#skekmal imagine

[thebibliomancer]

Imagine if skekMal did capture Rian at the Circle of the Sun and brought him back to the Castle. Only for Chamberlain to not give a crap because he’s on a new scheme now. And because stopping Rian from talking is a moot point.

“Oh thanks, you shouldn’t have” and then tosses Rian into the pile of other Gelfling they already have.

[sifanjewel]

One thing I’m surprised to see no one talking about is that skekMal died not knowing the truth about the Gelfling rebellion.

The only thing Chamberlain ever told him was that Rian started it and was spreading “lies” about them, but did the Hunter ever stop to consider why one single Gelfling talking shit was such a threat?

Yes he was given essence but he was at death’s door at the time and probably not even aware of what was going on. I don’t think he ever knew about the Gelfling being drained. He was told Rian was the priority but only half the reason why.

And if he had known, would he have gone along with it? I’d say yes.

When skekMal recovered from his catatonic state he was more powerful than before, and while he might not have known it was because of Aughra’s essence, he was obsessed with the feeling to the point of trying to literally rip Rian’s head off. If he’d known drinking the essence of other creatures would give him strength, even if only temporary, he would’ve eaten that shit up. He already thought defeating his enemies and wearing their remains was enough to make him stronger, imagine if he knew physically drinking their life force was possible.

And given that he was already the most physically powerful of all the Skeksis, imagine how much greater of a threat he would’ve been.

[beasanfi1997]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Benedict Wong and Hannah John-Kamen played in Black Mirror and because the characters of Dark Crystal are true connected and because SkekVar was a real responsable to murder All-Maudra Mayrin, the mother of Seladon, and so Naia, Gurjin's sister, Is the aunt of Kira and because Hannah John-Kamen played Player One with Ralph Ineson that he play SkekMal and because he play Kingsman, the Witch and Game of Thrones with Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Natalie Emmanuel and Hannah John-Kamen too play Lara Croft with Alicia Vikander that She voice Mira, Rian's first love, that She play with Taron Egerton in the movie Testament of Youth and that too Kit Harrington(the actor of Jon Snow) played with them and Imagine that Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen reveals at the audience that Jen Is Rian and Deet's son.

[skekheck]

If the banished skeksis [SkekSa, SkekMal, SkekGra, SkekNa O Skekung] had sided with the gelfling… They would literally be the horsemen of the apocalypse for the Empire

I mean, that's skekGra canonically. He and urGoh have paved the way for the Gelfling to end Skeksis rule.

I know skekMal is almost equally cruel, but it's very hard to imagine skekNa siding with the Gelfling DCFGHJK.

[contentforthecrystal]

Romantic SkekMal headcanons

(Not my gif)(Requested by anonymous; hopefully this is what you were expecting. I might add more later when I rewatch the series.)

- Okay let’s be real skekmal isn’t romantic; he’s a coolblooded butcher who barely has a heart and has only truly been interested in slaughtering things and collecting them as trophies. You were almost met with the same fate when you came across him while trekking deep within a forest.

- You hadn’t been paying attention to your surroundings, not noticing the sounds all around you although that isn’t exactly your fault; even if you were trying to listen for something you probably wouldn’t even hear him. All of a sudden you saw a streak colors and you were thrown to the floor; you scrambled, crawling backwards while looking at the attacker who loomed wickedly over you. You had heard stories of him; everyone had, but none of them compared to the real thing.

- His eyes ran over you; not Gelfling, Podling, definitely not Gruenak, so what then? Had he been hidden among the trees for so long that a new species was created right under his nose? He took a calculated step forward and you crawled back some more, nervous, afraid-no... terrified, oh how fun.

- You had pleaded then, hands shooting up, halting him even though he’d usually ignore such pathetic gestures. It was interesting hearing you speak, voice soft, a tremor running through your words. You had a family, like he cared? Did you really think that would stop him, the only thing stopping him was your intriguing appearance.

