Inktober, 30 Days Character Challenge, Day 13: Their Favorite Place to Be
Maybe earlier in her life, I would draw something like Ghost on a plane, or always on the move, behind the wheel of her car, something like that--and I probably still could have. She likes to be a moving target, makes her feel safer but more alive. In a kinder, gentler world, though? With the people she loves most.
(Sethras, who is @bakafox‘s, seems to have acquired himself the trust of a stray cat. This was 110% her idea btw while I was puzzling this out)
I’m gonna skip day 14, which is their social media, unless I change my mind later, but drawing straight lines seems kind of tedious right now.
Submitted by @ruffle-shuffle: Couldn’t stop thinking about a potential broship. One of it being Seth complimenting Maraas’ braid and Maraas decides to help out a bro and Sethy gets a bit of a makeover… Oh boy. The Valo-Kas sure employs some pretty boys…
She woke slowly, the uneasiness in her mind growing with her awareness until her eyes snapped open.
The mark.
She moved in an instant, pushing herself up, turning over, expecting to see the same scene as last time she woke—
He lay peacefully, his left arm quiet and…almost normal. Only the softest green glow came from his hand, pulsing gently, showing between his fingers where they lay closed on top of the blankets.
She reached out slowly, haltingly, until her fingers rested on his knuckles. She waited a moment—the glow did not react to her touch, and he didn’t stir. Carefully, she turned his hand over, coaxing his fingers open to see…
“Halla?”
She flinched badly enough to wake him the rest of the way. “Sorry, I…I was…” I was seeing for myself in case you tried to lie to me again. “I was making sure.”
He lifted himself onto his elbows, turning to see her with his hair falling into his eyes. “It’s all right, Halla,” he promised. “It’s quiet now, see?” He turned his palm up to show the Anchor’s green light muted, dormant. “Nothing to worry.” The hand moved to cradle her face as his soft smile grew into a grin. “I have nothing to worry about,” he declared. “Not with this one for a wife.”
Wife. Somehow, she had completely forgotten the gold band on his finger—and the matching one on her own. She was married. She was a wife. He was her husband. That’s why last night had distressed her so much—to find him clenching his teeth against the Anchor’s anger on their wedding night…
“Halla?” He brushed her hair from her face. “Everything all right?”
“I’m fine, Seth,” she promised. “Better than fine.” She put her hand over his on her cheek. “I’m a married woman, and it still would have pissed off the old bitch. I find a decent amount of humor in that.”
Seth laughed a little as he put a hand behind her head and kissed her brow. “Don’t bring her up now. This is for us. Just us.”
“Just us,” Halla repeated, closing her eyes to enjoy the feeling of his lips on her forehead. “Seth?”
“Mm?”
“Can we start again?”
“What do you mean?”
Halla leaned back, just enough to look into Seth’s eyes. “Good morning, husband.”
Seth’s smile crinkled his eyes as Halla leaned up to kiss him. “Good morning, wife.”
Submitted by @ruffle-shuffle: One more, one more, I couldn’t resist! Maraas and Sethy having a good time! (I certainly hope it doesn’t look like Sethy’s having a milkshake, though that’s pretty cute too)
@ruffle-shuffle replied to your post “Hello Maraas! What are your thoughts on the rest of the OC companions...”
Sethbro will defend his bro because that's what bros do for bros. He's Valo-Kas, he's family. Plus I imagine that they're the type to not be joined at the hip, but always there when they need a bro. *wipes tear*
Well, if Sethy wanted to elope with him, Maraas wouldn’t stop him, necessarily. He’d be left constantly paranoid, though. He wouldn’t want to risk anything happening to Seth because of him u_u
