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[G] [P] 741.05.23 | Distant Fantasies
8PM | D’hys

M'quel
of Green Zezeth

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Written By: ThistleProse
#1
Madiquel had had an amazing day, spent shopping and laughing and eating with friends. She hadn’t realised how deeply she’d missed them all (and she hadn’t even seen everyone yet!) during her Weyrlinghood. She was glad that soon to would be over, and she’d be able to return to something more akin to the life she had led before Zezeth’s Hatching and Impression. She loved her dragon, but she missed her social life, her friends, and her education. Madiquel was looking forward to the return of all of them, and the freedom that would come with being bonded to a graduated dragon.

Now, though, as the sun was slowly setting, Madiquel was standing on the edge of the dancing floor, a small glass of watered wine in hand, watching the couples as they swirled around to the music. She was building herself up to finding D’hys and requesting a dance with the bluerider. She could imagine it all so clearly! The girl’s eyes went slightly glassy as she lost herself in the imagined scenario…

Madiquel was watching the dancers, when she spotted D’hys. He was leaning against a table, wine in hand, watching the dancers without a care in the world. Madiquel was instantly transfixed by the way the setting sun was lighting his hair up, and casting his face into mysterious shadows. She bit her bottom lip, watching him watch the crowd for several long moments before she found herself edging around the floor and making her way towards him. Her stomach was aflutter, and her heart was pounding, but her head felt calm and Madiquel walked with confidence as she slipped between other people.

She felt grown up and beautiful as she walked towards him, putting a little sway into her hips and a small smile on her lips. Her eyes lit up when she realised he was now looking at her,
actually looking at her, and a soft blush lit across her cheeks and she dropped her gaze for a moment, collecting herself. Lifting her chin, she met D’hys’ gorgeous blue eyes with a confident smile and dropped into a polite curtsy, wishing she had such confidence in her reality. “May I have this dance?” she asked…

Her fantasy paused for a moment as she ran through several scenarios of adding titles to the statement, a frown furrowing her eyebrows before smoothing out. She decided to leave it as that, and took a small sip of her drink before losing herself once more.

His hand was large, and warm, and his gentle touch filled her with tingling warmth as he lead her onto the dance floor; he hadn’t said anything, just took her hand, and Madiquel had followed him faithfully. She watched the way he moved in his gather finery, the way the sun, getting lower, was still glinting in his hair, and the way his eyes seemed to go from the pale icy shade to a deep blue depending on what angle the light was hitting them. She very nearly swooned as he stopped suddenly, pulling her to him and wrapping an arm around her waist in a smooth movement. She pressed her free hand gently to his chest, peering up at him with wide, enamoured eyes.

Then they were dancing, and Madiquel felt like one of the princesses in Rhaedalyn’s stories.
The goldrider had told her D’hys was a fine dancer, so Madiquel took that and ran with it. She made D’hys master of the dance floor, the figments of her imagination swirling her around the dancefloor with glorious abandon, no one else existed. She felt safe and secure and confident and beautiful. When the music in the real world came to a close, so did the dancing in her mind, and Madiquel took an absent sip of her wine, noticing the sun was very nearly out of sight now, the sky was ablaze with colours. She smiled softly to herself.

Madiquel felt like she was the only other person on all of Pern as she glanced up, the dancing stopped, the world slowing around them. She smiled softly, then blushed and looked away when D’hys continued to stare down at her. She felt her heart pounding in her throat and her ears when he used his finger to tilt her chin up, her eyes widening and then fluttering shut when he was so close she could taste his breath—

Madiquel gasped as someone bumped into her, effectively ruining her little fantasy and causing her to spill her wine – thankfully not onto her dress! – and drop the glass; it shattered at her feet and Madiquel’s bottom lip trembled as she stared down at the mess, unsure what to do. She didn’t want to pick up the pieces without gloves, knowing the likelihood of cutting herself was very high, but she couldn’t just leave the mess there. Sighing, and pouting sadly, Madiquel tried to catch the eye of a server.

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D'hys
of Blue Zeianth

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29.12.695, 49
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Written By: SunsetWay
#2
D’hys’ day had been going fairly well until Zeianth got a message from Xyreith passing along an order from R’nya. Apparently little Madiquel was interested in dancing with him and it was in his best interest to agree. He wasn’t quite sure that it was. She was close to Rhaedalyn and R’nya and her father was Jajojin. Why would he want to fuck around with that kid on any level? Wasn’t she only like fourteen anyway? Maybe she was older, it was hard to tell with the way those three treated her—and how Madiquel herself seemed to view herself.

