#✶━━ aria's inbox

[mixtape-racha]

Ayo

I have a req. Hard dom!soobin’s reaction when he’s denying you orgasm, and suddenly you cum so fast. I think he would make you cum like five times mire as your punishment🫠🫠

oh anon i have SOOOOOOO many thoughts on this !!

first of all, i wanna kiss ur brain this was so sexy of u <3 i may have got a bit carried away with this oops

(smut warning below!!)

FIRST OF ALLLL he'd be so caught up in himself, the way your pussy feels around him and the pretty noises you let out that he wouldn't even notice that you'd blatantly disobeyed him

but when he does? ohohohohoh you're in for a world of shit

with soobie he probably uses orgasm denial as a last resort punishment, you know? you get too turned on by spankings now, so he has to up his game

you probably spent all day teasing him and trying to rile him up, and he'd honestly had enough

which got you where you were now - his entire body draped across yours, thrusts to hard and fast that you can feel your body sliding up the bed

"don't even think about fucking cumming or you'll regret it."

that's what he said, wasn't it? so, you'd definitely fucked up now

he finally notices when you start squirming and whining more than usual, stopping his thrusts and pulling himself up to look at you in disbelief

"you fucking didn't?"

and when you don't answer, he gets all the answer he needs

he's quick to pull out, forcing you across his lap and digging his fingers inside of you - deeper than you knew he could go

you're writhing and squirming on his lap, crying out that its too much, that you're sorry and you promise you'll be good

but if you really wanted to be good, you would've listened before. right?

so you best believe he's going to keep you over his lap, pushing and pulling his fingers inside of you until you've cum AT LEAST 2 more times

and you can't complain, because it just winds him up more

you wanted to cum, didn't you? so bad that you couldn't even listen to him? so now you'll cum as many times as he wants you to

and when he's bored of fingering you, he's manhandling you into any position he wants

(usually doggy) (but sometimes he'll pin you up against a wall instead)

and then he's going to fuck you until he's satisfied

honestly, neither of you are keeping track of however many time you cum - all he knows is that he'll edge himself as long as he needs to until you learn your lesson

and when he's finally satisfied he's forcing you onto your knees so he can jerk himself off onto your face

but don't think he'll cum in your mouth! oh no, he's angling himself so it lands all over your face and chest, but none hits your mouth

because only good girls get sir's cum, remember?

and when you whine and get embarrassed and complain about the other members hearing? well, you should behave. or next time he might invite one of the guys to help him

(a/n: scheduled post!)

-> don’t forget to reblog or comment if you like my works ♡ please refrain from modifying, translating, or copying my work. - © mixtape-racha

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[riptide-if]

Since Aria hasn’t been talked about too much I was curious if you have any facts about her that you wanna share

OUGH. SO MUCH ANON

she’s a lesbian! my lovely lady. there r at least 3 lesbians in riptide as is mandatory

she’s a dancer, hip hop dancer. the song family is very artsy minus their dad lol

she did volleyball in middle/highschool

she has a notes app full of pickup lines. success rate is low

hilo-adjacent fun fact lol but hilo did not like her at all at first bc they felt she was ‘stealing’ mc but aria thought they were so cool

allergic to seafood (not like deadly or anything) but she tries a shrimp or something every few months to see if it’s gone away

she’s so very silly. augh i love her

[dazzle-art]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @oraclebell17 EVEN IF IT'S UH A DAY LATE SOBS

It's Aria, their shez oc, and a "slightly" redesigned Byleth to the tune of that one lesbian meme going around by @/CAFFSTRINK on twitter! I made Byleth's outfit to sort of match with Aria's because god knows I wasn't gonna draw F!Byleth's outfit today lmao

Also Byleth has emotions now because I said so <3

[tojisun]

idk what ur talking about but

this baddie could go for HOURS

NOT HIM AGAIN 😭

[ariapmdeol]

As a pro canniblism individual, are you familar with the game The Coffin of Andy and LeyLey? It seems right up your alley

oh, this is one we started recently, actually! :D We've been having fun with it so far <3

We've finished chapter 1, and we'll be getting around to the rest of the game soon~ thank you for the recommendation!!

