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Niveus stared up at the evening sky. Clouds drifted across, but they could not conceal all the stars and the moon at once. There was a slight chill with the opened window, but it was not unpleasant.
You know, when one retires to room to rest, one usually rests.
“Any moment when I'm not in the midst of a battle is resting.” She sniffed and glanced to her side. There stood—would it technically be floated? he was a spirit, after all—her unexpected companion through this adventure in a shattered world. With his arms crossed, Ardbert similarly stared up at the night sky. Though a breeze drifted by them, rustling the plants in the windowsill, nothing of his glowing form moved. Not the fur of his armour, nor even his tousled hair. Niveus studied his glowing form for a moment. A soft frown tugged at his lips, and his brow was furrowed in thought.
I suppose that's a fair point. Ardbert rubbed the back of his neck, stealing a glance at her from the corner of his eye. But do at least sit soon, or else you may yet collapse from exhaustion. You're on your feet far too much of late.
Niveus smiled softly before looking back to the night sky. “We'll see.”
He huffed. A healer that doesn't take care of themselves at least some of the time is left unable to help anyone else.
“Like helping a half-dead warrior with his head face-first in the dirt on the side of the road?”
Hey now! Niveus laughed as Ardbert rounded on her. It felt good to laugh. She realized in that moment that it had been some time since she had last laughed, at least such a true and hearty laugh. Even Ardbert's voice joined hers. It was a short enough moment, but she appreciated it all the same. Niveus smiled at her unexpected companion. It was funny to think they had once been on opposing sides of battle not all that long ago (to her), yet now she appreciated his presence as much as any other dear friend.
It felt right this way.
It never felt right when their blades had crossed.
Truly, though. Healers always seem to forget about taking care of themselves. Both in battle, and out. Always rushing to give their all to help others, but not giving enough time for their own needs.
Niveus sighed with a soft shake of her head. “If it will put you at ease, I suppose I could sit down—” As she turned from the window, a flash of white blinded her vision. Pain wracked her body, causing her to stumble before crumpling to the ground.
“Niveus!” Ardbert's voice was barely heard over the rising ringing in her ears. Everything grew stronger: the light, the pain, the ringing. All of her senses were overwhelmed by the light.
All save for a single touch.
That touch was an anchor to her. It helped to pull her from the suffocating light that threatened to engulf her. The ringing died down. The crippling pain began to soothe. The blinding light faded away to reveal Ardbert's face.
His blue eyes were wide, mouth hanging loosely ajar in silent question. Niveus blinked, her brow furrowing in mirrored confusion. There...there was no glow around his form. Hair swayed softly in the cool breeze that still drifted into the room. No haze lingered about his armour. He looked fully there. He felt fully there. Niveus looked down and saw a gloved hand on her arm, the other behind her head to help keep her off of the hard floor.
Grunting, Niveus pushed herself up to support her own weight. Ardbert's grip slipped away, but still hovered just above her. She looked back to him. Questions flew by across his face, unable to voice a single one before another replaced it. He slowly pulled back his hands, his eyes darting between them, and sometimes to her.
“Are...” He swallowed and flexed his hands. “Are you all right?” he managed to voice. Ardbert closed his hands and focused his attention to Niveus. Whatever may have been going on with him, he still brought himself to make sure she was all right first. He weakly laughed, “I told you that you'd collapse, didn't I?”
For her answer, Niveus reached out and took his hands into her own. Ardbert flinched and instinctively started to pull back, but his hands could no longer slip through hers. She held on gently, feeling every subtle shake that trembled through his body. They had fought before—staff had crossed with axe, and magics had locked together—but never had they touched.
Niveus shifted her hold and began to slip off Ardbert's gloves. He flinched again, and she paused, but nothing else was said. She continued, tugging at the leather, afraid that one wrong move would send her hands passing right through. But...it was done. She gently placed the gloves onto the floor, as though they were made of thin glass. Reaching back up, it was her turn to hesitate. She looked to Ardbert. There was only one question to be read on his face, and she wanted to hear the answer as badly as him.
