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Character of the Season
Frail in body but dangerously quick of mind, Nikandr is the sort of character who proves that curiosity can be just as perilous as any weapon. A necromancer, inventor, and problem-solver with more ambition than self-preservation, Niki approaches the world like a puzzle box begging to be opened, even when what’s inside has teeth. Blunt, dry-witted, fiercely independent, and carrying a history best left partially buried, he has a knack for making even failure feel fascinating. Whether he’s raising the dead, moving across Caido to King's End, or experiencing a hangover for the first time, Nikandr brings a wonderfully strange spark to Caido, and we can’t wait to see what trouble his brilliant mind wanders into next.
Congratulations, Niki!
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As Soh bucked her hips beneath him, she could feel his hard length pressing against her through their pants. She hummed a soft sound of approval, glad to find that he was just as aroused as she was. She led his hand lower, withdrawing once it was clear that he intended to follow the path she’d laid out for him, running her hand over the toned muscles of his back and back up into his hair. Perhaps, if she’d been a more experienced lover, she’d had reached for his pants - but she wasn’t quite brave enough. Not yet, anyway.
When Ace slipped two fingers inside her, Soh cried out, arching into his touch. A hot, coiling bundle of need wound tighter and tighter as he began to move his fingers, his mouth still moving at her breast. She was lost to sensation now, her hips moving of their own accord to meet the practiced thrusts of his fingers. If this was what it was like with just his fingers, Soh thought, then what would it be like with him buried inside her? More, she said, half demand and half plea, and skimmed her hand down his chest and over his stomach to the button of his pants.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
The feeling of her hands on his skin was like a brand against the cold air, a delicious tingling that followed her every movement. Her fingers clasped in his hair like a reign that he let her use to direct his ministrations where she pleased. His lips alternated greedily between her breasts, kneading them with his free hand while the other drove into her. Sohalia's resulting cry was music to his ears that spiked his heartrate further, the tightening of his pants becoming almost unbearable, but he pushed on, wanting to feel her lose control before allowing himself that pleasure.
The plea in her voice sent an amused chuckle through the bond and his eyes glowed in the moonlight as he looked up at her expressions, full of need and desire. That's it, his voice growled, more than happy to fulfill her request; he quickened his movements as he added a third finger inside her, preparing her for him.
Ace shifted to put a knee between her legs, propping himself over her for a better, deeper angle as he brought his thumb up to press against her clit. His lips rose to scrape his teeth along her earlobe as he let out a breath like a whisper. Cum for me, Sohalia.
In her wildest dreams, Soh would never have imagined herself lying upon mossy stones, bare to the midnight sky, as a near-perfect stranger drove her mad with lust. And yet, here she was, lying on her back, eyes closed and lips parted, moaning again as her hips rose to meet each thrust of the three fingers inside her. Ace’s voice in her mind was a low growl, sending her higher each time he spoke, encouraging her onward towards her release.
When his thumb brushed her clit, she gasped, pleasure bursting forth in a way she’d only ever experienced in the privacy of her own room with herself for company. Her nails dug into Ace’s back, the hand reaching for his pants pausing as he drove her higher and higher. And when his teeth scraped along her earlobe, his breath a reverent whisper in her ear, she shattered.
Crying out, she arched against him as waves of pleasure crested, pulling her under and depriving her of every sense except for this. Ace’s fingers were all she could feel, and as she found her release, it was with his name on her lips. Ace, she moaned, turning her head to capture his lips with her own, riding the last waves of her orgasm and desperately wanting to return the favor.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Everything heated and pulsed in a crescendo of passion that narrowed his vision to her and only her; the way her body responded to his every touch driving him mad. Ace drank in every moan, every gasp, every cry as he continued to push her to the edge of that precipice, daring her to fall.
And fall she did.
He felt that breathless moment before she shattered at his fingertips, sucking his fingers in deeper with her orgasm. The sound of her voice crying out his name made him groan aloud, heartbeat pounding in his pants as he grinded against her with his own evident need. Instincts urged him to take her then, separating every last bit of clothing between them, yet he kissed her deeply in return, letting her ride his hand down from the high with surprising gentleness, basking in what he'd accomplished.
He kept a slow, teasing rhythm with his fingers as he waited for her mind to piece back some semblance of thought, his other hand coming up to cup her cheek as he sucked in her lip. Gods. You're gorgeous. Almost reverent in the practiced phrase he used - although no less sincere as she could feel the pulsing of his desire between them. But Ace paused, waiting for her to reach forward, knowing she wanted it just as bad as he did.
Ace groaned alongside her, grinding against her, and Soh looped a lazy leg around one of his, pulling him closer. As she came down from her orgasm, the aftershocks of pleasure aching through her body, she hummed her approval against his lips. As far as carnal experiences went, this had easily been the best (and only) of her life so far, and she was nowhere near done with her fellow Attuned.
