Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: High Rollers DnD (Web Series) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Xantheus Auregan/Obsiddias Ignarum Characters: Xantheus Auregan, Obsiddias Ignarum Additional Tags: First Kiss, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Obsiddias can't figure out if Xantheus is trying to antagonize him or flirt with him, Post-Adelphi Live Show
Because the live show put the image of Xantheus riding Obsiddias in my mind and I couldn't rest until I wrote this...
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Obsiddias taps his talons against the wood of his desk. How much longer until the adventurers will make it back? Only half an hour has passed. From what he knows of this strange, ragtag group that has made its home in Ashen Rest, they’ll make full use of the time they have. Which gives him perhaps another hour or two before he’ll know if Xantheus survived this particular adventure.
Displeased by the way his thoughts keep lingering on Xantheus, he summons one of his books and stretches out on his bed instead. His time is far too valuable to waste on a random dragonborn.
For an hour, Obsiddias reads, a summoned quill scribbling notes for him. He keeps an eye on the time, wondering when a messenger will come, for surely his father will want him there to inspect whatever treasures or magic the adventurers find in the vault.
The time is almost up when, instead of a summons, all he receives in warning is a tingle of magic before a body materializes out of thin air and lands right on top of him, the air escaping its lungs with an audible gasp.
Instinct takes over, and Obsiddias’ talons glow as he channels a spell. In the heartbeat before he releases the magic to tear his attacker to shreds, he recognizes Xantheus.
The magic fades from Obsiddias’ hands. This time, instinct makes him grab Xantheus’ shoulders—and then he freezes. The fabric feels wet and sticky. He can smell the iron tang of blood in the air.
“What do you think you’re doing?” he furiously demands, only to immediately follow up with, “You’re wounded!”
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