#y-cloves

[yekulan-dothkah]

S&S -AU- The Horde

It was a little hard at first to understand but Thrae eventually got through to Yeku the significance of cheer during the starlight festival. While it had been slow at first, eventually Yeku got into the spirit, decorating their cabin top to bottom in shiny baubles and enchanted crystals of various colours that glowed softly. Before long their house was a wreathe in its own right, sprigs of spruce and pine tree's littered with decorations and a tall evergreen in the corner of the lounging area decorated top to bottom in ornaments. As Thrae set Yeku back on the ground from lifting her for the placement of the last ornament, she smiled happily up at her giantess before letting out small yawn.

"Is someone a tired dragon?" Thrae grinned back, ruffling Yekulan's hair before look back at their Bharklyn snoozing on the couch behind them. It was late, well after the tenth bell in the evening.

"Mhmm..." A sleepy tone in her response.

Without so much as a word Thrae scooped Yeku up in one arm and Bharklyn in the other before starting up the stairs to their bedroom. Not that the trek was long, but Yeku was already sound asleep by the time they made it to the bed, Thrae was left with a beaming smile as she tucked her two small family members into bed before crawling in herself.

The morning felt oddly colder than normal to Thrae however, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes revealed Yeku was already out of the bed and likely doing her morning chores. A sleepy smile curved her lips as she crawled out of bed and started downstairs to hopefully give Yeku a good morning kiss. What greeted Thrae at the bottom of the stairs was not her small wrapped up in a blanket, fingers around a cup of hot tea; no, what greeted Thrae instead put her in a bit of shock.

Nearly every decoration and lighting crystal was missing from the tree and even the randomly places sprigs on foliage. Looking to the door, Yeku's coat and shoes were still there, meaning she had to be somewhere in the house. In a bout of panic from her missing wife and decorations, Thrae rushed across the main floor and down into the basement of the cottage, but still her wife and decorations were nowhere to be seen.

"Mmmm..." A sleepy Bharklyn stood behind her at the top of the stairs, looking down at the distraught Thrae near the bottom. "Mama Bear, what's wrong? Where are all the pretties?"

"I don't know..." Thrae replied slowly looking around, baffled. It was too cold for Yekulan to go out without her coat let alone shoes, but the woman was nowhere to be seen. What's more is where could all the decorations have gone? All the spices and sprigs of plants were stopping her from sniffing out the location of her wife, that and the cottage was littered with her wife's scent.

"Mama Durgin got up last night… Crawled out of bed..." Bharklyn said, proceeded by a big yawn.

Had Yeku really taken down the decorations? Surely not, wait. "Crawled?" Thrae asked, eying Bharklyn suspiciously.

"Mhm..." The sleepy child replied.

That was when a small jingle reached her ears from up the stairs. Rushing up the steps, gently pushing past their child, Thrae stopped and listened again, once more a faint jingle sounded. "Bharklyn, help Mama Bear find Mama Durgin. Where is that noise coming from?"

A groggy gaze moved over the room slowly before giving a shrug and a clueless look back to Thrae.

Mentally cursing, Thrae waited for the next jingle time and time again, moving a step closer to where she thought it was coming from each time it rang out. It wasn't long before Thrae found herself in front of Yeku's bookshelf. Moving the chair away beside it revealed an ornamental red ball stuck between the bookshelf and the tiny claws wrapped around the hook it should have been hanging from. With a  single mighty heave, Thrae pulled the bookshelf away from the wall to find a large pile of decorations and a small dragonet falling back onto the pile now the ornament was free. Scrambling back onto all fours, the small creature scampered onto the top of the pile, spreading her wings wide to protect it.

"You're precious." Thrae grinned at her wife, too caught up in being an animal to realize what she had done. Trying to take an ornament was useless, Yeku simply moved her wings in the way with an accompanying hiss and growl, not able to truly roar. Picking Yeku up and setting her aside left Thrae a single moment to try and move any ornaments before Yeku crawled back onto the pile.