Fingers laced together and became intertwined. Niveus breathed out an unintentionally held breath. Every ilm of his skin was unknown territory that she already understood. Every crease, every callous, every scar, she knew them all and yet still needed to learn everything. Any tension built up in her body was released. Likewise, Ardbert's own shaking stopped. He flexed his hands before shifting to hold her own in return. For such strong hands, he held her so gently—the hands of someone who only sought to protect others.
“A hundred years...” he whispered, blue eyes locked onto their laced hands. “A hundred years of crying out... Of reaching out...” Niveus squeezed his hands tighter. Ardbert broke down and buckled over, bringing their hands to his forehead as if in prayer. “And it's you. You who can hear me. You who can see me. You who—” His voice caught in his throat. “I don't know whether this is some blessing from Hydaelyn, or a twisted curse—to give me something that will likely be ripped away just as swiftly—but let me thank the powers that...” A wry laugh choked out of him. “No. Let me thank you. Niveus.”
“Ardbert.”
She slipped her hands from his gentle hold and cupped his face, pulling his gaze upward as she did. Those blue eyes glistened, damp from tears that dared not fall. Her own voice caught in her throat, and she could say no more. But she did not need to say anything more. Leaning forward, she placed her lips most tenderly on Ardbert's forehead. He tensed beneath her new touch, but that eased away as he embraced being able to feel again.
Niveus lowered her lips to the corner of his eyes, kissing away the tears that threatened to fall. There was no room for sorrow. Not now.
Ardbert's gentle hold shifted to her shoulders. He pulled away from her tender kisses, but only to return with one of his own. His lips were warm against hers, his touch as gentle as it could possibly be. How he yearned to touch, to feel, to hold, yet was afraid that it would all be wrenched away in a moment without warning.
He breathed in and out, slowly savouring her scent. Would it be better to not give in? Would it be better to resist the taste of life? He studied her eyes, and there lay the only answer that he needed.
“Please,” he murmured, letting his lips hover just above her own. “See me. Feel me. All of me.” He rested his forehead against hers, his breath splashing across her skin. “For a hundred years, I have been mute, and now I have been given this chance to sing. Take all that I have, take all that I am, and let it be one with you, even if it's only for this brief moment.”
Niveus erased the fraction of space between them and kissed him as though it would be the first and last time. She dipped her hands down and began to unbuckle his armour. There was much to undo, and so he moved to help her. Every piece that was removed made him feel lighter, a relief that he had been unable to feel for one hundred years.
Standing, the night felt cool when he was left in nothing but his undershirt and britches. Niveus rose before him, her hands hanging loosely around his waist. She kept her eyes locked with his, slowly curling her fingers around the hem of his shirt. Planting a kiss on his scruffy jaw, she tugged the fabric up, breaking apart only long enough to remove the shirt completely. She stepped back a moment, taking him in.
Muscles were toned from years of use, his shoulders broad and protective. Scars were littered across his skin. Some were nearly faded, while others were far more fresh—forever locked like that for eternity, unable to further heal. Niveus reached out and traced her fingers over some of the scars, a shiver crawling up her spine that mirrored his own. Every battle was mapped out across his body, every memory. She wanted to read them all. She wanted to feel and understand every one.
A stifled laugh spurted out of Ardbert as his body shivered unexpectedly. She pulled back and looked to him. “Sorry, that uh... I wasn't expecting that to tickle so much.” He chuckled, scratching at his ear bashfully.
Niveus smiled. “I'll be more careful.” True to her word, she reached back out and smoothed her hands over his skin, slowly moving up and across his chest. The chuckling stopped and Ardbert breathed out lowly instead.
“Niv...” he murmured. Wrapping his arms around her, he pulled her close and kissed he her deeply. A groan escaped her, one of bliss that shifted into annoyance. They both knew the reason why without saying anything.
