And that’s his treat: Irene gets some arson, Kai gets some grievous criminal assault. They’re both very happy.
Vale: We’re not gonna burn it
Irene: C'mon dude, you never let me burn anything
Yeah, we’ve got to let Irene have some treats at least. She is currently well below the ideal quotient for punching Silver.
Vale: We’re not gonna burn it
Irene: C'mon dude, you never let me burn anything
When Vale is the responsible one, you know you’ve got to worry!
Vale: We're not gonna burn it
Irene: C'mon dude, you never let me burn anything
That really is navel-gazing, sorry but I just thought of that appalling pun!
Here's a little secret about me, I hate the word belly. You will never ever hear me say it and very very rarely see me writing it, I avoid it whenever possible
"You... Don't have a navel?" Irene said, almost frowning as her eyes glided down Kai's firm muscles, following the trail that her fingers had made as she unbuttoned his shirt.
"A what?"
"Navel? A belly button? Do... Do dragons lay eggs?"
"Of course. What did you expect?"
"I don't know!" She exclaimed. "Have you never been with a human before?" He ruffled his hair. "I thought, well, you implied, that you'd had a good many partners."
"No, I said that I was good in bed. No, there were no humans before you." He said. "And I take it that you've never been with a dragon then?"
"No, only humans... Well, there was a vampire once." She shrugged. "Never a dragon. God, that's weird."
"What's a navel?" She opened her mouth, and shut it again.
"Well it's... Well, do you know what an umbilical cord is?"
"I have vague memories from a biology class well over ten years ago." He said. "Something to do with repro... Do humans not have gen-"
"We do!" Irene interrupted. "I just assumed that your bodies would be identical to humans." There was a side note that she hoped that they were... compatible. "No, its to carry nutrients to the foetus before we are born. Everyone has one, its a small mark on our stomachs."
"Really?" Kai wrinkled her nose. Irene sighed and started on the ties of her dress. "Oh..."
"Shush." She muttered, she let the dress pool to fall at her feet before starting on the strings of her corset. "Men have it so easier with fashion." She said, not unkindly but with a sharp edge.
"I'm more than happy to help." He smirked as Irene managed to get the knot undone and parted the boned fabric at her chest. "Heaven and earth, how many times have you been stabbed?"
"Not that many times? Maybe four or five times?" She said, looking down.
"That one is awful." He said, putting his index finger on her navel.
"That's my navel." She said. "I guess it's technically a scar?"
"But you said it was so you could eat as a baby."
"No, it- have you ever studied human biology? And- oh you- you're messing with me, aren't you?" He grinned and nodded.
"I'll admit that I have never seen one in real life and was unaware that it does in fact look like a scar." He said. "But I'm not that dim."
"You are the worst."
"Yeah, but you like me anyway." He said, stroking her jaw. "It looks weird though."
"Says the man without a navel."
"Technically, not a man."
Irene doesn’t know how good she’s got it, that sounds epic!
Irene: Guns can kill. Knives can kill. [Holds up Kai] Even pets, launched at a great speed, could kill
Vale: nO-
Ooh, I understand the belly thing, it’s just a strange word. This is great fluff!
Here's a little secret about me, I hate the word belly. You will never ever hear me say it and very very rarely see me writing it, I avoid it whenever possible
"You... Don't have a navel?" Irene said, almost frowning as her eyes glided down Kai's firm muscles, following the trail that her fingers had made as she unbuttoned his shirt.
"A what?"
"Navel? A belly button? Do... Do dragons lay eggs?"
"Of course. What did you expect?"
"I don't know!" She exclaimed. "Have you never been with a human before?" He ruffled his hair. "I thought, well, you implied, that you'd had a good many partners."
"No, I said that I was good in bed. No, there were no humans before you." He said. "And I take it that you've never been with a dragon then?"
"No, only humans... Well, there was a vampire once." She shrugged. "Never a dragon. God, that's weird."
"What's a navel?" She opened her mouth, and shut it again.
"Well it's... Well, do you know what an umbilical cord is?"
"I have vague memories from a biology class well over ten years ago." He said. "Something to do with repro... Do humans not have gen-"
"We do!" Irene interrupted. "I just assumed that your bodies would be identical to humans." There was a side note that she hoped that they were... compatible. "No, its to carry nutrients to the foetus before we are born. Everyone has one, its a small mark on our stomachs."
"Really?" Kai wrinkled her nose. Irene sighed and started on the ties of her dress. "Oh..."
"Shush." She muttered, she let the dress pool to fall at her feet before starting on the strings of her corset. "Men have it so easier with fashion." She said, not unkindly but with a sharp edge.
"I'm more than happy to help." He smirked as Irene managed to get the knot undone and parted the boned fabric at her chest. "Heaven and earth, how many times have you been stabbed?"
"Not that many times? Maybe four or five times?" She said, looking down.
"That one is awful." He said, putting his index finger on her navel.
"That's my navel." She said. "I guess it's technically a scar?"
