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12.Jan.13, 12:12 PM
Talian's eyes lit up. "Val!" the healer exclaimed softly, sitting up as best he could with one lazy dragonet wing resting over his midsection. "I didn't expect to see you!" The sweetness and relief in Talian's voice was accented by a stirring of excitement. Was that excitement, or perhaps oddly placed optimism? It was certainly an unnatural light on the young man's face, though traces of his weariness from the long day and night were still visible. The shadows of his worries had not yet faded, but much had been done to heal them. Khaduceth, of course, along with B'jin's earlier efforts and now a visit from Valerian...
Talian felt so very loved.
Khaduceth regarded the visitor with only mild interest at first. He'd silently tolerated B'jin, for in spite of the man's negativity towards Khaduceth himself, he was important to Talian. B'jin was a father and an anchor, and Khaduceth was willing to endure all manner of insults to make sure his bonded wasn't denied that. This new human, however, was different.
Memories flooded into the healer. Khaduceth watched patiently as Talian's overactive mind poured over the past two turns, but one recent day in particular received the most attention. Khaduceth's young brain didn't quite grasp the significance of the sex, but it was obviously meaningful to his bonded and seemed very natural and nonthreatening.
Yes, his bonded held a different kind of love for this human, and it was a special kind indeed.
Khaduceth crooned, eyes flushing blue as Valerian knelt and uttered that single word of greeting. The brown dragonet said nothing, but politely pressed his nose forward to sniff Valerian. Tal chuckled, one hand running sweetly over the dragonet's neck as he rested his head on it's side to face his friend.
"I'm glad you came, Val. I've been thinking about you," Talian confessed. For once, he was confident enough in his words to neither stumble over them nor blush furiously at the first syllable. He just smiled, trying awkwardly to wriggle his way out from underneath Khaduceth's wing. Khaduceth tried to help, but being only hours old and not yet sure how to operate his own limbs much of the time, his efforts were clumsy. He chirped apologetically, but Talian quickly soothed him. "Shh, hold still..."
Oh, Veeth.
Tal paused, looking up at the window in search of Veeth' whirling eyes. As expected, there he was. "Hello, Veeth. I'm just fine," Talian confirmed. He still wasn't absolutely used to talking to the blue, but today it seemed so much easier. It warmed him to know that they'd been thinking about him, too.
Khaduceth turned one eye on the blue and crooned for a moment, his soft purring earning a little laugh from Talian. The boy threw his arms around he dragonet and squeezed. Hello Khaduceth said in greeting to Veeth, but the majority of his attention of focused on Talian. Khaduceth licked the healer's face a time or two while the boy held him. I love you the dragonet reminded him, making another awkward effort to unwrap himself from the man.
Talian helped, gently guiding the dragonet's wing as he folded it. "There you go," Talian said, slowly sitting up to properly face his friend. "Um, Val? This is Khaduceth. Khaduceth, this is Valerian..." Tal took a moment to reflect on how different this moment was than what he feared it might be. B'jin had helped Talian work through much of his immediate fear, and now Valerian was distracting him from his future fears. Right now, though, it didn't seem to matter.
Talian ran his fingers over Khaduceth's spotty hide and let out a long sigh and a weary laugh, the irony of the situation not lost on him. "You were right, Val. This little monster ruins my life and I don't even care," Talian joked lightly. Then, with a great deal more sincerity, he gave the dragonet a pat on the snout. "I love him."
Talian felt so very loved.
Khaduceth regarded the visitor with only mild interest at first. He'd silently tolerated B'jin, for in spite of the man's negativity towards Khaduceth himself, he was important to Talian. B'jin was a father and an anchor, and Khaduceth was willing to endure all manner of insults to make sure his bonded wasn't denied that. This new human, however, was different.
Memories flooded into the healer. Khaduceth watched patiently as Talian's overactive mind poured over the past two turns, but one recent day in particular received the most attention. Khaduceth's young brain didn't quite grasp the significance of the sex, but it was obviously meaningful to his bonded and seemed very natural and nonthreatening.
Yes, his bonded held a different kind of love for this human, and it was a special kind indeed.
Khaduceth crooned, eyes flushing blue as Valerian knelt and uttered that single word of greeting. The brown dragonet said nothing, but politely pressed his nose forward to sniff Valerian. Tal chuckled, one hand running sweetly over the dragonet's neck as he rested his head on it's side to face his friend.
"I'm glad you came, Val. I've been thinking about you," Talian confessed. For once, he was confident enough in his words to neither stumble over them nor blush furiously at the first syllable. He just smiled, trying awkwardly to wriggle his way out from underneath Khaduceth's wing. Khaduceth tried to help, but being only hours old and not yet sure how to operate his own limbs much of the time, his efforts were clumsy. He chirped apologetically, but Talian quickly soothed him. "Shh, hold still..."
Oh, Veeth.
Tal paused, looking up at the window in search of Veeth' whirling eyes. As expected, there he was. "Hello, Veeth. I'm just fine," Talian confirmed. He still wasn't absolutely used to talking to the blue, but today it seemed so much easier. It warmed him to know that they'd been thinking about him, too.
Khaduceth turned one eye on the blue and crooned for a moment, his soft purring earning a little laugh from Talian. The boy threw his arms around he dragonet and squeezed. Hello Khaduceth said in greeting to Veeth, but the majority of his attention of focused on Talian. Khaduceth licked the healer's face a time or two while the boy held him. I love you the dragonet reminded him, making another awkward effort to unwrap himself from the man.
Talian helped, gently guiding the dragonet's wing as he folded it. "There you go," Talian said, slowly sitting up to properly face his friend. "Um, Val? This is Khaduceth. Khaduceth, this is Valerian..." Tal took a moment to reflect on how different this moment was than what he feared it might be. B'jin had helped Talian work through much of his immediate fear, and now Valerian was distracting him from his future fears. Right now, though, it didn't seem to matter.
Talian ran his fingers over Khaduceth's spotty hide and let out a long sigh and a weary laugh, the irony of the situation not lost on him. "You were right, Val. This little monster ruins my life and I don't even care," Talian joked lightly. Then, with a great deal more sincerity, he gave the dragonet a pat on the snout. "I love him."
