#nix hydra fanfic

[bomber-grl]

Playing w/Sages hair hc

Pairing(s): Sage Lesath x Gn!Reader

Sage has always been the teasing and joking type

Even little moves made on your part are made into dirty jokes and whether or not you buy into them- well let’s not go into that

In the rare occasion that sage invites you to sleep with him, just to share the bed, he swears.

Well you can’t really argue, especially since he didn’t try to imply anything dirty

The two of you ended up in bed and how didn’t seem to matter.

The two of you were just cuddling, you guess everyone needs a little love once in a while so you obliged.

Your eyes couldn’t help but hyper fixate on sages white hair- it looked unbearably soft

Sage seemed to have noticed and guides your hand towards his head to rest there.

“Uhhh are you sure it’s fine?” You asked as if your flinching didn’t ask that nonverbally

“I’m fine, it’s fine. I want you to” Sage makes an emphasis of this by keeping your hand tangled in his hair, but he moves away.

“You know what?” his sudden movement already got you sitting upright so he moved so his head would lay on your lap.

“There, touch me all you want” he adds with a bit of a flirtatious tone.

You can instantly feel his eyes on you, expecting you to play with his hair- even more- his ears

“Hey” he draws you out of your thoughts “I wouldn’t have.. I wouldn’t given you permission if I didn’t trust you,ok? Loosen up” he shoots you the best look he could but you still don’t miss how his eyes soften.

You let out a small “ok” and first run your hands through his hair.

You begin untangling it almost- but with how soft his hair is there isn’t much to brush through.

You absentmindedly start playing with his ears but once you notice you almost pull back-

That’s before you feel a deep purr resonate from his chest, you even felt it before you heard it.

This really gave you the confidence and so you continued with what you had been doing.

You reached and scratched behind his ear but Sage reached up and grabbed your wrist-

“Sorry! I didn’t mean to-“ Sage brought a finger to your lips and let out a laugh.

“It’s fine, really.” He sighed “just keep touching me, ok?” He sounded like his usual self but the way his voice sounded so on edge- it’s almost like he was on the verge of crying.

You smiled and traced his face, he leaned in and playfully bit at your palm but smoothed over it and kissed it back to “health”

You let out a laugh, as did he, but ultimately returned to your previous place.

Your hands smoothed over his ears and continued playing with his hair with your other hand.

His head leaned in impossibly close each time to the point he was flush against your hand.

“Sage, I’m trying to play with your hair” you said, almost in a whiney tone.

He laughed “just, come here ok?” He pulls you closer and rest his forehead against yours.

There was a small period where neither of you spoke but Sage ultimately leaned in and kissed you, his fangs lightly grazing against your bottom lip.

You let out a small laugh at that and he surprisingly picked you up so that you’d both be laying down.

All that could be heard was silence and your breath but you ultimately leaned into sage and whispered “thank you”

Sage leaned back to look at you “what for?” He tried making it flirtatious.

“For letting me, yknow “ you motioned vaguely at his ears.

“Of course I would, it’s you”

#gn reader #male reader #female reader #fanfic #fluff #fanfic fluff #fluff headcanons #sage lesath #sage last legacy #sage #nix hydra #fictif #fictif sage #sage fictif

[madllamamomma]

So I know I shared this already, HOWEVER. I realized I didn't place the most important little tidbit, so at the end if you wanna read it, here ya go.

#ao3 #ao3 fanfic #ao3 revised yet again #fanfic #the ongoing saga that is this stupid fanfic #but I love it #the arcana #the arcana game #previously nyx hydra #rip nix hydra

[radicaldadood]

ANGST MY BELOVED AAAAAAA

"When's your birthday, toots?" Addy looked up from her notebook she use to doodle stuff there without moving her head. "What?" "You're birthday. When is it?" He repeated.

She hesitated, ".. My.. birthday..." then she straighten her posture uncomfortably. "Um, m-my-my birthday- What for?"

Nicky chuckled softly, "Seriously, toots? What else? To celebrate it of course!" She blinked and looked anywhere but him, "I know that but..why do you wanna know..?"

He was about to laugh at her joke again but just noticed a glimpse of genuine confusion.

"Like I said, to celebrate it. Together! You and me!" He pointed at himself and her excitedly. "But we could do that like every day. Just minus the birthday thingy.." her voice started to get low as she drew bunch of scribbles in the page. He of course sense the negativity.

Nicky went quiet for a second. He tilted his head and caressed Addy's hand with his thump resulting her immediately pulls away. She did that as the "I don't wanna talk about it" signal, which is what Nicky liked to call it.

He sighed softly, "Sorry.. I don't know-" "Of course you don't. I never tell you. It's my fault too anyway." She didn't looked up from her book but her eyes showed sympathy and apologetic. She added, "I don't like birthdays. I just- don't. I don't. Period." and shoot him a forced smile.

He nodded as he looked down at the ground. She threw a glance at him and now she feel like shit. 'Cause of only one goddamn question. You've done it again Addy! Now fuckin' fix it si tak guna!

She coughed, "Uh- Well, we could still celebrate it together in your birthday, yea?" He looked up curiously.

"Let's just pretend we both have the same birthday date, how's that?" She tried to assure him. "We could still celebrate it however you want. Throwing a party as big as you want! Presents, cakes, whatever!"

He finally pulled a grin. Feeling a little bit relieved of her mood change. "Okay. But I don't want it to be just what I want. I also want it to be how you want it. Then we can call it even. Deal?"

Her frown turn upside down, "Deal."

#i made tis sound so toxic i dont deserve him 😭😭 #drabble #oc x canon #fictif #tatw #fictif tatw #two against the world #nicky valentino #fictif nicky #nicky valentino x mc #fictif nicky x mc #tatw nicky x mc #tatw x mc #nicky x mc #fictif nix hydra #nix hydra #fictif fanfic #scenario #fictif addy

[bastart13]

Hey, just wondering, do you know what's going on with Fictif, Last Legacy. I've been a bit out of the community lately, being preoccupied with school work and other outside of school curriculum's, but I've been checking in with the app to see if they've finally released a new chapter for Sage's route and still nothing, I'm very confused, it's been months, I knew their releases could take a while but it feels like it's been over a year since I've heard anything, do you know what's going on?

Ah, sorry to be the one to tell you but they're on indefinite hiatus aka never going to update again. Nix Hydra was bought out by another company and the creative team behind Last Legacy all quit for better opportunities. Even Dorian, the new owner, seems to have ignored any fictif stories over using the Arcana for their fanfic app

#not art

[mako-bones]

Hello, World!