Ardbert's hands roamed over her body, finding the clasps that held her robes together. It took their combined efforts, but soon she was stepping out of her folds of fabric, only left in her small clothes before him.
Ardbert pulled her close, skin pressing against skin. Such warmth. Such friction. He sighed in ecstasy, letting his hands learn her rather than his eyes. His lips begin to roam across her jaw, studying there before lowering slowly down her neck. She leaned her head back, allowing him to easily explore. In turn, his fingertips traced across her back, savouring every ilm from her shoulder blades, to down her spine, to rest around her hips. He found scars of her own. Some, he was able to tell, could have easily been fatal.
“Just as I thought,” he murmured against her skin, tsking lightly. “You don't take care of yourself as often as you should.”
She hummed in noncommittal agreement. “Then why don't you show me how it should be done?”
“A warrior needing to teach a healer such things? The world truly is coming to an end.” He grinned and sucked at the crook of her neck hungrily. A mark would be left, surely. Plenty more marks would follow. Not an ilm of her body would be left unexplored.
“Then let's savour every moment.”
She tugged at his waistband, pulling Ardbert to follow as she led them to the bed. She crawled onto the mattress, guiding him down to follow. He hesitated, letting his body hover less than an ilm above hers, his weight still mostly supported on the floor. He could feel the heat of her skin, her torso rising to reach his with each heavy breath. Of all his adventures, of all his challenges, now was where he hesitated. To others, it would be naught but a trifle moment, a passing thought. But for him, every action held such weight and such purpose. At any second, it could all slip away. He rested his forehead against hers, jaw slack as their breaths mingled together. Capturing her lips in a tender kiss, he lowered his weight onto her, and sighed out in bliss through his nose.
He did not pass through her. The bed creaked slightly at his added weight, the mattress sinking down further underneath them both. Even that insignificant noise echoed through him. He was there, and he was real. Niveus moaned beneath him, sliding a leg along his. They stayed like that for a moment, feeling their bodies rise and fall against each other with every breath and beat of their hearts.
“More,” she murmured, arching her back to press against him as much as possible. “I need more of you.”
She guided his hands to her bralette. There was no more room for such annoying scraps of fabric. Anything that interfered with skin contacting more skin would not do.
“Wait,” he blurted, interrupting their kiss. “I want you to see me first.” He pushed up from her body, reluctant to break their contact, and stood up straight at the side of the bed. Slowing his breathing, Ardbert began to fumble with the string of his britches. He cursed lightly under his breath. Of all the possible times to struggle with something so simple...
Gentle hands reached out to help him. Kneeling up on the bed, Niveus planted a kiss across a scar on his chest—it was one of the old ones. Her fingers made swift work of the laces, allowing his britches to slip from his waist and fall to the floor. He eagerly kicked them aside, leaving only one last shred of clothing to chafe him.
Ardbert replaced her hands with his own, and she pulled back to regard him. He hooked his thumbs around his small clothes and pulled down to be rid of it. A low sigh slipped past his lips as his cock was freed to eagerly harden to its full size. His gaze never once left Niveus. Now that he was fully bare before her, he waited for her to choose the next action. She silently watched every moment, eyeing him from top to bottom. She reached out, picking a scar on his shoulder. Tracing it down, her fingers jumped to the next closest one. He shivered, but did his best to keep still. Down and around she travelled, climbing off of the bed to continue to reach down to the scars on his strong legs. She finished her journey, kneeling before him, and looked up.
Her hot breath splashed across his cock before she licked up its base. Salty and musky, she moaned at his taste. Ardbert grunted and bucked his hips forward into her face.
“S-sorry,” he panted, embarrassed that he gave such an automatic reaction. “It's been quite some time...” All of his nerves were on fire, jolts shooting through him at the slightest touch.
