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Edelgard von Hresvelg ([personal profile] unyieldingmarch) wrote in [community profile] middaeg2020-06-07 10:52 pm

[Closed] We work hard, and then we work harder.

Who: Edelgard von Hresvelg & Various
When: Early June
Where: Aefenglom and Dorchacht, and At Sea
What: Edelgard does some quests with her CR
Warnings: Violence, and Edelgard's usual warnings of human experimentation, blood in a vampiric context, and talk of death and war.



At Sea (For Corrin)

It's strange being on a ship, the rolling motions of the waves against the wood not enough to really bother Edelgard, though how much of that was her vampiric body and how much of it was her own fortitude was anyone's guess. Either way, she wasn't in her element and it probably showed in the stance she had adopted, staring stoically out over the moonlit water. The glimmer of silver off the horizon was entrancing, beautiful and distracting...but she couldn't deny that she was any less afraid of the water, no matter how it looked. Maybe it was strange since she didn't exactly need to breathe, but fears weren't easy to let go of.

Either way, she's definitely making waves in the bond, mulling over various things, and likely subconsciously calling out to at least one of her Bondmates.


Below Decks (For Byleth)

During the early hours of evening Edelgard's more active and attempts to be more social, since she can't exactly come out of her vampire-proof room during the daylight hours, or risk bringing people into it. It's simply a bad idea. She's not restless, exactly, but she has a lot of pent up energy. And even the Emperor isn't above pestering her other bondmate during their journey. So, she knocks on the door of Byleth's cabin...hoping to find something to occupy herself this evening. And time with a dear friend certainly is a good way to occupy oneself.


The Silent Forest (For Saber)

Edelgard was happy to take on this particular quest, and even happier to have the opportunity to do so with Saber. She'd seemed capable and competent during their meeting, and so when a pair of Wilder Witches were asking around for guards during this trek, it had seemed as good a time as any to get to know one another better. Fully armored, with Aymr slung over her back, the Emperor was covered in head to toe as the wagon the Wilders had brought rumbled out towards the forest path, the last rays of a fading sun not quite sunk below the horizon yet. An early "morning" for her, but they did need to get going during the daylight hours, and her enchanted clothing was good enough protection until night fell.

"Were you on the original expedition out here?" Edelgard asks of her companion, curious.



[Further prompts will be in the comments. If you want to do something quest related with Edelgard feel free to ping me on Plurk at [plurk.com profile] intercession]
hegemonwings: (ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ Oᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ.)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-10 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ byleth huffs out a gentle laugh at that, feeling... content, she thinks. identifying her feelings with much specificity is still something that eludes her. but something like this is just so... normal, in a way that she still can't quite believe she has in her life.

she hums softly, letting her eyes slip closed as a smile tugs at her lips.
]

I'm glad. It... makes me happy, knowing I can help ease your mind.
hegemonwings: (Wɪᴛʜ ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴄᴏʀɴ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-11 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ byleth senses the consideration and lets the soft words sink in. a touch of... embarrassment? love? both? rises in the bond. ]

You've been... sweeter, lately. [ or more openly so, anyway. she says that, gently, feeling her face warm and her pulse quicken a bit. ] I think that I like it.
hegemonwings: (Iᴍᴍᴇʀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴜʟᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟs)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-11 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ byleth hums again, relaxing further in response to the kiss. ]

I haven't met him, but I'll bear that in mind. [ she can't help but feel like she should be doing something with her hands, even with their current position. ]

It's made this easier for me. You know that I'm... not skilled at expressing how I feel. [ she tries with edelgard, though. always. ]
hegemonwings: (Tʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴄʏ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-12 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
... These moments mean the world, my heart. [ her voice is quieter, as she admits that. ] Like proof that everything has been worthwhile.
hegemonwings: (Tʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I'ᴠᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-13 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if byleth feels any discomfort as edelgard knocks out one particularly resistant tangle, it doesn't show. ]

It had... never crossed my mind one way or another, until the war. But I do enjoy getting to have you to myself. [ she knows that she isn't—and frankly, shouldn't be—edelgard's primary focus at all times. it's the same for her own priorities; they both keep busy, and that will be just as true when they return home, if not more so.

but all the same.
]
hegemonwings: (Tʜᴇ ᴅɪɢɴɪғɪᴇᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-14 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Can't have anyone thinking the Empire's marshal is visiting Her Majesty's chambers at night, hm?