[zensations35]

how do you think specific marvel characters (specifically tony stark) would sneeze? like manner of sneezing and pre and post sneeze, etc etc -

or like how would they handle a cold or allergies?

any snzcanons really :)

GODS I LOVE MARVEL ASKS (*/ω＼*)

Ok, so, I showed this off a big in my fic Viral Paradox but I'll hash it out here too!

Tony:

EH FUCK IT. Unrestrained. "Idgaf who sees me sneeze" mindset (except maybe under certain circumstances?)

He might hold back when he's hiding illness, but honestly he probably doesn't do that much, as we see him going back and forth on screen hiding and being openly fucked up on screen. He's got issues and I think it's very situational how he'd handle sneeze or illness.

Definitely a wet sneezer tho 🤭And he'd 100% indulge our kink.

Bruce:

Kittenish. Ironic. And it makes everyone snort with restrained laughter. He gets embarrassed but has a (witty?) remark for anyone who has a snipe about it (usually Tony).

"You don't want to see me when I hulk sneeze."

Tony: "That's super gross, dude."

Bruce: *glare*

Natasha:

*sneezes*

Everyone stares in shock.

Nat: *glowers*

Suddenly everyone's phones all become so interesting.

Nat absolutely stifles. I'll talk about other stiflers, but there are two Main Stiflers on the list, and it's Natasha and Loki (I'll cover him later). These two are the ones who have that 'get it on lockdown dammit!' mindset where they can't bee seen as weak (very similar trauma and backgrounds of people who make them feel weak unless certain criteria are met). Viewing illness or sneezing in general weakness is TRACK for Nat.

Also she basically RUNS the Avenger household and while Tony thinks he could do it fine, Nat knows (and Bruce knows it to lol) that things would hit shit very quickly if Nat left it in his hands, so she just Needs to take a bunch of Dayquil and muscle through ok? It'll be fiiiiine.

(Bonus, she does have a backup plan just in case and it involves putting Pepper briefly in charge of Big Brain stuff --with everyone except Tony making superhero decisions 🤣)

Side Note: Y'all, I give Tony a lot of shit, but just know he's a top tier character for me. I know he's smart and capable. His character development is fucking PEAK. I absolutely would die for him. I just love picking on early Tony.

Cap:

Used to be very sickly; asthma, allergies, the works. He's constantly expecting things to set him off. Probably still has an inhaler (just in case!) But super serum means not much makes with the sniffles. The Avenger fam, however, doesn't know anything other than "Cap is super resilient haha!"

So, when he actually does sneeze, they all freak out OMG OMG IT'S A SUPERBUG™ !! All except Bucky, who i just...reading the paper all chill.

"Relax, yall. Steve's just..." and then he shares a look with Cap and a silent convo... 'are you alright?'

Bruce does bloodwork anyway.

Cap Part 2:

I also like this hc where Cap has been under the ice for so long Steve is photic?? Even though it's not canon I Desire it. Maybe to keep it 'consistent' (i mean, do I really NEED a reason but hufhufhu~) it could be early days only.

Lots of teary eyed squinting and hitching in bright lights, especially while he's being evaluated during the early days of ice recovery. Doctors were annoyed, having to pause their work for random sneezing.

As for snz sound, I image there's a P in there somewhere. Y'all know I like my Z's, but for Cap I think more of a "psh!" or something in that vein.

Thor:

Uhhh God of Thunder. Need I say more? SURE? A pic is worth a thousand words. And this commission says it all, really.

Loud. Booming really. A THUNDER GOD SNZ ECHOS and he's...proud of it. Ahahaha...oh he'll apologize. But yeah. He's fucking proud.

