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i’m not fine.

not recovering.

not meant to survive that line.

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Heart's Wish

Where Hearts Live Extended Edition Ch 8

The next thing I’m aware of is being carried back to the van. I cling tighter to Sylus as I stir, and he glances down at me with a soft expression. “You can put me down,” I murmur. “I’ll drive…” “Oh really?” My reply is cut off by an incriminating yawn. “It’s your birthday,” I insist. “You can’t drive yourself around on your birthday…” Sylus pauses next to the van. “Open the back?” He’s holding me in one arm and the cooler in the other, with the picnic bag set on top. I reach over and fish out the van’s keys, clicking the button to open the back. Without putting me down, he easily sets the cooler and the bag in the trunk, then carries me over to the passenger side. I pout up at him. “I can do it. The coffee’s about to—” I yawn again. “—kick in.” “Uh huh.” He opens the passenger side door and sets me directly onto the seat. I go to slip around him, but he blocks the door. Then I go to clamber over the center console, but his arm falls on the opposite side of me, pinning me in the chair. I fight the urge to look up at him, knowing it’ll be game over when I do. I lower a shoulder and push against his chest, only half-heartedly since I already know where this is going. Finally, I look up to meet his unrelenting gaze. The stubbornness softens. “Put your seatbelt on.” Sylus’s usual tone of command is compelling enough, but the warmth laced through these words makes them utterly irresistible. Warmth ripples from my core as I obey, Sylus’s eyes tracking my hands until the seatbelt clicks into place. “Good girl.” A kiss lands on my forehead, and I’m spared the embarrassment of him seeing me melt into the seat as he strides around the car, giving me a chance to regather my composure.

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Where Hearts Live - Extended Edition Complete!

I've queued the posts to keep from spamming the tags, but if you've been following along the Where Hearts Live Extended Edition, all chapters are now posted on AO3! It clocked in at 27k words, so it's a nice meaty one. 😏 We've got the birthday event, Where Hearts Live memoria, birthday call, immersive video and event background all rolled into one. Plus two indulgent primal smut scenes, a tickle fight, and so many animal facts.

A pretty good recipe if I do say so myself.

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Maple Embrace

Where Hearts Live Extended Edition Ch 7

I loop my arm around his shoulders, feeling the affection in my own gaze as I look down at him. Sylus carries me over to the tree, and this time, there’s no eager terrier to sabotage our efforts. I easily reach out and touch the tap, smearing the sap on my fingers. Sylus watches as I lick one off, and a mild maple flavor spreads across my tongue. It’s lighter and watery than I expected. I guess I knew it had to be concentrated to make syrup, but I didn’t realize how different it was to start. “Sweet?” “Why don’t you taste it yourself?” I smear the sap across his lips. The more time I spend with Sylus, the less I second guess these wicked little thoughts. His breath shudders under my touch, tongue following my finger. Then I take his face in my hands, savoring the little spark of surprise and warmth in his eyes as I lean in and pull him into a kiss.  That sweet, light maple flavor spreads across our lips and tongues, and I hum with delight, deepening the kiss. My hands slide down around the back of Sylus’s neck, offering no escape. His arm curls around my back, steadying me, before dropping down to my waist as his breath quickens. My hand slides under the open collar of his shirt as I lean in harder, tongue searching his for the last remnants of that light maple flavor. Sylus’s grip tightens on my thigh, my waist, his breath shuddering under me…

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I like your Sylus analysis so much and adore our dragon with all my heart but I steel don't understand why he acted so mean towards mc in the n 109 zone in the beginning 😭 and also it feels like he tried to return his old mc because he loved her but not mc from main story line 😔

Thank you for this ask!! This was actually perfect timing since I was just getting back into working on my Sylus PoV for Long Awaited Revelry which gets into allll this. And of course I will yammer about it endlessly whenever given the chance--this ended up becoming an essay. 😅

Storytelling and genre choices

First, I feel like I need to address the sort of "meta" reason--that is, the storytelling reason. The simplest answer is... it's hot. 🙈 While I'd say Sylus x MC isn't dark enough for most dark romance connoisseurs, his character leans in that direction, so there's a bit of meanness for the fun of it. I'm happy to go into more detail on that--and how liking meanness/darker themes in romance fiction is NOT the same as wanting/deserving those things IRL--but I'll leave it there for now so this doesn't get too long.

