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Liaran Lavellan ([personal profile] toguide) wrote in [community profile] mapofstars2016-02-05 11:23 am

Say my name like a scripture (Keep my heart beating like a drum)


Skyhold is a quiet, an expectation at this hour, when Liaran approaches it, a lone figure with little more than the pack on his back and the staff in his hand. He needs little more in truth, the Dalish are all used to a hard life and more would only make the trek harder, many miles from the Free Marchers to the Orlesian boarder, all on foot. Halla are sacred, too much to be risked and horses cost coin he doesn't have. Feet are free and they have carried him well enough for the majority of this journey, even if it has taken many months.

But many months had already passed before he had even set out. In truth Liaran had not fully agreed with Istimaethoriel's plan to send Isetriel to this meeting of the humans. She was still a touch too reckless, stubborn as an ox and her tongue could still be biting. It would be better to send him, he had argued, but Istimaethoriel had only shook her head, her own voice as stubborn as it was soft. No, it was a test, to see if Isetriel was truly ready. To see if she would remain with the clan, or if she would be better leaving, seeking her own fortune.

It had been one of the few times Liaran had raised his voice.

But in the end it had mattered little. Isetriel had gone, and he had stayed and Isetriel had been dragged into this mess of human making. Lifted aloft with the title of Herald to their goddess, as if that wasn't a noose. He recalls staring at each mark of her letter home, the words an attempt to reassure, trying to find what was hidden. He knew Isetriel, better than anyone else. Was one of the few she had opened up to, and he knew, even if her words didn't say it, she was scared. Terrified, probably and that was enough to make his decision. Istimaethoriel could accept it, or she could learn to understand it, but he wasn't staying here, waiting for more news. He would go, see how she was at the very least.

Now, standing at the gates to this ancient keep her wonders if he should have sent a letter. Maybe, he thinks as he gives his name to the guard, makes his request. "I'm here to see the Inquisitor," he says, the title strange on his tongue. Here to see Isetriel, but no that is her name, a name he isn't sure she's shared with these shems and he won't give it till he's sure. And they march him up the stairs to wait in this great hall as they fetch her, it's late, she'll probably be sleeping they say and he has a moment of regret but no. It's worth waking her and Liaran nods, taking a seat on the stairs before this ridiculous throne. It's fine. He'll wait.

He'll always wait.
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
His loud shout nearly startles her, Isetriel always having been accustom to the quite intensity that Liaran has maintained all these years. But the shock of it makes this all the more intense, all the more attractive, and she wishes she could hear him scream more. He can't speak, and neither can she. Isetriel gasps against his lips, trying to form words that don't come out, especially when she repeats that very same action again and again.

The friction to her clit only helps drive each sensation further, and she clenches tighter each time their hips meet. Isetriel feels his fingers dig into her hip, his breath coming in shorter spurts and she knows he is just as close as her. Isetriel's head dips back in the break of their kiss, leaving a thin line of saliva to connect them. But the chord lives a short life, especially when a final thrust brings her to her breaking point.

"Fenedhis, Liaran--!"

One last time, her fingers clench around his shoulders, just as her pussy does around his cock. It clamps down on him hard, pulsations fast and frantic when she finally hits that point of bliss. Isetriel trembles violently against him, her face quickly burying itself in the crook of his neck while her arms wrap around him in a tight, desperate embrace.

The tremors that wrack her are unstoppable, her cunt tightening around Liaran's cock in a vice-like grip while her hips tremble and writhe against him. Her climax is so intense it's nearly horrifying, and she isn't sure when or if it will ever stop.
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
How she could somehow feel him throbbing more, as if she is even more sensitive, is beyond her. Isetriel feels as though she has connected with Liaran in a way that they have melted together, became one. And, Creators, she could stay like this forever. The love she had for him has surprisingly increased ten-fold, and it is amazing to know that this man is still full of surprises after all these years. It makes her heart swell, her insides burn while her belly feels as though a bucket of ice water has been poured into it. His arms are so firm and comfortable around him, and for the first time in months she feels safe.

She misses their home, wishes they could do this again in a place they are better familiar with. While Isetriel still trembles in his grasp, she feels stable in his hold.

Liaran offers but one word, one word that seems to speak volumes of what they have just done. And she laughs, even through her tears that still flow freely from the corners of her eyes and pool at his shoulder.