Then again, because of those three, it was in his best interest to be nice to Madiquel since it kept them all happy with him as well. A heartbroken teenager was a mess he had no interest in dealing with and he certainly didn’t want to deal with how her group of parents would react. So a dance. Fine, he could do that and maybe even give her a second one to show exactly how nice he was.

He had spotted her a few times throughout the day, spending time with one friend or another as D’hys made his way through his list of objectives for the Gather. By the time he spotted her with the same expression he’d seen on Rhaedalyn far too often, day-dreaming and lost in her own world, he was ready to get that task done with. As he approached, he saw the collision happen and Madiquel look around, worried and—was she close to crying? Fuck. With a sigh he hurried his way over to her.

When he was about ten feet away, D’hys realised that Madiquel was no longer fourteen as he took in her appearance. She was still a teen with a crush and he did his best to ignore those but this time he was purposely putting himself in the path and he sighed again as he grabbed a drudge that was darting around picking up discarded items. “Get that cleaned up. The lady was almost injured,” he ordered quietly before finally making his way to Madiquel.

“Careful, my lady,” D’hys started, pretending he didn’t recognize her as he took one of her hands in his while wrapping his free arm around her waist to guide her away from the glass. He purposely took a moment to look her over from toes to head as if looking for any cuts before feigning surprise at who she was. “Madiquel? You look stunning, like one of the princesses from Rhaedalyn’s stories.” He hated those stories and had suffered through many over the years. Now it felt like he was going to be living in one of them.

“Are you all right? I never understood why they used glass instead of wood or metal, especially when the light starts to fade.” He shook his head and glanced over to where the drudge was now hurriedly picking up the pieces before someone was hurt.

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M'quel
of Green Zezeth

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Written By: ThistleProse
#3
Madiquel didn’t want to cause a scene, but she was starting to get a bit irritated with the way none of the drudges or staff were answering her when she caught their gaze; they were obviously busy and she understood that, but the way they would immediately duck their head or turn away was more than a little irritating! Madiquel had pursed her lips, upset about her ruined daydream and now the being ignored and not wanting to cause a scene or leave the mess because she didn’t want anyone to get hurt.

Giving a puff of irritation that blew her hair out of her face, Madiquel was about to call out to a drudge that was mostly close enough that it wouldn’t cause too many to stare at her, when suddenly there were hands on her and she gave a squeak of surprise, head snapping in the direction of the voice that was speaking. Her mouth snapped shut and eyes widened dramatically as she stared up at D’hys in complete shock; then, she went crimson, it felt like her whole body was blushing as D’hys gazed at her, and then complimented her, and Madiquel wasn’t sure if she was going to pass out or not. She hoped not! That would be so, so so embarrassing!

Madiquel swayed slightly, unintentionally leaning into D’hys as she tried to find her voice. Did she fall asleep standing up? Was that possible? She would have been tempted to pinch herself to make sure, but she didn’t want to look a fool – whether she was awake or dreaming! – and instead felt Zezeth’s wordless reassurance that she was awake, and also that she was staring. Madiquel’s flush deepened, and she dropped her gaze as she took in a deep breath – oh Faranth, why hadn’t she realized she’d be able to smell him, and why did he smell good? – and stood up taller once more, sending a radiant smile at D’hys. She could do this!

While she didn’t move away from him, Madiquel also wasn’t swooning against him any longer, either. “Thank you,” she said with soft sincerity, glancing towards the drudge that was cleaning up; her lips pursed for a brief moment in irritation at that situation, but was quickly dismissed as D’hys asked after her wellbeing. Her brilliant smile was back as she returned her gaze to his face, shoving the urge to just gawk at him for the rest of the night deep, deep down so she could function – at least a little! “Wood is expensive,” she said in reply, tilting her head as she thought. Back in Katila, wood was their most available resource, but she had learned early in her Healing classes that wood wasn’t used much in the North, and when it was, it cost a lot. Silly, really. Though it did explain the cost of setting up her weyr!