So, all that said, good writing hides that meta-layer well by giving you a story you totally believe, and imo the writers for Sylus do a great job of selling it.

MC's curse really is a curse

The biggest thing that stands out to me is how Beyond Cloudfall leaves off. Sorceress MC is being a bit selfish and vindictive (and we love that for her). He's about to be able to go to eternal rest knowing that he managed to defy his fate to kill his beloved. Then Sorceress MC says, "you're about to leave me alone, so I'm going to make you suffer through this same loneliness." I think we can be confident that by the time Sylus is able to "manifest" again, Sorceress MC is gone. There's a theme in Beyond Cloudfall of "if you kill them, they can't suffer" so her keeping him alive to suffer is pretty explicitly intended. (It's a romantic sort of vindictiveness, of course, but it's still vindictive.)

So Sylus is searching the galaxy for her, dealing with this intense love and also intense bitterness, perhaps even hate. (There's the saying that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. I really like playing with this idea of love and hate as two sides of the same coin with Sylus x mc.) All the years, all the boredom, all the loneliness, all the pain--she did that to him. On purpose. (It can be tempting to shy away from this, but imo the entire point of Sorceress MC is the power inherent in claiming our own dark desires and being honest about them. Another thing I could write a whole essay on.)

We now have canon confirmation that Sylus was in the N109 Zone by 2036, meaning that by the time they reconnect in 2049, he's been in the N109 Zone waiting for her for at least thirteen years, not to mention the years (or decades or centuries) as a space pirate before that.

When they do meet, Sylus tells her that she owes him "a curtain call grander than death itself". That is, he's not delighted that their reunion means he'll be happy again. He's bitter. He's over being immortal. She's his destined arch-nemesis and maybe she'll finally kill him properly this time. But of course, all those emotions collide with the fact that he still loves her, still cares about her, still on some level wants to treat her tenderly. And we see this conflict in his actions.

Adjusting to a different version of MC

I don't think it's quite right to say that Sylus doesn't love main-timeline MC and is trying to turn her into Sorceress MC. It's moreso that his love and history with Sorceress MC collides with the new reality of main-timeline MC. On some level, he expects to be able to step into their old dynamic, which is only natural. But the key things he loved about Sorceress MC are apparent immediately--her audacity, her stubbornness, her fire for life, her refusal to live by others' rules, etc.

The first thing Dragon Sylus says to MC in Beyond Cloudfall is "I like your eyes. They are beautiful… In them, I can see your hatred, defiance, and greed for life." So when she looks at him in the parlor, he sees all those things--her hatred for him (she thinks he's insane), her defiance of him (she refuses to cower and comply) and her greed for life (which sent her into the N109 Zone to claim her power, despite that being a suicide mission).

She is the same in all the ways that matter to him--and that's part of the problem. It intensifies the desire he has to get her to remember him, so he tramples over boundaries in an effort to recreate events from their past (using his eye to stir her greed for his power, having her shoot him being analogous to the sword, their antagonistic dynamic, etc).

But that being said, if all these things are being done out of love, why be so violent and demanding? That leads to the next point...

Sylus doesn't have "normal" friendship experience

The other key factor is that Sylus has not ever had a friendship or relationship with a "normal" person before. If people are brave enough to approach him, they're not going to be dissuaded by him being grumpy, pushy, caustic, etc. And, in fact, Sorceress MC meets him in this state and ends up falling for him anyway. So, as far as he's aware, she likes his forceful, demanding draconic ways. Being at each others' throats was part of how they fell for each other in the first place.

So, when they meet again, Sylus is probably assuming she's along for the ride. To him, her wanting to kill him is basically flirting. He's showing her all the traits she fell for before--but this MC has a very different early life. She wasn't shunned by society, she was raised by a loving adoptive parent. She has friends, a job, a purpose.

On some level, Sylus doesn't yet understand that it's a problem that MC is afraid of him, since that's how things started before. It's only when Philip tells him that she's disgusted or repulsed by him that he slams on the breaks. Teasing her, pushing her, making her angry--that's their dynamic. But for her to be disgusted? He suddenly realizes that there's a problem.