She chuckled under her breath. “No need for apologies.” She slid her hands around his thighs and gripped his firm ass. Helping to hold him steady, she kissed his hard cock up to the tip where she licked his slit. He groaned, his body tensing in excitement. Not looking away, not even wanting to blink to miss a moment, he watched as she began to take his hard cock into her mouth. He groaned and gripped her hair. Even just hearing her suck, let alone feeling the suction she created around his cock, was enough to send his nerves reeling. His body was on fire, and nothing was cooling him down.
She took more of his cock into her mouth, dragging her teeth along his length. “Fuck,” he choked, unable to hold back. His muscles clenched as his eyes screwed shut. “I'm not...I'm not going to last long,” he warned through shallow breaths. Niveus hummed against him, sucking hard. Every nerve in his body was on fire, the heat rising to unbearable yet intoxicating levels. The flames rushed through his body, building up to breaking point in his groin. “N-Niv!” he cried out, gripping her hair tightly.
The pressure was unleashed as he cummed, his hips jerking about. He buckled over a little, holding onto Niveus' head as she did her best to swallow all of him. His seed was hot and salty, coating the inside of her mouth before going down her throat. She sighed in satisfaction as it filled her stomach. The heat and pressure died down within him, but it did not go away. Her panting breaths mingled with his as she pulled off his cock. She looked up at him, his blue eyes still hazy and unfocused.
“I thought...” he panted, “that I was meant to be helping you take care of yourself.” He chuckled, his lips tugging up into a muddily amused smirk.
She ran her hands up and down his thighs, planting a kiss on the side of his still-hard cock. “I just couldn't resist upon seeing you. Twelve know that you haven't enjoyed something like that in a long time.”
His smirk turned to a soft smile as he stroked her hair. “You put others' needs before your own far too often. Well, then.” With a grunt, he looped his hands under her arms and lifted her up and onto the bed in one sure movement, supporting his weight above her. He hovered his head next to her ear, and whispered lowly, “I'll just have to give you a proper 'thank you' for that.” His hot breath against her skin sent shivers down her spine before he captured her in a kiss. The taste of himself mixed with her sweet lips was delicious, but he had to pull away. That was not how he wanted to say his thanks.
He kissed her neck, a hand roaming down to rest at her hips where he toyingly tugged at her small clothes. She yelped a little as he bit her collarbone, leaving another mark of them together on her. His lightly calloused fingers trailed across her skin and slid up behind her back.
“Oh, wicked white,” he cursed out lowly under his breath, fingers fumbling. Lacing. Why was he having such trouble with lacing. Niveus' laugh rang in his ears. Shifting beneath him, she tugged her bralette around and helped to untie her own garment.
“Guess you're in need of some practice,” she hummed, planting a kiss on the top of his head. He grumbled lightly under his breath, thankful that she could not see his embarrassed expression. The lacing was barely untied before he pulled the fabric away, tossing it to join the other clothing strewn across the floor. Resting his chin on her stomach, Ardbert stayed like that a moment, simply looking up at her. Combing a hand through his hair, she tilted her head slightly at him. “What is it?”
He smiled. “Nothing.” It was not nothing. He wanted to engrave every experience to his memory. How she looked from every possible angle. How she swiftly answered his touch, no matter the question. How she smelled, and how she felt. Everything.
Satisfied for the moment, he continued his journey down across her body, exploring every ilm. He reached her small clothes, and she shivered beneath him. Leaving the ghost of his lips on his skin, he rose up between her legs. As he rose, she lifted her legs up to allow him to pull off the final garment of clothing with him.
Ardbert paused again, one of her legs slung over his shoulder, and studied her body laid bare before him. The stories of her own adventures were ready for him to read, and he was eager to study every page. Every word and phrase would be memorized, and perhaps he could help her write more pages. He smoothed a hand up and across her chest, his touch causing her to shiver and twitch beneath him, a muffled giggle slipping past her lips.
He gave a lop-sided grin at her reaction. “Why, my dear Warrior of Darkness, is that a blush that I see creeping across your fair face?”
Niveus raised a hand to hide her expression, looking aside. “No, it's not.” She pursed her lips together, but it could not restrain the smile that tried so hard to break out. The smile danced in her eyes as she glanced back at him.