I go by Abzu or Grimm. Whichever one you feel like calling me by. I like to write fanfics for all kinds of fandoms, and sing shanties until my throat is dry.

I mainly write for The Legend of Zelda, but my AO3 has many other fandoms like Nix Hydra (Arcana/Fictif) stories.

My specific writing blog is @shipwreck-letters That's where all the organized chaos is. This blog is just chaos in general, as a tumblr blog should be.

I'm not productive enough for monetary gains, but I do have a Ko-fi just for fun.

Take care of yourself, have fun! As Daruk said, "Good riddance and stay safe" <3

#pinned post #new pinned post #abzu's message #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #last legacy #fictif #the arcana game #writing #fanfiction

[m0thb0n3s]

about me

hello! my name is bo(or bones) and i'm an aspiring writer! i used to be very active when arcane first came out and i was around before that for the arcana fandom! i'm an 18 year old and i wanted to get back into writing because as much as i love fanfics, there aren't enough for us black, queer, or plus sized individuals! since i'm part of all of those communities i figured i'd be the writer for all of us! i write nsfw fics for any adults in the following fandoms!

Touchstarved by Red Spring Studios

The Arcana by Nix Hydra

Arcane: League of Legends by Riot and Netflix

CoD: Modern Warfare by EA Games

League of Legends by Riot Games

Obey Me: One Master to Rule Them All by NTT Solmare

i'm ngl i'm partial to Touchstarved rn but i will gladly write for any of the others that i listed as well as others if you notice me reposting shit from other fandoms! please don't hesitate to send messages if you just wanna chat or have any questions! i'm not gonna lie guys i'm not gonna check the ages in your bio or anything, just please don't be weird. you are responsible for your own consumption of media on the internet!

#masterpost #about me #fandom media #fanfic #fanfiction #queer writers #fanfic writer #arcane #arcane lol #arcane series #the arcane #the arcana #league of legends #first post #x black reader #x male reader #x male y/n #x gn reader #x reader #x plus size reader #x male smut #cod x male reader #cod x reader #cod x gn!reader #cod x y/n #arcane x reader #arcane x y/n #arcane x gender neutral reader #arcane x male reader #arcana x reader

[alnazarcana]

BEFORE YOU FOLLOW ! things you should be aware of before you follow me.

this is an arcana archive for myself, meaning i reblog nearly everything pertaining to the game. this includes fanart, fanfics, memes, etc. it may also include ships i'm not necessarily a fan of but reblog anyway (jucio, asrian, &c.) i'm here bc i love these characters and this world, and i'm having fun ! :)

lucio is my favorite character. he's horrible and i like that about him; i don't excuse any of his behavior and i use "stan" ironically. if you infantilize/baby any of the characters, i would prefer if you didn't interact.

i am very critical of dorian. i don't necessarily support nix hydra either, but i am especially disappointed with how the arcana is currently being handled. if you're a dorian fangirlie, we probably won't get along.

asra is nonbinary. lucio is bi. the devoraks are jewish-coded. half of the m6 isn't white. these are not debates. if you're a weirdo and erase any of the characters' canon traits, just block me.

i am an adult ('00). sometimes i reblog 18+ content. if you happen to be a minor, do not interact with that content. it may be best if you don't follow me at all.

my brain has been stuck in the mental illness blender since childhood and i will write essays in tags for extremely inconsequential things. peace and love :)

furthermore, typical dni criteria fits. no anti-lgbtq+ in any capacity. no bigotry. the usual. i also don't participate in discourse. i'm just here having fun with media i love.

[lvnatiq]

Bella mia

Pairing: Nicky Valentino x Female Reader

Warnings: Filthy smut y’all…

A/N: 1) I tried to keep it vanilla because Nicky ?? Rough ?? I mean… We’ll see what future might bring but not for now ;))

2) It is 3 a.m right now so ignore the sloppy concept this is my first time writing a smut and English isn’t my first language so please don’t mind the grammar mistakes. 

3) I don’t want this fandom to starve because there is like what ??? 3 fanfics about my mans Nicky (he deserves better!!)

Lastly, if you have any prompts for fanfics/hc let me now ;)

Summary: Let’s pretend that Ralph didn’t cockblock you and Nicky for a hot second… Nicky is a “gentleman” but does he have enough willpower to hold himself away while you are purring his name ? - you already now the answer -

“Hold on. Just hear me out” Nicky bends forward and nestles his face into the side of yours, nibbling on your earlobe. He kisses the side of your neck then moves his lips down to your throat. “I’m listening.” You choke out the words. The feeling of warmth creeps up to your cheeks. His lips meet your collar bone, and you can feel those familiar goosebumps rise on your skin. “Good, ‘cause I got a lot more to say” Nicky whispers as the wicked smile on his face compliments his words. You slowly close your eyes, leaving your mind and body to the ecstasy of his delicate touch. His kisses start to trail down to your chest and then he stops dead in his tracks. “Uh- Nicky what’s wrong?—” your voice sounding almost like a plead. “My love, I— don’t know what came over me. Are you alright ?” He says as he combs his hand through his hair, unable to look you in the eye. 

Alright ? That wasn’t your exact word of choice for what he was making you feel like. “Nicky I-” 

“I overstepped my boundaries, seeing you on the bed, like this. Forgive me—”

“Nicky, I need you.”

His eyes wide boring into yours. Just when you started to second guess the thoughts that you spilled, he starts to inch closer to your helpless figure. “That was all I needed to hear.” Nicky says, crashing your lips together. He places his hands on your hips as you arch your back, allowing for you to press yourself against his broad chest. The thought of his naked skin bringing warmth over your body started to invade your mind. Separating your lips, Nicky lowers himself down. “May I?” he asks, seeing your small nod he slowly pushes the thin strap of your dress revealing your cleavage.

“Oh my.”

You whimper at his comment as he peppers your sensitive skin with light kisses. The strap of your dress completely falls down revealing your breasts in all its glory. Your hands automatically go up, covering them, totally unsure of where this feeling of shyness comes from. Presence of Nicky gave you the feeling of total security and comfort but you couldn’t help yourself feeling vulnerable about revealing your body to the man that makes you go weak at the knees.