"But you said it was so you could eat as a baby."
"No, it- have you ever studied human biology? And- oh you- you're messing with me, aren't you?" He grinned and nodded.
"I'll admit that I have never seen one in real life and was unaware that it does in fact look like a scar." He said. "But I'm not that dim."
"You are the worst."
"Yeah, but you like me anyway." He said, stroking her jaw. "It looks weird though."
"Says the man without a navel."
"Technically, not a man."
Excellent pun!
Someone needs to stop giving me the opportunity to kill characters
You always have a choice, don’t pretend you don’t enjoy being a mass murderer of all my faves!
Someone needs to stop giving me the opportunity to kill characters
Ooh, tension! Ao guang ships it. Thanks for writing this, it was very fun.
Hiya, can I get may I have this dance for whoever you fancy writing it for, please?
"May I have this dance?" Ao Guang asked Irene, offering her a gloved hand, black silk she decided as she carefully lay her hand atop of his, conscious of Kai watching her. She could feel the power through the gloves, there was no shielding the strength of a dragon, even in human skin.
"I'd love to, though I confess to not being much of a dancer." She said letting him lead her toward the other swirling dancers. "I will try my hardest not to tread on your toes." He had similar laugh to Kai's, very soft and low, like the gentle rumble of a vintage car.
"Well, I hope that I do not tread on yours, I usually watch these things, but I wanted the opportunity to talk to you without arranging a formal meeting. Those things are so much effort and take up so much time."
"Oh, I am beginning to realise that too." Fear gripped her despite the forced lightness in her voice. "I... What is it that you wished to discuss? If it's something serious, than maybe a meeting is necessary."
"No, I wanted to thank you."
"Thank me? For what?"
"A good many things I believe. Shall we start with Venice?" He swept her in a turn and straight onto the dance floor. He caught her with the poise and grace of a professional dancer and she wished that she could claim to have the same set of skill. She'd attended plenty of dance classes in her youth, but she'd never enjoyed being on show in such a manner.
"You really don't need to thank me for that." She said, following his lead in the steps of the waltz, trying not to count the music beats aloud, rather than just in the back of her head to keep in time.
"You saved my son from a fate that many consider to be worth than death, as my brother tells me, at great risk to your own safety, and at the risk of your position in the Library."
"Kai is, was, my responsibility." She said. "It was through my own action that his kidnapping was able to take place. I do not deserve gratitude."
"I will have to disagree. From all accounts, you risked your life for my son, for that, I will be eternally grateful and in your debt. For your assistance in Paris, and your discretion, I also thank you, we would have been unable to get a treaty without your presence." She blushed a little bit. "Truly Irene. Or, do you prefer miss Winters?"
"Irene is just fine." She said, smiling. She caught a glimpse of Kai. "Your son is important to me, I was always going to go after him, I do regret asking him to meet me in Paris somewhat, he was kidnapped and injured due to the... Events, but I would not have succeeded without him."
"He said you were humble." Ao Guang's eyes flashed happily, sparking like stars in midnight skies. "He also speaks very highly of you, he has a great deal of faith and trust in you, I am glad that he's finally got someone as loyal as he is. You're a good match." Was there more implied there? They certainly were a good match, but Irene had no desire to made it a publicly known relationship. What had Kai said to his father?
The music swelled before slowly ebbing away. Ao Guang kissed the back of Irene's hand before she dipped into a curtsey and he bowed.
"I believe that my son wishes to be your next partner." He said as Kai made his way over to them. "Thank you for the dance, Irene, and thank you for all that you have done for my family, I am indebted to you."
"I hope I am not interrupting?" Kai said.
"Not at all." Ao Guang said. "Thank you for the dance, Irene, I hope that you enjoy the rest of your time here."
"Thank you, your majesty." Irene smiled as Kai offered her his hand. They waited for Ao Guang to walk away before turning back to the dancers.
"So, are you enjoying yourself?"
"I am, yes. Though I have to say," His hand was warm on her back. "Your father is a better dancer than you are."
Such a Silver move!
Silver: Yeah, we're best friends, but I would totally fuck you if you asked.
Vale: what
Irene: [eating chips as she watches from the background] he said she'd fuck you if you asked.
Ooh, that would be genuinely painful to read! And I think Kai would lose the few remaining fragment of his sanity.
One of these days I am going to have to think of the crackest ship that there is and write something for it
I'm thinking Irene x Ao Shun
Kai is out here straight up speaking the truth we all need.
Kai: Chillax!
Vale: That’s not a word
Kai: Sometimes the ones who deny ‘chillax’ are the ones who need to chillax the most
Bold of you to assume Silver would attempt to correct himself, this was his diabolical plan all along!
Vale: Fuck you, Silver!
Silver: Fuck me yourself, Vale!
Vale:
Silver: No, I mean—
Vale: [sigh] Okay.
Silver: Wait, what...?
Vale: [already taking off clothes] Yeah, why not?