“Oh, I think it is. And I must say,” Ardbert began to sink down, placing a tender kiss on her knee. “It is,” another kiss, on her inner thigh, “a wonderful,” he sucked on her skin, “and delightful,” he kissed the crook of her thigh, his stubbly beard scratching her, “look for you to wear.” He pressed his tongue flat firmly against her folds, licking all the way up and across her clit, ending with a firm flick with the tip of his tongue. Niveus moaned and clutched her legs around him. He looked up at her over the curves of her body. “Let's see how others look.”
Settling in, he let his tongue get to work. He looped his arms under her legs and gripped her hips. He pursed his lips around her clit and sucked on the sensitive nub. A soft gasp escaped Niveus, her hips tilting up. He left her with a soft nip, in return for the one she had given him, before he probed her folds with his tongue. Her entrance was sopping wet already, allowing his tongue to slide in with slick ease. So warm... Ardbert groaned under his breath, her taste affecting him like life's sweetest nectar.
Niveus' head arched back into the pillow, gripping his hair as her toes curled. His name kept slipping past her lips as his tongue probed her insides. She squirmed beneath him until his grip on her tightened, holding her hips in place. The added force from him only caused the pressure in her lower abdomen to build faster. “Ardbert, touch me, please,” she begged through shallow breaths. He was swift to comply. The dual attack of his thumb rolling across her clit and tongue swirling and curling around inside of her caused her to screw her eyes shut tight, riding every wave of pleasure. She sank deeper and deeper into that bliss of pure ecstasy. The deeper she went, the stronger the pressure. From between her legs, Ardbert watched her intently. He needed to only watch her expression shift to know what to do. He groaned into her, rubbing his cock against the sheets to feel some friction himself. He played to her conducting moans and groans, making sure they only grew louder.
She had gone too deep. The pressure was too much. She crashed through those depths and gasped for air. “Ardbert!” she cried out. Her legs clamped around his head as her juices spurted out. Ardbert slurped her up with great vigour, not daring to let a drop hit the sheets. She drifted there, on the inverted surface of that sea of ecstasy, eager to dive back in.
“I-I think I'll need to find more reasons to get you to say 'thank you'.” She sighed in bliss, not wanting to return to shore just yet. When she opened her eyes, she was met by blue eyes gazing down at her. He kissed her tenderly. Niveus moaned into his mouth, tasting herself on his tongue, their flavours mingling together.
“I could thank you for every breath we share.” A kiss at the corner of her eye. “For every heartbeat felt.” A long kiss on her forehead. “For every moment yet again lived.”
Niveus reached down and laced her fingers back with his. She rubbed small circles around his thumb. “If you have all that to be thankful for, then it sounds like you'd best get started.” She reached up with her other hand and pulled him back for a deep kiss. “I cannot wait another moment.”
“As my Warrior of Darkness commands.”
A chilled shiver sent goosebumps over her skin as Ardbert pulled back. He sat up and adjusted her legs around him, lining up his cock to her entrance. His heart already began to beat faster within his chest, but there was no more hesitation. Niveus groaned as his bulbous head pressed past her folds and pushed into her. He cursed under his breath, faltering for a moment. He knew she would be wet and warm for him, slick from her excitement and his ministrations, but he had underestimated just how good it would be. He began to fill her, to feel her. All of her.
Niveus latched onto his forearms, her eyes going wide as his cock pushed further in. She gasped in pleasure as he stretched her to accommodate his size. As he entered, he leaned back down, closing in all around her as well as inside. Her hands slid up his arms, rounding over his shoulders and down his tensing back. She gripped him, her nails digging into his skin, a leg latching around his waist.
