Life comes our way

ira

She does try to relax, but the topic keeps her a bit on edge. With the not so optimal living conditions, getting ill is very common. It is just a matter of how bad it got and how well one recovers and she would be lying if she tries to say she doesn't get worried each time she comes down with something. No matter how much she tries to act and tell herself that it's nothing. Though it was very hard to stay in denial the times she had spent days more or less unable to get out of bed.

As for seeing a doctor about it when it gets bad enough. So far, it's been something she has been very bad at, as it meant having to actually admit the problem was bad enough to warrant seeking help for.

His smile is contagious and she smiles back at him. Not as bright as his, but it is a genuine one even if she also uses it to hide her worries behind. "If it keeps you from worrying too much, I promise to do that." One could say she should seek help for her own sake, but if keeping Uldren from worrying is the motivation needed to make her actually do it, then so be it. Whatever works in the end.

She takes a slow breath and lets it out in a sigh, finally starting to relax more under his idle strokes and tries to push the somber thoughts away again. Her thumbs stroke softly over his cheeks and along his jawline and she studies his face for a moment, before leaning down to press her lips to his in a brief very gentle, almost careful kiss. Her body shifting a bit, one leg sliding up over his to make herself lie even closer against him as she presses a second, slightly longer kiss to his lips.

roll me up and smoke me, love, and we can fly into the night
you take drugs, to let go, and figure it all out on your own

She doesn’t relax completely, but Uldren can feel the minute ways that she does, and in turn it relaxes him too. He watches her carefully, quietly hopeful that she will seek a professional’s advice if she got sick again, knowing it would alleviate his own worries to keep him from trying to blanket and suffocate her from living her life. Not that he thinks he could with the wildfire that Ira is.

But still. “Promise accepted.” Uldren rumbles with that same crooked smile blossoming on his face, keeping his jade eyes on her for as long as he can, until she’s adjusted herself atop him and presses her lips to his. His arms move to wrap tighter around her, keeping her up against his chest, letting the first kiss be the acceptance to their agreement before she leans in for another, one he prolongs until his lungs ache.

And from there, well, he catches his breath just enough to press his own kiss to her lips, then jaw, then cheek, then back to her lips, in a silent way of telling her how much he cared about her and her health and safety. All a part of his subconscious trying to prove to her that he isn’t like the other ones that had come before him.

Uldren

ira

She hopes too she will be able to keep the promise, while knowing full well there's a risk she will slip back into her usual habit of denying the problem being large enough when it came to her health. At the same time, she doesn't want to disappoint nor worry Uldren, or make it seem like she's just making empty promises. Especially when it comes to something so important. It will have to be a learning process on her side, to admit and accept help when actually needed. Or she might just end up suffocating that wildfire on her own.

His arms wrap around her and she nestles as close to him as she can, once again ignoring the heat with ease for the sake of having contact with him. She loses herself in the second kiss and if it goes on long enough to make his lungs ache, it's only so much she can do to not gasp sharply for air in the brief pause before his lips are back on hers.

"Thank you..." She mumbles quietly as his lips move to her jaw and cheek. "For just..." Her voice fails her as much as she does with coming up with what words she is trying to find. As if the care and affection he shows is just overwhelming to her and she doesn't really know how to handle the wave of emotions coming with it. As if it all is something she isn't at all used to, and perhaps she isn't either. So she dives into the kiss again when his lips return to hers, despite her breath trying to get stuck in her throat a bit. Her thumbs stroking gently along his jawline again and her fingers trailing back into his hair.

roll me up and smoke me, love, and we can fly into the night
you take drugs, to let go, and figure it all out on your own

They meld and mesh together and Uldren does his best to catch his breath in the meantime. Her words are as much a balm to him as proof his silent attempt to convey the exact sentiments are received how he means them. So as she settles, his arms remain wrapped around her despite the heat and the sweat, settling in the best he can against the couch, contently pinned between her and the cushions.

They break again and his head nuzzles slightly against her cheek as well as the hand in his hair, panting while he offers her a gentle smile. “Think you deserve the world, Ira.” And perhaps it’s due to the fact he’s from Undunli that the affection and his ability to commit make it different from what she’s used to, but he finds he doesn’t care as he leans into it completely now that he knows it won’t scare her off.

Uldren

ira

She closes her eyes and leans her cheek against him as he nuzzles against her. Despite feeling overwhelmed, she is not scared off by the affection he gives. Being more starved of it than anything and she just wants to freeze time for a while, remain there close to him with his arms wrapped around her. His words bringing a soft smile to her lips and she shifts a bit to nestle her face in against his neck.

The fatigue she had managed to fight off by starting to talk slowly start sneaking its way back over her mind and she is not sure if she should continue fighting against it or give in for a while. "If I were to fall asleep, will you stick around?" She mumbles quietly and brushes her lips against his neck. "Because if you're planning on escaping you'll have to wake me. Don't want to be left here alone." A soft huff of a laugh leaves her and her fingers once again rub gently into his hair, as she's figured out it seems to have a sedating effect on him.

roll me up and smoke me, love, and we can fly into the night
you take drugs, to let go, and figure it all out on your own

“Course I’ll stick around.” He says before she continues to speak, telling him that he won’t be able to leave without waking her – as if he’d ever dare or dream to. Exhaustion hangs heavily on him as well as her lips dance along his skin and her hand strokes gently in his hair, blinking somewhat slowly like he’s trying to fight off the notion and failing.

He noses his way up, settling in as he presses another kiss to her cheek and forehead, wrapping his arms around her tightly as she settles against him in for a nap, humming his own soft chuckle into the warm air around them. “Let’s get some sleep.” Uldren agrees, his hands stroking little designs into her shoulder blades, keeping her tight against him like he can mimic some kind of weighted blnket in order for her to fall asleep with him.

Uldren

ira

She hums softly at his response, already about to drift away and more content doing so knowing she won't wake up alone later. Him moving under her to press more kisses to her face wakes her up for a heartbeat, enough for her to react with a small smile before the heaviness presses down on her mind again.

The heat starting to feel oddly comfortable, especially when most of it came from lying against Uldren's warm body and and the little strokes against her shoulders made her drift off before she can even hear what more he says. After all the stressful days, she'll probably remain more or less passed out there in the couch for hours. At least she has the best weighted blanket to keep her safe.


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