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Dohalim Melqal il Qaras Na'amo ([personal profile] ilqaras) wrote in [community profile] eggbowl2022-07-28 07:07 am

[Dohalim/Zhongli] You're standing next to me...

[it started out as vague dreams of what seemed to be a lifetime ago. something so foreign and yet familiar. even in his dreams, he can almost feel it, taste it, smell it. like warm stone on a summer’s day, like a strong embrace holding him steady. and in every dream, he sees the same person with golden eyes and a soft smile and all he can feel is a warm fondness for them.

who is he, Dohalim would ask himself, as he would reach out to him.

and that point is when his dream would turn into a nightmare; in a flash, all he can see is carnage, and that person who he’d felt that fondness for would look at him with a frenzied fire in those golden pools, his face contorted into what seems to be pure, unadulterated rage. why… he can feel the fear piercing his heart, along with a certain pain he can’t quite put his finger on, that he has to watch this man fall into his wrath and despair.

”My apologies…” he remembers saying, before he would wake up with a start, brow damp with sweat as he would sit up in his bed. at first, that dream wasn’t nearly as frequent, but now, it seems like it’s occurring every night. what does it mean? who is that man in his dreams?

what happened?

come morning, however, that dream becomes a passing thought, as it usually does, as he starts his day. it’s only a dream; he doesn’t need to dwell on it.

there had been reports of a sudden spike of astral energy in Traslida Highway, one that Dohalim had taken upon himself to investigate (much to the chagrin of his guardsmen). if it has anything to do with earth astral energy, who better than the lord whose affinity of that very element? if anything goes wrong, he would be the most capable of containing it, at least. what mattered most is that the citizens of his realm are safe.

but it’s strange, as he walks out of Viscint, that he doesn’t need to be told where the anomaly is. he can… almost hear a quiet whisper, indiscernible in its words, but pulling him towards where he needs to go. it’s as if he’s lost all autonomy of his body, falling into a sort of trance, but the pull doesn’t feel malicious in its intent. in fact, it feels almost as familiar as the feeling in his dreams; he has to wonder why that is.

as he approaches the new rock formation in the Tietal Plains, Dohalim strains to listen to guardsman speaking to him; something about how it had appeared overnight, and that they had deployed a small platoon to stop anyone from entering it. but the whispers nearly drown him out, beckoning Dohalim to walk through the portal. it’s reckless, he knows, to walk into something without even an inkling of what awaits on the other side, but nothing in him tells him to stop as he steps forward towards the barrier. he holds a hand up, as if to feel the energy radiating off it, and before anyone could pull him back, Dohalim steps forward. he hears one of the guards call out his name, only for it to be muted once he’s on the other side.

just where is he…?]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-16 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
The fact that I enjoy it is unrelated to the fact that I also don't let you get away with it.

[Morax isn't the least bit upset as he replies, scolding words tempered by a soft, warm smile. Returning the kiss without hesitation, he reaches up to brush Melqal's hair back. This first night alone provides so many curiosities, nigh endless questions with no clear answers as yet. How far they should go, what Dohalim might want, how to deal with his servants and these odd circumstances... for now, the spirit puts the thought aside.]

... then I shall. Perhaps the attendant won't notice, or realise who I am, hm?

[It's a small possibility, at least. Across the room and out of the way of the servant's work, he supposes he can just watch. Knowing how the redhead's regalia is removed won't hurt matters, either... even if they go no further, there's a selfish part of him that would lie to strip Melqal - and Dohalim, probably - himself. Indulging himself in one last kiss, this one a little deeper than the others, he pulls away to move, examining the couches and table before settling down on one. His tail doesn't disappear, but it's easy enough to hide it against his leg, curling down out of sight behind the low table.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-17 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose it would.

[There's a warm little chuckle in response. And then... well, the quiet is not the most unpleasant sensation, even as the servant arrives. He's quick and professional in his actions, and Morax finds himself curious as to the nature of such a life, what it must be like...

Though really, he tries not to put any expectation on servitude. His own had been unpleasant, and it's clear that the same is not shown here, as it wasn't with Melqal himself. The sound of jewelry pulls him out of his absent observations, bewildered by the idea of wearing so many clothes (are... were those two pairs of pants???) But recalling something about the importance of regalia being striking or... something.