“I don’t know if it’s the right time for me to be honest, but I have to let you know that I’d kill to see more of you (y/n). Would you mind… toots?” Aware of your distress, he says. You let your hands loose, exposing yourself. Silk material of you dress glides lower. You can swear that you heard Nicky growl at your sight. Losing his control, he lets his tongue wonder around your nipple. Unable to control yourself you moan, letting your fingers pull his hair. As he continues to show love to your body, your hands find his tie and pull it hard enough to let it completely loose. Nicky raises his head and finds himself looking into your eyes. The fact that you drive him unbelievably crazy made him feel like a mess. He couldn’t complain though. He loved the effect you had on him. 

Your let your fingertips fumble with the buttons on his collar, opening them one by one. Nicky straightens himself taking off his shirt. 

His dark stare is filled with lust and utter adoration. You gasp at the sight of him shirtless. Yes, you’ve already seen him bare but now it’s different. The sexual tension is so heavy that makes it hard to breathe. As Nicky climbs on top of you back again, regaining your confidence you push your back up letting your bare chest touch his and the rest of the dress fall down.

“Madonna mia… (y/n) are you sure that this is a movie ? Because to me it feels more like a dream.” He says as he lowers his eyes, memorizing every inch of you. To hide you’re blushing at his words, you turn your head to the side.

“You have no idea what your presence does to me.” his lips brush against yours. You crave more of him. 

“First jobs are like losing your virginity: you gotta do it and when it’s all over, you never wanna do it again.” He says looking at the sunset.

“Uh oh. Didn’t have a pleasant first time did we?” You say turning to him.

Nicky smirks as he tilts his glass back and takes a drink.

“That’s besides the point.”

“Is he enjoying this ?” You wonder as your mind reminds you of the conversation you had while you were on the rooftop with Nicky. Your hand glides through his hair, to his neck and his chest. The burning sensation that your hand gives to his skin makes his skin flushed. Finally your hand settles on the hem of his pants and you let your fingertips softly start tugging them. “Excited aren’t we.” He takes your hands and puts them at the side of your head intertwining them with his. “I think it is still my turn, sugar.” His kisses start to trail down to your stomach inching closer to your underwear. 

“Would you mind if I get taste, love ? I wonder if you taste as sweet as you sound.” He says looking at you. You mumble something incoherent. Hoping that Nicky takes it as a “yes”. He pushes himself lower while pushing up and keeping your legs apart, he starts kissing your inner thighs. Nicky gets closer to your aching core grazing his fingertips against it. You can’t help but whimper at his sight. At this moment you desperately want his attention and nothing else. He looks up at you. 

“mhm- Nicky-.”

He pulls your underwear off. You close your eyes.

“Bella mia, look at me.”

You open your eyes back again, seeing him portraying the million dollar smile of his. Nicky dips his head and lets his damp tongue slide onto your folds pressing on your clit.

Your vision gets dizzy as your moans get louder. “Holy-. This is better than I imagined.”

“Oh, now you tell me (y/n).”

“Shit. Did I say that out loud”. You can feel his finger near your entrance.

“so wet…for me ?” It wasn’t really a question because he knew the answer. He smirks as he suddenly slides one finger inside of you. You gasp, pulling his hair you invite him closer to your core. “This is too much— I can’t-” As the stimulation gets the best of you he inserts another finger.

“Fuck— Oh my god Nicky-” just when you were seconds away from tipping off the edge he takes his fingers out. 

“As much as I’d like to do this for hours, I don’t think I’ll be able to hold on much longer toots.”

Your eyes catch a glimpse of his bulge. Gulping, you slowly sit up on the bed. 

“I want to get a taste too… you know.” Unexpectedly there was no trace of embarrassment in your tone. Nicky tilts his head back letting out a soft moan.

“My girl, if I waste another second instead of experiencing how well you’d take me I might explode.” You crawl closer to him and open up the button of his pants and then drag the zipper down. This is the first time you’ve seen Nicky look so dangerous yet so vulnerable. He looked like he could ruin you right here, right now. He let his pants drop pushing you back against the bed. As he gets on top of you he finds himself lost in your eyes. While the silence devoured the atmosphere, you two kept staring at each other. Taking a deep breath, Nicky plants a soft kiss on your forehead and then to the tip of your nose as he positions himself at your entrance. Then you hear him say something that makes your heart skip a beat.

“(y/n)- I love you”.

He slowly goes in and gives you time to adjust to his size. 

“Jesus— (y/n) you feel so good.”

“Nicholas—-“

Nicky slowly picks up the pace and buries his face on your neck. His intoxicating smell overwhelms you as you get closer to your orgasm.

“Come for me love” he says, feeling that you are on the edge and with that you let yourself become undone with him following you right after.

After your release he collapses on top of you, breathing heavily. You comb through his hair while riding down your high. He hides his face in the crook of your neck, wrapping his arms around your waist.

“Nicky ?”

No response.

“I love you too.”

You can feel him smiling. He slowly turns his head up giving you a kiss on the cheek.

“I know.”

#nicky valentino #fictif #nicky x mc #fictif nicky #mc #two against the world #nicky fictif #nicky Valentino smut #nixhydra #fanfic #ilovehimsomuch #fanfiction #nix hydra fanfic

[themissingstar]

Can you write an imagine with Nicky where MC is feeling depressed and insecure and he helps them feel better?

Of course I can! To anyone reading this feeling down about themselves for any reason, I love you and you are incredible, I hope Nicky is able to cheer you up like you deserve 💖

Nicky was incredibly worried about you. It made sense, you had hardly even looked at your breakfast and you didn't smile or goggle at any of his awfully cheesy jokes. He stood outside your door for a moment, his knuckles poised on the wood, about to knock, but he was unsure of what to say for once, he hadn't seen you like this before.

Preparing himself, he knocked briefly before slowly pushing the door open. He certainly hadn't prepared himself enough, as he saw you curled up in the fetal position, streaked tear stains down your face and tissue boxes litterred around the bed. He rushed towards you, kneeling on the floor where your face was aimed.

"Babydoll... What's the matter...?"

He wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to say, but his fingers trailed up your cheeks, his heart aching at the sight of you. It broke even more when you pushed his hand away. You mumbled something incomprehensible and it finally clicked in his mind what was wrong when he saw your empty plates of food by the door.

"Doll...Why haven't you eaten anything...?"

He climbed onto the bed, trapping you underneath him so that you'd be looking right up into his eyes.

"I thought you liked the chef's special, I had it made just for you... Are you not feeling well?"

