Malleus - Damsels in Towers
Prompt: Run Away Together
This is a direct sequel to Malleus - Pen Pals
“Fear not, young damsel. For I have come to free you from your prison tower.”
Malleus’s first instinct was to smite the intruder. It was not the first time an assassin had so boldly attempted to take his life. It came with the territory of his status and the restless politics of his early childhood.
His second instinct was to smile widely and giggle at the small human straddling the windowsill across the room from him. He gamely conquered the second half of that desire but fell victim to the first. “How bold of you to invade a dragon’s territory. I should incinerate you merely on principle.”
Yuu swung herself into the room without any fear. “Is that anyway to speak to your kidnapping savior? I can still leave you to the drudges of political affairs.”
A soft snickering from just below the window almost made Malleus pout, but he acknowledged the prefect—for all the startling feats she accomplished as a magicless human—would have never been capable of scaling the tall tower alone. His disappointment for having a hidden audience was tempered by the knowledge that it had been quite some time since he had last seen Lilia. Enough for him to have missed the presence of his old guardian.
Malleus sighed as if the idea of being prevented from attending hours of meetings with the council bickering amongst themselves was truly a heinous fate. His grin still stretched his cheeks. “Is there an appropriate amount of struggling one should attempt when being kidnapped?”
“Maybe some desperate pleas,” Yuu answered. She tiptoed around his room as if she was doing everything in her power to avoid detection from the guard stationed outside his room. Malleus’s grin widened. He had an inkling for why Silver had so adamantly insisted on standing guard outside today instead of joining him in his room. The look of concentration on Yuu’s face broke when she was within arms length of him. “If you give me some ugly crying, I’ll let you write your own ransom letter.”
Malleus chuckled. It felt natural to open his arms when she leaned forward to embrace him. The top of her head fit comfortably beneath his chin, and her strangling hug around his waist encouraged him to be a little less cautious when his arms circled her shoulders. Malleus basked in the physical contact for as long as he was permitted.
Yuu’s head popped up from resting on his collarbone, and she squinted up at him. “You have now been captured. Cooperate with your kidnapping, and I’ll allow you to choose which beach we bask on for the next few days.”
Malleus chuckled. He slipped his hand into hers when she offered it and allowed her to guide him across the room back to the window. He caught Lilia peeking over the ledge before the older fae ducked out of sight again with a chortle. “How very polite for a kidnapper. Should I write my ransom letter as you offered?”
“You didn’t give me any ugly crying,” Yuu argued. She paused in front of his desk and dug into her pocket. She pulled out a crumpled envelope and tossed it onto the desk. Malleus saw a crudely drawn black dragon lying on a sandy beach on the envelope before she continued pulling him to the window. “Maybe next time you’ll be a better damsel.”
“I will strive to learn from my mistakes.”
Yuu gravely nodded. She peeked out the window once they reached it. Malleus didn’t even have a chance to lean over her to do the same before she jerked backwards into him. “On second thought, I think we’ll take the stairs. I’ll tell Silver to just look the other way.”
A chuckle escaped Malleus to match Lilia’s snicker. “Does your fear of heights still persist? How did you manage to make your bold climb?”
“You don’t have to look down to go up.” Yuu spun them around to the door. Malleus didn’t budge where he stood. His hand still gripped Yuu’s, so she naturally came to a stop. She squinted at him. “I’m not about to fly off on a broom. Those things don’t have seatbelts.”
Malleus shook his head. There was a lightness in his chest that he hadn’t felt in a while. It was different from how he felt when he received letters from his former classmates, Yuu included. It was a lightness that always affected him when the child of man went out of her way to invite him to join her in whatever occasion she had planned.
The sudden urge to hoard that lightness compelled him to yank her back towards him. With a smirk that made her eyes widen up at him, he said, “I believe I have cooperated enough to choose our destination as was promised.”
He would apologize to Lilia and Silver later if he was compelled to, but the playful excitement on Yuu’s face was worth teleporting them out of the castle to the isolated beach of his choosing.
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Incorrect Quotes
Deuce: Can I try Rizzing you Up?
Mc/Yuu/You: Sure, lol.
Deuce: *Straightens his back, clears his throat, and looks you in the eyes*
Deuce: *Falls dramatically to the floor* PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!
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Malleus: If you were in a room full of men, would you still pick me?
Mc/Yuu/You: If I was in a room full of men I’d jump of a cliff.
*Mc/Yuu/You being in Night Raven College a college only for boys*
Leona: Well, I have bad news.
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Kalim: *Pouring his heart out because he loves you so much*
MC/Yuu/You: *Also pouring their heart out because they love Kalim*
Jamil: *Eye twitching* I'm about to overblot, again.
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Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Goodnight moon.
Mc/Y/N/Yuu Goodnight tree.
Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Goodnight ghosts that only I can see.
Ace: We can see the ghosts too ya know?
Mc/Y/N/Yuu, turning around very slowly to face Ace:
Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Let me feel fucking special for once okay? 🙂
Ace: ...okay, so-rry 🫤
Mc/Y/N/Yuu: As I was saying *Turning around towards the big window*
Mc/Y/N/Yuu: and goodnight to the tall man with horns who watches me sleep every night
Ace, whipping his head around so fast he could break his neck: IM SORRY, THE WHAT?!
Malleus, outside the window: Goodnight my child of man ☺️ *waving*
Dividers from @/cafekitsune
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