idk I've been Yearning a lot lately so have some soft meralexia. ;-;

Meri watched the shadows gently sway on the walls, mirroring the trees in the courtyard that cast them. She took slow, deep breaths, trying to banish the melancholy that hung over her from whatever dream had woken her up minutes before. She pushed up to her elbows and Almalexia stirred next to her. Meri settled onto her side, watching her.

Seeing Almalexia sleep was a rare thing. She'd said soon after they met that she didn't need to and didn't bother with it, but as of late she'd taken to indulging in little naps tangled together with Meri beneath her silken sheets. Even then, she always fell asleep after Meri and woke long before morning light.

Red curls that had been pulled into a neat bun when the two had tumbled into bed now flowed loosely across her pillow, the tie discarded and forgotten somewhere during the impassioned events of the evening. Meri touched a fresh mark on her neck and smiled at the memory. She'd been away from the temple for close to two weeks, and they'd barely had time for greetings before Almalexia had her back against the wall and her fingers tangled roughly in Meri's hair. It'd been so long since they'd been apart for more than a day or two that Meri had all but forgotten the gnawing emptiness that Almalexia's presence kept at bay. Now, feeling the warmth of their bodies pressed together, that cold ache felt miles away.

A sudden wave of fondness took over her and it was all she could do not to lean forward and press a kiss to her shoulder, her back, the nape of her neck. If she woke her the moment would shatter and it would be back to the business of the day. Almalexia wore a carefully maintained mask, always, even when it was just the two of them in the privacy of her personal quarters. She expertly projected divine perfection and command no matter what she was truly thinking or feeling. Now her face showed only contentment and peace as she snored lightly through parted lips. She'd seemed more tired than usual when Meri finally made it home. It was better to let her sleep, she needed the quiet even if she didn't physically need the rest. Instead Meri remained as still as possible, watching the gentle rise and fall of her chest, studying the way her delicate lashes rested against her cheek, memorizing the color of her skin bathed in moonlight.

A thought that had danced around the edge of her consciousness for weeks now threatened to form again in the warm still of the night. It crept in more and more often, anytime she felt like she was seeing Almalexia instead of just looking at her. Quiet moments like these where she caught glimpses of the woman her lover put so much effort into hiding. It was a thought she couldn't allow to fully form, even as it constricted her wind pipe as if trying to force its way out. Almalexia wanted nothing to do with it, and Meri couldn't bear to let it fester unacknowledged, so she let it slide away once again and kept only the warmth that came with it.

"Lex." She whispered softly, a confession all it's own.

Almalexia shifted and she winced, she hadn't meant to disturb her.

"Mm?"

"Nothing." Meri took the opportunity to give her that kiss on the shoulder and snake her arms around her bare midriff, pulling her close. "Go back to sleep."

DAWNBREAKER

Someone was talking about how they used colored lineart in their digital art and I thought huh I wonder if I could do that with colored pencils. And honestly? I love it.

*blows up balls with mind*

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫

Had to be done

Feeling more human and hooked on her flesh, I Lay my heart down with the rest at her feet Fresh from the fields, all fetor and fertile It's bloody and raw, but I swear it is sweet⋅

Day 6: Blood

@tes-summer-fest

imagine you're nerevar and your wife and friends kill you and then your reincarnation goes and makes everything even more awkward by also falling in love with your wife. wouldn't that be wild. good thing meri is mentally stable, has a normal relationship with religion and gods, and has enough self respect not to knowingly let someone manipulate her, right? wait, uh oh. oh girl no-

if you didn't expect this from me at this point idk what to tell you lol. i think the girlies should kiss.

song is hozier angel of small death

Sunrise in Anvil

HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE THIS GUYS NAME WAS FUCKING DETRITUS FJDKSKKSMS

btw I am absolutely writing the champion of clutter quest. its my fic and I get to choose the random ass inconsequential side quests! >:3

btw I am absolutely writing the champion of clutter quest. its my fic and I get to choose the random ass inconsequential side quests! >:3

"Not too exciting, but noble."

--Emperor Uriel II describing his granddaughter Potema, while arranging her marriage to the King of Solitude. As Queen of Solitude, she would plunge the Empire into the War of the Red Diamond, the worst civil war of the Third Era.

9. Portal. Oblivion Gate.

at my sketchbook. straight up “drawing it”. and by “it”, haha, well. let’s justr say. Nothing

Tag the OC who WASNT MEANT TO BE THAT TRAUMATISED IM SORRY

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saw something that made me do a double take so: poll

1. for the purposes of this poll, if you have ever written any amount of fanfiction, even just a sentence, even if you don't post it, that counts

2. if you write fanfiction but don't read it please tell me why. i want to study you