He already knew what was wrong, at least slightly, but when you suddenly asked him if he thought you weren't good enough, he felt rage boiling within his veins.

"Is that...Is that really a question, love? You really believe that you're anything other than perfect?"

Cupping your cheek in his calloused hand, his eyebrows furrowed with worry.

"What would even make you think that, toots? I...I haven't made you feel that way, have I?"

You shook your head, slightly lifting your head out of the covers to explain that sometimes you just felt unworthy and overly conscious of yourself, Nicky pulling you into his arms all the while.

"Baby, you know you can come to me whenever you feel this way, yeh? I love you more than anything and I want you to love yourself too... I'd do anything to make you realise how gorgeous you really are."

Still cuddled to your chest, he continued to whisper sweet nothings to you until your emotions had called even remotely, his kisses scaring away any signs of tears that had once been there.

#nicky valentino #two against the world #fictif #nyx hydra #nicky valentino fanfic #nix hydra fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic

[devorvk]

reporter: what kind of girl do you prefer?

lucio: noddy, my wife!

reporter: how about you? what kind of girl do you like?

portia:

portia: lucio’s wife

#the arcana #portia devorak #incorrect arcana quotes #incorrect quotes #julian devorak #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #lucio morgasson #muriel #the arcana fanfic #the arcana visual novel #nix hydra

[kailoweenie2]

Archery practice

Tess X GN!reader

A/N: just something short and fluffy. Also fuck nix hydra, all the characters now belong to the fandom and have no association with nix hydra itself😌

The wind blows gently in the field, the sun slowly setting down. Ever since Y/N asked Tess to teach them how to do archery they both have been practicing side by side weekly. They both have been practicing for a few hours now, Tess nudges her head toward the target, allowing Y/N to shoot their shot next.

"okay let's go again, relax your shoulders, arch your back, close your left eye, focus on the target, take a breather, and then...shoot!" I follow what she says, pulling the string as far as I can before shooting my shot. The arrow flies, barely hitting the target, but it's good enough.

"damn Y/N! Now that was sexy" she winked at me before shooting her own shot right into the middle. "Okay, show off" I chuckled, rolling my eyes before grabbing another arrow to shoot "I'm just demonstrating, that's all!" She shrugs. I take another shot, this time hitting closer to the middle "look at that! You're getting better! Told you, practice makes perfect" she raise her hand up for a high five which I gladly accept.

"thanks again for teaching me all this Tess" I wiped a bead sweat off my face, stretching from my constant arching position "of course, it's fun showing you all this. Although-" she looks towards the setting sun, the sky filled with an orange purple hue "are you staying for dinner? I would love to have your company" she turns to me, smiling gently "of course! I'll gladly join you" I go towards the target, removing all the arrows jabbed into the target. Tess helps alongside me before we go back to her ranch, laughing out loud as Tess recalls another story of the boys doing something stupid again.

You'd never expect to ever learn archery, but you definitely wouldn't learn from anyone other then Tess herself

#fictif #fictif roadkill #fictif tess #fictif fanfic #fictif x reader #fictif game #fictif games #still a huge f*ck you to nix hydra

[yeispo]

"What's wrong, darling?"

Julian said, while he turned me around so that I was cuddled up in his side.

I sighed while I put my arm around him and nuzzled my face in the crook of his neck.

"I don't know, I just miss him."

He sighed, too, giving me a little squeeze.

"I know my love, I miss him too. But he'll be back soon, all right?"

He bent down to kiss my temple. I let out a little yawn while shuffling to get more comfortable.

"You should rest. We don't want him coming to his lovers all tired and grumpy, do we?"

I laughed, "Yes, probably not the best idea. He would lecture us to death. Or until we both fell asleep and actually got a little rest."

"You're not wrong there, my darling" he said between laughs. "Come on, let's get some rest."

I leaned up to kiss him, taking his cheek with my palm while he stroked my side.

We made ourselves comfortable and stayed there, silent, for a couple minutes.

"Julian?"

"Yes, love?"

"Do you... Do you know when's he coming back?"

He sighed. "I don't, sweetheart, but it must be soon. You know he tries to not take long, but let's not worry about that now. He's Asra, he'll be fine. What we need to worry about is you getting some rest, especially after all of those tricks you showed me today."

I chuckled. "Yeah I know, sorry, love. I just keep thinking about it. I wish he was here and we were all three of us cuddled up together, like always."

"Me too, love, me too. But soon, all right? Now, stop talking and get to sleep" He smiled.

I gave him a kiss on the cheek and hugged him tight, burying my face in the crook of his neck while i felt sleep take over me.

thank u for reading <3

hi! this is my first time actually posting on tumblr, so sorry if the format is weird or anything. i hope you enjoyed and definitely give me some advice if you want to.

#the arcana #julian devorak #ilya devorak #the arcana fanfic #the arcana fandom #julian #ilya #devorak #nix hydra #asra #asra alzanar #fanfic

[sweet-milky-tea705]

Abandoned Studies

Felix Escellun x GN reader, fluff, slight spice, word count: 1400

(I apologize for any bad writing or grammar, It’s my first fic lol)

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I stare blankly at the mountain of books, loose pages, and scrolls piled on the table before me. The room I was given in the tower was nice, the bed was soft and comfortable, light filtered through the dark curtains of the open window while a gentle breeze blew through them, plus, the ambiance of the room was warm and cozy despite me only being here a few days. I took a deep breath of the fresh, yet somehow also dusty, air and picked a book from the pile. The title reads, “The Comprehensive Study on the Art of Magic Cultivation”, I frown at how long and serious the title is. I take it with me and drop down onto the bed.

“At least it's not history,” I sigh, “This feels like school all over again.” My hands reluctantly open the book, I’m somehow surprised at how well the pages are preserved, the burgundy leather cover looked worn and it was clear it was more than just old, the thing seemed ancient. I turn a few pages and start reading, It’s more interesting than I had thought. I was never a huge fan of being forced to read things but if this book was on Earth, The author would’ve been a complete nutjob. I’m definitely not used to all this magic stuff here, not to say I’m not enjoying the hell out of it.

Next thing I know, hours have passed and I’m more than a quarter through the book, which is surprising given the fact that it’s about as thick as a brick. It was starting to make sense to me, but that’s definitely more in theory than practice since I technically haven’t tried anything yet. Maybe when I do I’ll at the very least understand it more. Just as I look back down at the book, I hear a knock at the door to the room, at first, a tentative tap, then a slightly more firm knock.

