Ni'Srilan: The Desert: i think i noticed something at least ; sterling

Strike one, Hypatia.

She’s never been so vulnerable before, without that look of calm on her face, or perhaps a look of defense for her people. She is not emotionless, per se, but she shows few emotions. And he catches her. Catches the trail of her thoughts and the fear bubbling in her heart. The Diadem is supposed to bring her luck. That’s with ruling, Queen. One of the sisters answered and laughed. Yes, with ruling, not with love. Hypatia looks at him, but her grin and jokes slip from her face as water trails down like a waterfall around the frame of her face. It washes all her confidence away, and she stands there stark before Sterling.

She can’t say anything.

He stands there with his water and the heat of his body and she can’t move. She isn’t sure what to do now. So she stands with that sad face on, like a lost puppy and wonders vaguely what this means.

Her leg twitches up and she moves forward before she can think about it. Another hoof lifts, another one drops. She running now, closing the space between them and almost barrels into Sterling in her fear. “Sterling…sterling…” she caresses his mind, even if he can’t feel it, and wraps her neck tightly around his own. She moves frantically, as if there wasn’t much time left.

As if she knew what were coming.

“Don’t leave me, Sterling. Not ever.” She knows he’ll say it, but her heart feels like its breaking, like it’s snapping in half under the weight of this love.

Love.

Her Fire takes control of her body, and she is slick and hot as she kisses him and smells him and tastes him.

Time means nothing to her now. All there is is Sterling, and his promise, and their love.

"nevereverever."