And, to his credit, we see him pivot and take that into account very quickly. He stops pushing the resonance issue. He figures out what she wants and helps her get it. Yes, he still tells her she needs to prove herself, which leads to my next point...

Why MC needs to prove herself

MC is stubbornly, stupidly insisting on inserting herself into the middle of an extremely dangerous place she's too naive to navigate. It's important to remember how very, very badly getting herself kidnapped into the N109 Zone could have gone. Philip says as much to her as well--and not because Sylus told him to. When Sylus gives her a hard time, wondering if he over-estimated her intellect, he's being blunt but not unfair. For example, she could not have dealt with the Wanderer attack at Elysium by herself, and she would have been up against that or worse if she'd made it any further by herself. As we see in other memories, she's terrible at lying and bluffing at this point.

Sylus has reason to be concerned that she's going to get herself captured or killed if he takes her to the Protocore Auction. It would be irresponsible of him to take her into that environment, where he can't be in two places at once, if she couldn't in some way hold her own. Captivating Moment (the myth) completes this arc where MC fully surprises Sylus and proves herself, and we get his iconic line, "With you here, I only need one plan." (That is, he can trust her and together they can overcome any obstacle.)

Zooming in on the parlor scene

In my opinion, most of Sylus's choices in Long Awaited Revelry can be understood vis-a-vis the above insights. But there's one specific decision that I think deserves a little bit more analysis--his decision to keep her under his mind control for those first 3 days when he's trying to force the resonance.

First off, I think it's meant to be very clear that he's using mind-control to keep her mostly unconscious in that time because there's some similar language in LAR to the Land of Lost anecdote when he's dealing with the Overlord. The writers are really intentional in their parallels, so I think we're being explicitly shown that he can and will keep someone in his thrall for a while.

But why? This requires more reading between the lines, though I'm fairly confident in my interpretation. I think Sylus's main two reasons for this choice are 1) he truly believes that if they resonate, she'll remember him and 2) he knows that if she sleeps normally, she'll have terrible nightmares, so the thrall state is intended as a mercy (like she does when he finally puts her in bed and has Luke and Kieran watch over her).

To Sylus--who is at his most impatient and demanding at the start of LAR--explaining himself is pointless if she won't believe him until he remembers. So, he's trying to take the most direct path. It's always worked for him before, after all. Maybe it'll even help jog her memory.

I really recommend watching closely his reaction in that parlor scene. He closes his eyes and focuses when they're trying to resonate. That little wisp of golden power is new--their previous attempts haven't yielded even that. Sorceress MC's power is depicted as that golden light, as is her soul--so touching that power would be achingly familiar. You see him hold her hand for a moment, feeling it again--but then he catches himself, dropping her hand. That power is so much weaker than it was before--that's why he stops trying to resonate and decides that the issue must be that something is blocking or suppressing her power, hence the trip to Philip at the Odd Workshop.

He's laser-focused on getting her to remember, sure that this will be the solution--until Philip informs him that he's actively repulsive to her. Sylus, who always thinks tens steps ahead, who always considers every contingency, suddenly realizes he's out of his depth. He's miscalculated. He realizes how selfish he's being--and this realization causes him to act differently. There's no doubt that Sylus made many mistakes in his early treatment of current-timeline MC, and yet his humility and decisiveness in changing his behavior shows strong character.

I think the most profound example of him changing course is that when they finally do resonate and she remembers more about him, instead of jumping on that and demanding more, he remains collected. Tells her it's not a big deal--it'll happen more. We see in Continuous Symphony also that he's waiting, he's hoping, but he's no longer pushing. And then in Razor's Dance, he's realizing that maybe her complaints aren't as flirtatious as he thought. Maybe this version of her doesn't want to be in his life. And so, without guilt-tripping or throwing a fit, he tells her clearly that he'll leave her alone if she wants to be left alone. And so she's truly given the choice of whether to continue the relationship or not. It's a poignant moment that, to me, fully sets right all his earlier mistakes and pushiness.