- It’s because you’re so interesting that he decides to “keep you”. You find yourself being dragged to your feet and hoisted over his shoulder as he makes his way back to his campsite. 

- You’re practically his trophy pet, a beautifully interesting capture of his that proves his excellence and skills. So basically you’re a prisoner kept locked away from the rest of the world and always in his line of sight to make sure you can’t escape. And for a while that’s all you are; that is until he begins to find you more and more attractive.

- He begins taking note of different qualities of yours he enjoys as well as the seemingly pointless yet endearing hobbies you’ve been able to keep up with while being with him. Soon enough he sees you as more of a companion then a trophy.

- He won’t outright make it clear that you’re now together but chances are he’s snuck in some Skeksis courting rituals while interacting with you; none of which you understand nor pay any mind to, so in his eyes since you hadn’t objected and just obliviously went along with them you are now his.

- Even though he doesn’t make your relationship clear he will get fiercely angry if you show interest in another or if he’s ever been around to see someone attempt to flirt with you. You’ve almost gotten a few people killed before you realized that SkekMal was trying to or had already been courting you without your knowledge.

- Chances are you were made fully aware of the predicament you were in because of his jealously. Someone had been flirting with you while you passed through a town with him which you were quite enjoying until Skekmal nearly tore their limbs from their body. When you rightfully got upset by his reaction and demanded an explanation for his behavior while he roughly dragged you away he had roared about all that he viewed as you accepting his courtship.

“YOU AGREED! YOU SLEPT IN THE BED! YOU USED THE DAGGER! YOU ARE MINE!” (I’m improvising, perhaps I’ll make a skeksis courting rituals headcanons later)

- You’re stunned into silence and he snaps his mouth shut as he studies your oddly quiet behavior, his head tilting to the side. He’s quite confused as to why you’re suddenly not attempting to yell at him.

“I’ve... I’ve agreed to be yours?” You all but whisper.

“...indeed.” And a silence falls over you two, fairly uncharacteristic for the violent creature before you.

- From then on you have a sort of unspoken relationship.

- He’s fairly temperamental; one moment he’s calm, might even tough you gently, nuzzle his face into your neck, the next he’s a flash of red hot anger or a swirl of confusion and mixed emotions, storming off and disappearing for hours.

- He gets aggravated without your presence. He never would have imagined that he would rely on another being in any way but whenever you’re gone he realizes just how much he genuinely craves your company or just being able to come back to you after hunting.

- You’re probably the one to introduce him to actual good tasting food, like homie survives on jerky and mud water 90% of the time so anything you make is delicious compared to his usual meals.

- Rough grips around your wrist, whether it be to bring you somewhere or pull you close to speak into your ear. His touch by nature is not gentle so really any time his hands are on you it’s going to be rough.

- He watches you while you sleep and once he knows you’ve fallen into a deep slumber he’ll sometimes stalks towards the bed and sit on the edge, inspecting you more closely. Occasionally he’ll drag his hands across your skin and marvel at the smoothness or curl up next to you listening to your breathing; not quite cuddling with you but not too far from you.

- Jealousy and possessiveness obviously, you’re his trophy, you’re his and his alone. Thra have mercy on anyone who dares even think about taking you away from him.

- He’ll often mark you to show his territory to others whether it be with a nip or scratch of his claws. Rumors spread and soon enough its well known that the Hunters “wife/husband” will have a certain mark on them. This also ensures you aren’t very welcome in any city if you ever try to run from him. 

- Of course you don’t look like a Skeksis so many are very confused as to why SkekMal has seemingly claimed you, particularly the other Skeksis when they find out. They can’t deny you’re interesting but they would never imagine courting something so “lowly”.

- Obviously he likes a good hunt so just try to run from him or storm off when you’re angry or fed up, it won’t take him long to find you again and when he does he’ll certainly be quite excited/amused. 

- Occasionally you’ll just play an innocent game of hide and seek just to “warm him up” when he’s about to go off on a serious hunt.

