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Under the Dornish Moon - Ellaria’s POV

June Drabbles 2022 Day 11 & 12 - Barefoot & Night Walks

A/N: I have been wanting to challenge myself to write a drabble a day for a whole month for quite some time now, and I finally decided to just go for it. The goal is to fill every prompt on this list by @creativepromptsforwriting with a short one shot (500 - 2k words) by the end of June. Can I do it? I do not know. But let’s find out! - This is actually a companion piece to the one that @something-tofightfor wrote for these same two prompts (find it here!!), and it takes place in the Aphelion universe - the Modern Day Vampire Oberyn AU that we have been collaborating on - though we are not telling you when this scene occurs in the timeline.

Word Count: 2,020

Warnings: brief mentions of nudity, blood and violence, but this is really quite tame for these two.

He walked a few strides ahead of her, long legs carrying him down the gentle slope of the shoreline and towards the water, but she made no effort to close the distance. I do not have to chase him. I have never had to do that.

Instead, Ellaria watched his movement - the innate sway of his hips with every step, the casual swing of his arms, the way his shoulders lifted, back stretching and expanding as he unnecessarily filled his lungs with salt-scrubbed air. She noted the way that the soft ocean breeze swept through his hair. It perfectly mimicked the motion of her fingers running through his dark locks, all black save for the few strands of silver woven in. A small smile curved her lips as he turned slightly, the moonlight catching those silver threads to make them shine. In her long lifetime, Ellaria had seen a great number of captivating things both in daylight and by the light of the moon. But none of them compare to this. To him. She blinked and tilted her head, lips pulling higher to round out her cheeks. My Prince.

Her next thought came naturally, though it was the first time it had ever crossed her mind. This is the last time he will belong only to me.

There was no sadness that accompanied that revelation, no jealousy or trepidation in her heart. On the contrary, it sang with excitement and happiness. Because he is finally going to see. She sighed, and though to human ears the sound would have been swallowed by the sea, she knew that Oberyn heard her. Because I will finally be able to see him truly happy, and that is what he deserves. What he has always deserved.

It had been a very long time since Oberyn had been back home, and even longer since Ellaria had made the trip with him. Which is a shame because it is one of the most beautiful places in this world. Though the castle and the surrounding grounds remained unchanged just like the two of them, so much else was different now, so many variables in their lives rearranged. That was what made traveling to Sunspear so right for this, so fitting - and it was why she had not hesitated to make the suggestion. Ellaria knew that the sands of Dorne would always be a meaningful place for him. It was why she had gone against her own better judgment to move him thousands of miles south from King’s Landing while he was still in the midst of becoming like her. I could not allow him to stay in that place one moment longer. The stones of the Red Keep were soaked and stained with the blood of his family. She would not allow that place to stain his new life any more than it already had. Even though it was difficult and dangerous… it had to be done.

After living countless lifetimes and acquiring abilities that even others of her own kind could only dream of, there were very few things that scared Ellaria Sand. Losing Oberyn Martell was one of them, and yet that was exactly what she risked when she snuck him out of the city, directly under the noses of the Lannisters and their Mountain. He was incredibly weak, his body still repairing itself from the brutal transformation he was going through. And Ellaria, having given so much of her blood to change him, was by no means strong enough to protect him. If Tywin, Cersei or Gregor caught wind of their presence as they traveled through the city, she alone would not have been able to fight them off. The Mountain would have easily destroyed us.

She scoffed to herself as she continued walking, the sand slipping smoothly through her toes. But he was not even looking for us. They thought they won. If he and the Lannisters were not so preoccupied with celebrating the fact that he had killed Razek - one of her Children, the one who was going to help Elia save Doran - along with Oberyn’s sister and her young children, Ellaria knew that Gregor could have easily tracked her down and killed both of them. Especially because then we could only travel by moonlight. We had to hide from the sun and that made the trip take even longer. She closed her eyes as another wave rolled rhythmically onto the shore. Made it harder for me to keep him fed and help him heal but… Ahead, Oberyn had stopped, the man looking out over the glittering ocean. But it was worth it, to be able to let him wake up here.

The look on his face when he opened his eyes and saw the towers of Sunspear for the first time in his new life was one that she would never forget. It was second in her memory only to the expression that he wore when she gave him back his pendant - and the ability to walk in the sunlight again. Keeping that from him was the most difficult thing that I have ever had to do. The few times that she had been forced to take it away from him were no less hard, even if she had only ever done it when it had been absolutely necessary. But no matter how much it hurt her to deny him anything or to limit him in any way, the hurt was always erased as soon as she was able to give it back to him again. Because it means so much to him. Makes him so happy. The first time though, would always bring her the most joy to think about. Tears had rolled down his cheeks as he felt his skin grow warm under the rising sun, and they continued to slip from his dark eyes as he kissed her, the horizon exploding in bright golden light behind them.

