DEIMOS
“Perhaps,” came before a willing grin and a quick wink; assurances of reciprocation and indulgences. Even if they were embedded amidst foolishness and capers, they were also without the steel forged armor or the ever-present stoicism. Vulnerability in play and adoration, in letting his guard down and away and apart, were escapades of trust – at least for the Sword.
Even if Evie was frequently the victim in it.
Her own predictable actions surmised in the squeak of laughter and the scrambling of limbs to no avail; a clinging rapacity of fingers woven over his muscles, clinging in dire hopes and straits that he might not pluck her into the springs. “Would I do such a thing?” he murmured in a deep rumble, fully aware that he’d done so in previous bouts.
There might’ve been more banter, but it was caught and mustered away by the fluffy flakes descending from the open air, the wind, and then the plummeting temperature surrounding their frames outside of the pool. So instead of plunking her into the depths, he lowered them both into the warmth and protection of its solace, until shoulders and necks were covered, laughing as the ice clung to the top of his head. “I promise that was not me.”
Even if Evie was frequently the victim in it.
Her own predictable actions surmised in the squeak of laughter and the scrambling of limbs to no avail; a clinging rapacity of fingers woven over his muscles, clinging in dire hopes and straits that he might not pluck her into the springs. “Would I do such a thing?” he murmured in a deep rumble, fully aware that he’d done so in previous bouts.
There might’ve been more banter, but it was caught and mustered away by the fluffy flakes descending from the open air, the wind, and then the plummeting temperature surrounding their frames outside of the pool. So instead of plunking her into the depths, he lowered them both into the warmth and protection of its solace, until shoulders and necks were covered, laughing as the ice clung to the top of his head. “I promise that was not me.”
who we were before bones, before dirt, before even light
we have always been deep, restless souls
we have always been deep, restless souls
