002 - Paper Birds

[fistfullofmagic]

Who: Dhaos and Zelda
Where: at the "Zel house" aka home
When: the 9th/10th late night
Style: [action]
Status: Closed, because it's a tad creepy to wander into someone else's house late at night, ne?


[Tired as he is, sleep evades Dhaos. Though it has been a week, he's still not quite used to the lack of Mana. He'd been low on mana before certainly - had almost died from it, was ill for years on end because of it. But... this was the first time that his magic had ever been well and truly gone; even temporarily it scares him far more than he'd ever admit. And then with the coral seeming to be in the beginning stages of malfunctioning... Well, even if it wasn't the most likely thing, a small part of himself can't help but worry that perhaps this curse would last much longer than a week. That perhaps it might never lift. It is for this reason that he finds himself relocating to the couch with a book and blanket.]

Comments

Hiatus still means backtags! <3

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda hasn't slept all week, and she's perfectly satisfied with that. Her throat gets a little sore from all the chatting she's been doing with Duke, though, so she's come back home to get some tea.

Goddesses preserve her, Dhaos is a Sheikah.

Her heart catches in her throat as she watches him quietly for a few moments before approaching.]

Having trouble sleeping?

<3

[fistfullofmagic]

[Dhaos looks up at the sound of her voice. He's seen very little of her the past week, and, well...he missed her. Thus he chalks up the extra little surge of cheer he feels at seeing her to this, and to finally seeing someone he trusts after a week of feeling uncomfortable in his own skin.]

...A little, yes.

[zelda_hylia]

[It wouldn't be just that, though. The descendant of the goddess the Sheikah are sworn to serve (or perhaps even her reincarnation) is standing right before him.]

I apologize that I've been out so much. Being an angel is more interesting than I expected. I certainly like being able to fly.

[She smiles at him, though it's a little bittersweet.]

So I've become one of your people and you've become one of mine...

[fistfullofmagic]

Indeed?

[Somehow, that simple fact makes him feel much better about the entire situation.]

I am glad you had the chance to experience the joys of flight.

[Though the smile on his face is small, it is perhaps the brightest he has shown since his arrival.]

[zelda_hylia]

It's lovely.

[She curls her hand over her Cruxis Crystal and smiles, sitting on the arm rest near Dhaos. The princess is usually far more reserved with her second housemate, but when he's a Sheikah, dropping her guard comes naturally. She reaches out with her other hand and runs it through his hair.]

I don't think I've seen a Sheikah with wavy hair before.

[fistfullofmagic]

[It feels very nice when she strokes his hair; so much so that he can't help but lean into the touch a little. It doesn't take long for him to relax into dropping the last little bit of his guard. Rather difficult for a Sheikah to remain tense when their beloved goddess is showing them affection after all.]

I suppose it might just be me. It's rather uncommon among my people as well.

[zelda_hylia]

Have you noticed any changes? I think you were rather like me before, affiliated with the light... but a Sheikah is a creature of the shadows.

[It doesn't sound as if she thinks that shadows are a bad thing, they simply are. A shadow is not the same as true darkness. It's benign.]

[fistfullofmagic]

Mm. While Angels are creatures of the light, I do find darkness soothing when it is not complete.

[If the light becomes too bright, no matter how beautiful the source, it is painful. While complete darkness reminds him of the time of his imprisonment, he can't help but love the dimly lit nights when the only source of light is the moon.

...Zelda might be picking up on what sounds rather similar to purring right about now.]

[zelda_hylia]

So do I. I prefer a balance of light and darkness.

[Wait, is he... purring? Like Duke?! Hold up, here. Apparently every hero ever has been going about things wrong, all you have to do to stop someone from destroying the world is give them a head pat.

Signless has the right of it, at least. Her hand stills for a moment before continuing.]

[fistfullofmagic]

Mmn.

[Yep, a whole lot of bloodshed could certainly have been avoided in a number of cases, Duke and Dhaos' included, had others not been terrible to them first. Dhaos continues to purr in contentment, finally beginning to feel a bit tired.]

[zelda_hylia]

[He'd said he was having sleeping trouble, but she's quite certain she sees his eyelids drooping now. Smiling to herself a bit, Zelda hums a quiet lullaby. She can do that much, at least.]

[fistfullofmagic]

[The combination of the song and the hair stroking finally manages to drag him down into the arms of sleep. It promises to be the best night's sleep he's had since the beginning of the curse.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda tries to ignore the bittersweet feeling that comes over her, slowly removing her hand from his head. Now she'd sung a Sheikah to sleep with the exact same song that hers and always sung to her.

Impa...

Shaking her head, she stands quietly and makes her way out of the room.]