He has to wonder if Dohalim feels the same, in some way. The man must find it a bit heavy, given his circumstances... a weight he never asked for, and one that he's so determined to carry alone... it would be a lie to say that, despite the fact that they've only just truly met, the astral creature shares no concern or care for him. It's partly informed by Melqal's own feelings, but nonetheless.

When the servant leaves, Morax turns his attention fully to him again.]


Mm? Of course you may. What is it?

[It's such an abruptly awkward feeling question that he isn't really sure that Dohalim hasn't retaken the fore. Either way, the man rises to his feet to close the distance between them again, his tail grazing the ground as he does.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-18 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[hands slide around his waist and Morax is quick to follow suit, that thread of anxiety and possessiveness soothed by the way Melqal comes to rest against him. Indeed, they'll have to grow used to some measure of distance, for however short a time, but right now?

Right now, he wants nothing more than to be here with his love, to share in his thoughts and space. The intimacy of it will come as it does, but that's only a small part of their relationship in the end.]


Hm.

[It's a slow sound, one that invokes thought rather than disappointment or anger. It's a suggestion that deserves proper thought, after all.

To involve Dohalim in their affairs could potentially be a double edged sword, after all. While Morax and Melqal both harbor little worry that the spirit will harbor at least some measure of that same love and affection, will that be the same of Dohalim himself?

Fingers brush Melqal's hair back, cradling his cheek before he speaks.]


... if you are unworried as to how he may perceive it, I am not opposed. If he is curious as to how it feels, I'm happy to provide that... it does seem like something he himself deserves more than he believes. [His concerns are mostly mild, granted. The other man certainly understands Dohalim better than he...] I would change nothing in either case, of course... I doubt that I could even begin to try to mute my feelings for you anymore.

[Nor would he want to.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-19 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. I'm pleased to hear that.

[both that it's so easy to converse with Dohalim, and that the man's agreed to this idea altogether. there's a small part of him that wonders how he would react, were he in Dohalim's shoes. knowing that he's the host to another, even so similar as they are... well, it's impossible to say without being there, really.

and it's not important, in the moment. Morax shifts forward to press his lips to Melqal's, soft and warm.]


Mm. Then I have no objections. Shall we? I believe you suggested you had things you wanted, my love.

[... he may have gotten himself largely under control, but Melqal knows full well just how tenuous that tether is.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-20 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[there's always something intoxicating about listening to Melqal, even without the hazy added pleasure of his hand squeezing Morax's tail. it earns him a soft gasp and a groan, eyes closing lightly.]

Haah... ah... you are-- [lips brush the spirit's ear and he bites back a whine, another press against another weakness the man knows entirely too well. the idea of it alone is more than enough to get him going, fingers curling against the fabric of his nightclothes.] mm... of course...

[really, he's so disgustingly weak to his lover, and it's only half the sensitivity the man is exploiting. fingers squeeze his tail and it's as trivial as ever to lead him to the bed. his own reach up to cradle Melqal's face when he's settling back on it.]

Anything you want, my love. I've missed you so much... and this side of you is so... mm. [leaning forward, he presses a kiss to his lover's lips, warm and a little desperate.] I would not be able to refuse you even if you hadn't teased me so, you know. You're so honest and so greedy right now...

But I assume you would like to do the work yourself, too. I will try to keep my hands to myself...

[he's not sure if he'll succeed in the least, of course. Melqal is welcome to do things to help with that, if he so chooses.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course not.

[really, he thinks he should probably have chosen to change his clothes before this - it's a miracle he managed to manifest his tail without harming himself or warping the fabric to begin with. it feels all the more tight when Melqal lifts his thighs and presses his wrists into the bed over his head.]

Ah... haha... you may have to wait until you've removed these before I can give all of that. But I will do my best to oblige, my love.

[at the very least, he can give a little more. his ears first, visually, drawing longer and pointed. lips capture his and it takes a surprising amount of effort to keep his hands from squirming or moving. in turn, it gives Melqal a good taste of his bifurcated tongue and the sharp point of his fangs, visible for a moment before lips trail over his jaw with more sweet kisses and nips.

his hips twitch when the redhead reaches his ear, a little whine rising in his throat at the nip to his earlobe.]


Then ruin me, my love. I am yours to do with as you please, for now.

[there's a sweetly whimsical tease there, lips curling up in amusement. Melqal has made his choice, in toying with Morax's tail and pressing him down into the bed - the spirit is more than happy to give in to his every whim.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-23 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. I've no doubt.