[ there's more than a touch of amusement in her voice as she says that, leaning against her just a bit. ]

What would people say?
hegemonwings: (Tʜᴇ sᴋʏ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʙᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇs)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-15 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ she lets out a soft sigh, letting edelgard continue the work. she... feels like? she shouldn't turn around? her heart warms at the sound of edelgard laughing, as ever. ]

I would prefer that. And I suppose we should try to be... subtle, when we return? At least for a time.

[ until the monsters in their midst are rooted out, she means. ]
hegemonwings: (Gᴏᴅʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ's ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʜᴜɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-16 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
I can handle whatever they might try. But if it will deny them the option... if it will let you rest easier, then...
Edited 2020-06-16 00:45 (UTC)
hegemonwings: (Wɪʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀᴍ ʙʏ Gᴏᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀᴍ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-16 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

[ she's not sure how much that's even... possible, for people in their position—in edelgard's position, especially—but she nods regardless, turning at last, just enough to look at her. ]

Privacy is one thing, but... El, if we are to be... [ married. she doesn't... really want to say it out loud, with the odd limbo they currently exist in. even if she's brought it up before in implications, in hypotheticals, in images and feelings, and even if edelgard has been receptive. byleth knows her meaning will be clear regardless. ]

... Though I suppose that's a question for after we break them.

[ hubert has made it clear enough he believes such things are emphatically not an immediate concern, even if she hasn't directly brought up the matter with him—"the war is not over. not for you, not for me." "ah, but such things are a long ways off. not until the rot has been carved from fódlan's bones and the vermin lies broken among their ruins..."—and byleth realizes full well that her friend is right, but... she still finds her heart running away with the notion, here and there. ]
hegemonwings: (ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀɪᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-17 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ byleth's heart flutters a touch at edelgard's initial resolve, happiness flooding the bond in return. she relaxes into the touch for a moment, feeling the magic shift between them with that contact, resting a hand on the back of her bondmate's neck. there's a touch of nerves in her own side of the bond, but still... certainty.

she dips her head forward, briefly meeting her lips for a soft kiss.
]

You've never forced me into anything, El. I'm not sure you could. [ her voice is... gentle, as she speaks, for edelgard's ears alone. ] You don't need to shield me from public life. I simply... believe I can do more good at your side.
hegemonwings: (Wɪᴛʜ ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴄᴏʀɴ)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-18 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ she huffs a gentle laugh and trails one of her hands down edelgard's arm, twining their fingers together. byleth would prefer to feel her skin without the glove, but she doesn't want to ask her to take them off. not now.

her eyes slip closed, lips still just shy of edelgard's.
]

We've been partners in the work thus far. Why would I want that to change now? [ byleth opens her eyes a fraction, right hand shifting from the back of edelgard's neck to her cheek. ] I love you far too much to just... sit idle, while the crown lies heavy.
hegemonwings: (ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs)

[personal profile] hegemonwings 2020-06-22 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ she does know where edelgard is coming from. warmth, her smile widens and she nods fractionally before leaning in for a heavier kiss, hand slipping back to the back of edelgard's neck while the other goes around her waist. she's not quite ready for... more than this, she thinks, and while there's want in the bond it's tempered with nerves, restraint, hesitation—in other words, there's no intention of pushing this further for now. regardless, she still finds herself very aware of the fact she's only dressed in a nightgown this time around.

byleth finally breaks off the kiss and draws a breath, leaning her forehead on edelgard's once more.
]

I will. I won't just be... someone to be seen on your arm. I'm still learning who I really am... what I really want, but... I know that I want you there with me, while I do.