Momentarily sated, but no less eager to continue, she traced tantalizing lines down Ace’s chest, slowly working her way lower, her eyes still hooded with desire. In a moment of courage that could only have been brought on by her lingering orgasm, she said, What do you want, Ace? in a husky, inviting voice that was meant to force his hand. Her hands trailed lower as she nipped at his lower lip, pausing at the button of his pants, but she wouldn’t go further until he told her to.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
The vibration of her hum against his lips reverberated down his spine, settling in his core like molten lava. He returned the bite on his lips, opening her mouth to reach his tongue deeper into her mouth while she trailed her fingers down his chest. When she reached the top of his pants, Ace grinned and mirrored her earlier actions. He grasped her hand, bringing it lower to settle over the large bulge that stood erect between them. Even the slight pressure of their joined hands sent a pounding ache through him, forcing him to break the kiss in a momentary haze of desire that stole his breath and vision. Closing his eyes in a heady groan, he asked Sohalia, Do you feel that? How could she not, when the strength of his need pulsed, begging to be released?
He opened his eyes to glance up at her, grinding slowly against her delicate hand as he brought his lips back up to hers. You did that. Ace released her hand to let her do the honors as he began undoing the buttons of her pants seductively slow. His voice was darker than the night sky around them as he said, I want you - all of you. To be buried deep inside her, feeling the rush of release that rivaled any breakneck speeds, to feel her tighten around him as she fell from that ledge again. And should she choose to proceed (which he knew she would), Sohalia would find him ready for her, proving that 'hung like a horse' didn't only apply to his shift.
Ace grinned against her lips, grasping her hand to guide it lower still, until it rested over his erection. She moved almost tentatively as she stroked him through his pants for a moment, reveling in his heady groan and the way he ground against her. When he reached for her pants, she started to unbutton his, slipping her fingers beneath the waistband to shove them over his hips. He moved slowly to do the same to her, and she wondered how he could stand it - the lingering, tantalizing touches that threatened to bring her right back to the brink. His movements were measured and teasing, and she strove to mimic that same energy as she freed him from his clothes.
When his erection sprang free, Soh paused, suddenly unsure of herself, and reached to lightly wrap her hand around him. This was it; there was no going back after this moment, no taking back the decision that she was making. And gods if that didn’t terrify her even as it thrilled her. Swallowing hard, Soh stroked along his member a few times, marveling at what she was about to do and wondering how it would feel. And when he finally entered her, he would find her ready.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
With skilled hands and practiced movements (at least on his part), they removed the last layers of clothing between them. A few grunts of discomfort preceded the freeing of his erection, the pressure easing with its release to allow him a full breath that he used to kiss her hungrily as he positioned his hips between her legs.
Suddenly, her fingers were around him, a sharp intake of breath forcing him to break the kiss to glance down at her small hand stroking him softly. He couldn't stop the slow buck of his hips as he groaned. Careful Sohalia. Ace grabbed her wrist to stop the movement with a low, breathy chuckle. I won't last long if you keep doing that. Maybe they'd try that next time.
For now, he helped her guide his member to her waiting entrance, one hand bracing by her head as he rubbed gently against her wetness. As much as he wanted to tease and make her beg for him, Ace couldn't wait that long. Maybe it was the hesitancy in her hand or something in her eyes, but something told him to start slow, and he eased in at a rate that had him trembling with effort. A moment of pressure held before the tip was allowed in, and he released her guiding hand to grasp at her hip, falling forward on his forearm to pepper her with kisses that started at her mouth and worked down towards her breast. Every new inch elicited a guttural groan followed by another kiss. You. Feel. So. Good. The way she squeezed around him made his breathing short, his vision darkening until it was hard to see through the feel of everything. By the time he rested fully inside her, Ace was clenching his jaw, heart racing through him. If only to give her a moment to adjust and prepare, he stilled, savoring the sensation of her warm center wrapped around him.
Soh teased for only a moment before Ace stopped her, grabbing her wrist with a throaty chuckle that she decided she would do many things if only she could hear it again. But maybe another time, since Ace had once again taken control of the situation, much to Soh’s relief. He moved between her legs, positioning himself at her entrance, and her breath caught at the pressure that built as he slowly began to push his way in.
There was a moment of pain - sharp, like a pinch - and then he was inching deeper, filling Sohalia more than she’d dreamed possible. Fuck, she swore, her voice caught somewhere between pleasure and pain as Ace kissed his way from her mouth to her breasts. Curious, she rolled her hips beneath him, throwing her head back at the pleasure that filled her at the motion. Gods, Ace, she moaned, running her hands up his arms to wrap around his neck, savoring the way he filled her.