[Morax's gaze is warm as Melqal moves, lips parting lightly in response to the brush of a thumb against them. There's curiosity there for the Renan's state of mind, as they're both rather malleable. Of course, after so long, is it any wonder their hunger is so deep?

The shift of hips pushes the spirit upward just a little, and he gives a soft rumble as Melqal reaches for his top. It's not so difficult, at least, and once the shirt is removed he can breathe a little sigh of relief. It really is such... stuffy fabric, isn't it?]


Mm... I'm certainly glad that has not changed. I would be loath to change much more from this, under my own preference.

[This humanoid form may not be the first form he'd taken, but in his time with Melqal he had come to favor it very much. Regardless, his breath hitches when fingertips circle his nipples, nubs hardening easily under the stimulation. His skin shifts from pale at his chest to a deep, dappled grey along his arms, lined with a familiar golden patterning and patches of firm scales.

It feels strange to be so... indulgently idle, but he did promise to try and behave. His hands move little until it's necessary to help remove his shirt, and after they lace back together above his head, pressed neatly into the bed. Soon enough, he finds the aching pressure of his pants relieved, and the spirit exhales a shuddering groan when Melqal peels fabric from the burgeoning flesh of his cock.

His feet shift when those shoes are removed, still delicate but tipped with claws, all of him bared for his lover's viewing. It certainly has an effect on the spirit, tail twitching and swaying beside him.]


You are one to-- haah-- to speak, my love... you are both quite-- attractive.

[hands nudge his legs apart and he obliges without hesitation, shivering as a hand follows the muscular line of his thigh, eyes nearly falling closed.]

Mmn... this is... downright patient of you, isn't it...

[okay, okay. He may not be feeling so patient, not after the earlier teasing and how good his lover's touch feels after so long. Above his head, his hands shift and toy with one another, trying to find some measure of solace in behaving. It's a pretty herculean effort at the moment, one he's like to abandon before much longer.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-23 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You are setting an unfair expectation... nngh...

[Dohalim's wandering whets Morax's gluttonous possession, stirring slow in his belly. Hands brushing his skin leave him longing for more, and the spirit has to focus to keep his hands in place already.]

Melqal... [Oh, that's agonist a whine as fingers curl around his cock, thumb pressed against the tip and unmoving against its throbbing.] Haah... ah... I forgot how keen you are to tease so much...

[It really isn't that bad, he's just impatient today. More than just sharing space, he wants to drown in his lover. Teasing kisses and the drag of the man's tongue only draw up another small groan, Morax's legs spread in offering.

And then... and then heat swallows his cock, sliding down over its sizeable form remarkably easily really. The spirit relaxes into the bed a little as his lover sinks down, hips shifting just a little when the head bunts the back of his throat and slides in to the hilt.]


Mmn... you're so greedy, my love...

[They both are, and always have been in truth. For now, the brunette maintains his poise, only grinding his hips up briefly to test his lover's mouth. It won't last long, he knows. His hands already itch to sink into his hair and guide him along.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-25 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
[that reaction is at once one Morax should have expected and one that makes him jolt pleasantly. Hips tremble at the squeeze of Melqal's throat around his cock, the shift of heat around its length. It's a familiar pace somehow, even with how long it's been - and his thoughts on the matter are interrupted as fingers tease his taint and squeeze his balls, nails digging into his palms with the effort of keeping still.]

Ah-- haah... Mel... qal...

[It's cruel, teasing him like this. Melqal lifts his head and looks at him, the same as he always did, through long lashes and if the spirit wasn't so preoccupied by the sensations wracking through him after so long? He'd probably have something to say about it.

Instead, he just grits his teeth as his cock slips free of his lover's mouth, tail finally reacting on instinct to wrap around a leg and squeeze gently when his other hand wraps around the base of his cock. The redhead teases his slit, lapping up the liberal dribbling of precum there, and his brows furrow slightly with the effort of focus. It's so much, and still it's not enough. He wants so much more, and it'd be so easy to wrap his hands around his head, pull him downward...

But he doesn't. He can currently only think that absently, what with how he was being riled up. Even when he gives up holding himself back and his fingers thread into red hair in gentle urging, it's more a desperate plea than a demand, thumb brushing a cheekbone.]


Haaah... nngh... I missed you...