"Bharklyn, hold Mama Durgin for a bit." Thrae effortlessly grabbed Yeku by her tail and lifted her off the pile before handing the feisty little animal over to Bharklyn who tightly held their mother like a stuffed animal, a grasp there was no getting out of. As Thrae gathered up the decorations, Yeku writhed fruitlessly in Bharklyn's arms before being given a shiny red globe to keep her content while Thrae finished removing the rest of the pile. Now the tiny wife was content with her bauble, and Bharklyn equally happy about hugging their mother so tightly, Thrae could now safely move the ornaments out from behind the shelf before moving the furniture back into place; more tightly against the wall this time.

"Now, take Mama Durgin back to bed, she needs to rest after all the running around she did last night." The Roegadyn grinned to her child who happily nodded, slowly stumbling away in their sleepy stupor back up the stairs. As they disappeared out of sight, Thrae let out a long sigh. "Whatever am I going to tell you when you wake up?"

@thraebhar

[yekulan-dothkah]

S&S: Thrae Support

Yekulan hummed away happily as she set everything up, her tail sashayed behind her with excitement.  The bed was set, the curtains close, an incense of sage and lavender mixed with the sawdust of a fragrant log burned, giving the room a calming scent. A wide mouthed jar of home made shroud butter had been set aside along with a jar containing a clear amber fluid made with two key ingredients. Valerian root extract would protect the mind while the subject slept for days to come, a purifier of the body, and a balance for inner harmony. Chamomile would bring the subject prosperity, help them have a sound sleep, prepare the body for the Valerian root's magick, and attract love, not that it was hard for this patient. Secondary, and just as important, the natural properties of chamomile oil mixed with valerian root extract acted as a muscle relaxant when massaged into the skin, and held in moisture.

"Thrae, are you ready?" Yeku asked politely as she turnned around wielding the two jars. The Roegadyn could only hum a happy response, almost too relaxed by the setting, a reply Yeku knew meant yes. In light of the occasion Yeku had donned some soft cotton scrubs, a set of pants and shirt she didn't mind getting dirty with the oils or butter. "It means a lot to me you don't think what I do is a hoax… That you believe in it like I do." Yeku mumbled meekly as she looked at the beautiful woman laying topless on the bed with only a towel over her lower half to stave off the chills, not that the room was cold by any means with all the incense burning and a few candles for gentle lighting.

"Of course Yeku, why wouldn't I?"

The simple but confident response left Yekulan blushing and speechless; Thrae had already made a point on several occasions to point out how connected Yeku was to nature, and how it would be foolish to think her knowledge on the magick properties of ingredients was anything but true. Regardless of these reassurances Yeku was still in disbelief, she had been called a fake and a liar so many times, there were very few that believed and were willing to try her version of magick. "Thank you…" Yeku bowed her head in respect despite the notion not being seen by her partner.

As Yeku unscrewed the jar of shroud butter and got ready to scoop some onto her hand when she quickly realized a problem; standing beside the bed, she would be unable to properly administer the cream without constantly running around the bed to switch from side to side. Yeku whined for a moment quietly to herself only to get a response.

"Something wrong my dragon?"

"N-no…" Yeku mumbled back meekly before crawling onto the bed and sitting herself on Thrae's bottom.

"Yeku?"

"It's okay." She reassured, albeit a bit shaky. They may have been married for quite some time, but that didn't mean Yeku didn't still get flustered by the an act she hadn't performed before, let alone one where she got to take in her wife's form so naturally.

As the butter was carefully scooped from the jar onto small fingers, Yeku went about applying the cold lotion to Thrae's back and shoulders. The motion elicited a slight tense in the muscles of the well sculpted back, Thrae's hours working as a woman of the crafts showed in her toned figure. At first the shroud butter obscured the artwork that was Thrae's back and shoulders, but as Yeku spread the lotion more evenly and gave it time to soak into the skin, Yeku noted the tattoo's begin to reappear. A small smile came to curve her lips as she took in the storybook that was her wife's skin, a story she was now a part of.

Wiping her hands off on a towel she had placed on the bed, Yekulan reached for the bottle of oil and uncorked it, applying a generous drizzle to Thrae's back before corking it again. Once more hands took to soft skin. Her fingers traced along the art, outlining the bear in the center that signified their ability to shift. Shifting she applied pressure gentlly to the smaller bear on the first bears forehead, their beautiful daughter. Nails carefully traced the necklace that hung around the bear head's neck, her gift to Thrae for their anniversary, dates along the chain represented their engagement, their wedding, and the date of the gift. Yekulan's face softened and relaxed as she continued to read the story, all the while working the soothing oil into the Bhar's muscles.