-> This guy can not do the sneeze while hiding scenario. Not...um...unless it ends with getting caught. And...zapped. Which, well, I am prone to writing. Sooooo~

Here's where I'm open to interpretation with Thor. I lean more torward him being a WHINLY LIL SHIT when he's sick, because (I read a few of the Loki/Thor Marvel canon novels because I'm a huge gd nerd) and as younguns it just REFLECTS the whole 'golden child' treatment and 'Thor ate that spaghetti so welll! Good job Thor!!' So I want to say...(and we do see this in the movies, especially early on) he expects special treatment. So, getting sick? *nods sagely*

Thor laying bonelessly across the bed: "You have to take care of me. Bring me <insert special food and drink specifically from Asgard>."

Random Avenger: "....you know I can't actually go there, right?"

Loki:

Magic ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ Magic ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･fuckinggg Magic chaos sneezes bitches!! Break shit! Stop time! Shit flying around space! Opportunities are endless, really.

And Mr. 'Pardon Me' and 'My Deepest Apologies' definitely has a handkerchief thanks and it's not gross because he can clean it with said ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･MAGIC⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ so.

Our Dapper Asshole stifles because sneezing is weak and how !dare! a sneeze think about making him look weak--and if he has to he will discard it as quickly as possible.

So, as with Nat above, there's the trauma of being seen as weak from younger years in Asgard. I really wish we'd had a Loki prequel or something in the Marvel movies (there's still time Marvel!! *cough!!*) But in the official Loki novels, you can see it.

I would go into detail about this but when I tried to explain it I LITERALLY TYPED FIVE PARAGRAPHS MORE OF SHIT yall 🫣If you ever think I'm making up backstory for Thor or Loki, nahhh I farm my info organically, grass fed. Just trust me. He has major Misfit Syndrome (and as a fellow Misfit Child with a Golden sibling, I think I get their dialogue down better than most of my other writing tbh)

Ok, ahem, back to snz (sorry...) And of course when Loki gets sick his sneezes become less restrained and UnForTunaTelY he just can't stifle woe is him poor baby 👿

Maria:

Soft but firm snz.

I had a paintball partner once whose nose got itchy when he got stressed. I hc that for Maria. She's in a situation where she needs her gun out, and it never fails--her nose flares up.

Scrunching it, she dips into a grated, sometimes growled, half-stifle. Something quick. Eyes closed for the least amount of time possible. Efficiency is important.

Clint:

I know him the least unfortunately. He's not a fave (don't judge me 😭) I'm still wrecked that he was chosen over Nat, my darling momma who WAS RUNNING EVERYTHING AND NO WONDER EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTE CHAOS RIGHT NOW WHAT DID I JUST SAY EARLIER (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

*straightens bowtie* Aaaanyway. I think Clint would get sick and hole up. Avoid people like a recluse. He'd have a messy sneeze and a tissue pile and just STOP cleaning up after himself.

"I'll get to that later. Fuck it." And when he feels better, finally, there are just takeout boxes, microwave dinners, and tissues piled up in a raccoon trash nest around the couch and he's like "...I deserve this."

[immobiliter]

@imbricare sent a meme: have we reached the stage where we gossip about each other's love lives? / eleanor for varric 😘

       “ I don't know, Lady Thistle. Have we? ” Varric arched a curious brow across the desk at her, elbows leaning forward on the table. His response was very much a test of Eleanor's reaction: whether this would prove the opening of doors between sometimes work colleagues, sometimes confidantes, sometimes friends, or whether she'd simply slam it shut in his face instead. His business partner was a difficult woman to read at times, but Varric liked to think that he could get away with more than most. He'd soon find out. “ There's a scintillating serial I intend to pitch to my publisher about two rival queens who, to their loyal subjects, appear mortal enemies but, known only to themselves and a few trusted companions, secretly share a bed at night. Any gossip you had to share about Aria T'loak's comings and goings would undoubtedly help get the creative juices flowing. ”

[tiny-cloud-of-flowers]

hello, aria! i hope you've been well :D! will you and aqua be doing anything special for valentine's day?

