Lopsided by Ejunknown, [Prompt #150, Nibble]
Title: Lopsided
Author: Ejunknown
Theme: Nibble
Genre: CU, divergence. Drama, prolonged romance, friendship.
Rating: T
Word count: 200
Summary: In which Kagome found it hard to find her feet, (namely because they were in his arms instead of under her) and a different method is employed. A future segment of Developments, following on from Fatal mistakes (and underestimations).
Lopsided
Gentle steam misted the air of this new landscape, the surrounding greenery growing sparse with the receding tree line. Unable to move quite yet, and the Taiyoukai impartial to wasting time - although she had no idea just where he had been taking them - Kagome watched the changes from her lopsided view, draped like a human rug over his arms.
They couldn’t have been walking long, yet everything was different.
Her heart gave a lurch, and with a shaky breath, Kagome’s eyes closed. Different. She hadn’t expected to confront death this soon, which had been foolish. She was eighteen. Only just an adult.
Kagome jolted, slipping from her thoughts as warm breath crested the nape of her neck, soft lips cresting the shell of her ear.
Her intake of breath was sharp and indignant when teeth closed, nipping her lightly, and fleetingly, a soft abrasion flicked against her skin, before his touch was gone as abruptly as it had appeared.
The long, rocking motion of his gait stopped, the securing grip around her knees and shoulders loosening, and startled brown glanced to his. At his stare, her attention was diverted, and she found their destination. A hot spring..?
Author: Ejunknown
Theme: Nibble
Genre: CU, divergence. Drama, prolonged romance, friendship.
Rating: T
Word count: 200
Summary: In which Kagome found it hard to find her feet, (namely because they were in his arms instead of under her) and a different method is employed. A future segment of Developments, following on from Fatal mistakes (and underestimations).
Lopsided
Gentle steam misted the air of this new landscape, the surrounding greenery growing sparse with the receding tree line. Unable to move quite yet, and the Taiyoukai impartial to wasting time - although she had no idea just where he had been taking them - Kagome watched the changes from her lopsided view, draped like a human rug over his arms.
They couldn’t have been walking long, yet everything was different.
Her heart gave a lurch, and with a shaky breath, Kagome’s eyes closed. Different. She hadn’t expected to confront death this soon, which had been foolish. She was eighteen. Only just an adult.
Kagome jolted, slipping from her thoughts as warm breath crested the nape of her neck, soft lips cresting the shell of her ear.
Her intake of breath was sharp and indignant when teeth closed, nipping her lightly, and fleetingly, a soft abrasion flicked against her skin, before his touch was gone as abruptly as it had appeared.
The long, rocking motion of his gait stopped, the securing grip around her knees and shoulders loosening, and startled brown glanced to his. At his stare, her attention was diverted, and she found their destination. A hot spring..?