On occasion Yekulan was gifted with a coo and moan of gratitude as she worked the solution into the skin harder then softer. Thrae hid her pain well, but the knot's in her back had quickly  become too much before Yeku figured out what ailed Thrae on her own. The request to help had never been more happily agreed to by the small woman, eager to help any way she could. Their vows were to be together through sickness and health were they not?

"Please protect this one Elementals… She gives and takes from this land in equal portions, she means no ill and takes no more than she needs. Save her from these restless nights and let her mind be at ease." Yeku mumbled under her breath as she traced the outline of a ship, a scale, a leather workers knife, and representations of family and close friends. Her hand traced lastly around the symbolism of Thrae's bond with Natsumi, her summoner. Yeku couldn't help but stop as a flash of jealousy washed over her, one she calmed with the thought that Natsumi wasn't just her summoner, but another person to keep Thrae safe where she couldn't. The hesitant touch became grateful as it continued to work on sore and twisted muscles, regularly applying oil till all the knots were worked out.

As she wiped her hands off one last time on the towel, Yeku marveled at the now amazingly soft and supple skin exposed to her before she slowly leaned forward onto Thrae's back to lay upon her. Maybe it was the aroma of the incense and the oil, but Yeku was much more relaxed than she had been to start. "All done…" Yeku whispered in her wife's ear happily. "How do you feel?" The Valerian root and chamomile had left her hands tingling and the sensation of a warm glow from their naturally occurring properties, no doubt Thrae's back felt similar in warmth and relaxation.

"I feel amazing… Thank you… We need to do this more often…"

Yeku giggled at the sleepy tone in Thrae's voice and nuzzled against their neck gently. "I'm not going to complain."

(( @thraebhar​ & @natsumimontenbelt for mentions))

[yekulan-dothkah]

S&S A Early Departure

"Yeku, get your tongue out of the batter." Threatening eyes matched the voice as a spoon was held at the ready to swat the small dragonet away from the cooking. If Yeku had been a handful before, she was twice as bad as an animal. The long tongue was held taunting one Ilm above the batter in the bowl, testing the limits. Slowly it descended lower and Thrae's hand slowly wound the spoon further away for a prompt smack. What Thrae didn't see till it was too late was the long prehensile tail grabbing a small scoop the fruit puree from a bowl till Yeku quickly moved the mouthful to her maw and scampered away. "You little!" Thrae's voice half frustrated, half joking. All she could do is watch as Yeku took to her perch atop a shelf even Thrae couldn't reach the top of, one Yeku had promptly hidden the stepstool for somehow. "You know I could just get a chair and grab you?" A taunting tongue flicked at Thrae with a smug expression. They both knew Yeku would hide behind the bookshelf if it came to that, completely out of reach at that point, only because it has already happened of course. Slowly licking her tail, Yeku watched Thrae starting to work on the pie again now it wasn't threatened by her mischievous endeavors. Patiently Yeku waited for the grand prize as Thrae put the finishing touches on and put the pie in the oven. Gliding over on her relatively flightless wings from the bookshelf, Yeku latched onto a forearm and start to lick off the batter and fruity syrup, tail wrapping around herself and Thrae to secure her place. "Fine." Thrae sighed, pretending to be upset but secretly humored by her wife's actions. When Yeku finished with the first hand she latched onto Thrae's other arm after crawling across the tall woman's back. Less secured in her attachment Yeku promptly started to clean the second hand before perching herself contently on a free shoulder, giving Thrae sticky kisses on the cheek with her long tongue. "You're adorable." Thrae murmured, receiving a very bashful expression from the small dragon. After washing off her hands and face, it was off to nap for a half hour while the pie cooked. Heading downstairs, she gently lifted the dragonet off her shoulder and onto the bed before crawling onto the frame herself. Yeku didn't hesitate to curl on Thrae's stomach and get ready to fall asleep, letting out a tiny yawn as she lowered her head. Being wise, Thrae set an alarm and settled in herself atop the bed sheets, arms folded behind her head as she dozed off. The alarm came all too soon, and with it an unexpected surprise. As Thrae woke up she noticed a weight on her chest making it difficult to breath. A hand reach her eyes to wipe the sleep away, finding a naked Yekuan laying ontop of her. Gentle and steady hands made quick work of the situation, carefully lifting the small woman off herself and onto the bedding beside her, before wrapping the blankets around the sleeping form. Thrae mused to herself as she watched the sound asleep woman breathe slowly; turning back into an Au Ra must have left her too tired to be stirred easily. How quickly the three days had flown by, she would have to talk Yeku into doing it again, as much as the woman had been tiresome to tend for, it had been fun too. Maybe now Thrae knew Yeku would safely turn back into an Au Ra, she could join her as a bear and enjoy a few days out of the house together. @thraebhar

