(AKA Three Times The Watcher Initiates Intimacy, and One Time Aloth Does)
I’ve been wanting to write something POE-related for a while now, and I’ve finally decided to just take the plunge and hope for the best. So here’s a short(ish) thing about Aloth & Ariela. Hope it’s not too terrible.
The first time she holds his hand is in a dingy office in the basement of an animancy institute. She intertwines her fingers with his, squeezing softly, meaning to reassure. Her eyes are filled with concern and a worried frown is clear on her face, but her touch… Her touch is warm and soothing. Comforting.
He hadn’t entirely believed her when she’d promised to do what she could to help him, wasn’t used to having anyone make his needs a priority. And yet she had. She had so many concerns of her own, he knew, all of them far more serious than his wellbeing, and yet still she continued to find time for him.
Her thumb works in slow, calm circles against his skin, and the sensation of her touch fills his mind entirely. When she speaks, her voice is quiet and sure, and her words are meant only for him.
You’re OK. You’re safe. I’m here.
Only moments before, he’d been starting to have second thoughts about all of this, but with her by his side, he couldn’t help but think that somehow everything was going to work out OK.
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Aloth/Watcher + Firsts
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