“Come in,” I say, laying the book and my glasses next to me on the bed. The door creaks open and I find Felix standing in the doorway eyeing the massive pile on the table. “Well...uh, that sure is a lot. Eager to study, hmm?” he says with a small, almost awkward smile. I laugh at the thought of being eager to work on anything, I don’t necessarily fit that narrative. “Not particularly, I just grabbed as much as I could carry, figured I could sort through them later.” He chuckles and takes a few steps into the room, looking at the little changes I’ve made during my stay here.

When the silence stretches a little too long I decide to speak up. “You know, I’ve really enjoyed your company lately, I’m lucky to have such a talented young mage here to help me with all this magic stuff, among other things of course.” I say the last few words with a playful tone, he flushes slightly at it before quickly regaining his usual composure.

“Of course, I have also enjoyed your presence, I can only stand Sage’s banter for so long. You have certainly been a nice change of pace.” I stand up from my place on the mattress and make my way towards him. He was a little too far away for my comfort. “Have I now? I think I understand Sage just a little bit, you are fun to tease.” Slightly flustered, his eyes widen a little bit and he coughs, moving his gaze back towards the books and changing the subject. “Good to know I suppose. How has the research been going?”

“Pretty well, it’s a lot more interesting than I was expecting. I’ve never really been a big reader. Why don't you come look?” I gesture towards the book I left open on the bed and my round glasses tossed next to it. He agrees to look at it and we both plop onto the small bed. I pick up the book and begin reading aloud to him. “It seems nice, you’ve gotten rather far into it for it being only a few hours,” he says finally, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to read aloud that much since I’m not the best speaker, but I guess he wanted to hear a good bit of it. Regardless, I smile at the praise, I’m glad I seem to be doing well, I didn’t usually hear that often.

I notice the room has gotten considerably darker, It’s getting late, isn’t it? I look at Felix expecting some sort of remark on the matter, but his attention seems to be elsewhere. Golden light shines in through the window and a small gust of wind gently blows through his hair. I never realized how long his eyelashes were, or how rosy his cheeks are. Wait. I look back up at his eyes and realize I had been staring. “O-Oh. I’m sorry I didn’t mean to stare, you just look amazing right now.” Oh my god, did I actually just say that?

I look down at his lips, parted in response he can’t seem to get out. I chuckle and cup his cheek. His eyes widen and his blush deepens even more at the touch, “You know, this book has been getting a little boring, don’t you think?” I ask, tossing the book aside once more with a smirk. When I turn back to face him for an answer, I’m pulled forward to find my lips pressed against his. Surprised at his sudden boldness, I gasp, yet I melt into him quickly regardless, the kiss deepening slightly and our lips matching pace with one another. I part away for a moment and he whimpers slightly, arm draping over my shoulder. I kiss him again harder this time. Then again.

I go further, moving onto his lap and slipping my tongue into his mouth. At this, he inhales sharply and pushes forward, hands grasping at the buttons of my shirt while mine run through his hair. Soon, my shirt is slipping down my shoulder and I tug at his hair gently. I didn’t know his lips were this soft, we move together like water against each other, only small gasps of air and the sound of our own heartbeats cutting the silence of the room as the sun continues to go down.

Our lips part after what could’ve been ages or only a few moments and I meet his gaze breathlessly, our clothes and hair awry. To my surprise, the sun had almost completely gone down and the room had gone almost dark. Felix was only barely visible, but still, the sight of him was perfect. “You are so amazing, Felix...” I whisper before peppering kisses on his face, granted, not very well since we were smiling too much. He pulls me back down for one more kiss and looks back up at me, satisfied at the happy little mess we had made of each other. He sends a small flame at a nearby candle to light up the room a bit. I look down at the floor and chuckle at the poor book that had fallen off during our...research.

I pick up my glasses and say with the most shit-eating grin I can muster, meeting his gray eyes, “Maybe we should study more often like this, don’t you think?”

“I’ll look into it,” he laughs playfully, running a hand through his hair, “Though I severely doubt much work will get done.” How can he be this effortlessly beautiful? I smooth down my own hair and pull my shirt back over my shoulder. Suddenly, with a growl of my stomach, I realize neither of us has eaten yet. “So... dinner?” I look at the door and then back to him expectantly.

He looks surprised for a moment, as if he hadn’t even noticed how hungry he was. “Yes,” he says, smiling fondly, “Let’s go eat something.” He opens the door and the candle goes out, leaving the room empty and dark aside from the gentle moonlight. The cool air ruffles the curtains a bit and the crickets chirp outside. What a lovely way to spend the evening, I think to myself and walk out the door.

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[anonymous-eggy]

No Nothin’, huh?

Nicky Valentino x reader (gender-neutral)

(I recommend you read "No Pants!" first for context!) After an exciting morning and a pleasant day, both you and Nicky can’t help but give in to what would’ve happened that morning if your loveable pooch hadn’t crashed the party.

Warnings: nsfw, below 16 dni please and thank you (´ヘ｀;)

Word count: 3.1k

Despite it being a day for no pants, the two of you had to eventually clothe your bare legs in order to do what you had planned for the day. It wasn’t a very busy day, just a walk in a nearby park, then checking in on business things, and then returning home to play with Daisy. It was nice in its own way, especially with the fun morning you and Nicky had shared.

Now, it was evening. Daisy, who was tired from a day full of fun, had retired to wherever she disappears off to for sleep. The sun had set over the Valentino household and the stars were out to play.

And apparently, so was Nicky. Though he had left lingering touches traced across your body all day, he was much more open and shameless with his wandering hands now that everyone had gone home for the night. It wasn’t as if this was unprovoked; you had spent the day blithely teasing him with touches and suggestive gazes, always quickly changing the subject afterward, leaving him wondering if he had imagined the way you had looked at him or touched him. You wanted him, of course, but it was more fun to see how long it took for Nicky to cave in and go for what he wanted.

As you mindlessly gaze at the titles on a bookshelf, you feel Nicky’s hands smoothly wrap around your sides and drift to your hips from behind you. His grip is firm but gentle as he pulls you closer to him.

“Tell me somethin’, dear,” Nicky whispers into your ear, causing a small shiver up your spine.

You manage to keep a casual posture and continue to act like the books were more interesting as you respond with, “Yes?”

“It’s just the two of us now, yeah?”

