It's not exactly my specialty. Most magic I can do is talk to animals sometimes. A greataxe or a two-hander does good work, and I like the rush. [sometimes, you are a barbarian.] But it's part of life in Faerun, so you'd see it!
[a beat, as she tucks his hair behind his ear.]
I'd like for you to see it. If you wanted. If we could.
the vibes turn a little somber here. still, he kisses her throat, coaxing those warm little sounds out of her. he strokes his thumb along the bare skin beneath her bandeau. ]
We got different races all over the cosmos. Don't think you'd stand out too much. ...I ain't got a home planet though anyway. In the market for a new one.
[she's about as liquid as one, honestly, with the way he strokes at her. she's getting sleepy, warm under the covers with him, arching lazily into the touch.
the somber vibes get a little pulse of empathy, of wanting to comfort.]
I don't want to just assume anything, but - you could stay with me. [...] It's not a replacement for the place you came from, but...
[ you know, i'm most jealous of people who have houses to live in.
he's said it before. that sentiment rises up in his again now—resentment, sadness, anger towards the ipc. now, though, there's a bit of quiet, careful hope and fear of loss. ]
That's an awful big commitment, Miss Karlach. You sure about that?
[a pause, and she shifts so that she can take his face in her warm hands. she strokes his cheek with her thumb.]
Wouldn't offer if I wasn't. [she meets his gaze, certain.] You haven't got to say yes. I know it's a lot, I know we're still... figuring things out, we've only even just been able to talk face to face again.
But I'd like it. I'd like to make it work, with you.
[ as soon as her hands reach his face, the melancholy recedes. he looks deeply in her gold eyes and lets their warmth seep in and fill everything. he holds her arm, keeps her waist in his grip and resists the urge to kiss her breathless just so he can speak. ]
I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure it does, so long as you still want me. You turned my whole world around. [ he kisses the corner of her mouth and murmurs close. ] Let's go adventurin', you and me. When we get tired, we'll settle down anywhere you like. That'll be home enough for me.
[there's so many little bursts of emotion at that - happiness, and relief, and a sort of positive anxiousness, the desire for things to work.
she meets him for that kiss, and she steals a bit more, unable to help herself - being able to touch him (being able to touch at all, what a dream) has her greedy for all the contact she can get. it's been a long few weeks! and right now, with him looking her directly in the eye and telling her she changed things for him, she's having such a hard time not just letting out a little eeee of excitement. as is, she has to pull away slightly because she's giggling like an idiot.]
You haven't got to keep saying that, either. [she says, warmly, pressing her forehead against his firmly.] I'm not going to stop wanting you.
[but - more seriously:]
Let's go adventuring. [agreed.] I want to show you everything, I want you to show me everything, and - we can have a home in each other until we find a place worth putting roots down in.
[ that joy is all the way back again, thrumming like a beating heart. he returns every single delighted kiss, nearly breaking them with smiles and soft laughter before taking more. she's adorable and so dorky and silly, and all of that is infectious even without emotionshare.
he leans up into her forehead touch again, brushing their noses. his heartbeat leaps. I'm never going to stop wanting you. he's lost so many things before, but he wants to believe this. ]
That right there sounds like an absolute dream.
[ is this real? he's beginning to question it too. he can't be this content in a place like this, hearing everything he wants to hear and knowing she wants it too. ]
I'll take ya' everywhere worth seein'. We'll hop on some ships and get around to all kinds of worlds. Cash in on a few bounties, find us only the finest and rowdiest taverns in every star system, settle down and watch a sky full of shootin' stars and flyin' whales, prettier than pictures. I wanna see all of your home too, even the rough parts.
[she says, fervently. that's all she wants - exactly what he's just described to her. she can almost picture it, sitting out in the grass at night, hand in hand, watching the sky. she can, now. she won't burn out. and if they can - if he wants it, all of him can be human, not just his heart.]
It's not all that different in Faerun, you know? Bounties and the grittiest taverns full of people who'd steal every last coin out of your pocket, but. You go out into the wild and you stand on the cliffs at night and the wind's fucking bracing, and the sky goes on forever, and you can feel the Weave in every breath.
It's fucking brilliant. I can't wait to share it with you.