“Fuck,” they cursed out in unison as he bottomed-out inside of her. Ardbert rested his forehead against hers, his jaw slack as he panted hard. Never in his life, even before his hundred years of formless drifting, had he felt so complete and understood as he did in that moment. Niveus' breath swirled with his, her eyes slowly parting. She could feel him, she could feel all of him. Through him, she could feel his racing heart—every pulse, every beat, every second that proved that he was still with her, that he was alive. Her own racing heartbeat shifted, altering until it pulsed in perfect unison with his.
Two, no more. Only one.
Ardbert slowly began to rock his hips against hers, pressing in as deeply as he could reach. Back and forth, back and forth. Pulling out a little, he eagerly thrust back in to her encompassing warmth, shuddering as her wet walls clenched around his cock. Not even she wanted him to leave her. But he had to. That feeling of entering her again was worth the cost of leaving her. And the look of her face when his hips reconnected with hers, with the catch of breath that danced on her lips... Ardbert groaned, his pace rising in tempo. The cooled embers of his nerves began to reignite.
Niveus pulled him down, locking their lips back together. She eagerly dove back into the sea of pleasure, its depths beckoning her endlessly down. She rode the waves and currents of ecstasy, moving in sync to match him. When he pulled out, she tilted her hips down. When he plunged back in, she rose to meet him. She latched onto his back, nails digging into his skin. That pressure returned, building above where his cock penetrated her. Deeper, and deeper... Her legs latched onto him, helping to pull him in even more. The pressure built up all around, making it hard to breathe.
Their eyes never broke their locked gaze. Even when Ardbert's thrusts made her wholly cry out, she kept her eyes locked with his. They wanted to share every moment—to hear, to feel, to see. But as much as she wanted to see, a white light began to blot out her vision. It was not the damn blasted white of the Flood, but one of pure pleasure. She had reached such a depth in that ocean of ecstasy that even the dark depths gave way to light. Her toes curled, legs beginning to shake.
Ardbert gripped her thighs, fingers digging in hard to keep her steady. Hot. He was getting so hot again. There was a fine sheet of sweat beginning to coat his body as he slapped against her skin. He chased after that heat, the friction of their bodies driving it to rage hotter and hotter.
Niveus cried out his name as hers fell off of his tongue. The white light completely blinding her vision, the pressure finally making her reach her end. Ardbert's fire raged through him, causing him to explode. The torrent of pleasure crashed over her, and rushed out. His cum shot into her as her liquids flowed. Their fires and waters mixed together in an explosive burst. Their very souls mingled together, becoming indistinguishable from each other. Losing themselves and finding themselves in the same moment of synchronicity, reaching absolute oneness.
Ardbert panted hard, his hips settling down.
Nothing was said between them. What even could be said after sharing their very beings? Ardbert reached up and brushed aside some of the damp hair that had matted to her face. She smiled at him. He smiled back, bathing in their afterglow. He was enveloped by her light, and he was shining right alongside her.
She cupped the side of his face. “You're still here,” she murmured.
He chuckled softly. “I am.” He leaned in to kiss her softly, swiftly planting more kisses over her face. She shifted beneath him, groaning under her breath as she did so.
“Are...are you still hard?”
His cock throbbed within her before he answered. “I am.” His breath was low as he whispered into her ear, “Looks like I have a hundred years to make up for.” He swirled his hips against hers, his cock pressing in deeper. Niveus gasped, her nerves still tingling with sensitivity. Her swollen clit was put under more pressure as he stayed sealed against her. “And you can enjoy every moment of it.” Unable to resist, he bucked his hips into her, burying his head in the crook of her neck.
“Show me,” she gasped out. “Give me everything. Do all that you can.”
He growled lowly in the back of his throat, biting her skin. “As you desire.” Ardbert pulled back and out of her, dragging his hands across her body. “Flip over,” he commanded. Niveus shivered at his tone. With his help, she turned over on the bed, resting her head on the pillow as she rose her rear into the air. He ran his hands up her thighs and over her ass, reaching further to grip her hips. His cock continued to weep, aching to be back inside of her wet walls. Pressing forward, he instead rubbed his cock against her damp folds.