[yekulan-dothkah]

S&S: A Pleasant Surprise.

“Thrae!”

It didn’t take even half of a second for the giantess to hop to her feet, rushing up the stairs once her legs were under her. That was a cry for help if she ever heard one, she didn’t know what could be wrong; Yeku had never called out like that before. Readying herself at the door to the woman’s study, She turned the knob and bursted into the room in one swift motion. The scene that greeted her was a confusing one to say the least. Yeku was nowhere to be seen, just her purple yukata laying on the floor in a pile.

As Thrae stepped farther into the room she had a smirk on her face, Yeku had never been the teasing sort, but there was a first for everything. Eying the windows, Thrae spotted they were still locked, even if there was an intruder they had to still be in this room. Another step, she bent down to feel the clothes, smell them even, maybe there was a clue where her wife had gone.

A small growl and a shift of the fabric made Thrae jump backwards and away, something was in her clothes and alive! Finding something in her study she didn’t expect, especially in her clothes, maybe Yeku did just strip and run in fright, if only she could get undressed that fast for bed Thrae mused. Curious to know what spooked her adorable Au Ra, Thrae slowly pulled the clothes up and off to reveal the culprit.

The piercing white eye of a small dragonet’s were looking up at Thrae, eyes the rogadame couldn’t help feeling were familiar. Looking closer, their scales were the same hue as Yekulan’s too…

“Yeku?” The testing call earner her a rapid quickening of the tail behind the small being, like it was happy. “Is that you?” The little head nodded before testing it’s wings, while it couldn’t fly from the looks of it, the dragonet was quick to crawl over to Thrae and up her leg then up her back before being perched happily on the tall woman’s shoulder.

“Yeku, how did you do this?” Thrae was even more confused now than she was when she first opened the door to a seemingly empty room. The small dragon was little help, simply rubbing the side of her face on Thrae’s cheek happily, like an animal might nuzzle a person they like. As Thrae looked around she spotted a vial behind the door, cracked, probably from her dramatic entrance. Lifting up and sniffing the bottle confirmed Thrae’s suspicions; it reeked the unmistakable scent of one of Yeku’s potions, what’s more is it also smelled similar to lizards she knew, yet different.

“You made a potion to turn into a dragon? And how long does this last?” Thrae teased as she looked at the tiny form on her shoulder, the tail slowing it’s waving assault with guilt while the head bowed. If there was any doubt it wasn’t Yeku it was disappearing fast with how the creature acted so similar. A small clawed hand pointed to her desk. Following Yeku’s instruction, Thrae walked over and found a potion recipie on the open page of a book, it was for transformation judging from the pictures, but no where did it state the time that she could make out, seemingly written in another language.

Yeku quickly hopped off Thrae’s shoulder and onto the desk, thumping her tail on a section of the page. Finally, something Thrae could make out, Yeku’s hand writing was scribbled between lines of the incomprehensible text as though she had been translating.

“Three suns… So you’re stuck like this for a while then, huh?” The remark came with a smug smile, one that made a look of worry flash across the dragonet’s features. “I can handle this, we just have to make sure you’re somewhere private when the time comes.” Thrae smirked, waving the clothes still in hand infront of the creature that was, is, her wife. After draping said clothes on the back of Yeku’s study chair, Thrae leaned forward and picked up the dragonet off of the low desk. “I don’t think you’ve lost an ounce of how adorable you are.”