- You receive little trinkets or gifts often bones or weapons, things like that. He’s heard that you’re supposed to give your significant other gifts and even though he doesn’t quite understand the sentiment he gives it a try. He’s never around when you find the gifts  but you can be sure he’s watching you from somewhere you can’t see. 

- He gets a swell of pride he can’t exactly explain when he sees that you like said gift or finds it placed somewhere special.

- Sometimes he just picks you up and carries you under his arm when he feels like you’re moving too slow for his tastes or won’t comply with his decisions.

- Quiet campfires; he doesn’t speak very often unless you ask him something and even then he will sometimes not answer deciding to leave you guessing. Occasionally you’ll manage to get him to tell some of the stories of his hunts and you can watch him a bit nervously as he animatedly describes a fairly horrendous series of events that include gruesome murders.

-You have to have a tough stomach if you’re going to be around him, he’s a savage and gruesome killer. He finds no reason for you to be disgusted in seeing guts or entrails and he certainly wont understand why you’re acting so squeamish but if you are more weak hearted then he’ll make an effort not to turn up to your camp covered with or carrying somethings insides.

- Hes not great at accepting compliments that don’t pertain to his hunting skills, he’ll most likely tell you to keep quiet all the while his heart slowly begins to stir inside his chest.

- He’ll silently patch you up whenever you get hurt. It’s interesting seeing him so focused and quiet; no telling you how foolish you’ve been or anything, just his rough yet attempted gentle touch. 

- Hearing the incessant sharpening of his blades especially when he’s in a mood. Occasionally he’ll let you hold his weapons usually after some persuading on your side. His face softens while he observes you although you’re usually too focused on the blade in your hand to notice. If you’re lucky you’ll look up just in time to notice, if you ask him why he’s looking at you like that he’ll just shake his head and look away.

[vvrathb]

cinematic parallels

[troutpopulation]

i know we all like skeksa x skekmal but have you considered

[imagineurskeks]

Day 4: skekMal The Hunter

I had to skip Friday because of stuff but I got him done today. Yaaay~~

I really tried to challenge myself here and I’m really happy how he came out.

[rawmeknockout]

Hmm just watched myself send that off anon I dont need app your followers knowing I have a pred/prey kink so uh, try that again,, A drabble for being hunted by the hunter from the dark crystal, my good snurt?

//skekmal hunting down his new(est?) spouse

sorry i don’t know shit about the dark crystal skekmal is just hot so there will probably be canon mistakes//

You hate the wilderness. There’s nothing good that can come about being so far from civilization. It’s either too hot or too cold, the wind chaps your skin, the ground is too hard. There’s nothing nature could provide for you that you couldn’t get from your own little village.

The air is sticky, it clings to your skin and blows back your hot breath into your face, but you keep running. You can outrun that... beast. You have to. But the further you travel, the more lost you feel. The woods can’t go on forever. You can run as long as you need to.

He’s gaining on you, though, his incredible speed and prowess much more intimidating than all the stories you’ve heard. With every clumsy, thunderous foot fall, you think you hear him gaining on you, but he’s oddly silent. The only thing to let you know he’s still coming for you is the noisy rustling of his clothes.

If you lay down, play dead, maybe he’ll just go away.

It’s a stray root that does you in, ironically. Nature really has played you for a chump. You don’t even try to struggle, simply press your face into the cold dirt and fight back tears. You would curl up if you weren’t still fighting for breath. Your tormentor’s taunting ‘tsk’s are the only sound you can hear over your heart pounding in your ears.

“You were insultingly clumsy this time. I’ve seen worms with more grace,” Skekmal wastes no time plucking you up and throwing you over one shoulder, taking extreme pleasure in your failed escape attempt. His worn clothing feels soft under your dirty, scrapped hands, but you can feel the sharpness of his body still. The weapons hidden under his coverings. A threat predator waiting to pounce should you try to fight.

“Why don’t you try again after dinner, hm? I could hunt all night.”