Hello, Nil!! Thank you so much for stopping by; I hope that you’ve been alright as well!

Umm.. well, my morning began with Aqua, so to speak, because I saw a very lovely artwork of her just after I woke up. So that was very nice. I have also been wearing my necklace that has a miniature replica of her Wayfinder on it, which I always enjoy doing. So, in that regard, I’ve had her with me all day ^-^

In terms of what we would do together within the setting of KH.. well, Valentine’s Day was a thing in the age of fairytales, so I definitely think it will have continued to be celebrated, especially given the theme of the day being so based around love for others, and the heart motifs that are the same shape as Kingdom Hearts itself. So, I think it would have been nice to spend a really special day together in each other’s company, away from any particular obligations as Keyblade wielders - I’d love it if it was almost like the whole day is one big long date ^-^

I hope that this is alright as an answer to your question! I’d really love to hear about anything that you might be doing with your own F/Os, as well~ and, thank you so much again for asking me this in the first place! I always really appreciate seeing you around~

[flowering-darkness]

Ahem ahem! So with what I know about Camellia, imagine her preparing and brewing up some tea for you. Taking into consideration what types of flavors you enjoy - along with which teacup to give you! Since I know it comes in a lot of designs, probably a design of a flower that reminds her of you! Maybe she comes up with some pastries as well. Then....it's a tea party! She'd talk throughout with just thoughts that she's had, but also when it's your turn to talk... she has this warmth in her eyes. It's very gentle, since she appreciates being with you!

(source: “✧ Try to fluster me! (self-ship edition!)” by selfshipseaside)

Thank you so much for this, Merlin! I really appreciated this - it would absolutely be very nice and courteous of Camellia to do this! Especially since all three of the self-inserts I use to selfship with her are connected to flowers in at least some way or another - Telanthera with amaranths, Aria with cherry blossoms, and Fiori with flowers in general somewhat (because of her name and also flowers being one of the types of item she likes most as gifts). A tea party with her wouold be very very lovely ^-^

Thank you again for sending this in, friend!~

[starreo]

bro wtf everyday i look at the bllk smut tag and i see your post first like everyday i just had to follow you and then i read your works and i loved every single one of them

IM SORRY AND THANK YOU

[mixtape-racha]

part 2 of wow pls 😵‍💫🙏🏻❤️‍🔥

a/n: its the way i started working on pt. 2 before i got this ask 😭 this is just a short drabble to show the dynamic after the events of "wow", but i hope you enjoy!!

words: 593 // warnings: voyeurism, unprotected piv, oral (m. receiving), threesome, "sir" "master" and "bun/bunny", slight dacryphilia, drool

“oh, fuck, hyun– oh god, right there–!”

now, minho was by no means expecting to be greeted with your cries of pleasure the second he came home that night, but he was far from complaining. ever since the night after the party, he’d been inclined to sharing you with hyunjin - whether it be just you and the other man, all three of you together, or even just minho and hyunjin on occasion.

so, yeah, he wasn’t surprised, but he wasn’t expecting it, and he was surely not complaining. in fact, he took his time taking off his shoes and tie, heading towards the bedroom, and appreciating your pretty sounds as much as he could.

the bedroom door was wide open, as if you wanted minho to see you, and he was enamored by the sight. you, face down in the pillows, ass up and back arched as hyunjin plowed into you with such force, he had to lean over you to hold himself up. the absolutely deafening sounds of skin slapping and hyunjin’s dick squelching inside of you. minho felt himself harden in his pants almost immediately, and even more so when hyunjin pulled your head up by your hair. minho had the perfect view of your tear-stained face in the mirror, drool spilling for your lips as you eyes rolled back.

