Prompt #2: Horizon

Prompt #2: Horizon

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FFXIV Write 2024 | Day 7 | Morsel

Spoilers: Shadowbringers Level 72

Characters: Annie Ruthie (Warrior of Light) Thancred Waters

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Thancred felt their wrist wriggle beneath his touch as he backed the Au Ra against the wall. Annie’s startled gaze settled as their eyes locked with his own. Thancred didn’t want to waste any time; he’d been waiting long enough. They ultimately shouldn’t be doing this here, not with the pixies, nor their friends, so close. But this moment was Thancred’s for the taking.

His lips immediately found their place against the Au Ra’s, after having left his gunblade absentmindedly against the wall. Thancred groaned as Annie’s free hand pressed against his chest in habitual response. He could feel a smile he knew all too well press against his lips at the sound. Gods, he’d missed this. He’d missed them. He started working the familiar path down the their jawline and across their neck. Annie let out a sharp inhale as he started picking at their neck with his teeth. He worked to leave a new mark; all of his past work had been erased in their time apart. “Hi, soldier,” he muttered between nips.

“Hi,” they responded with an exasperated chuckle. Thancred’s free hand traced the outline of their scales beneath the cloth of their shorts. He had all but memorized the pattern of their scales across their body; even five years apart couldn’t expunge the knowledge from his memory.

He found himself sliding his thigh up the wall to fit between theirs. He felt nails raking into his chest, Annie’s body arching to reach closer. Thancred allowed himself a moment of reality, sliding his leg back down to the ground. There would be the time and the place for this. But it wasn’t now, not here. A hiss escaped Annie as their grip on his chest loosened. “Gods, you must have missed me,” they groaned.

Thancred knew that was but a morsel of the truth. He had spent every moment of the last five summers and five winters wishing for them to be safely by his side. He’d missed the way their curls spun in different directions each day, and the way they flounced in response to the touch of his calloused hand. He missed the cheeky smile on their face whenever they made a joke at his expense, and the softer one that they tried to hide when he called them ‘soldier.’ He’d yearned for the feel of their hand in his. He itched to hear his name in their mouth again. He craved every piece of them he’d ever had before.

But that was too much for Thancred to possibly convey, especially in these conditions. “Yeah,” he panted, “you could say that.”

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FFXIV Write | Day 9 | Lend an Ear

Characters: Annie Ruthie (Warrior of Light) Yugiri Mistwalker

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Annie sunk into the pillowy mattress, the pains of the day instantly seeping away. A familiar chirp rang out from behind them, and a cup of coffee was brought into their lap. A nod and mumble of thanks was offered.

Annie brought the cold lip of the mug to their lips, allowing the steaming coffee to greet their fatigued mind. Burnt, some would describe it. Perfect, Annie would say. They let out a sigh of relief, turning the head of the Au Ra to their left. Setting the cup down, Annie nuzzled their face into the shoulder of Yugiri.

“Long day, love?” Yugiri asked. Annie let out a long sigh in response. The Raen pressed a light kiss to Annie’s forehead. She settled her head atop the Xaela’s. “I’m always here to lend an ear.”

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Prompt #19: Taken

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Prompt #9: Lend an Ear

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Prompt #13: Butte

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