“I am finally alive again, Ellaria.” He whispered the words against her lips, tears still falling as he removed both of their clothing. Though they had shared their bodies thousands of times since and hundreds of times before that morning, that time would always stand out as the most meaningful moment that they spent together.

It was moments like that one - their bodies entwined, skin bare to each other and the glow of the sun, their stilled hearts at peace and full of love - that gave the night back its beauty. Compared to daylight, the moon’s light, even in Dorne, seemed cold and sharp. It was more akin to shadows than to the fiery light of morning. Ellaria knew that for many of the Others, the light of the moon felt like the bars of a prison cell. But as soon as those bars were opened for him, she knew that Oberyn no longer felt that way, instead seeking out the moonlight in times of contemplation. Like tonight.

He let out a small sigh as she stepped up beside him, her fingers fitting blindly between his where his hand hung waiting for her to take it. There is so much on his mind. Giving his hand a light squeeze, she rested her head against his arm, her soft curls fanning out over his sleeve. But I do not think his mind will change what his heart has decided that it wants.

There was much on his mind the night that she had changed him. Much on his mind as he suffered for a century in darkness, much on his mind as he waited, biding his time, coiled to strike at the Lannisters. But no matter what dark clouds swirled in his mind, his heart had always remained unbowed, unbent and unbroken when it came to what he wanted. And it will be the same with this.

They sat on the beach, her back to his broad chest, her body encased by his strong arms and bent legs, and they spoke of all the things that had changed with time, and of all the things that hadn’t. But as the conversation faded and the lapping of the seafoam crept closer to where their toes were buried in the sand, Ellaria could tell that he hadn’t said everything that he needed to just yet. Turning in his hold, she faced him and began coaxing it from him with a kiss. “You look like you have something to say,” she stated as she gently pulled back, head tilting to one side. You look like it, you feel like it… I know it, Oberyn. Her hands tightened where she touched him. “Say it.”

He did, without hesitation, and his admission shocked her somewhat. “I am afraid, Ellaria. What if now that I-”

Though she never in all of their lifetimes together sought to control him or his thoughts, she did not want to allow this fear to take hold and stop him from following what was in his heart. “You have nothing to be afraid of, Oberyn. Nothing at all.” You know that, my Prince. She leaned in to let her lips and the side of her nose travel across his cheek up to his ear. “Trust yourself,” she urged, as the surf washed up to wet their feet. She left her next words as a whispered kiss right against his skin. “Trust what you know.”

You know that this is the right course of action, Oberyn. You know what it will mean… and soon you will know how it feels. You will know with absolute certainty that you were right. And I cannot wait for you to have that.

She saw some of the apprehension leave his eyes as he wrapped her in his arms to pull her more tightly to his body, and she could feel his gratitude for her support in the way that he held her. “Will you stay here with me until the sun comes up? I want-”

Ellaria stood, easily freeing herself from him as she rose to look down at him, giving him a slight shake of her head. “No,” she answered simply, the breeze lifting a few of her curls and slipping through his as well. Extending her hand, she waited for him to take it and then helped him to his feet. That is my least favorite word to say to you, Oberyn Martell. Once they were both standing along the shore again, she reached up to run her fingers through his hair. “The next time you watch a sunrise on this coast it will not be with me.” I will not be far, but I will not be the one that you share it with. Her lips quirked up into a grin. It is not sunrise yet, though. “But I will spend as long in your bed as you want me to today.”

As his head tipped back in laughter, her eyes found the spot on his throat where she had sunk her teeth deep into his veins the night that she made him what he was now. There was no mark, nothing visible even to her. But Ellaria would always feel something stir within her when she looked at him there. He has trusted me with everything since that night. His laughter died down and his chin came down with it so that his gaze was level with hers once more. And soon he will know what that is like, too.

The silver light that bounced off the water sparkled in his eyes and glinted off his teeth as he matched her grin. “Then what are we waiting for?”

Nothing, anymore, Oberyn. Hands laced together they left their footprints side by side in the sand as they headed back up the beach to the hotel that they were staying in for the night. We are waiting for nothing. As they lost themselves in each other and a tangle of sheets, the sun eventually coming up outside their window, she felt happiness like she hadn’t known in centuries. We are not waiting for anything anymore… and you are about to have a new life again.

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