In conclusion

When they first reconnect, Sylus is dealing with the intensity of seeing her again, of her being the same in all the ways that matter, yet having her not remember him. That's painful enough, then add on his feelings of bitterness from the decades (or centuries) of waiting. No matter how mature or collected you are, that surge of emotion is enough to overwhelm anyone and cause them to not be their best self.

He expects his pushy behavior to be as endearing to her now as it was back then--after all, their whole thing was being true to their desires. He desperately hopes that resonating will restore her memory, and he remains laser focused on this goal to the detriment of their earlier relationship.

Sylus's love and essential maturity is revealed by how quickly and profoundly he course-corrects when Philip warns him that MC is repulsed by him. His personality doesn't change--he's still teasing, demanding, sly, smug, etc. (Which we love.) But he takes a big step back and focuses on helping MC get what she wants (the Aether Core) not taking from her what he wants (for her to remember him).

He realizes that asking this version of MC to remember their traumatic past together is too selfish, even for him. His initially mean and demanding behavior reveals just how badly he wants that connection--which makes his willingness to set that aside for MC even more profound. Ironically, we don't get to see the depth of his love without that indiscretion.

Sylus does a profoundly difficult thing--he grieves the loss of their past life together so that he can embrace this new reality with her--falling in love with the person she is now, the person she's become. The one that was quietly transplanted to a garden far away, but has still bloomed beautifully. 🥹

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Well since the server is under maintenance, I have no choice but to finally finish proofreading some of my WIP fics and then upload a bunch of chapters, right?

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Man I love these extended editions but I gotta find some chill 😅 Though Sylus's Birthday called for it since there was so much content to bring together. I wanted to get the event scenes, the card, the immersive video, and the birthday call all incorporated... and I'm loving how it came together 🥹 Might try to do a chunk of proofreading and drop the rest of the chapters before I drown myself in this flowers event...

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Peas in a Pod

Where Hearts Live Extended Edition Ch 6

My hand seeks out the softness of his hair, pulling him closer. He deepens the kiss, and the sour citrus taste lingers on his lips, making my mouth water. My other hand finds his neck, thumb dropping to trace his collarbone. I remember what he said when I gave him that facial mask—You need to strike this spot if you want to take me out silently. Then there was Luke and Kieran telling me that I’m the only person who could put a birthday hat on him—because I’m the only person he lets near his head. And his comments about soft underbellies… Other than me, has any hand reached towards his neck for a reason other than to kill? Brushed past his eyes with no intent to gouge them? The thought make my fingers curl tighter against him, my back arching to press more of me against more of him, an overwhelming surge of emotion rising in my heart. All too soon, Sylus pulls away, keeping my head in place with his thumb against my chin. His touch slides over me, then traces up my jaw as he brushes a petal out of my hair. I pout up at him. Sylus chuckles. “Careful, kitten. Don’t rock the boat, unless…” He leans down next to my ear. “You want to get all wet…”

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"Have you never dreamed of me?"

"Before I was sealed away, I did dream of you."

The flower petals have carried you into this dragon's dreams.

Then this dragon will wait every night longing for the wind and petals to arrive.

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Crossroads

Destiny's Dance, Senior Prom CYOA AU, Ch 11

Stunned, I take the flowers. “This is a very strange dream…”  Zayne blinks, a ghost of a smile pulling at his lips. “As far as I’m aware… this is our shared reality.” “That’s exactly what Zayne would say. Good job, dream.” “… How can I convince you this isn’t a dream?” “Um… do something Zayne would never do?” Zayne hesitates, then leans down. His hand gently brushes my hair aside as he places a gentle kiss on my forehead. I feel a strange, vertigo-like sensation as I process what just happened. There’s no way in a million years I would think to imagine something like that. So this is real. And the text from Rafayel is real. And the note from Xavier is real. The bouquet shakes in my hand, and I look up at Zayne, whose expression is more open than I’ve ever seen it. And I realize I need to make a decision, right now.