A small forked tongue lashed gently against the side of Thrae’s face with the comment, wings rustling as she tried to show her excitement.

Thrae couldn’t help but let out a giggle from the tickling sensation of the tongue against her cheek while Yeku squirmed in her hands. “H-hey! Now I know how you feel!” If Thrae didn’t know better the small dragon was smirking from the remark, tongue flicking between her lips, eager to continue. “You wanted to get even? Or did you just want to be able to join me when I turned into a bear?” The question wasn’t going to be answered for three suns, but rest assured Thrae would be hard pressed to forget with such a happy bundle of scales in her arms, tail swaying back and forth with vigor.

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[yekulan-dothkah]

Sprite: A Clove Call

Yeku carefully treaded across the forest floor on the balls of her feet as she silently enjoyed her trek through the flora. She seemed to never grow tired of the Shroud and it’s gifts. Above all she helped protect it and the elementals, a tradition she had picked up from the Gridanians and personally taken to heart. To be part of the forest meant she should be one of it’s greatest protectors, like the elementals once were, should it not? Today however there was little to do, she could only hear the Elementals from so far and the Shroud was massive, but they were awfully quiet, almost making her worry something was wrong and they weren’t telling her.

Stopping at her resting place, a hole in the dirt under a great tree, Yeku sat down and swung her feet into the miniature pit as she sat on the edge. There wasn’t much to do honestly; she had already mended sick plants, helps young plants grow, made flowers bloom so the plants could bear fruit once pollinated, helping the pollinated plants bear their fruit, she had even helped with tiny favours for the odd child like elemental, but without a cry for help she was out of things to do. Yeku figured it would be best to sleep for a few days until she was needed, hopping into the waist deep hole and sitting down so only the top of her head was at ground level. Using magick, Yeku successfully covered herself in dirt as she had done many times before when she desired rest.

Another trickle of aether left for the bush of leaves that was her hair above ground, littering it with various flowers; Yeku enjoyed changing her appearance and “decorating” the brush depending on her mood. Glowing white circles on her bark eyes faded as she drifted off to sleep, the tree her hole was under groaning from the influx of aether she released in such a relaxed state. The last thing she heard was the Elemental in the tree cooing happily at the gift Yeku had given it as she fell into a slumber.

The rest was interrupted however, several days shorter than expected as she felt an odd rubbing sensation against her “hair”. White iris’ came alive as she grew sober, trying to figure out what was happening; if she could safely hide, or if she would have to protect herself. After a long wait Yeku was growing frustrated, whatever was disturbing her slumber wasn’t  leaving and kept rubbing against her leaves above ground. Right when Yeku thought it was finally over, the rubbing started again.

Enough! At this rate there wouldn’t be leaves or flowers still attached!

Yeku stood up abruptly in agitation, roots from the tree and shrubs clinging to her body along with clumps of dirt entrapped in the tangled mess. Not caring to brush off the debris, her head twisted left and right looking for the cause of being woken, abruptly landing mid sweep on a bear with an odd red marking of fur atop its head. Yeku took a short step back in her hole to space herself just a little more from the creature in her surprise. She hated the idea of hurting a creature of the forest, hopefully it wouldn’t attack her and would go its own separate way. At the least it hadn’t tried eating her foliage, so that was a good sign. After a long pause from both parties, a single hand was slowly stretched out towards the animal to see if it was afraid, curious, or aggressive towards her.

@thraebhar

[yekulan-dothkah]

AU S&S First Year Anniversary

Yeku was wrapped in a tight deep purple dress that went down to the top of her knees, heels gave her another four ilms of height, but that wouldn’t do her any good kissing her girlfriend.  Yeku mused to herself as she hung golden half moons from her horns, she felt as lucky as she did on their first date, but much less nervous. She knew by now the love Thrae held for her was sincere and strong, and it was most definitely requited on her side. Opening the small box on her chest of drawers, a hard silver chain was lifted by a delicate finger until a lustrous silver heart hung in the air at the bottom of the necklace, their initials carefully carved into the otherwise spotless metal.