“now, bun, that’s not his name. show him some respect when he’s treating you so well.” minho called from the doorway, watching as hyunjin smirked but made no move to slow down or stop his assault on your pussy.

you keened upon hearing minho’s voice, back arching further on instinct and pushing your ass back to meet hyunjin’s thrusts.

“sorry– m’sorry– don’t stop, master, please–!”

your words were muffled by the way you pushed your face into the pillow below you, trying to contain your screams and cries of pleasure. you were almost 100% sure hyunjin was actually rearranging your guts, reaching deeper than minho ever had.

that was the bonus of sleeping with them both - where their cocks were so different, they had such different effects. while hyunjin was definitely longer, minho was a lot girthier which felt phenomenal as he stretched you beyond compare. it was exciting to get such amazing sex, and all three of you had noticed that you were a lot less bratty now you had two cocks to satisfy you whenever you needed.

approaching the bed and placing a hand on hyunjin’s back, minho was aching in his pants and desperate to join the two of you. hyunjin shivered at the touch, his thrusts becoming sloppier as minho maneuvered himself onto the bed. you looked up at him to the best of your ability, hyunjin’s hips causing your whole body to rock making it a bit more difficult.

“sir, sir need you in my mouth– please, oh fuck, please, sir–”

and how could he deny you?

“of course, my beautiful bunny. such a good girl using your manners, aren’t you?” he cooed, making you flush even more red than you already were. “gonna let hyunjin to do all the work for you, and fuck your pretty mouth onto my cock?”

he made quick work of removing his clothes, moving to sit at the top of the bed, so your head sat perfectly between his legs. he guided his cock to your lips, groaning as you instantly wrapped your lips around the head, humming softly.

you looked absolutely ethereal, neither of the men could deny it. and you were so lucky to have found one another.

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[cherry-bomb-ships]

🍋 i love this shit lmao

HI BEHE THANKS BEHE 💝💝 So anyone who knows me well knows that I am mentally UNwell abt Jim Carrey and basically any character that he plays. I've got a few of his characters on both my f/o and crush list at the moment, but y'all gotta keep in mind that those are just the ones I got attached to enough to come up with ship lore past "I wamna kiss them". There are quite a few characters he's played that I crushed on and haven't even MENTIONED, and tbh I could probably fill out a lot of these lemon asks just talking about those characters, but I'll spare you guys by only talking about one here.

That one being Mr. Jeff Pickles, from the show Kidding! I'm almost certain that no one here knows what Kidding even is, but in it Jim Carrey plays the main character who's going thru. A lot 0-0 The show tackles some pretty heavy stuff but most of all it just shows this Mr. Rogers-type guy's slow descent into madness as the world just keeps throwing shit at him. There's just never really anyone there for him and I just thought he needed someone in his corner 🥺🥺 The show only has two short seasons and is virtually unknown (and also full of insane, sometimes upsetting shit) so I decided against talking abt him too much when I watched the show a few years back. Buuuut I've been wanting to rewatch it recently, so who knows what may happen? (Probably nothing tbh, but hey! Never say never 😅)

💜 ask game here! 💜

[aria-greenhoodie]

You are so cool and unapologetically yourself. You're like what my middle school self wanted to be. A silly queer artist and animator. Your art and ocs are so so cool,,, wishing u well in your endeavors <3

THANK YOU!!??? Im going to read and reread this ask one thousand fucking times

[enhastolemyheart]

omg hihi abby! can i request consensual somnophilia w jay for kinktober please? thank you sm 💗

hi aria!! yess ofcc

i will have to do some research on that, but i still want to try nonetheless! tysm for requesting!

REQUESTS FOR KINKTOBER: OPEN!

