the tides so far, but Killian didn’t expect that they would lead him back so soon to a place of familiar faces.
Word didn’t take long for him to be face to face with the Inquisitor, a greeting that was both warm and infectious, one that even he couldn’t deny. A night of merry with drinks and shanties shared between men and women, which inevitably lead to his departure back to Lasair’s private quarters. It was as if he had never left; places touched, memories shared, laughs and more drinks given and received as if it all happened just yesterday. At some point they fell into a quiet solitude, as only the feel of one another was enough to remember. Lasair’s voice drifted quiet within the small confines they had made for one another, but its impact as loud as a leader’s call.
Killian shifted so he could glance down to the head of red, hand reached out to brush some loose strands that fell into her face. “Your heart is a precious thing, are you sure you wish it to be in the hands of a pirate? Even if this pirate does quite enjoy stealing away some of the world’s time they demand of you.” Words whispered just as quietly back, but despite his levity a note of seriousness held glint. He needed to know… What that is even he isn’t quite sure himself yet, but he needed it.
There was a certain comfort in having Killian around once again. Lasair didn’t know how just much she missed him until he was there with her. How often she’d turn to look for him while they laughed, or to ask if he wanted to share a bottle of spirits with her.
Maker, she really did miss him.
So much so, that when they were finally alone in her quarters, Lasair couldn’t help but let the words come out. Truthfully, she was glad Killian didn’t bolt from the room right then and there. No, instead, he stayed. And he was tender. Could it be...he missed her as well?
Lasair smiled gently as he brushed the hair from her face, listening to his whispers he sent her way, and nodded. “I am sure, Killian. I...I want you to have it. My heart. It’s yours. And a healthy portion of my time, of course. If you wish it.”
She was serious. This was no longer...a girlish crush, like it may have been in times past. Her heart was his if he wanted it. And even if he didn’t. It was his.
