“If it isn’t my beautiful Au Ra.” Thrae’s  voice drifted into the room, soft and gentle as not to spook their partner.

Yeku turned, hiding a hand behind her back with the necklace  tucked behind her fingers. “H-hey, I’m not ready!” Yeku stated her hollow warning as Thrae stepped in and kneeled down in front of her.

“I know, you’re missing something.”

With that Yeku stood still as Thrae brought something forward in a clasped hand. Fingers unfurled to reveal a beautiful silver ornate comb, with shining gemstones inlaid across the band, rested in Thrae’s hand. Yeku’s hand flew over her mouth as she looked at the jewellery, nearly smacking herself in the lips with the gift in her own hand.

“What’s this?”

Thrae’s eyes had settled on the chain hanging down from Yeku’s hand. All the Au Ra could do was sigh as her surprise was spoiled. “And you’re missing this.” Yeku gave up trying to hide the necklace and pulled her fingers away from the centerpiece of the necklace. Thrae bowed her head, and without a word, Yeku obliged and carefully placed the necklace over Thrae’s head to rest around the Roe’s neck.

“May I?”

Before Thrae was done asking, Yeku had spun around and left her long locks at her lovers mercy. Equally careful and Thrae was gentle, Yeku felt her hair get pulled back and secured in a bun with the comb.

“There.”

Turning back round to face Thrae was as much a mistake as it was a blessing, getting lost once again in the woman’s beauty.

“You look great too.” Thrae teased with a playful smile. “Are you ready?”

“I-I’m am now.”

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[yekulan-dothkah]

AU S&S How did their first date go? Where was it?

Yeku sat nervously at the table, desperately trying to slow her breathing. In one two three four, out one two three four. Thrae wouldn’t have asked Yeku if she didn’t mean it, but that didn’t mean she could calm her mind of the thoughts apparently. Had she over dressed? Or was she under dressed? Was going out for dinner right, or could Yeku have given a better suggestion what they should do? What would they talk about; they nearly did everything around one another for the past two years. Raising a hand to cup the side of her face, she rested her elbow on the table and sighed. Thrae was technically her boss, wasn’t that wrong too? So many factors she hadn’t thought of before, but like the blushing buffoon she was, Yeku had accepted Thrae’s offer of a date.

With a quick glance around, Thrae was still no where to be seen. Instead Yeku’s eyes drifted over all the well dressed patrons eating their meals, men in light dress shirts and pants, women in short summer dresses or trending fashion to try and beat the heat. Yeku was wearing her usual yukata with a long skirt underneath, cooking herself slightly under the hot lominsan sun, today however the fabric was a bright white with red patterns and the skirt could be discarded if she got unbearably hot. Hair tied in a tight bun behind her head, bangs framing her face.

“Hey, sorry I’m late Yeku, the ferryman slept in and threw off my day.”

That soft tender voice, Yeku mentally cooed as it rang gently through her horns. She wasn’t sure when Thrae had started to become the only thing she thought about, but it had definitely crept up on her and sunk it’s claws in. Looking up from the table, Yeku met the warm smile with her own and shook her head. “It’s alright, it gave me some time to relax.” A lie if she ever said one, one Thrae would probably see through as she always did, but also realize the intention. Yeku didn’t want their date to stop on account of some silly nervous thoughts.

As Thrae gave a nod of thanks back and started to seat herself, Yeku couldn’t help but swallow hard as she admired the woman dressed in a fashionable dress shirt and pants, wearing them like they were made for her. The white top accented her chest and collar bone with its top two buttons undone but the collar itself was pressed and sharp, the sleeves were rolled up neatly to reveal strong arms, and overall it wasn’t too tight or loose, just right. The black pants hugged her hips, and probably her rear, but went straight down without wrinkles like any well kept piece of clothing, the odd pattern swirl encorperated down the side to give it a small splash of color. Yeku kept her mouth shut as she swallowed hard while Thrae sat across from her with that bright smile she always seemed to wear, it was infectious and left Yeku smiling bashfully back.

“Did you order already?” Thrae was trying to ask how long she had been there without saying it.