“I’m okay,” she added, blushing again when she realized she hadn’t answered D’hys’ query. He must think her terribly rude, and no doubt more than a little daft! Madiquel’s nose scrunched up and she pouted at her thought, gaze shifting to where she had been standing. Imagining dancing with D’hys. Oh! Part of her insisted that it was the perfect time to make the request – but the louder part of her feared he’d much rather escape her and her silliness than be stuck dancing with her in that moment, so Madiquel didn’t fight to find the words, and instead looking up and gave a smaller smile. “Thank you again,” her blush was back, but at least now he could excuse himself and she could go back to her fantasy world, where she had so much more confidence and was much more articulate than the real her.

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D'hys
of Blue Zeianth

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Written By: SunsetWay
#4
He wondered if R'nya would owe him for this or if this was part of what he owed the Weyrleader for getting Aederyn out of the Healer Hall arrangement. He had a swooning teenager in his arms that thankfully hadn't fainted yet, though it had been close. Even with the setting sun casting warmer hues on everyone and thing, D'hys could see the blush and how embarrassed Madiquel was--either over the entire situation or her awkward way with words. He knew the girl could be far more articulate than this and decided too much conversation would be troublesome.

"I'm glad, but if you want to feign a hurt foot, I wouldn't mind scooping you up and whisking you away from this dreary location," he chuckled and smiled at Madiquel, trying to play the part of what he thought an innocent teen girl would find attractive. He didn't want to push it too far as it would come off insincere and contrast with his everyday personality and behaviour that she had surely seen in the past. But they had never had much in the way of true interactions, definitely not one on one like this so showing a softer and sweeter side would lead her to believe it was only for her and maybe a select few.

"If not that, may I escort you to the dance square and ask you for a dance, Princess? I've been here all day and I haven't had the chance or found the right partner and you seem like someone that knows her way around the dance floor." He didn't think it mattered in the end who did the asking, only that they danced together so D'hys didn't think he could be faulted for steering them in the direction of the goal before eventually being able to extract himself with Madiquel's heart still intact and maybe with a few new fantasies to keep her panties wet.

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M'quel
of Green Zezeth

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Written By: ThistleProse
#5
Madiquel took in a quick, sharp breath at the prospect of being – quite literally – whisked away by D’hys and then flushed crimson. Her pounding heart, and her inability to breathe, was telling her quite firmly that if she – they – went that route, she would definitely be dead before he’d finished scooping her. She was saved from stammering out why that wasn’t needed, by his offer for dancing instead. Her eyes grew wide as she stared up at D’hys in wonder, absolutely enchanted. And he’d called her Princess! Her expression exploded into radiant joy, but her voice was low, afraid to shatter the strange dream she’d found herself in – because she was definitely dreaming! “I would like that,” she murmured.

For all her daydreams, Madiquel had never expected the reality to be so amazing. She was a popular girl, and had plenty of friends but she’d never been interested in any of them, so she’d never realized what it was like to be interested in someone. Like how she could smell him (and it was amazing) and feel the warmth of him where they were close, even if he wasn’t touching her; and she swore he was the most beautiful person she’d ever seen, especially with the way the twilight was attaching itself to him, in a mingling display of light and shadow that made him look very mysterious!

The most important thing, though, was that he’d seen her, and he thought her stunning – he’d said so! – and he had asked her to dance, and that was so much, much, much better than her asking him, because surely if he asked than that meant he wanted to. He. Wanted. To. Dance. With. Her! Madiquel was in a trance when he led her onto the dancefloor, blindly and faithfully following him, floating along on cloud nine.

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D'hys
of Blue Zeianth

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Written By: SunsetWay
#6
What was he getting himself into? This was likely going to end in a disaster, especially if he took a misstep anywhere along the way but as long as Madiquel was happy than her parent figures should stay happy as well. with their arms linked, D'hys decided to just let his ego currently lead them to the dance floor, flattered that he was still attractive to all age groups. Truthfully, the task ranked on the easier side of things he had been asked to do over the years so he didn't have much room to complain, but he also knew he could have been doing so much more with his time.

He wasn't even a huge fan of dancing. He was decent at it but he typically didn't seek out the chance to let loose just because there was a harper band performing. Perhaps he was odd for thinking that after living in isolation for so long. He should have jumped at the chance to dance with music that wasn't from the handful of dragonrider and Stolen Harpers they had in Katila but he never felt the need. He could sit back and nurse a drink while listening and still find it enjoyable.