[ben-the-hyena]

So you guys know I HC thanks to @ohfugecannada (who is salty about it since they backed up on that HC and now dislikes to be associated with it because of their post XD) that Raunip is the son of Aughra and MalVa and he never knew and she always told him the meteor tale so he would think he wiumd be fully from Thra while the tale is a metaphor

I first went with "Raunip was made when the UrSkeks came" but that would be MUCH MORE than just fanonly rewriting, it woule change the whole lore so I couldn't stick to it

Then I remembered @ohfugecannada's new HC (unless the newest was that DarkHeart was fucking with Raunip's mind and he nevzr had a father) that the meteor were the remainings of another UrSkeks who was passing by and burnt and crumbled when entering the atmopshere

And you must remember I HC MalVa was a poacher

So what if he didn't just poach in the UrSkeks homeworld but across the galaxy. And one day arrived to Thra to hunt down new trophies to sell or keep. He met Mother Aughra who disapproved a lot but was also very shocked to see there was other life beyond the stars

Aftzr weeks of learning from each other and exchanging their knowledges, they fell in love and MalVa remained here for some unums, sure he was no longer poaching but he was living a better life with her and far from the dictatorship of UrSkeks. But after some unums, as much as she loved him, Aughra insisted he should go home because worlds should not mix for the balance of cosmos. He diqapproved and tried telling her about the UrSkeks who lived across the galaxy but she didn't want to listen reminding him Thra is a living magical planet unlike others and she IS Thra. He unhappily accepted and told her farewell... and she found out a few time latzr she had gotten pregnant. She never thought she, a goddess, could, especially since he wasn't her first time ! In order for her baby not to get existencial crisis about a race and a father she thought he would never meet, she made up the meteor tale so he would fully think he would be of Thra and not feel like an outcast and be seen by others as her equal

But many trines later the Twice Nine got out of fate banned to Thra for 1000 trines... and coincidently MalVa was part of them ! She never thought she would ever see him again and he immediatly figured out that son was probably his. But she had him promise not to tell him anything or his world would crumble seeing his mother had lied and seeing he wasn't part of Thra fully... sadly we all know the butterfly effect

Aughra quickly dated him again, determined to enjoy these 1000 trines before he would live again, and after the split remained a few unums with SkekMal and UrVa before breaking up because they weren't the man she loved anymore. By splitting they remembered her since she had a big part in MalVa's life but Raunip being their son was wiped off their memories. They would never remember until the show during when Aughra's essence got injected and thus "dreamfasted" with her (she was giving it willingly), which is basically why SkekMal went comatose lol

Raunip would have never known and MalVa/UrVa/SkekMal would have never known on time nor said it

[fairestfall]

You know, the more I think about it, the more I’m coming to realize that Snow would be the most well-known to the Vapran and Stone-in-the-Wood clans. As Snow is a Councilor and mediator between the creatures of Thra and the Skeksis, she would naturally maintain diplomatic relations with the All-Maudra and her family. And because she can withstand Ha’rar’s cold temperatures, she was probably the one to collect tithes until the Darkening, when her work confined her to the palace and skekOk and skekLach took her place. 

As for Stone-in-the-Wood, Snow is a warrior by nature and incredibly powerful. skekSo recognized this early and ordered her involvement in the gruenak campaigns and Arathim wars. As a result, she was involved in choosing many of the castle guard alongside skekVar and oversaw their training. This also means that she was rather close with Ordon and Rian before the events of AOR. 

[aballpitofsin]

Yes hello I would like to subscribe to the headcanon of @poplitealqueen where the silver markings on the Dousan are suppose to represent events in their lives. 

mostly because I want one to appear on Rek’yr the first time after he and skekmal pair up. 

[skekheck]

Some Interesting Information from the Dark Crystal Adventure Game

This book has a lot of interesting information and lore stuff in it. It does a good deal trying to weave the fickle continuity together in a nice way, but it does suffer from its own errors too (though they are miniscule). I would take the lore in this book with a grain of salt.