“It would seem so, Nicky.”

“The pup’s fast asleep, correct?”

“I believe she is.”

He pulls you closer to him and presses a sensual kiss to your neck, causing you to softly gasp and move your head to the side to give him better access to your sensitive skin.

“What do you say we continue what we started this morning, toots?” Nicky softly says, seemingly making no attempt to hide the longing in his voice.

You turn around in his grip to face him. You look into his eyes knowingly as he gazes at you, waiting for your response. His face held a light blush and his expression warred between patience and impatience. Nicky’s chest rose and fell as he waited for permission to snatch you up and cover you with loving touches and kisses. You rest one of your hands on top of his and run a thumb over it before slowly trailing it up his forearm.

You weren’t quite done messing with him yet, even if you knew it wouldn’t last much longer.

“What did we start this morning, love?” You lower your voice to an intimate whisper, looking him up and down slowly once, in a way you knew would drive him crazy. You raise an eyebrow and lean closer to him teasingly as he takes a deep breath in and lets it out with a quiet laugh.

He didn’t break eye contact as one of his hands traveled up your back and cupped the back of your neck. “Somethin’ beautiful. Something I’d love to continue without interruptions this time.”

A smile forms on your lips as you let him guide you closer to him. His soft lips meet yours and you feel a burst of passion bloom in your chest and spread throughout your body like electricity. Despite being pressed up against him, it felt as if you weren’t close enough. You lifted your arms and wrapped them around him, tangling a hand in his hair and pulling him closer to deepen the kiss. Nicky nips at your bottom lip before going back in with a hard kiss and drops his hands to your butt, pulling your hips to press closer to his. The new friction between the two of you only fanned the flame that was the need for more.

Nicky pulls away a little suddenly, gazing into your eyes, and spoke, “Is this a yes? Cuz’ if so, I’m gonna have to carry you up to our room so I can show you how much I love you.”

“I do believe it is, my love,” You respond breathlessly, intoxicated by the smell of him and the feeling of his body against yours.

Nicky wastes no time sweeping you off your feet like he had that morning. He presses a kiss to your cheek and leans close to your ear.

“I hope you’re ready for the amazing night you got ahead of you,” He whispers before pressing a kiss below your ear and giving your earlobe a nibble.

“Better than our honeymoon?” You manage to quip with a giggle.

“Nothing could top our honeymoon experience, toots, but we’ll see what we can do,” Nicky chuckles and gives you a wink.

You both share an excited laugh as Nicky makes his way into your shared bedroom with you in his arms. Right as he sets you down on the bed, you both are all over each other. Trading rough kisses and slipping your tongue into the other's mouth, both unable to get enough. The closer you needed Nicky, the closer he was.

It didn't feel like long until he had settled between your legs while you were propped up on an elbow, your other hand reclaiming its place and tangling in his hair. His hands touch you in all the right ways, and you could only feel the excitement in your pants grow as he holds your thigh.

You push your hips against him, earning a soft moan from his lips. You feel his growing hardened excitement as he pushes back, burying his face in your neck and pressing hungry kisses to it. Unable to stop yourself, you let out a small noise of pleasure as he gently licks and bites down where your neck meets your shoulder. Your grip on his hair tightens and you raise a hand to cover your mouth. There was definitely going to be a hickey there in the morning. His kisses trail up your neck and he breaks away to gently move your hand back down to the blankets under you.

“I’d love to hear your wonderful singing if you’ll let me, love,” Nicky mutters as he plays with the bottom of your shirt and presses wet kisses to your jaw while you hum in pleasure.

Feeling impatience take over, you sit up and pull him in for a long protracted kiss before fervently removing your top and tossing it aside. Grabbing his shirt you pull him back in for more passionate kisses, to which he doesn’t resist. While your lips are locked together, you find your hands confidently fumbling with the buttons of his shirt.

Nicky’s warm strong hands fall over yours and interrupt your attempts to strip his shirt. He pulls away from you and looks at your topless figure with amusement. You give him an impatient and pleading look, and you wonder if that’ll be enough for him to understand how much you already need him.

“You didn’t even let me have the joy of undressing you, what makes you think I’m gonna let you have all the fun?” He smirks as you give him a small frustrated huff. He knew, alright. His patience in bed was just far better than yours, even when you were rubbing against him and attacking him with the most alluring of kisses. He was always good at keeping his feet on the ground, no matter the situation.

“I’m still wearing some clothes, Nicky. I didn’t take away all of your fun,” You reason with him, longing for him to let you continue your work on eliminating the obstacles that stood in the way of you and a night of heaven on Earth with him. “If you let me finish taking off your shirt, I’ll let you take off our pants. I just wanted to let you have the fun part.”

A wide grin spreads across Nicky’s face. Clearly, he liked the sound of that. “You’re real good at that negotiating and sweet talk stuff, honey. By all means. Continue your work, baby,” He smoothly teases while lifting your hands to his shirt.

His enamored eyes silently look into yours as you resume unbuttoning his shirt. This time, you tried to exercise what little patience you had left in your lust-consumed body as you undid each button in a calculated and slow manner. Nicky slips a finger under your chin charmingly and pulls your face to his for a kiss.

As he allows you to remove his shirt, it seems as if both of your bodies have finally recognized the new closeness the two of you could now achieve with one less thing between you. Your chests pressed together as you shared a few tender kisses. Hands were wandering all over the other, the heat of the situation getting to the both of you. You run your fingers all from his neck to his abdomen, shifting so you could cover his bared skin with sensual kisses, licks, and bites. Nicky revels in this, exhaling as he let your mouth explore what skin was provided at the moment.

You slowly work your way down, deliberately giving more attention to the places you knew would get the most positive reaction out of him. Pressing a gentle bite to his nipple and a soft kiss, you feel him moan beneath your touch. A wave of satisfaction and confidence washes over you as you flick your tongue over it before continuing your way down his body. You place a kiss over the mole on the right side of his stomach and move to leave rougher kisses on the skin right above the top of his pants. His excitement was evident now, his bulge visible through his pants. He lets out more low noises of pleasure, leaving you wanting to do more to keep hearing his vocalized gratification.

You can’t help but feel a growing frustration at the remaining clothing that kept you from going further, so you gently reach for the button of his pants.

“(Y/n),” Nicky mutters your name warningly, grabbing your attention away from what you were doing and reminding you of what you had promised him. “You’re not breaking our deal are you?”