[god. there's that hope again. it was burnt out, after the long weeks trying to keep everybody up, but this is the fan to the flame she needed. she's got drive again. it feels so good, and she shares it with him, tail curling tightly around his waist.]
[ she paints a picture for them both, sets them on the edge of those beautiful, green cliffs, with its clean, cold air and azure blue skies. more than her descriptions, her adoration for it brings it to life for him. he wants to see it, if only to watch her thrive in the place that she loves, with people who would love her back with equal strength.
her joy and vigor rolls off of her in waves. he takes it all in, grinning as her tail wraps around him. he gives her a little squeeze and kisses her neck. ]
Said it was "not particularly gentlemanly" of me to leave you hangin' and told me to write ya'.
[ he smiles wider. there's fondness, but also a little ruefulness. he remembers her "execution" vividly, and she doubtlessly feels the same. he wants to tread lightly around this. ]
...From what I see, both your boys try to give back what they get from ya'.
Ooh, you really can feel how that makes me feel, now. [what I needed too makes her feel giddy and bright, just absolute joy. even with all the sad parts, she's happy to be here.]
I'm going to have to keep you away from Astarion, he's so ready to bite you and you haven't even done anything! [a laugh.] Anyway. Yeah, I will. Maybe when we're done lazing about in bed I can check to see if they're up to shit.
[HELP she's going to hit astarion with a stick down boy
anyway, that makes her laugh again, and she does little squirmy motions when he kisses her neck, pleased.]
You won't hear me complain. [she hums. it's almost a purr, if she could do that.] Maybe we just stay here the rest of the day, even. I could sleep for an age, like a dragon or something.
[a beat, and then giggling:] And my dragon hoard is you! Big pile of gold, but better.
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[a beat, as she tucks his hair behind his ear.]
I'd like for you to see it. If you wanted. If we could.
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[ he grins. he loves you, big beautiful violent red woman. he leans in and kisses her chin, again under her jaw. ]
'Course I want to. Let's hope Famine finds a way. I'd go with ya' anywhere, 'specially since you love that place so dadgum much.
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I'll get on his ass about it, then. [she jokes.] You'd be a sight, in my world. Granted, I'd be a sight in yours, probably.
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the vibes turn a little somber here. still, he kisses her throat, coaxing those warm little sounds out of her. he strokes his thumb along the bare skin beneath her bandeau. ]
We got different races all over the cosmos. Don't think you'd stand out too much. ...I ain't got a home planet though anyway. In the market for a new one.
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the somber vibes get a little pulse of empathy, of wanting to comfort.]
I don't want to just assume anything, but - you could stay with me. [...] It's not a replacement for the place you came from, but...
I want you to have a home. Even if we travel.
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he's said it before. that sentiment rises up in his again now—resentment, sadness, anger towards the ipc. now, though, there's a bit of quiet, careful hope and fear of loss. ]
That's an awful big commitment, Miss Karlach. You sure about that?
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Wouldn't offer if I wasn't. [she meets his gaze, certain.] You haven't got to say yes. I know it's a lot, I know we're still... figuring things out, we've only even just been able to talk face to face again.
But I'd like it. I'd like to make it work, with you.
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I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure it does, so long as you still want me. You turned my whole world around. [ he kisses the corner of her mouth and murmurs close. ] Let's go adventurin', you and me. When we get tired, we'll settle down anywhere you like. That'll be home enough for me.
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she meets him for that kiss, and she steals a bit more, unable to help herself - being able to touch him (being able to touch at all, what a dream) has her greedy for all the contact she can get. it's been a long few weeks! and right now, with him looking her directly in the eye and telling her she changed things for him, she's having such a hard time not just letting out a little eeee of excitement. as is, she has to pull away slightly because she's giggling like an idiot.]
You haven't got to keep saying that, either. [she says, warmly, pressing her forehead against his firmly.] I'm not going to stop wanting you.
[but - more seriously:]
Let's go adventuring. [agreed.] I want to show you everything, I want you to show me everything, and - we can have a home in each other until we find a place worth putting roots down in.
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he leans up into her forehead touch again, brushing their noses. his heartbeat leaps. I'm never going to stop wanting you. he's lost so many things before, but he wants to believe this. ]
That right there sounds like an absolute dream.