But there he was, on the square and mimicking the bow that the holders around him were doing to their partners as they took their ladies' hand. He knew enough moves to help make the moment special for Madiquel as he twirled her or picked her up at the waist to spin them halfway around and set her on her dainty feet again--though that move reminded him of that Candidate that liked to lift things up and put them down.

At the end of the song, he purposely spun her in tight so she would end up bumping her back into his chest and wrapped his arms around her shoulders to join in the applauding of the harpers. It seemed that was the man's last song for a bit and he had been enjoyable. As the next man came up on the stage and started talking with the others about what he wanted to sing, D'hys leaned down to whisper against Madiquel's ear. "I feel it would be rude if we left before hearing a bit from the new Harper. Would you join me for a couple more songs?"

He had only been told to dance with Madiquel, not told how many songs that entailed. But D'hys assumed one song would be a bit rude to cut and run after and his ego was still driving and insisted a little more interaction would leave the girl wanting more and definitely create more fantasies for her.

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M'quel
of Green Zezeth

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Written By: ThistleProse
#7
Madiquel couldn’t remember being happier on a dancefloor; she wasn’t going to say it was her happiest moment ever because she was genuinely happy girl, and ranking all her happy moments would have ruined the current one. Because she was swept up in the fairy tale that she was sure Rhaedalyn had written just for her, about her, this moment. Everything! She was a glorious princess being swept around the dancing floor by a wanderlust rogue whom her Papa would not approve of! Madiquel giggled softly as she was swept into D’hys’ chest, joining him in applauding the Harper and trying not to feel too guilty about how grey the scene would make her poor Papa’s hair.

Goosebumps erupted across Madiquel’s skin from the point where D’hys’ warm breath brushed against her ear, and tingled down her spine. The butterflies in her belly got swept up in an apparent cyclone, and a blush flared into life across her nose and down the back of her neck. Nonetheless, Madiquel tilted her head slightly and turned a little, so she could flash a smile at D’hys – both relieved and disappointed his face was no longer right there – and gave a small nod of accent. “Yes,” she said, somewhat breathless, but that could easily be blamed on all the dancing they’d done, even if Madiquel knew otherwise. She was surprised she could remember how to breathe with D’hys so close. Which, of course, made her intimately aware of her breathing, and the way she could feel D’hys breathing against her back, since they hadn’t yet moved apart.

Madiquel’s blush deepened before she twirled about, spinning away just a little and dropping into a neat curtsy, her skirts flaring around her. Rising, she brushed her flyaway strands of hair off her face, and let D’hys take her hand once more, biting her lip for a moment before looking back at D’hys, having glanced towards the stage, and admitting on a cheerful breath that she had first heard the song during a weekend that Harpers had visited the Healer Hall. While she didn’t say anything further, it was clear that she couldn’t wait to go back to learning about Healing!

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D'hys
of Blue Zeianth

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Written By: SunsetWay
#8
D’hys smiled at the girl’s delight at getting a chance to stay in his presence a while longer. Some people were far too easy to manipulate. Madiquel was a fairly open book and it didn’t take much to find out what would make her happy, something he was grateful for since keeping her happy kept the leadership happy. “I’m not too familiar with this song so I hope you forgive me for any stumbles during it,” he confessed as they fell back into a dance. It was a simple enough song with a steady beat so D’hys didn’t think they’d be thrown for any loops and step on toes.

They did make it through that song and as the Harpers went right into another song with barely a pause, D’hys kept Madiquel on the floor. It was a song he knew well and was able to add flourishing moves and spins to ensure the girl’s night ended on a high note. No doubt she would think back on it with fondness and perhaps lust but that wasn’t his problem. He was being an absolute gentleman with the way he spoke and held her so it wasn’t his fault if her thoughts delved into less than pure places.

As the song concluded and the singer paused for a quick drink, D’hys applauded and decided an encore to the show was in order. “May I buy you a drink and escort you back to Zezeth? The weyrling curfew must be approaching and I wouldn’t mind seeing her. Perhaps you can fill me in on how you’re both doing with your lessons as we walk?”

You really can’t help yourself, can you?

What can I say? I adore being adored. He also was curious about the frail green dragon and there had been genuine interest in his words to Madiquel.

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