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Graceful Riposte

Destiny's Dance, Senior Prom CYOA AU, Ch 10

Then, he squares up against his next opponent. Skilled as Jeremiah is, this other fencer seems to be playing a totally different sport. He’s incredibly quick with a long reach, and seems able to dart in and attempt a strike while darting out fast enough that Jeremiah doesn’t get an opening to retaliate. The movements are mesmerizing and fluid. Jeremiah manages to get a hit in, but the match goes squarely to the other fencer. “Oof,” I say. “Don’t worry.” Tara shakes her head. “Jeremiah won’t be upset about that one.” “Oh? Why?” My question is answered a moment later. Both fencers pull off their masks to shake hands—and I see silver hair and a familiar face. “Wait, Xavier?!” He and Jeremiah are good friends, but I had no idea that Xavier also fenced. “Yeah, I thought you knew,” Tara says lightly. “Haven’t you been locker neighbors for, like, all of high school?” “Yeah, but…” As Xavier and Jeremiah shake hands and then return to the waiting area, I’m still reeling. My brain can’t compute that the guy whose locker is a disaster zone is also this precise, artful athlete. Then again, it makes a weird kind of sense.

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Soft Spot

Where Hearts Live Extended Edition Ch 5

I look back out over the massive lizards, who seem so calm and lazy right now, basking in the sun. “I didn’t realize lizards could be venomous.” “Some of them are still quite closely related to snakes.” “I also didn’t expect them to live in groups like this.” “Another common misunderstanding. Most people think of all reptiles as solitary, but some species can be quite social. Keepers report a wide range of personalities. As for Komodo dragons, some even form lifelong pair-bonds.” “Hmm… that’s kind of sad…” Sylus raises a brow. “That they form pair-bonds?” “No, no, I mean… how wrong people are about them. Just because something’s scaly and intimidating doesn’t mean it isn’t capable of love.” “Hm.” Sylus’s gaze drifts from the Komodo dragons back to me. “That opinion puts you in the minority.” “I can handle being in the minority as long as someone knows the truth.” He scans my face, a soft smile on his lips. “Even if you’re the only person?” I nod firmly. “Even if I’m the only person.”

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Captured Voice

Cosmic Interlude Chapter 15

Connections spread between dark points as the omniscient criminal network gains new nodes.

Sylus murders an Ever exec and leaves a certain voice recording behind.

Y-you won’t… get away with this!” “I won’t? You don’t even know what I want.” Tendrils of mist crawl up from the floor, holding the man in place. He struggles and shakes as the mist slides through his muscles, causing excruciating pain. “What do you want?” he asks desperately. “I can… anything!” I sigh. “Oh, your tune changed so quickly… How disappointing. I thought you’d at least make this a little interesting. Let’s… play a game. I name a topic, you tell me everything you know about it. If it’s enough, it’ll buy you a little life.” The man just cowers. “How about… Aether Core?” His eyes widen. “That legend?” Terror has made him honest, and I don’t doubt his confusion. “Perhaps… humans growing crystals of Metaflux?” His fear rises as he realizes he has nothing to give me. “This should be easy for you. Project Gaia?” “W-what?…” I laugh and shake my head. My mist pulls his phone over, and I use his terror-twisted face to unlock it, then start a voice recording. “Hah, you don't even know what I'm talking about. Well, you won't have to worry about it now.”

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Complex Colors

Destiny's Dance, Senior Prom CYOA AU, Ch 9

My friends wave to me as I finally relent, letting Rafayel grab my wrist and drag me back to the art studio. This time, I jog forward a couple steps to walk next to him. He doesn’t let go of my wrist, though. “Rafayel.” I look down at his hand. “I’m not going anywhere.” He remains a man on a mission and doesn’t drop my hand until he’s pulled me into the art studio. I’m suddenly plunged into a world of wild color. Deep emeralds and crimsons course along the depths of the paintings, licking around the edges of the bright blues and coral sky. The pieces still instantly evoke the ocean, but with a complexity that feels like it belongs more in an art museum than as prom decor. “Rafayel, these are incredible…” He tucks his thumb nail between his teeth. “You really think so?” “Yeah, I mean…” I shake my head. “Nobody’s gonna forget this. They’re gonna be talking about it at the ten year reunion, I guarantee.” Rafayel’s shoulders relax as his expression brightens. “Good. I thought you’d say that. You were right, you know.” “About what?” I hardly remember what I said last time we were here. “About the issue being my emotions about prom.” “So… this is how you feel about prom?” He gives me an incredulous look. “No. Of course not. This is how I feel about you.”