“Y-Yes, I ordered a starter for us both.” Yeku couldn’t even meet Thrae’s eyes, much too embarrassed, but also knowing the woman would figure out the order before it reached the table by the twisted smile that was trying to hide her excitement behind.

“What did… You… Order…”

Yeku could see the intent to interrogate melt away through her bangs as Thrae’s nose caught a whiff of something familiar.

“Salad, both topped with chopped vegetables and one with cloves. Enjoy, I’ll be back for your main course order once you finish.” The waiter placed two bowls on the table, the one with cloves infront of Thrae who Yeku couldn’t properly read the expression for. It looked like Thrae was frozen, that was until she picked up her fork and started to dig into her meal happily. Yeku’s tension began to melt away as she watched Thrae enjoy herself, letting out a small giggle here and there as she observed Thrae savor the food and prized flowers.

By the end they were sipping wine over an empty plate that once held a perfectly cooked aldgoat steak, and baby baked popotoes. A meal at The Bismarck had been a great idea, Yeku mused as she sat back in the chair to let her food settle, Thrae busy telling her a story.

The words seemed to melt away as Thrae spoke, and while Yeku enjoyed the stories, she was much too busy silently admiring the radiant woman infront of her. Thrae had a strength and kindness about her, with honesty and loyalty that almost made her glow, a beautiful person inside and out. The thought baffled Yekulan; that such a woman could possibly be attracted to a tiny aether mutated Au Ra with no recollection of most her life. In fact, she sounded like the least likely candidate. Yet somehow, some way, Thrae had asked her out tonight; she felt like the luckiest woman in Eorzea right now, almost wanting to pinch herself and make sure it wasn’t a dream, but not wanting to wake up either.

“Yeku? Yeku?”

Thrae was waving a hand infront of her face, loudly questioning her presence.

“Mhm! What?! Oh, I’m sorry, I -I must have gotten caught up in a thought.” Yekulan’s cheeks were bright red as she looked around, thankfully the rest of the guests had tapered off, and the cool air surrounded them on the upper decks while waiters and waitresses started cleaning up the tables. Glancing back at Thrae, she was greeted with an amused look on her face.

“We should head out. The ferry to the ship likely headed back already, may I rest at your house for the night?”

So proper at times, Yeku mused. “Of course.”

@thraebhar

[yekulan-dothkah]

S&S: Weak Witch Remedy

Yeku stumbled as Thrae held hands over her eyes, making sure the small woman couldn’t see a thing as she was led. Yeku could tell a few thing despite her lack of sight. Her arm tingling with aether told her she was in Gridania. Her horns had told her they crossed a body of water, calm and forgiving. Her skin finally told her they were somewhere the trees didn’t cover in their shade. There was only so many places she could be, but at the same time she couldn’t tell which she was at.

“You can open your eyes now.” Thrae’s soft voice ringing in her horns.

The sight left Yekulan breathless. A house, surrounded by a high hedge, the inside of the hedge and outside of the house was surrounded by planters for a garden. Even the side of the house was covered in latticework and the roof was sod, fresh green grass littered with flowers covered it’s top. The house was small, but it was everything it offered that made it so priceless. Living on the ship with Thrae had been draining, her arm was not aspected the take aether from the sea and it left Yeku weak and frail. Bringing plants aboard had helped, but it was never enough to stay longer than a few days. Now, Yeku had a place she could retreat to with her spouse, somewhere she could relax and recharge before heading back out to sea.

Turning, she wrapped her arms around Thrae’s hips tightly, gazing up at her wife with a wide grin. “Thank you! Thank you! It’s everything I could ever want it to be!”

As quickly as she had hugged Thrae, she was picked up in the she rose’s arms and carried into the warmly furnished house, the inside floors and walls littered with planters, ready to grow whatever Yeku desire. Being taken down into the basement of the cottage was an even more refreshing retreat, a bed, water, more planters and a cool calm air to beat the summer heat.

As Thrae set Yekulan on the edge of the tall bed, Yeku got up and shifted over to the corner of the frame by Thrae. Promptly she wrapped one hand around the bedpost, the other around Thrae’s neck and gave the woman a loving kiss.

“Thank you…”

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