The game's story takes place right after the Second Battle of Stone-in-the-Wood. You are summoned by the Mystics to save the seeds of the dying Great Trees. The Garthim are in full force and are prowling the Skarith lands.

There's LOADS of new locations I haven't seen in any other reading material. But this book takes a lot from both AOR and the book series. I might make a separate post of them if people want that.

To further add confusion to this franchise's continuity, Mondo Levidian returns! And apparently isn't the new Vassa that skekSa in the Mayrin arc claimed it to be. The good news is that the Bobblings are alive and doing well, ruled by Queen Gunda. She now has a daughter named Sulubi who guards the brain of Mondo Levidian. However there is a group of anti Royalists Boblings who want a new type of government.

Like the Circle of the Suns in the Crystal Desert, there is a Circle of the Moons in the marshlands. There is a blade beneath its murky waters which is coincidentally called San's Blade.

SkekLi is actually a good guy??? Well... not really. Maybe just a neutral party, but he apparently is no longer affiliated with the Skeksis. He was so done with being mistreated by the others that he basically said "fuck it" and left to wander the wilderness forever. Players can encounter him in his little yurt near the "Edge of the World". He doesn't want company, but he'll tell players about a secret entrance to the Castle and only says this because he thinks it would be funny to see the Skeksis fail.

Apparently skekTek has a little retreat tower in the marshlands which might imply he could have been planning to leave the Skeksis? Or maybe have a place where he can work on his abominations in peace.

The Librarian legitimately forgot his real name so he's just referred to as the Librarian. I don't know if I should find this funny or sad. Maybe both.

The Dousan had a part in the Arathim War, even going as far as to make battle armor for their Crystal Skimmers. After the war, they buried the armor and prayed they may never use it again.

There's apparently a Gelfling Cult surrounding a figure called Creghel, a villain from a famous legend. He had enslaved Gelfling until the hero Jarra-Jen defeated him. Although he had died, his spirit still haunts his keep and draws in greedy Gelfling through nightmares. Apparently if one dreamfasts with Creghel in the nightmare, become official members of the cult. They're conspirators who want to usher in an age of death. They're identified by a black skull tattoo. They also seem to aid the Skeksis in some aspects as they knew the Lords would sow the seeds of destruction.

Sounds like a continuity error, but worst mom Maudra Mera is still trying to appease the Skeksis even though she declared the Spriton are part of the Resistance? Did she take it all back? What a fickle bitch.

SkekNa has a lumbermill and you can imagine there's some terrible shit going on in there. You know, considering he's the Slave Master.

SkekSa is trapped within the Apeknot Prison and is in fact alive. This seems to follow the book continuity but the book notes that it's Naia who trapped skekSa in there, not Maudra Laesid. Sounds like she's spending her time singing mournful sea shanties in her spare time. This doesn't mean she's benevolent though. She has a grudge against the Drenchen and if freed will plan her revenge against them.

UrVa still has his little hovel from the books hidden nearby a waterfall. Though it sounds like he hasn't used it in a long time. Interestingly he has windchimes hanging from it trees, some of the chimes made from bone.

SkekMal has a lair of his own also weirdly behind a waterfall. It's just as gruesome as one might expect. Weirdly also have decorative bones hanging around like wind chimes. ALSO it's implied his spirit still haunts his lair???

UrLii is still down in the tomb of relics despite the fact that the caves have been overrun by the Darkening. He will offer the party tea and algae cakes.

Apparently skekGra and urGoh made a bunch of ancient automations called "Constructs", which is what Lore is. Apparently they can't remember how many they made because of long term effects of urdrupes. Also if Constructs, including Lore, comes into contact with the Darkening it will become darkened too.

There are three sub-types of Garthim, but are noted to be creations for this book (but who knows if these concepts could be used later on). There's the Proto-Garthim, which were made with the remains of the Gruenaks. They're smaller but apparently more deadlier than regular Garthim. Shiphunter-Garthim whose sole purpose is to destroy Resistance ships. Then there's Giga-Garthim which is a single big ass Garthim that can wreck shit up. Apparently it's not finished as it has tubes still attached.

