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He stared at the hawk before him, the one who looked more confused by his confession than Azen himself did. He had to be joking. He just... couldn't be serious. "You... What?" He asked, feeling a faint and only slightly unwelcome stirring in his chest. And as he asked, he realized what he'd been trying to deny to himself, what he'd been trying to suppress.
Blitz shifted uncomfortably. "I love you." he repeated, his eyes locking more firmly onto the firebird's, conviction seeming to grow as the words were said again. "I don't... I've never said that before. To anyone. I didn't think I'd be able to. But, I love you, Azen." He said, wincing with each sentence, as if he were digging a grave with each one.
The phoenix's eyes closed, words failing him as he stumbled over rejections and condolences in his mind. He had a master. He had a love. He... didn't have room for another in his heart... Or rather, he'd never felt he did. But even so, those emotions bubbled within him. He remembered those thoughts he'd been sparing the hawk, those allowances, those times when the man just refused to leave his head. He'd tried to deny the thoughts, deny the emotions, deny everything because he didn't feel capable of loving someone other than his dragon.
... But even so. His eyes opened, a softness in his expression he hadn't had in centuries. He couldn't say no. He didn't want to say no. He wanted to let the hawk into his life, share in his experiences, share everything that the phoenix had to offer. He saw such light in Blitz that even he, the manifestation of fire and rebirth, didn't feel worthy to look at him. Something in his expression must have said this, because Blitz had come forward, grabbing the phoenix by his scarf and pulled him towards the taller bird, pressing their beaks together in the avian equivalent of a kiss. And Azen gave himself over to it, finding his desire for the other undeniable.
"And I love you, Blitz..." he whispered, a relief in his soul that he could still love without debt, without obligation. A phoenix only chooses one master... but for a friend, an ally, a treasured and beloved partner, a phoenix may choose them to share himself with too, and show no less loyalty for it. "I love you."
A picture that I love beyond the capacity of words to describe. Made by my beloved friend and new love,
Its_Blitz
Thank you so, so much. <3
Blitz shifted uncomfortably. "I love you." he repeated, his eyes locking more firmly onto the firebird's, conviction seeming to grow as the words were said again. "I don't... I've never said that before. To anyone. I didn't think I'd be able to. But, I love you, Azen." He said, wincing with each sentence, as if he were digging a grave with each one.
The phoenix's eyes closed, words failing him as he stumbled over rejections and condolences in his mind. He had a master. He had a love. He... didn't have room for another in his heart... Or rather, he'd never felt he did. But even so, those emotions bubbled within him. He remembered those thoughts he'd been sparing the hawk, those allowances, those times when the man just refused to leave his head. He'd tried to deny the thoughts, deny the emotions, deny everything because he didn't feel capable of loving someone other than his dragon.
... But even so. His eyes opened, a softness in his expression he hadn't had in centuries. He couldn't say no. He didn't want to say no. He wanted to let the hawk into his life, share in his experiences, share everything that the phoenix had to offer. He saw such light in Blitz that even he, the manifestation of fire and rebirth, didn't feel worthy to look at him. Something in his expression must have said this, because Blitz had come forward, grabbing the phoenix by his scarf and pulled him towards the taller bird, pressing their beaks together in the avian equivalent of a kiss. And Azen gave himself over to it, finding his desire for the other undeniable.
"And I love you, Blitz..." he whispered, a relief in his soul that he could still love without debt, without obligation. A phoenix only chooses one master... but for a friend, an ally, a treasured and beloved partner, a phoenix may choose them to share himself with too, and show no less loyalty for it. "I love you."
A picture that I love beyond the capacity of words to describe. Made by my beloved friend and new love,
Its_BlitzThank you so, so much. <3
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