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Fiercest Creatures

Where Hearts Live Extended Edition, Ch 4

“May you be as energetic as the tiger we saw!” I pump my fist and clutch it to my chest with sincerity. Sylus chuckles warmly. “It just failed its hunt.” “It’s okay. After the tiger recharges, its next move will be amazing!” I nod confidently. “You’re good at thinking on your feet.” “I’m flattered. But are you questioning my sincerity?” “Not at all. Your sincerity is as… overwhelming as that staff member’s enthusiasm at the park’s entrance. I have a feeling I’ll be getting a few more well-wishes like that today.” Sylus’s tone is resigned. “I’ll consider it if you really want that,” I tease. “You’re more excited about my birthday than I am, kitten.” “That’s because…” I fiddle with the rearview mirror, tilting it so I can see his reflection. There’s an unmistakable curve to his lips. That smile is my favorite thing in the world, I finish in my head. “Because what?” he asks. “Because it’s funny to see you squirm.” Sylus’s eyes narrow, and his fingers dart towards my ribs. I yelp as the car swerves in the lane. “Hey! You can’t do that while I’m driving!” “Ah, so I have permission other times?” I shoot him a glare. “I did not say that.” He clicks his tongue. “Eyes on the road, sweetie. Safety first.”

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Simple things that turn LnDs men on~

Including: Xavier, Rafayel, Zayne, Sylus, and Caleb x reader. Reader is implied female but most can be interpreted however you please!

Warning, this post is 18+! Some lighter smut since my brain cannot handle anything else atm (I’m graduating university in 3 weeks)

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Xavier

Cuddling with you, seeing you sleepy and warm and soft in his embrace, under his blankets, in his bed. He can’t help it, you’re just so perfect, so sweet in this state. His hands can’t help but wander, sliding over your soft tummy, your thighs, eventually landing to cup your chest. His nose nuzzles into the crown of your head, inhaling your shampoo, and the next thing he knows? His hips are swiveling softly into the plush of your ass.

When you get mad. He’s not capable of explaining why his body has the reaction it does. Other than the plain statement of “you’re hot when you’re mad.” Which isn’t a lie, Xavier finds you so hot when you’re angry. Seeing you so passionate about something that it gets your blood boiling? He’s thinking of ways to get you to cool down. How easily he could switch the downward tilt of your brows into something far more… relaxed… pleased… blissed out…

Sitting on his lap is a definite way to get his attention. Xavier can get a bit lost in his hobbies, whether it be reading or scrolling articles on his phone. Sometimes the call of his name doesn’t snap him out of his trance. But you know what does? Settling your pretty self on his muscular legs, a smile on your lips, your hands cupping his cheeks and guiding him up towards your glittery eyes. The weight of you on him, the warmth, the surprise of his train of thought being interrupted, all of it has his heart rate spiking. Until all he can see, hear, and feel is you.

Rafayel

Matching his energy can totally catch the artist off guard — the absolute best way. To be blunt, you’re able to match his freak so well he can’t help but get turned on at how in sync the two of you are. His beautiful bride, perfect in every way. When you two are so effortlessly on the same page, he finds himself struggling to keep his composure. Luckily for him, you always seem to know what he’s thinking without him so much as saying a word.

Willingly being his muse just might send Raf into a coma. Seeing you sprawled over his couch, barely dressed so he can do some anatomy sketches has him shifting uncomfortably on his stool. Your sweet smile, delicate and skilled hands, the way you whisper his name while he scribbles on his paper with a rosy blush on his cheeks. You’re just so effortlessly beautiful it drives him insane.

Noticing the smallest details about him will get his head spinning. Rafayel harbors a lot of mixed emotions regarding his past and he loves you wholeheartedly but sometimes he just can’t… let go. When you take the time to get to know him — or as much as he’s willing to give you — and you actually pick up on things that go unsaid? His head is spinning, his heart pounding, the seal on his chest burning brightly. He wants to devote himself to you, it’s just part of his nature at this point. Eventually, he’ll work through it all and give into what he needs most…

Zayne

Your laughter sends his heart into a nose dive. He’s never been one for jokes, his dry humor often carrying him through. But when he says something that genuinely has you belly laughing, his name a sweet melody on your lips as you try and contain your giggles? He’s shifting his legs to hide the growing tension between his legs. You look at him with such adoration, so sweet and delicate, he has to reign himself in before frost creeps up his neck.