[ is this real? he's beginning to question it too. he can't be this content in a place like this, hearing everything he wants to hear and knowing she wants it too. ]
I'll take ya' everywhere worth seein'. We'll hop on some ships and get around to all kinds of worlds. Cash in on a few bounties, find us only the finest and rowdiest taverns in every star system, settle down and watch a sky full of shootin' stars and flyin' whales, prettier than pictures. I wanna see all of your home too, even the rough parts.
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[she says, fervently. that's all she wants - exactly what he's just described to her. she can almost picture it, sitting out in the grass at night, hand in hand, watching the sky. she can, now. she won't burn out. and if they can - if he wants it, all of him can be human, not just his heart.]
It's not all that different in Faerun, you know? Bounties and the grittiest taverns full of people who'd steal every last coin out of your pocket, but. You go out into the wild and you stand on the cliffs at night and the wind's fucking bracing, and the sky goes on forever, and you can feel the Weave in every breath.
It's fucking brilliant. I can't wait to share it with you.
[god. there's that hope again. it was burnt out, after the long weeks trying to keep everybody up, but this is the fan to the flame she needed. she's got drive again. it feels so good, and she shares it with him, tail curling tightly around his waist.]
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her joy and vigor rolls off of her in waves. he takes it all in, grinning as her tail wraps around him. he gives her a little squeeze and kisses her neck. ]
This "Weave." What's that about?
[ thank god he's asking karlach and not gale ]
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At least, I think that's right. Gale would explain it better, but you'd have to listen to him talk for five minutes.
[casually fondly dunks on gale at top speeds]
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[ WE LOVE YOU GALE even though we are dunking ]
Tell you the truth, I never got to talk to Gale much. Think I pissed him off when I didn't write ya' before, though. Think he'd forgive me for that?
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Really? What makes you think you pissed him off? [curiously.] ... Sweet of him. He's always looking out for me.
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Said it was "not particularly gentlemanly" of me to leave you hangin' and told me to write ya'.
[ he smiles wider. there's fondness, but also a little ruefulness. he remembers her "execution" vividly, and she doubtlessly feels the same. he wants to tread lightly around this. ]
...From what I see, both your boys try to give back what they get from ya'.
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That is such a Gale thing to say. [snort. her emotions are easy, at least, fond.]
They do. You're right. [a little pulse of missing them.] Both of them are good people, even if they pretend like they're not. I'm proud of them.
They were kind to me, yesterday. I know it doesn't seem like it, but... they let me go, and it was what I needed.
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[ he kisses her jaw. just noses her a bit. she has so much love in her heart for people and he adores it. ]
You'll see those two again.
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I'm going to have to keep you away from Astarion, he's so ready to bite you and you haven't even done anything! [a laugh.] Anyway. Yeah, I will. Maybe when we're done lazing about in bed I can check to see if they're up to shit.
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anyway, he's not going to worry about those two right now if she won't. he just grins at her joy and blasts his right back. ]
Yeah, yeah.
[ flippant. he holds her close, kisses her neck. he tangles their legs a little more, hooking their ankles. he grins, shows his pointed teeth. ]
No offense to those two, but they got you way longer than me. You're gonna be here a while.
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anyway, that makes her laugh again, and she does little squirmy motions when he kisses her neck, pleased.]
You won't hear me complain. [she hums. it's almost a purr, if she could do that.] Maybe we just stay here the rest of the day, even. I could sleep for an age, like a dragon or something.
[a beat, and then giggling:] And my dragon hoard is you! Big pile of gold, but better.
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You're out here shakin' around a bag of shiny nickels and callin' it gold.
[ kisses her neck to make her squirm ]
Hey, I don't need to eat or sleep none. You wanna hoard me the next few days, even, I'm all yours, so long as I get ya' all to myself.
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[she says, still squirming as he kisses her neck. she is absolutely not trying to get away, though, not seriously.]
Gods, that sounds like a dream. I'm in, I'm all yours. Make up for the lost time.
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[ murmurs to her neck. then gives her more kisses and a bite for good measure, to go with the others.
we can end here if you want!!! ]