[contentforthecrystal]

SkekMal reacting to someone flirting with his s/o~

(Not my gif)(Requested by anonymous)

(Let me preface this by saying that obviously headcanons about jealous Skeksis is not a place you should be looking for examples of a perfect partner.)

- First things first, people flirting with you is going to be a rare thing because of SkekMals status and behavior. Rumors spread fast within Thra especially when it revolves around the skeksis, so if one of them is courting someone everyone or nearly everyone is going to know and no one dares defy or try in any way; whether purposefully or not, to disrespect them.

- Not to mention you are rarely around other beings since SkekMal is a hunter at heart and prefers to remain in the forests of Thra or away from civilization. There are only going to be so many chances in which someone has the opportunity to flirt with you and even then most will know who you are and not dare to. Although there is always going to be one poor misinformed soul.

- He notices nearly instantly considering he is pretty much always at your side or watching from afar. If he doesn’t notice then it means you’re not in his line of view which most likely means you snuck away from him for some reason. This will make him even more furious considering this predicament is occurring “because of your insolence”.

- His immediate thought is to have their disrespectful tongue as a trophy. It’s an insult in itself that they would even dare try to take what’s his. It’s the same as blatantly stealing from him.

- He’ll stalk behind the daring or just plain ignorant creature, towering over them as they attempt to woo you. The atmosphere will grow silent as the Skeksis shadow looms over the two of you. Soon enough the creature will notice especially as your eyes become trained above and behind him. Thra help him as he turns to see what’s distracting you.

“Skekmal please.”

- He’ll say nothing in return, the room will grow incredibly tense and the creature will attempt to leave offering his sincerest apologies. Skekmal will fix his eyes on you, tilting his head to the side and studying you, trying to figure you out, figure out “why you feel the need to test his restraint” (not like he has any).

“He meant nothing by it, I promise you. Please.”

- You pleading will only make him angrier; why are you so interested in the wellbeing of this lowly creature? He won’t listen to your attempts to reassure him and will immediately leave to find the creature all while you quickly run after him trying to stop the inevitable.

- And he’ll kill them before you, like a true cold blooded sadist while you stand in horror, eyes wide in fear. Try to run from him after that and he’ll throw you over his shoulder and take you “home” as you scream.

- If you wish to calm him and ensure that he doesn’t kill the poor fool, you’ll have to distract him. Brightly greet him, pretend as though you hardly noticed the creatures attempts at flirting, come up with some excuse as to why you left his side, do anything to keep him from acting on his feral urges. If you’re good enough than you can maybe convince him that ‘no, of course he wasn’t flirting, that’s merely how these creatures act with each other’.

- He’ll be tense all day, it doesn’t even matter whether or not he killed the creature although he will be in a worse state if he doesn’t. He’ll make you feel greatly uncomfortable as he stares at you, refuses to speak, stays just far enough from you that it feels as though you’re being stalked rather than being in the company of your beloved.

- You’ll have to soothe him, approach him yourself as he watches you suspiciously, curiously. Wrap yourself around him, praise him, insult the creature who flirted, boost his ego as you tell him how he’s the only thing in Thra that you could ever imagine being with. You might just have a chance at calming him and ridding him of his anger.

- Other times or rather most times he’ll be loud, growling, barking, bellowing out demands for you to explain yourself, tell him who you belong to,tell him that you hate him, that you prefer that dirty creature over him because it’s obvious you do. A Skeksis is above any other creature on Thra but he’s aware that it does not matter to you and that bothers him more than anything else. It’s his insecurities about his own nature that fuels his jealousy.

- He’s the hunter, skilled and beautiful and powerful but what if you do not see that? What if you wish to run from him? Surely he’d chase you, track you down and drag you back but that would never solve you losing the love you had for him. He could capture you as much as he pleases but he could never force you to feel, no matter how hard he can try.