Giving him your full attention when he begins to ramble about nerdy medical things definitely causes the surgeon to lose his train of thought. You may not understand the scientific terms he’s using, and you may feel a bit bad when he has to explain them again with simpler terminology, but your attention is undivided regardless. And Zayne notices, of course he does. His heart is pounding as he rattles off all of his fascinations — such as new research he’s compiled about neonatal heart defects. You’re so engaged with him, nodding along and even asking him some questions. He’s fighting the urge to kiss you senseless. After a long day you’re so willing to listen to him ramble on about his research? He’s going to marry you, and fuck you senseless for being such a good girl.

Taking care of him, such as shaving his face or washing his hair will have Zayne be putty in your hands. He does so much for others, puts so much care and effort into making their lives better. It’s only right that you step up and do the same for Dr. Zayne. Though, bless him, he didn’t expect you to straddle his lap and shave him with a straight razor. Didn’t expect to be engulfed by the sent of your perfume as you settle your weight on his legs and glide the razor over his skin. It’s intimate, the proximity of your bodies is close enough to generate some warmth. He’ll lose it before you’re able finish one side of his unshaven cheek.

Sylus

Skinship with the leader of Onychinus is pretty special. Sylus savors every second of it, given that your hands rarely touch him outside of holding his waist when on his bike. The feeling of your fingers on his cheeks, your legs caging his as you sit together on the couch, your fingers intertwining with his. He’s a goner, so touch starved it’s nearly pitiful. He’s always been a man of composure, but god dammit you’re just so soft compared to him. You’re so warm and smell so good and you’re just so… you’re so sparing with your touches. As if you’re hesitant, not sure if he’d want your hands on him in the first place. Drives him so insane, he craves to hold you close but doesn’t want to push you before you’re ready.

Seeing you wear clothes he picked out for you has Sylus adjusting his collar and inhaling deep through his nose. His mark is on you, even if it’s not on your skin, you’re dressed so beautifully. You match him, compliment him perfectly. You look so breathtaking he has to mentally pat himself on the back for having such damn good taste. Seeing you feel yourself in what he’s picked does wonders for his already big ego. Seeing you twirl and smile as you admire yourself in the dress, the skirt, the pants, the shirt, whatever he’s picked out for you for the occasion. It gives him a sense of pride, like he’s done good, and it’s a genuine plus that you look so goddamn perfect in every outfit.

Kissing his knuckles nearly sends him over the edge one night. You had finished cleaning some wounds while his evol recharged and sealed the deal with a gingerly placed kiss on his battered knuckles. Sylus nearly sees stars because of it, such an overwhelming surge of possessiveness and heat flooding his weary veins that he nearly pops a hard-on then and there on the floor.

Caleb

Stealing his clothing is something you’ve always done. Something about it being comfier, softer, smelling like him. God he doesn’t even care for the reason, he just knows you look so divine in his shirt, his boxers, his hoodie. So cute and small compared to him, marked as his for anyone who has the gracious opportunity to see you in such a state. He guesses it’s only fair you steal his clothes, since he has a small — but growing — collection of your panties—

Relying on him 100% would put Caleb on cloud nine. Giving up your tough guy act and simply putting all of your needs on him would have him struggling to keep his composure long enough to actually see the tasks through. Could be something as simple as asking him to cut up some fruit for you, could be as complicated as giving your bike a tuneup. Regardless, Caleb is blissed out and glossy-eyed as he shows his love for you in his favorite fashion.

Slipping into his bed in the middle of the night has been something you’ve done since childhood. Bad dream, can’t sleep, anxious or stressed, Caleb’s arms have always been your biggest comfort. He waits for it, waits for the creak of his door and your quiet whisper of permission. He craves the dip of his mattress, the weight and warmth of your body next to his under his sheets. He has to be mindful of where his hips land on you, purely out of fear that you might feel something you’re not supposed to just yet.

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