"Agreed," She says, shaking her head a touch, "And you wanted to wait longer. I told you it would be perfect."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Somewhere in the brief silence between them, Isetriel slowly releases him. In the separation, she realizes just how sensitive she is, a shiver leaving her as his cock slowly does. But she settles in his lap, comfortable there within the warm water that cradles them within the tub. She would be content to remain here forever, happy to hear him say he loves her until the day she dies. And she wishes to spend the rest of her days with him, realizing how much she has fallen apart in his absence. A hole within her has been filled, happiness being her true fulfillment from this and she wishes she could just escape all of this with him.

Before Isetriel can prod at him more, he's taken her face into his hands, concern colored on his. Somehow, him taking note of her tears makes them flow even harder, a choked sob following that of a weak chuckle when she shakes her head.

"Yes, yes I'm fine, I just--"

She sniffles, her hands slipping from his shoulders to caress at his chest. Isetriel smiles despite the tears that stream over her lips.

"You've no idea how badly I have wanted this. Wanted you. So many days have passed where I thought of you, where I knew I might likely never see you again because of what has happened, I..."

Isetriel swallows something thickly, and she takes his face in her hands, looking away from him.

"I was supposed to go home, Liaran."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, they should... Get out. This is quite possibly not an appropriate place to remain for the evening, and Isetriel follows Liaran's guidance out of the tub. She tries to steel herself for the moment, stepping out while her wrist wipes tears from her eyes. She reaches for two towels, large and fluffy, warm, and she wraps it around his shoulders before taking care of herself.

She laughs, "This is stupid, I know..."

Tying the towel around her, covering herself, she looks back to him.

"But... Have you not come here to take me back? Surely, you had reasons other than just coming to see me. Perhaps in a few hours, we could..."

Escape. She doesn't want this. While she has accepted her position as Inquisitor, she never wanted it. She told Cassandra that before accepting the sword and her title with reluctance. But they could find someone else-- Hawke is here. He would do a far greater job.
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Isetriel lets him take her, content and even relieved to be back in his arms where she belongs. He is home, she tells herself. Isetriel has never felt so at home than she does now, and she silently prays that she never loses this again.

But he takes her hand, the mark still glowing even in the dimly-lit room that holds them. Her gaze falls upon it, a sinking feeling returning back to her gut when she's reminded of the true purpose that has been thrust upon her. She frowns.

"... No," she answers, brow furrowed, "No, this burden befalls only me."

Just her luck. She had told Corypheus he could have this blasted anchor back, but she had absorbed it. It has taken her completely, body and soul, and there is absolutely no end to it in sight. It's just as daunting as the role she has assumed here. And it's a reminder that she can't just simply turn her back on everyone.

In frustration, her fingers clench into a fist, desperate to cover the mark that has even awoken her in the dead of night.

"I didn't want this. Why me? I was given but one task, and that was to gain intel from the Conclave. To bring something substantial back to our Keeper and prove that I am not a waste of space among our kind."

She looks to Liaran, happiness fading from her gaze and pain glowing in her bright eyes.

"I can't do this. I'm an elf-- A mage. How am I to know they've no intentions on slaughtering me after this is done?"
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
While it hurts to allow this to get to her, for her to break down, there is relief in letting go. She hasn't truly been able to share what this has done to her, and Liaran is the best person with the best ears. He has always been there for her, for issues that seem so... So minor now. She had been frowned upon by so many before, but none had looked at her with such disgust than when she was a prisoner assumed as the Divine's murderer. It is true that she has come far, has shown mercy when the responsibility has been given to her. So many have come out of this better because of the combined efforts of an elf and humankind.

You're not a waste, Isetriel... That isn't the first time he has told her this. Liaran and Istimaethoriel were the only who thought as much. The Keeper had found so much faith in a girl who'd found her magic at such a young age. Yet she had failed for so long to master it, and even her skills now are so fresh and new. Liaran hugs her so fondly, kisses her in an outpour of love that she missed so much. It, at the very least, closes the well of tears.

He is right to point out the accomplishments she has made. She can do this, and she has so many times already. Corypheus is terrified, she knows. She will find him, she will stop him...

And perhaps, finally, the shems will think highly of elves for once.

She has been expected to appear as this fearless leader, a beacon of hope for Thedas. But she needs to hear that Liaran will protect her, even if she doesn't truly need to be protected. Isetriel hangs on his words, closes her eyes when he whispers in her ear that he will be here for her. That he will stay.

Her arms reach out to him, drape over his shoulders as her head tilts upward to let their lips meet again. She has to kiss him, to show him how much his words mean to her.