Niveus groaned and rocked her hips back and forth over his cock, trying to get him to re-enter her. “I didn't think you'd be such a tease.”
Ardbert chuckled lowly. He leaned over and kissed her between her shoulders. “Well, I do want to enjoy and give you everything.” He probed at her entrance with his cock, carefully countering her movements to keep from slipping back inside just yet. “And that, my dear, includes at least a little teasing.” One hand slipped around and pressed firmly against her sensitive clit. She gasped, clutching the sheets. “Wouldn't you agree?”
“Yes,” she whined into the pillow, her overstimulated body aching for more than just the teasing. She could get a bit of his tip to enter her before he rocked away and pulled back out, both of them toying with each other. Ardbert groaned against her skin, rearing back up. He slid his hand further down and caressed his fingers over her slick folds. Enough with the teasing. His fingers slipped over and opened her folds, allowing him to thrust his hot cock into her in one sure, swift motion.
This was how they were meant to be.
Niveus moaned beneath him, pressing her ass back against him to keep them tightly sealed together. He sighed in bliss, simply enjoying how it felt to have his cock throb inside of her wet confines. Every pulse echoed through him to her.
“More,” she pleaded, craning her head to try and look at him from the corner of her eye. “Don't let this be everything.”
“It's only the beginning,” he reassured her. Ardbert gripped her hips and pulled back again. She clenched down on him, instinctively trying to keep him inside of her. They groaned at the suction, stopping only when his very tip rested back at her entrance. One aching throb passed before he shoved his cock back inside of her, setting his pace hard and relentless from the start.
In and out, in and out.
Niveus cried out, letting the pillow muffle her as best it could. Her nerves reeled, that pressure building back up at an alarming rate. Head spinning, her legs trembled already, barely able to keep herself upright. If he dared to pull his cock out fully, she would utterly collapse. But he kept her skewered, even if it was only by his bulbous cockhead.
Each thrust was harder than the last, his meaty cock trying to stretch her even further. Ardbert swore under his breath as she shuddered and clenched around him. He reached up and massaged her breasts.
His hips began to jerk about. It became harder and harder to give long, deep thrusts. Her inner walls clenched tightly around him, eager to milk all that he had to offer. He powered through his uncontrollable hip movements, and managed to thrust into her one final time. He roared like a beast, snarling her name as he shot his cum deeply into her. His hips twitched and bucked, mixing their seed and juices together, with the excess coating both of their thighs.
Ardbert collapsed down over her back, panting hard across her ear. With a grunt, he pulled his tender cock from her and fell down beside her. Niveus' legs gave out, not having the strength to keep her upright without his help. They looked to each other, smiled, and laughed. Niveus reached over and kissed him, cupping his face gently. She tried to nestle her body with his, entangling them as much as possible, when something else caught her attention.
Niveus looked down. “Oh my, you're still hard?”
A groan slipped from the back of his throat. “It will pass in time, I'm sure.”
She sighed and kissed his stubbly chin. “Well, it has been a hundred years for you. Let's savour every moment that you're still given.” She rose up and slid herself over his abdomen. She kissed the underside of his jaw as she slid down until his hard cock pressed firmly between her ass cheeks.
Ardbert gave a low moan, instinctively gripping her legs. His muscles tensed. “You're not tired?” he murmured.
“Wonderfully exhausted,” she hummed, rubbing herself against him gently. Their mixed liquids smeared between them. Ardbert chuckled lightly. If this was her while being exhausted... She pushed herself up enough to look at him better. “But let's see what can be done to ease your 'condition'.” She grazed her teeth up his chin to gently bite at his lower lip before kissing him.
“There you go again” he sighed exasperatedly when they parted. He ran a hand up the side of her face, then back through her matted hair. “Putting other's needs before your own.”
A smirk tugged at her lips. “Oh, rest assured, dear Warrior of Light,” she teased back, rising up to sit atop him. She gripped his shoulders and continued to raise her hips. He helped to guide her to hover above his cock before slowly lowering herself onto him. She sighed in pure bliss, their bodies sealing together yet again. “This is just as much for my own good as it is for yours.”
