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July 6 - July 21, 2025
prove to the clan that no one—especially her daughter—defies the matriarch.
Defyibg the matriarch… cause she's queer or something else? Idk if Aria(?) knows shes queer rn
until dawn.
Like the game
forsaken.
Like... the game on roblox /j
Roan
Roan? Like Chappell Roan? /j
especially not a woman.
A woman? Guarding goods? Unheard of!
scabbard.
Nice word
pallor
Nice word
when getting involved cost me more than I care to remember.
Was this romantic regret? Or just an old friend?
Like the strength’s still there, just buried under too much hurt.
That is such a good way to put it. I like this sentence
Careful, Roan.
Getting too attached too quickly aren't you Roan? Have you made this mistake before?
Don’t get attached.
Ah hah
I feel the name—Aria—rooting itself somewhere beneath my ribs, where it won’t be easily forgotten.
There goess nokt getting attached
I’ve been taught to trust no one—especially not a pretty human with a blade.
Has Aria also gotten too close to someone and regretted it?
don’t trust anyone. Especially not a human with a sword and a voice that sounds too much like a lullaby in the dark.
One foot in shadow. One in the light. And she’s the tether between them.
This line eats
She knows exactly how to get under my skin—worse, I think she likes doing it. And gods help me, I think I like it too.
reverent
Nice word
For the first time, I want to kiss her.
Oh wow
she’s straddling my hips, breath coming fast, curls tumbling over her shoulder.
Ooooooo
and my body answers before my mind catches up.
Ooooooo
“Good girl,” I say—too low, too soft. The words slip out before I can catch them, landing between us.
Oh wow
But I can still feel the heat of her hips on mine,
Ooooooo
Part of me wants to see if I can pin her again.
I believe in you, girl
And if needed… I’ll kill to protect her.
Like she could take her. Like I wouldn’t kill for her.
Someone's jealous
She goes still. I can see the moment the hurt shifts into something colder.
Oh goodness
Selis was never what mattered. She was. Aria. But the words stay locked behind my teeth.
Sighhhhhhh
like they shared a language I couldn’t hope to understand.
They're both jealous yet they don't knkw the other is
“And she kept... looking at you.”
The jealousy is being put out in the open? Communication? Ooooo
My little mouse. Hers.
And I know how she shuddered beneath my touch. And how I want to make her do it again.
Oooooooooo
“I—I won’t watch them hurt you,”
Oh my
No more waiting. I lunge.
Yeah this isnt gonna turn out well
“Did you really think she’d just let you go?”
I am curious as to how Aria gets out of this though
I’m falling.
Well well well
one bed,
Hmmmmmm the one bed trope
reprieve.
I like this word
levity.
Nice word
“Because I wanted to see you smile like this.”
“Roan,” I say, voice soft yet firm. “Come share the bed with me.”
Very direct
I turn my eyes to the ceiling, face warm, acutely aware of how close we’re about to be.
Girl I'm getting nervous with you
indignation.
Nice word
overshadowed by the gentle presence of the woman lying next to me.
Yeah laying next to a woman would solve anyone's problems
staying two steps
Two steps ahead.. I'll always be two steps ahead /ref
The way she surrenders to it, safe enough in this moment to let go.
And that's partly because of you, Roan!!
Hopefully good ones. She deserves good dreams.
This is a really cute thing to say
Warmth. That’s the first thing I notice.
I can infer that they're.. CUDDLING
Aria. And I’m holding her. My pulse kicks up hard as my senses sharpen, taking in everything at once—the way her arm rests over my waist, fingers curled lightly against me, the way our legs are tangled, the way my own hand is still on her hip, gripping just a little too tight.
I knew it mwehehe
I force my body into motion.
Sigh
scribble a quick note.
A note is better than nothing