[ofdusk]

✧ ⁺ ⁺ @maeido asked:

" milady! m...milady corrin!! " the maid yells out; out of breath & ragged. she formally bows as usual before breaking the laws of retainer formalities. felicia takes hold of corrin's hands, gently clutching them between her own. " oh.. my kind lady, i heard you went on a voyage of sorts and by the time i arrived you were gone ! i think i almost going crazy looking for you...! " she pouts but smiles after lifting her gaze to see corrin's natural smile once more. her lady was sweet like white chocolate, strong enough to venture on her own and bright enough to melt her own worries away. her lady was made of daylight, smiles bright enough to outshine the sun, and one would think that you might go blind but you still can’t look away. felicia knew it’s cliché, but it doesn’t matter. her master was simply divine, none could out match her in her eyes. " but, alas, thank the heavens for bringing you back safely to us, i couldn't ask for nothing more than that. i hope your trip was fun !! how was it, i'd love hear your stories ! "

Home has followed her here, one piece at a time. It was only a matter of when her dearest friend would find her fumbling way to the monastery -- Jakob's arrival promised as much.

Corrin tells herself that she is grateful it had taken a little longer for them to reunite, that she doesn't know what she would have done if she had lost another familiar face to that dream.

Fingers clasp her maid's, ever unbothered by those silly etiquette rules she so frequently heard Jakob prattle off. Felicia was her friend, more than anything, and friends were permitted joyful reunions like these.

"I'm so glad you're here," her smile feels impossible to shake, the wraiths of Verdane falling away from her shoulders in the other girl's shining warmth. Even as Felicia questions, Corrin does nothing more than shake her head with a dismissive laugh.

"It was fine, but that hardly matters. It's been so long-- I'm sure we have plenty to tell each other both! There will be plenty of time to catch up. Oh! Have you seen the courtyards? There are so many more flowers here than back home-"

[void-kissed]

21 for the kiss meme w/clio (for darkling aria au, perchance? :3)

Hehehehehe, I can certainly do that for you, friend! Thank you very, very much for this ^-^

(question source: "F/O Kiss Meme" by self-shipper-snowdrop)

21. "Hello"/"Welcome Home" kiss (1293 words)

..I was actually able to repurpose a piece of writing I'd already been working on for this one, haha! So, this one is pretty long as far as ask answers go. However, I hope it's still alright! ^-^

The late morning sun had filled Clio's bedroom with light and warmth in the time since she had left it, but her first act upon getting back was to go over and pull the navy curtains closed, letting soothing shade settle over the space instead. Aria had kept close behind her the whole time, not only to hopefully be safer if she happened to be spotted on the way back, but also to simply appreciate the feeling of finally having someone else close by again.

"You can just sit down on my bed if you want." Clio was saying. "You look exhausted."

"Oh.. Thank you.." Aria quickly came over to perch on the end of the bed, watching as the room became darker and subsequently much easier to see in. This was her first time being invited into Clio's bedroom, so she was taking time to examine her surroundings - it was an open and spacious room with ample wardrobe space built into the wall near the doorway. A jewellery stand adorned with a number of pretty accessories stood on the dresser, and a many-flowered jasmine plant was growing in a terracotta pot sat next to it. It was this that she was staring at when Clio finished closing the curtains.

"I picked that one up from a shop not too far from here, back when I was out with some of the others." she explained, speaking up to fill the silence once she saw where Aria was looking. "I read that they don't like too much sunlight all at once, so I put it on the dresser in case today's mission took a while, and.. I mean, I don't want to jinx it, but it seems to be doing pretty well where I've left it!"

"Yes." Aria stated. "Constant light can be damaging in excess."

"Say, you wouldn't happen to know what this flower means, would you?" Clio asked casually, knowing the affinity she had always had for flower language.

There was then a long pause.

"..I can't remember." she admitted, and looked awfully downtrodden at the fact.

"Oh, that's alright!" Clio smiled to try and ease tension again. "It might say in the book I got, actually, so- don't worry!"

This did little to reassure her partner. "..I should be able to remember. No- I should be able to know. It's.. not good that I can't.."