- And what has he to offer you? Forget his status; the fact that he is a Skeksis, and think. He’s cruel, uncaring, unkind, he does not know how to love, how to be gentle and show you how much he cares, it’s not in his nature. What do you want with him? That creature, that disgusting sniveling worm could love you better than he and why wouldn’t they. If you were precious to him, he who feels nothing and has no fondness for anybody, then surely you would be precious to them.

- Don’t take offense when he insults you, his rage is ugly and you’ll see have to get used to it if you wish to be with him. You’ve effectively made him feel things he’s never felt before; inadequate, worthless, small, no matter if you meant to or not. He’s just lashing out in a way that’s normal for him, he doesn’t want to face his feelings, they aren’t comfortable and he’d like to keep them buried deep and far from your eyes.

- He’ll be rough with you, pulling and pushing, nails digging into your skin. He’ll pin you to things and make sure that you cannot escape his harsh voice.

- You will not be allowed out of his sight again nor will you be allowed outside of the campsite for quite a while afterwards.

- In conclusion having a jealous Skekmal seething at your side is not a fun time so it’s best to reject those who flirt with you as quickly as you can, hopefully before Skekmal can notice.

[darkskek]

What i imagine the Skeksis would be as birds:

Skekmal:

The best Hunter of the Sky: Buzzard

Skeksa:

The sea and sky is hers: Blue-footed boobies

Skeksil:

He makes Chaos on purpose: Kea

Skekso:

He eat: Black Vulture

Skekvar:

Thinks he is a great warrior, but is not: White-tailed eagle

Skekung:

Great Warrior: Harpy-eagle

Skekli:

He lives under ground and makes a lot of noise: bee-eater

Skekshod:

He collect: Satine bower bird

Skektek:

Smart fella, but weak: maghreb Magpie

Skekayuk:

Eats shit and poops everwhere: Australien Ibis

Skekekt:

Colourful and chatty: Ara

Skekok:

Tells only lies: Fork tailed Dongo

Skeklach:

Stinky bird: Haotzin

Skekzok:

Big and mean: Shoebill

Skekna:

How about stabby?: Gray shrike

[skekmal-the-hunter]

Well, I reminded myself how these two used to put me in good mood. All thanks to @darkskek who showed me that they can be a thing!

So, I dedicate it to her!

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"Coward."

That little remark boils his blood hot, even if he knows it's playful; a way to change his mind. And even if changing his mind is as difficult as bending a river (most of the time), he grins at her with a full array of fangs.

"Is the hunter afraid of one step back and one step forth?"

This is friendly mocking. But when there is something to prove, he never resigns to do so. After all, this is a challenge, he didn't do it for hundreds of trine and if his steps failed, she would not allow him to forget it.

Her plumage fluffed like soft flutterwyft feathers, he catches himself wanting to mouth them. He is not new to it, he knew the taste of these blue hues oh so well. He feels a strong want to show off, too.

He always wants to show off, when she is involved.

He takes her hand, swift move, rolling her over to his chest. For most of the skeksis known to him, that move would cause them to melt, but she only chuckles gutturally. Her throat vibrates with a low growl, which he learnt to appreciate more than any other sound coming from a skeksis mouth.

He pulls her even closer, he is delighted that she allows it, he is elated that she easily flows into his arms, like she wasn't an untamed sailor.

"I am never backing off" he grits his teeth, nipping at her neck, his beak just near her ear hole. "You forgot who I am."

She smiles, amused.

"Ah yes? So explain to me, skekMal, who are you?"

"I am---" he swirls with her, pressing her by her waist; she quickly adjusts to his tempo, looking just inside his emerald eyes. "I am a dancer of the wind, the ripple over the lake, the breeze from your beloved sea. And the winner of the dancing competition held by skekSo during the celebration of our 100th trine" he laughs.

"Well, Hunter. The last one works best in my imagination" she concurs and allows him to take her into a journey.

A journey of tangled tails and twined breaths. And the dying sun, lighting sparks in their eyes.