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@princessloss ,
            
               the young man's expression wavered, instinct pulling his walking stick protectively closer to himself as he heard the steps receding.  "i'm sorry,"  he said in an exhalation of breath,  his head shaking slow.  "i did not mean to frighten you. i am not accustomed to ... others straying this far into the wilds. it's been a time since i've spoken to anyone but the trees." his own steps were taken back, as if he could vanish back into forest without ever having uttered a word. 'if you follow upstream a ways there is an old oak the storm felled. there should be enough there to use as firewood." 

@heirslost 
            
            Elody could feel the hairs on her skin stand up as he slowly approached her. She felt like a deer in headlights per say. She wasn’t used to people, being alone almost her whole life and not trusting the world around her. She’d back up, keeping her distance from her and the stranger. “I’ll go then. I was just looking for firewood.” 

@princessloss ,  
            
            'nor i you..'  
            
                there is a melody to his words, spoken like the caress of a soft summer breeze. walking stick in hand, he steps from the grove of trees. cloak draped about his shoulders and wild hair catching the dying light like flames he seems almost more forest spirit than man. he stops there, head cocked as he seems to regard the other with innocent amusement.  'i should be asking you that same question. after all it is my woods you stand in.'      

; i need to get my motivation for writing again   

@woodlanddruid ,
                 the night was still, yet if one strained they might pick up the faint rustle in the trees above, the distant call of the owls, and life farther still in the shadowed underbrush beyond. had he been drifting? with the warmth of the flames and the comfort of their camp he hadn't even noticed himself slipping. he came back to himself at the sound of the voice as if jolting awake. he murmured an apology, a lazy smile playing upon his lips as he sat up, fully pulling himself back into his body. "what is it?" he asked, head tilting curiously as he held out his hands.    

it brought comfort to know. it was pretty clear from the start that halsin was a protector and caregiver. the child seemed to chamge him, for the better, if it was possible. the gentle nature only seemed amplified and it was pretty clear the man had a lot of love in his heart for so many things. it was a wonder that there was room for a child with how much of him he gives away to vel. as if it was endless, yet he was determined to find the bottom when seeing how much he poured to vel. even of he overflowed, no love would be waisted still. 
            " then we go together when I am back. I will leave all my things here so you should be fine with food and coin. I won't be needing it. " he couldn't help drinking in each little detail. devoting each small freckle to memory for the long days ahead when he won't get to see them. offering a soft hum, tangling their legs close together while holding vel's face still for just a momwnt longer. " I could never say no. please forgive my restrain. otherwise I might not leave at all. " words almost left as a whisper while taking in the beauty just a moment longer. they still shared sadness, but halsin knew when he returned they would make well up for it. leave it as a distant nightmare, forgotten until the next year. cupping his face, halsin lightly ran his fungers aling vel's ears as he leaned in, glad to steal the air from his lips once more. a deep and desperate kiss as if to wish for the time to just stop now. daring not to leave his lover this time. 

@woodlanddruid ,
            
            "she's been through so much already," he murmured, though when he reached beyond himself he felt only calm from across the room. a contentment that came with safety, an obviousness to all else but the warm embrace of slumber. his breath left in a soft hum, his body having stilled while he left it, slowly drifted back. "she's safe now. she may not yet have words or ways to understand it, but she knows she's safe." and she would remain that way, for whatever the years might bring that would be one certainty. 
            
            he felt the words of the other more than he heard them, the deep hum within the druid's chest. his fingers wove their way deeper into his hair, holding to them with a little more desperation than before. the wild elf was never one to wear a mask, every emotion, uncertainty, flickering across his expression. unable to go forward without him by his side, unable to go back... all slowly eased by the brush of lips across his skin. a smile came to his lips as he met the kisses, holding it for a moment longer, a moment longer than that. his hand slipped down to hold the druid's cheek. "i don't want to retrace old steps /alone/," he reiterated softly, his fingers tracing the line of his jaw. "when you return, perhaps i will as well." how odd that a place could have such a hold over him. he had ventured so many a place, but there was something about the one he had spent his childhood. he felt the druid pull away, his gaze upward almost as if it rested upon halsin. "i'd like that," he said after a pause, his touch moving to his scarred chin, softly parting his lips. "but for now, what i would like more is for you to kiss me. make me forget that we'll be parting soon."    

" we don't have to decide now. after all, I think it will be easier to pick one when we see a little more of her personality. pore thing went through a lot. she's probably still recovering in her own way. " site and smell was also important. he couldn't imagine how confused her instincts are now. to no longer have that familiar smell and sound around her anymore. halsin just hopes she heals that loss. deep down knew he was going to spoil her when she is older. only wanting to provide the best to help the feeling of loss her soul might hold onto. 
            " my heart, we don't have to go then. I don't want you to feel such anxiety. especially knowing I must leave as well. no scars should be torn open like this. even if it takes a hundred years or more, we can come back when you feel comfortable to do so. I don't want you to harm your heart like this. not with the added stress of caring for a little one. " moving to hold his face, softly kissing along his cheek before stealing soft pecks on his lips. " the past can be daunting. it took me a hundred years to return to the shadow lands. the regret was too much. so please, let us stay here instead. even if it takes till I'm grey, we will come when you're ready. " making the kissed linger a little longer. not wanting to pull away each time he saught another. " we don't have to do it all right away. I know we've been too excited to head to one place to the next. soo, I don't mind if we settled for a while. maybe we can explore the forests around here instead. look for that special place for us? " lingering longer on the last kiss, running his thumb along vel's jaw before begrudgingly pulling away. running a hand through the wild elf's hair, tucked out of his face. 

； we all know he is the father of the year, every year. no compilation 

@heirslost          (  . . .  )         im   glad   someone   said   it!!

@hyrded 
            / omg yes and the lil duck carving he gives you. just in love with that man everyday <3 

;        this !!! it'd be super useful for character info , headcanons and especially trigger warnings