You sit up with a smirk. “Of course not, I was just reminding you of what you still have to do.”

“You’re right, I've been teasin' you for too long," Nicky agrees, brushing some of his messy hair out of his flushed face.

He pushes forward into your personal space as his hands meet your bare sides, sending a jolt of hot electricity through you. Nicky gently slides his hands down to your pants and slips his thumbs under the waistband. His face was close to yours, and your lips grazed before you closed your eyes and shared another loving smooch. A shiver of excitement ran through you at the thought of what you knew was going to happen next.

You hadn’t realized that he also had your underwear hooked too until he had peeled your remaining clothing off in one smooth movement, leaving you bare beneath him. His hands touched the skin he had revealed in an adoring manner and he pressed hot kisses to your face and neck. Now that Nicky had seen the image of you beneath him, wanting his touch so desperately, it was clear lust was winning him over.

It was certainly a sappy thought, but it truly was something special to be so trustingly vulnerable to another human being. The trust that they are so in love with you and your body--- that they want to pleasure you and respect you--- was something that was rare, yet it was everywhere at the same time. It felt so right and natural that you forget that this kind of trust was one of a kind and unique for everyone. It was something you would never stop being grateful for; something you would never stop thanking Nicky for.

You sharply gasp as his fingers drag over your sex, rubbing it in a way that made you practically lose your mind already. Letting out a moan in his ear, you give in to his touch and roll your hips involuntarily.

“Damn you’re hot when you’re like this,” Nicky shakily breaths out, his other hand fumbling with the button of his pants.

Much to his visible frustration, he had to momentarily remove his hand from you in order to shimmy out of his pants and boxers. You let out an amused laugh as you took the opportunity to reach into the nightstand and grab a bottle of lube and a condom.

“And you’re adorable when you get all bothered like this,” You shoot back, sitting up in a teasingly suave way as you open the packet and toss the wrapper on the surface of the nightstand.

“Yeah?” He softly responds, helpless as he sits back and watches you with a buzzing interest as your hands move towards his exposed hard member.

Nicky lets out a beautiful moan of pleasure as you rub your hands against him and slip the condom on fluidly. As if it were your favorite song, you wanted nothing more than to hear it again. You continued running a hand over where he needed you at a slow teasing pace while you pressed a wet sucking kiss and bite right above his collar bone with the intention of leaving a mark upon his skin.

Your touches elicited more singing from him, much to your enjoyment. You couldn’t help but long to feel him inside of you, though. Continuing to kiss and lick at him, you reach for the bottle of lube. Pulling away with labored breathing, you spread the lube down from his tip to his base. His hips lightly buck against your touch, wanting more friction. You watch him bite his lip and groan as he observes with half-lidded eyes.

Wiping your hands on the blanket far off to the side of you, you then reach for his face and pull his lips to yours as a way of telling him it was his turn to lead on the rest of the night. As your lips clashed hungrily against each other, Nicky’s hands held your back securely and he gently lowered you to the bed below. He then ran a hand along your side, the other trailing to your sex. It was your turn to sing, as his fingers expertly rubbed against where you were most sensitive. Your moan became slightly whiny as he moved to slip a finger inside of you.

His hand that had run up your side interlaced its fingers with yours. He presses passionate, heated kisses to your lips as you moan into his mouth. His kisses move to your neck, becoming rougher and bitey. The stimulation of his touches are overwhelmingly good as you let another soft moan escape your lips and grip the hand that holds yours against the plush bed.

“Nicholas,” You whine his full first name softly as he removes his finger from you and grips your thigh.

“What do ya say we get on to the main show, my love? The one where we sing a jaw-dropping duet?” Nicky purrs and presses a kiss to your cheek.

“Please,” You whisper pleadingly for him, gazing up at Nicky from where your head rests on your fluffy pillow, your legs already on either side of him.

Nicky positions himself in front of your entrance. You sing in pleasure as he slowly slides his cock into you. Nicky lets out a breathy curse and your lips are once again crashing into one another. He slowly picks up the pace, and your moans echo in your lover’s mouth, as does his in yours. You hold fast to his hand as if it were the only thing tethering you to reality as you vocalize how good he feels inside of you through moans and “mmm”s.

He was right, your combined noises of pleasure made for a beautiful duet. If you had thought his finger was stimulating, the feeling of his hard member moving in and out of you was beyond overstimulating. Your mind was fogged by the intoxicating feeling of his body locked with yours as you both sang your duet shamelessly in the night.

The feeling of his body against yours was one that you would love forever. As his hips rolled against yours, you felt yourself reaching your climax. It seemed as if he was close too, his tempo becoming erratic, and aimed for the finish line, rather than prolonging the height the two of you were reaching together. You rolled your hips against his, longing to release the building orgasm in you.

“Shit, (Y/n), you feel so-” Nicky’s statement was paused as he let out a breathy moan, “God, you feel amazing.”

“You feel better,” You manage to respond through your pants and moans.

You hold him tightly as you say his name repeatedly, it feeling just as heavenly each time it rolled off of your tongue. Your legs move and twitch in the mounting pleasure he gave you. He grips your hand without hurting it as he moans your name back, reaching his climax, with you soon following after. You hold each other close as you both noisily groan in ecstasy and come down.

Nicky’s head bends down to rest in the crook of your neck, panting as he presses light kisses there.

“I love you so much, Nicky,” You mutter as you begin to regain composure.

“I love you too, baby. So much.” He lifts his head and pulls your hand to his mouth to plant a lazy kiss on it lovingly. His hazel eyes are endless pools of adoration as he looks at you like a lovesick fool. You can’t help but look at him the same way as he rolls off of you and pulls you close to him.

You blissfully lay against Nicky and happily trace hearts and stars on his bare chest, still processing the mind-blowing experience you had shared with such a divine man.

“This morning it was ‘no pants’, now it’s ‘no nothing’,” You whisper in amusement.

Nicky lets out a low chuckle that you can hear vibrate in his chest. “No nothin’, huh?”

“Mhm,” You confirm in satisfaction.

“Would you like for me to get a bath ready for us to clean up before we hit the hay?” Nicky asks as he rubs circles on your back gently.

“I would love that, as long as I get to help,” You respond amorously.

“Sounds perfecto, (Y/n).”

