𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐄𝐋𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃.

@serpentxcrown ——— her up in warmth. her lips tasted slightly sweet and everything about her was so soft and graceful. the hand on her jaw moved to her neck, letting his thumb gently brush against the soft skin. "you are very good... at taking my mind... of it." He manages between kisses.

@serpentxcrown he kept his hold on her very light, giving her plenty of space and freedom to move in and away as she pleased. he didn't mind taking it at whatever speed she needed. as she grew more comfortable, he pulled her in closer and wrapped his arm around her a little more. wrapping ———

that same night, the princess went to bed with the tulip on the pillow beside her head. she stared at it, wishing it’d never wilt. she stared at it and dreamed of a life with thane. a life she cannot have. she hadn’t realized how the hours passed and it was now past midnight +

@serpentxcrown ——— the most real this had felt. the time in the kitchen had been more intense but... it had felt like a dream.

@serpentxcrown ——— chambers, in the dead of night. both hardly dressed appropriately. he saw no reason for anyone to enter his rooms, but the image that anyone would find would mean a death warrant for him and only the gods know what would truly be in store for her. but beside that...it was ———

@serpentxcrown ——— out. “you shall?” he asked softly, reaching up to rest his hands on her wrists.

@serpentxcrown that sums it up. his space reflects his mind, really. of course it’s a connection to her. he’d given her the one that appeared at his feet by the river and had brought forth another before he returned to his rooms. something to hold onto whilst she supposedly figured this ———

@serpentxcrown ——— wooden furniture. “if I tell you them now, we might both have another nightmare.”

@serpentxcrown ——— also at least a dozen plants, most of them flourishing and growing; a climbing plant around his window, herbs on the windowsill. there’s another red tulip in a small vase by his bed. there’s a bird nest just outside his window too, and little scratch marks in a lot of the ———

@serpentxcrown “hm..” thane murmured, moving his head so he could look down at her. “mine was….” he nearly said a memory, but he wasn’t sure how to explain what that meant just yet. “war. some battle… all bloody and gory..”

@ARBORlBUS she shrugged, not really willing to talk about it. “it was just… my father being himself.” “do *you want to talk about yours?” her head slowly tipped back to look up at him.

@serpentxcrown let his eyes close as he relaxed into the embrace, swaying them both slightly. he was tired, but he never went back to sleep easily after a dream like that. “indeed… I am very fortunate.” he hummed, a little laugh in his tone. “do you want to talk about yours?”

@ARBORlBUS + “thankfully for you i came right away then.” she jokes.

@serpentxcrown ——— softly, as if a little afraid to admit it. he had only ever spoken to Daphne about his dreams, in return she’d tried many different remedies that never seemed to take. Cyrus had seen them whilst they’d been out on the road, but it went unspoken between them.

@serpentxcrown thane brushed her tears away and held her gently as he relaxed. he offered a small, reassuring smile and brought her in against his chest. his arms fully wrapped around her, chin leaning against her head. “no, you didn’t. funnily enough… I also had a nightmare.” he spoke ———

@serpentxcrown ——— he looked at the door with a furrowed brow. “Was it Cyrus? Did he do something?”

@serpentxcrown ——— open curtains and candles were dotted all around the room, so in this light, her tears were more obvious. He reached up to cup her face with his other hand, his thumb wiping away a tear. “What happened? Are you alright?” His concern ebbed away slightly as anger rose and ———

@serpentxcrown ——— check down the hall as he ushered her into his chambers before anyone saw.

@serpentxcrown ——— in the same trousers he’d worn in the day. he frowned, blinking a couple times as if to convince himself he hadn’t finally drifted off again and this wasn’t just a dream. “what— what are you doing here?” the urgency kicked in then and he hurried aside, leaning out to ———