And then he started to move.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Whether his suspicions were correct, or Sohalia just hadn't experienced many men his size, Ace didn't care, smirking at the vulgar word coming from her pretty mind. It urged him on (and fueld his ego), only the roll of her hips giving him pause, his mind blanking at the sensation that ran down his shaft. He couldn't stop the curse that escaped his mouth, his grip on her hip tightening like it might give him some control.
By the time he settled into fully her, his name ringing out, he was at the tipping point, passion blazing through his veins. Sohalia's hands behind his neck helped keep him grounded as Ace began to pull out slowly. His breath caught; jaw clenched as her body tried to keep him trapped within. It felt like a lifetime before he reached the end, mind flaring when he eased his length back inside. Kisses filled the painstakingly slow beginning before he started accelerating the pace, moving in and out of her faster with each motion. After a few moments, he slipped his hand into the small of her back to lift her hips from the mossy ground. Still buried inside her, Ace guided her legs up higher, allowing him to push deeper into her with each thrust.
As she rolled her hips, she felt Ace’s grip on her tighten, a curse escaping his lips and bringing a soft smirk to hers, as though pleased that she’d managed to pull the word from him just as he’d done to her. But any response she might have thought to offer was driven from her mind when he began to pull out slowly, leaving her feeling empty in more ways than one, before pressing in again, pulling a carnal moan from Soh. Gods, but he felt good, filling her completely, and she was dimly aware that she wanted him to move faster.
Seemingly reading her mind, Ace picked up the pace, increasing the tempo slowly until he was driving into her. Her hips moved of their own accord, bucking up to meet each thrust as she raked her nails down his back. When he lifted her hips and guided her legs to allow for deeper penetration, she cried out in pleasure as a familiar heat began to build in her core. Don’t stop, she cried breathlessly, voice husky with need as she locked her legs around his hips, careful to keep the same angle that he had placed them at.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Any misgivings about Sohalia's comfort or experience were immediately forgotten in the torturous way her hips pushing into him, matching thrust for thrust better than some veterans. As he shifted them ever closer, her cry had him aching for release. Ace was slowly losing his cool flirty demeanor in the heat of passion, but he could hear her voice calling to him, begging for more.
Pulling her legs just a littler higher, he braced her hips with his hands, voice thick with desire and promises. I won't. He couldn't, too caught up in the rush of the moment to stop now. Like a racehorse pumping their legs, Ace thrusted into Sohalia, every muscle and fiber of his being driving harder and faster to that finish line. His vision narrowed to that single, blinding point in his core, bubbling higher with each moment, each cry, each shift of her hips, each pulse of her around him. It nearly undid him, but the sliver of a greedy thought had him reaching down to rub his thumb against her clit, increasing the friction between them as he neared that end. Cum with me, Sohalia. A command for her to leap with him, to let their conjoined orgasm multiply their resulting pleasure.
Every thrust sent Sohalia higher, spiraling towards the blissful oblivion that she knew awaited her, even if only for a few moments. She didn’t care that she was naked on the Rainbow Road with a perfect stranger, out in public where anyone could see. She didn’t notice the way the rock, even covered with soft moss, bit into her shoulders. All that mattered, for the moment, was the feel of Ace driving into her, harder and faster with each passing moment.
In the wake of her first orgasm, everywhere on Sohalia’s body was hypersensitive, aware of Ace’s movements to a degree that was almost too much for the Luminary. And as he reached between them to flick his thumb against her clit, she arched and bucked against him, crying out as she neared her release. Ace spoke one more time, a command that invited Soh to leap over the edge with him - and leap she did, shattering once more, this time into so many pieces that she wasn’t sure she’d ever put herself back together again.
you kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
He thought the buck of her hips might do it, slamming against the cracking of the dam he held together through pure willpower; but it was her following orgasm that was the last push, squeezing around him without mercy or remorse. Too enthralled to think about consequences or etiquette, Ace buried himself as deep into Sohalia as he could, emptying everything into her as he came hard. He let out a roar through the bond, his mind exploding in a white light of debilitating pleasure, jaw snapping shut and toes curling. His hips pumped into her of their own accord, milking every ounce of cum from him, savoring the pulsing throb of their joined sexes.
The haze settled over his thoughts as he stayed buried within her, leaning forward to capture her lips in his. You. Were. Magnificent. Each word enunciated with a hungry but tender kiss. He'd honestly forgotten how much better everything was with the Attuned bond joining their thoughts and making up for when their voices weren't enough. Ace basked in the feeling, running lazy hands over her skin while he kissed her down from the high, a soft groan of satisfaction echoing between them.