[He missed this too, naturally, but there's such a deep relief to it even while he's being teased. His head is tilted back, warm gaze filtered through his own lashes peering down at the man between his legs.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-08-26 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Despite the gentle thrum of want that courses through him, Morax does nothing to rush Melqal, nor does he give in to the impatience. Not yet.

Not as Melqal leans into his fingers, real and warm. It's all such a relief. Honestly, he'd started to forget what was true and what wasn't, after all the passing years. Without light and barely knitted together with the promises they made, he'd started to think that Melqal changed his mind. That what Morax had done had been as unforgivable as the spirit believed - as it had been before. Those haunting memories would never return, though.

Melqal has, and it stills the regret in his heart. Fills him with warmth and determination and possessiveness really. The idea of ever losing him, or indeed, losing Dohalim by extension... he doesn't like it. So he'll deny the possibility in this moment - it's easily done, after all, as the other teases him so. His thumb offers no relief, only dragging a long shudder down the man's spine.]


Nngh... ah... [There's something almost electric about the way Melqal kisses over his skin, following the patterns on it in gentle worship... though really, maybe that's just because Morax is so keyed up from his teasing to begin with.] anything... mmn. Anything you wish of me, you may have, Melqal. I have yearned for this... many times more than I can truly recall. To give myself to your whim and wishes, and to fall into rapture once more... ah, I will happily give everything.

[again, his fingers thread through soft hair and play along the lines of his face - new, in so many ways, but somehow familiar and beautiful in its own right. He's curious, too, what this body - what Dohalim enjoys. The idea of pleasing them both, eventually, is not at all unpleasant... but it also isn't a thought to be entertained right now. Not while the spirit has already practically begun to melt beneath his lover's touch.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-09-10 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[his fingertips curl against his lover's as the man kisses his palm, a smile twitching at his lips. it doesn't bother him in the least, for now, to just watch as he's practically worshipped. there's something about it that's almost overwhelming, despite Morax's own origins.

Melqal is so... sentimental. it's something that Morax appreciates immensely, given his own lack of experience in the same. remembrance is one thing, but to even speak of how deeply he feels for the man in turn...]


Ah... I will never get used to you saying things like that. [there's a little huff of a laugh as he leans in for another kiss, a little softer, more shy.] You are so endlessly sentimental, and I would have you no other way. Even if it is something I struggle to respond to, to my eternal bafflement.

[for all he can get to rambling on, this isn't so easy. it's much easier to just put it all in his actions, try to make those clear. maybe in some way, that's his biggest failing. he knows endless information about history and the world, and yet he still struggles with emotional attachment. how silly, really.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-09-11 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Someday, maybe. If I stop fighting it.

[there's no fighting it, of course. he's so quick to drink up every little bit of attention that it'd be ludicrous if anyone thought he was fighting. every kiss is met, the graze of lips earning a little shiver.

it's strange to think what he used to be like. how much more pain and suffering he had gone through, and then his distrust in Renans, and now? now, he's gone through endless silence with only the barest memory of Melqal to sustain him, through countless generations while his soul and mind worked themselves out. there's an absurdity in the fact that it even worked, given how far gone his mind was. and still, here he is, with Melqal and with Dohalim, and knowing he does want to give his all for both of them.

... which is, again, a thought that scatters in moments. Melqal rubs at the base of his horns and Morax's breath hitches, hips twitching as he relaxes. those are certainly as sensitive as ever, and the reaction is nearly as debilitating as his tail.]


Ah... haah... but I don't like being unable to-- find the words... I... [he's struggling to find his voice now, clinging to Melqal as the man continues his ministrations. it's true, he knows, but for him... speech had always been a source of pride. that makes it embarrassing to lose track of them, to leave how he feels as something, well, felt between them.] nnh... I can't think when you tease me like this, you know...

[and it makes him want, they both know, deeply. to take and be taken, as impatience mounts and yet he can't bring himself to push Melqal toward anything.]
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[personal profile] geocash 2022-09-13 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe that's considered— biased... ah...

[Morax's voice hitches as Melqal showers him in affection and touch, every inch of his body feeling like it's on fire and only soothed by the Renan's touch. His kiss is a little desperate in turn, tongue sliding along Melqal's lips in helpless, needy request.

He'd forgotten, really, just how easy it is for his lover to turn him completely useless like this. Hips press to his and Morax groans softly, rising up into the press of them. It helps only a little, but... at least it's something, right?

It's indicative of his state of mind, too. Hands move to cling to the redhead gaze warm and rich and distracted.]

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