Anju
Anju frequently comes off harsher than planned, but Liam has never averted his gaze or bowed his head to hide something like hurt or discontent, and it's something she hates cherishing because she shouldn't know the difference at all. It is why she had turned down leadership of Stormbreak - too certain that her brisk, gruff ways would only spell the downfall of the city. Though she disagrees (and wishes to debate the topic further) that thought stills her tongue, reluctant to be exactly that kind of overbearing.
Liam's hesitation quietly stings for exactly that reason, unaware as she is to deeper instincts he still holds. Riya, meanwhile, crawls further up the bed to plant herself more firmly on Anju's chest to force her back down with the weight of her body. Grumbling at the two-pronged attack, Anju concedes and lays back against the pillows. "Fine. But only until morning," she decrees at large. She can't be gone much longer. Won't. Stormbreak needs her, even if she is not its queen. However, as the exhaustion pulls at her once more, Anju reaches for Liam in a moment of weakness and wraps her hand around his wrist. Her grip is weak, but her eyes beg. "Stay. Please. Just for tonight." Or at least until she's asleep, when she won't notice him sneaking away to his own rightful rest.
Liam's hesitation quietly stings for exactly that reason, unaware as she is to deeper instincts he still holds. Riya, meanwhile, crawls further up the bed to plant herself more firmly on Anju's chest to force her back down with the weight of her body. Grumbling at the two-pronged attack, Anju concedes and lays back against the pillows. "Fine. But only until morning," she decrees at large. She can't be gone much longer. Won't. Stormbreak needs her, even if she is not its queen. However, as the exhaustion pulls at her once more, Anju reaches for Liam in a moment of weakness and wraps her hand around his wrist. Her grip is weak, but her eyes beg. "Stay. Please. Just for tonight." Or at least until she's asleep, when she won't notice him sneaking away to his own rightful rest.
this sun inside of me could set kingdoms ablaze