A/n: this was my first time writing anything like this, so, uh, I hope I wrote it well enough! It was definitely a little challenging at first because I’ve only written fluff and one angst before this. Definitely had to learn how to take myself seriously because I kept getting flustered and saying to myself “is this good? Is...Is this how you would appropriately describe this???” Either way here’s to trying new things! I hope you have a lovely day/evening! 🥂

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[velvetarcane]

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[bumbling-a-bee]

Hello @tsaritza-mika ! I'm your secret Santa for the @arcanaeventhub gift exchange! I'm so sorry for taking so long with your gift, I procrastinated into my first week of school unfortunately.

This basically is a rewriting of the winter tale to be pretty much completely Julian focused. Hope you enjoy, and I'm so sorry again for the big delay.

You look outside the carriage window to Vesuvia’s majestic Winter Palace, each space on it decorated elegantly with blue, gold, and white colours. You pull away from the window, a small circle of fog left on it from your warm breath hitting the cold glass.

“I’m so glad you said yes to being my date to the Winter Solstice!” Julian gushed for the hundredth total time to you.

“I thought I was the one who asked you out?” You replied, a confused smile on your face.

“Well- well yes, you did. But- but I had been working up the confidence to ask you for a good while before that.” Julian corrected both you and himself simultaneously, that adorably nervous blush covering his pale cheeks.

You giggled at Julians technicality, taking pity on the poor man as you leaned in to kiss his cheek.”Well, I am glad I said yes then.”

“So, what are you looking forward to doing the most?” The doctor asked, but before you could respond the entire carriage lurched forward the sound of wood smacking into wood. Everyone inside fell to the floor in an ungraceful pile of arms, legs, and minor bruises.

“Julian? Are you okay?” You called, sitting up from the mess to look around for your long legged boyfriend.

“I’m here, I’m alright. Are you okay?” Julian replied, shoving a thumbs up through the mess, the rest of his upper body following it up shortly after.

“What was that?” Asra asked, rubbing at his white curls.

"The carriage behind us, if I had to assume." Nadia replied, an annoyed look on her face.

Portia pulled herself out of the pile first to look out the carriage window, an annoyed look crossing her face. "Yep, that's him." She answered in a bothered tone.

"Well, I think we've arrived otherwise." Muriel muttered, helping Nadia stand up from the floor.

"Where on earth is my fanfare? And my entourage?" You heard Lucio whine outside of the carriage, clearly already having extracted himself from his own bite sized one.

Once everyone was set back to their rights and standing up again, you opened the carriage door for the others, watching them file out one at a time and listening to Lucio try to help them down, mostly met with annoyed glares.

As you step out of the carriage, Julian offers his hand to you as he bows, smiling up at you happily. "Ready for a night of winter extravagance?" He asked as you take his head, leading you through up the stairs to the door behind the rest of the group.

You nod as you come to the doors, an excited grin on your own face.

“Allow me,” Julian said, opening the large doors into the palace, revealing the cozy interior.

A hearth burns cheerfully at the top of a grand staircase, and elegant green garland runs up both rails of staircase, and lines the higher parts of the white and gold walls. You and Julian take a moment to admire the place in awe as NAdia climbs to the top of the staircase to begin her announcement.

Just as Nadia begins, Julian takes your hand, silently signaling to follow as he leads you away from the main hall. You look around the palace, admiring the large tree that the staff and Portia were setting up, eyeing up a table loaded from side to side with drinks, and a table that was beginning to fill with wrapped presents to share.

You return to the main hall just as Nadia finishes her speech, and you and Julian both look to each other.

“What would you like to do?” You ask in unison, breaking into giggles as you realize what you just did.

“Well, I wouldn’t mind-” Julian began, but was cut off as he overheard a group of staff walking towards the exit talking about the activities outside. He looks over to you with a grin on his face, taking your hand and pulling you towards the door to explore what activities the outside had to offer.

Standing at the top of the outside staircase, you and Julian survey the snowscape and it activities, noticing Nadia off to one side working on building a snowman, a suspiciously large pile of snowballs with a tuft a blond hair sticking out from the top, and, to Julian's surprise and delight, a large ice surface where guests were lacing up skates to stake around on.

“Can we go skating? Oh please, oh please?” He begged, looking at you with an adorable look on his face.

You laugh, more than happy to oblige to the puppy-like man and see the joy in his eyes as he led you towards the ice. He immediately sits you down on a bench, grabbing two pairs of skates from the table where they were stored and sat in front of you, taking your shoes off delicately and tying your skates. You stand up, pushing Julian into where you had just been sitting to tie his skates for him. He grinned as he watches you work, quickly and expertly tying his skates up tightly.

Once done, Julian stands from where he was sitting, wobbling a small bit as he got used to the extra centimeters on his height, and the small blades that held it all up. You laugh, gently catching one of his flailing hands and help guide him to the ice, reassuring and encouraging him all the way there. Once you both are on the ice, he asks you to let go, insisting that he can skate on his own.

You let him free hesitantly, watching as he takes a moment to make sure he's completely steady before looking over to you with a large grin.

"See, I'm not so bad at-" Julian's gloating sentence was cut off by a loud yelp as he tried to move forward, his feet moving out from under him and landing him hard on the ice with a yelp.

You try to stifle a laugh into your gloved hand, Julian's grin wiped from your face and plastered onto yours. Before you can stop yourself, laughter spills from your mouth, and you throw your head back with it. As you laugh, you lean back just a little too much, and just like Julian, you fall backwards onto the ice with a yelp. Julian took his turn to laugh, and after a moment you joined in as well, smiling twice as wide.

After a minute of laughing you both calmed down, and you stood up, offering your hand to Julian to help pull him up.

"How about we just go around together?" You ask him, gently pulling him along the ice by his hand.

"That sounds like a grand plan." He replied, giving your hand a squeeze as he followed your lead.

The two of you stayed out like that, doing laps around the ice and chatting about idle little things until a bell chimed off in the distance.

"Time for the dance." You noted, lucky to be right by the bench you and Julian had left your shoes at. Once back in your shoes, you raced to the palace, ready to warm up with a lively dance.

You catch the end of Nadia's address as you enter inside, getting to the hall just as the band strikes up the first dance.

Julian grinned, bowing and offering his hand to you. "I've been waiting all day for this, my dear."

You giggle, taking his hand. Almost immediately, Julian pulls you closer to him and into a slow dance, his other hand resting on your back as your free hand holds his hip. You quickly take over the lead of the dance, gliding through the crowd, staring at each other happily. It's going to be a long, wonderful night.

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