"Ar lath ma, Liaran..." She kisses him again, "I am stronger now with you beside me. If you are to stay, to fight next to me... We will finally go home. Together."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
She could listen to him say that a million times more. That he loves her, that she's strong enough... Only his opinion has ever mattered. While it is certain she is not going home for a while, at least he has taken the chance at staying. It changes the game completely, and somehow she feels her confidence grow. Isetriel gets lost in his kiss, sighs in content when he takes them to her cheek, jaw, and shoulder. His lips are so soft, his breath warm, and she loses complete attention to her surroundings even after he's scooped her off her feet.

Despite that, there is a soft little yelp when he takes her in his arms, laughing a touch at it. He hasn't done such a thing since they were children, and she can't help the laugh that follows.

"If I am to remain, so does my role here. I am no longer nine, you know." She prods at him playfully, her lips kissing the lobe of his ear.

And as they make way to her room, she can't help but grin.

"There is no way I'm able to sleep now. I am hardly tired."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
He has to understand the type of monster he has created in such a short amount of time. Knowing how her intentions have been all these years, surely he hadn't expected anything less than an unquenchable thirst on her behalf. Before she can launch an assault on his ear, he sets her down on the bed, and she wrinkles her nose up at him. Always playing hard to get, even after he's finally given in.

"I have a lot to do every day," She argues, almost childishly.

Isetriel quickly rolls to her side to face him, scooting as close as she's able across the silken sheets below them.

"Come now, Liaran. You've only had but a shred of what you know I have to offer. We have, what... Ten years to catch up on? There's fashionably late, and then there is, well..."

She laughs, "The foolishness that can only be named Liaran."

Reaching for his hand at her waist, she takes it by the palm, gently ushering it to the bottom of her towel. She lets his fingers graze the underside of its hem, across her thigh.

"I know you are hungry. To be honest, I skipped supper and am surely quite famished myself."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Of course she wishes to take more. Now that she has finally gotten what she's wanted this whole time, she is absolutely insatiable. Him lying there in nothing but a towel, wet and warm, does not help at all. And her eyebrow perks when he makes that soft little noise at the touch of her leg. Liaran has always been attracted to her, that much she knows, and finally being able to truly utilize that has been rather exciting. Isetriel tugs her towel up ever so slightly, revealing the curve of her hip and still covering the assets between them.

Really, she appreciates his concern but she tells only the truth when she says she is far too excited to sleep. After tonight? Her adrenaline is still pumping through her veins, the excitement from what they have finally done still fueling her.

Her lips curl into a smirk at the attempt in compromise.

"If you are able to completely wear me out? Of course, you have a deal. On my honor."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
She can't help but feel a little victorious the instant he rolls her onto her back. And Isetriel allows him to without a fight, of course. Her arms lift, fall against the pillow where her wrists brush along her wet hair that curls along the silken pillowcase. Isetriel shivers when he takes apart her towel, the cold air of the room making her skin prickle and her nipples harden yet again. She sucks in her stomach, muscles tensing and distorting to the shift as her body arches underneath him. She returns the kiss, though the smirk doesn't leave her.

Isetriel hums playfully, letting out a heavy exhale at the tail end of their kiss, her tongue darting out to teasingly drag along his lip.

"Have you not heard of my achievements? I am the most reasonable."
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, never has she thought of utilizing her title in such a light. Isetriel shivers at his plea, neck craning as his lips pepper it in kisses. Her lips part, body still arched beneath him, hips rolling onto his touch. Already she is certain of how wet she is, hot and eager between her legs. It has certainly sparked an idea she will be sure to share with him later, of the image she visualizes with him devouring her while she sits upon her throne.

"Mmm, I might be inclined to provide such a favor... If you present your case just ri--Ah."

Isetriel wriggles underneath him in anticipation, far too impatient to wait yet again. Now that she's had it once, she needs more.
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[personal profile] athim 2016-02-06 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
If this is his way of retaliation, to take things agonizingly slow when she so clearly wants him? She has to say, she's impressed. Even as frustratingly slow his gestures are, she gasps the instant his lips suckle on her breast. The pressure and satisfying sting stealing a hiss from gritting teeth. Already, she can feel wetness pool between her legs, causing a slide when she shifts underneath him.

Isetriel moans when his face comes between her breasts, and she rolls into him, inhaling to puff her chest in hopes of feeling more.

"Have I-- Nn... Have I already corrupted you? I never pictured you so devious."

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