to all of my beloveds

ori

love #2

my darling ori,

the love we shared was wild, set alight with your burning touch. for the adventures we partook ignited my desire for you, to swallow you whole and keep you close to me, a part of me. the time we'd spent together was effervescent, and you'd leave all too soon for my liking.

i am hopelessly, endlessly in love with you.

the way in which you always smelled of sea salt and warm sand, your crooked grin that you displayed only in frivolous, pure moments in time, and your insatiable pull for danger. the mischievous soul you possess drew me close, so close that i could not help but fall into the complex character that is you.

my most prominent remembrance of you comes from the ocean, the sound of waves crashing against your boat and warm wind against your sail settling behind the melodious tone of your voice. it was the earliest of night, when the blanket of stars twinkled just behind the clouds and the sun had just dipped below the horizon. your crew was enjoying a lively dinner, and you guided me to the deck.

your hair, the color of rich chocolate, was painted in a subtle milky glow, glittering from behind your frame. i thought you must have truly been a divine being of the water, the way your green eyes shimmered in amusement, i must have looked like a fool, and i could feel heat become on my ears and cheeks when your scarred hand pulled my chin for a kiss.

i treasured these quiet hours where you would wind thine hands around my waist, and allow me the pleasure of feeling all the compassion you held for me. the intimacy was so extravagant that i felt my soul would burst.

i live for the time in which you return to me, carrying a bag so overflowing with coin that it spills with each step you take. i live for when you tell me the stories of your heists and greatest escapades as i shall listen with an undivided ear.

i hope that you face no trial that knocks the teeth from your smile or the wind from your lung, my prayers to the gods are filled with blessings for your safe arrival, and my selfish wants are that only i have captured your true heart, if not your body.

in earnest, i would trade all the riches in the world to feel you, to touch you, and to be loved by you.

i eagerly wait for you to come back, as you are my life's greatest reward.

- Q.