In return, Clio couldn't help but be confused by her wording. "You should be able to? Did the.. do you think the darkness affected your memory?"

"Less memory, more.. instinct." Aria stated. Then she stopped. A lump caught in her throat, and Clio could see tears starting to form in her eyes again.

"Ari.."

"I have already lost so much.." she began to mumble, voice wavering now as she brought a clawed hand to where her heart would be. "I don't want- I refuse to let anything else of what I am be taken away. Whether by darkness, light, or any other aspect."

Clio opened her mouth to speak, but found she could not find the right words, so she settled for coming over and sitting on her bed next to Aria instead.

"..It'll be okay." she tried again. "You're back in Daybreak Town now."

"..A world of Dandelions, now." she muttered back. "The darkness was not safe for you, and it took something from me. But now, I fear the light here is not safe for me, for how much of it's present here."

Clio couldn't help but feel sad again at that, and reached out to take Aria's hand again, gently running her thumb over the hard parts of her claws, painfully aware of how cold she now was to the touch. In return, Aria simply leaned over to rest her head on Clio's shoulder, away from the spikes of her armour, tilting her wing to embrace her, trying to sense what warmth she still could.

There was a long, but not uncomfortable, silence as the two sat there together side-by-side.

It was Clio who spoke up again to break the silence, as a soft thought settled in her mind.

"Hey, um- There's something I've been meaning to give back to you."

"Mm..?"

Aria tilted her head in confusion as she watched Clio get off of the bed again, this time moving to the table right beside it. On it lay many items one would expect to find in such a spot - an alarm clock, a glass of water, a small pile of scrunchies and hairbands - but also a crown of clovers, woven together in a delicate yet strong wreath that Clio could gladly put back on her head now that she no longer needed to wear her helmet. However, before she did that, she set about dismantling her regalia, removing pieces of it one at a time and carefully setting them down on the floor away from Aria. Finally, her upper half was free of it, showing off her arms as all she was wearing underneath was a black short-sleeved shirt.

Even so, as she turned around, it could be seen that something was still fastened to her chest, right over her heart.

The flower still held the same softness and health as it had when it was gifted, all that time ago before the war - that much could be clearly discerned from the soft shine of its five pale pink petals. Two green leaves curled out from underneath the petals, one sitting just on top of the other, both pointing downwards like overlapping clock hands.

It was not just any cherry blossom, though that was clearly evident from its size - but above any other ways it stood out, it was her flower, a part of her still wholly untainted and free of the weight that the realm of darkness had worn the rest of her down with. A part of her willingly given up to someone who did not even know its true meaning, yet accepted it and treasured it for what it still was - who yet accepted her and treasured her for who she still was - nevertheless.

"You kept it.." was all that Aria could say, taking in the meaning of what she saw with an aura of what seemed like disbelief. She tentatively stood up from the bed to try and get a closer look.

"Of course I did." Clio said reassuringly, lifting the flower from her chest so that it could be put in its rightful place. "It was all I had left of you, and it was a promise that you would come back - so, how could I have not?"

"You really- I- I don't know what to say-" Aria's voice was now shaking with emotion, but she was interrupted when Clio reached out and pulled her cold body into an embrace, carefully placing the flower back where it belonged in the process with her other hand.

There was a moment of pause, as the flower settled back and found the rest - and then all Clio felt was a veritable glow of warmth and love as she held Aria close. She gently eased out of the hug, but only to get to be able to look down and see those catlike eyes of bright amber staring up at her - those eyes that held a visceral, and powerful, and yet no less adoring sense of life behind them now. Despite what the realm of darkness had done to her, and turned her into how she now appeared, no part of her seemed monstrous, anymore.

With a relieved and loving smile, all she could do was lean down and give her girlfriend a kiss on the lips.

"Welcome back, Aria."

Thank you very much again for sending this in, friend!!