Her hips swirled slowly over his. Ardbert groaned, his neck tensing as he gripped her thighs. Every movement was controlled and certain. As tired as they were, there was no room for unnecessary motions. Niveus sighed and gripped his hands, lacing her fingers through his. With his support, she could roll her hips into his with more pressure.
For such subtle motions, Ardbert's nerves were quickly set aflame. His over-sensitive cock throbbed within her, pulsing in time with her clenching walls that sought to milk him. A fog of ecstasy clouded his mind, causing everything around them to fade away. There was only her above him. Her gaze still, piercing behind heavy lidded eyes, locked with his. Everything else was erased.
Niveus reached forward and gripped his chest. His hands, now freed, roamed over her body. He held her hips, rocking his own back and forth to match her movements. One hand slid up her back while the other rounded down her ass and caressed her thigh. He let his hands worship her, praising every ilm of her body. His groans were wordless prayers that only she could hear. He dared not tear his gaze away from her, for he did not know if he would ever be able to witness such an enchanting sight again.
Ardbert groaned and cried out, latching onto her hips and holding her in place. In one final burst of energy, he thrust into her, hot seed shooting out once more. His vision went white, even blocking out Niveus. At the far edge of that light, he heard her answering his call. She cried out his name, her voice ringing through the light like sweet music. Her toes curled as her hips shook over his, juices flowing freely.
The world came crashing back in around them. They panted heavily, bodies trembling as they settled back into reality. She collapsed onto him, utterly spent. Ardbert wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
“Ahh, I'm glad that worked,” she panted, feeling his cock softening inside of her. “You can thank me like you did before another time.” She chuckled and placed a kiss on the side of his face.
He chuckled along with her, but he was thankful that she could not see his lips dip to a small frown. “A wise decision,” he murmured, gently stroking the back of her head. His eyelids were swiftly becoming heavy. Their racing hearts and heavy breathing began to slow, the new rhythm becoming a sweet lullaby. “You haven't exactly had a moment to properly rest yet tonight. In fact, I think I increased your chance of collapsing, rather than reducing it,” he chuckled, making her shake with him.
He felt her smile across his skin. “Rested? No,” she agreed. She shifted off of him, settling by his side so that they could look to each other more easily. “But extremely rejuvenated.” Ardbert reached over and gently brushed some of her hair off of her face. She placed her hand over his, keeping his touch on her. Pulling his hand down, she kissed his palm, breathing over his fingers.
Her blinking lasted longer. Eyelids began to drift close. She sighed softly, snuggling closer to him. Ardbert ran his hand down to her arm, stroking her skin gently. His own eyelids threatened to shut, seeking to embrace his own exhaustion. But he couldn't sleep, not just yet.
“You're not asleep, are you,” he whispered. She hummed lightly, shaking her head. “Are you even trying to sleep?”
She slightly parted open an eye. “No.”
Ardbert smiled gently. He stroked her cheek softly with the back of his hand. “You really should. You, most of all, need to rest and recover your strength.”
She shook her head again, the grip on his shoulder tightening. “But then this moment will be over—our night will end. I'm afraid to see you gone once the dawn comes.” She tucked herself closer. “...I just want to stay right here with you, for as long as we're given.”
Ardbert rolled over to hover above her. “Whatever may come, I'll be with you.” He reached for her hand and laced his fingers through hers. “The echo of me across your skin.” He rested his body on the edge of hers, connecting them without discomfort. “The memory of me becoming one with you.” He grinned and locked a leg with hers. “The knowledge that our souls shall ever be intertwined... I shall always be with you.” He kissed her fully, allowing all that he had left of himself to flow though that kiss. “Even if you cannot see me. Even if you cannot hear me. In that moment, when lightness and darkness are at a balance—when evening allows the day to sleep, and dawn lets the night rest—close your eyes, and know that I live on with you.”