Between two worlds

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It was actually quite beautiful. Roan wore only a thin shirt and thin pants as she walked - or wobbled - outside of the medical station in Arkadia. They had, to his luck, decided to treat him there. He was feeling already surprisingly well considering he had been shot. He still couldn't put his full weight on one side, but he was certainly getting there, day by day. The crutches were no longer necessary, so on top of that, his legs were still shaky from no longer being used to walking. 

The sunrise painted the area in a wonderful warm light. But it didn't only paint the area. His eyes fell onto gold, pure gold. The woman standing by the wall was gorgeous and he had seen her before. It was mesmerizing, the pureness of her hair. Slowly he let his body walk to her. The closer he got, the clearer he saw her. She was gorgeous. And he knew her. He had seen her before all of this went down, before Polis. 

"Working so early?" He asked her softly. "I could have sworn you were sent by the heavens when I saw you. Now I remember you are."

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This is my Fight Song --TAKE BACK MY LIFE SONG, PROVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG With all that had happened, Harper was surprised to find herself outside and alive. Really, it was weird. For that moment, nothing bad was happening and it felt like the world was starting to become right once again. It was moments like then that Harper lived for. She loved the idea of enjoying the good times while they were available to enjoy, in all the ways one could. For that day, however, she was just working. She had made a complete recovery from being beat up by chipped Jasper and was back onto her normal shifts as a guardsman. Her jobs today involved helping one particular patient from medical, King Roan of Azgeda. While she was mostly meant to be a guard, making sure no one could get to him who shouldn't be near him, she was also meant to be around to help him with anything that he needed. Part of her hoped she would get to interact with him, just so she didn't have to stand around all day doing nothing. When she saw Roan walking out of medical, as slowly as he was moving, Harper found herself happy to see it. Her first thought was to run up to him and ask if he needed help to walk but decided that it would be better to wait and see if he asked for help. Someone like him, the warrior he was, probably wouldn't appreciate someone offering to help him. She had a feeling that it would make him look weak or something of the like. His first comment had her smiling, a laugh in her eyes. "If you were the type to sleep in, I wouldn't have to." Her tone was playful. She had definitely picked up on the way he was looking at her and she wasn't the type to turn down a little fun, even if it were only in words. Harper's eyes would get some fun also as it was quite obvious Roan's eyes were enjoying their view of her. They roamed over his face, enjoying the way his hair was a frame and how his scars looked like they were meant to be exactly where they were. This was definitely more enjoyable than standing around with nothing to do at all. But then he spoke again. This time Harper did laugh and it wasn't the flirtatious sort. She tried to rack her mind for a time when she had ever heard a line that lame. Maybe in her young teen years, maybe. Never had she thought she would hear something like this from a grown man. "I'm your angel, sure." With that comment, Harper's cheeks twitched and she tried not to laugh again. She was one to flirt but this, this seemed funny more than anything else. "Does the king need anything?" ash  || OMFG I CAN'T.

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Roan grinned. He knew he was shit at flirting. He knew he was not good at it. He never learned it and would probably never learn it. He was brought up to be a prince, to marry whoever his mother chose. He never had to think about dating anyone. He technically didn't want to date, still didn't, but he was bored and she was pretty and from what he experienced here, with her and her friends, she was open minded for a little fun. Even if that little fun was entertaining an injured, terribly helpless Azgeda king, who couldn't even flirt to save his life - literally. The term of angel was unfamiliar to him, but he remembered it, from his youth. It was not even what he meant, but it could have turned out worse. 

"Apparently the king needs better flirting skills." He laughed. None of it worked. Then again he didn't necessarily need it to work. He wanted to talk to her. This place was boring, but some people here were interesting. Not many, but this Harper was one of them. She seemed innocent, but far from it at the same time, friendly, but she had seen horrors. "I just needed to get out of there." They helped him, but at the same time they were boring as hell in there. "I gotta say your leader is a good shot, but there is next to no humor in this sad sick place." Most f the people in there weren't about to die, but they acted like they were.  "At least you know humor, beautiful."



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This is my Fight Song --TAKE BACK MY LIFE SONG, PROVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG At Roan's comment on his own bad flirting skills, Harper laughed with him. Yes, it was obvious that he really did need better flirting skills. Still, it was sort of cute how someone his age could be so bad at it. It made things fun, she guessed, and fun was something that they all really needed. Harper could definitely use a little more fun and she let her mind wander, thinking about just how much fun she might be able to have with Roan. Well, that would really depend, taking into fact that he had been shot. It was obvious that he wasn't walking steadily but walking definitely wasn't the sort of fun that Harper was thinking about. "Maybe I could teach you a thing or two," Harper suggested, her tone implying something a bit different. She was sure that he wouldn't need any teaching for the things that she was thinking about. And, to back herself up, as long as she was guarding him from outside dangers, it would be fine. Harper laughed again, nodding her head in understanding that he needed to get away from medical. She had spent her own fair share of time in medical and whenever he was there, there was nothing she wanted more then to get out. It was one of the most boring and most depressing places that Harper could imagine. Apart from being drilled in Mount Weather, it was her worst memory. Being stuck in a bed with nothing to do day in and day out had always left her in the worst state of mind. Bad enough that she would probably be up for flirting with everyone she could get near. No wonder Roan was doing what he was doing. That thought wouldn't stop Harper, however, she was likely just as much bored as he was. "I have more than humor." She grinned at him, her head leaning to the side. "Do you need some entertainment?" ash || Pretty much AUing away Harty so this thread can work XD

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Roan laughed at her suggestion. It was almost sweet that she thought she could still teach this old dog new tricks. It was not like he needed them. He was the king and in many cases going straight to the point o f things was the way to go for him. It was easier because he wanted things to be clear. He wanted his partner to know what she was getting into and that only worked if he was honest and in his case blunt. Flirting was, in many ways just a waste of time. And for some reason, now that the ice was broken, he felt like it might be a bit of a waste of time with his beautiful current companion – Harper. Roan all but hobbled a little forward, a little closer, close enough to feel the warmth radiating from her soft, beautiful skin. He itched to touch it, to see if it was as beautiful as he suspected it would be. 

“More than humor, you say?” He asked, smirking suggestively at her. That was when he appreciated how blunt he was with things like that. He needed to be blunt in those cases, to make it clear. Anything else could be misinterpreted. “If that entertainment would include both of us naked, maybe.” He suggested. “You are a beautiful, clever woman, Harper. Gorgeous and strong. You must know what a strong woman can do to a man who values strength.” God thinking about it, he wanted to see her come undone. And he hadn’t even had those thoughts about her long. “What do you say? A bit of unconditional, no consequences fun?”

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This is my Fight Song --TAKE BACK MY LIFE SONG, PROVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG There was no doubt that Roan completely understood what Harper was suggesting. As he walked towards her, Harper grinned in a way that she hoped was flirtatious and kept her eyes on Roan's as he spoke. She really wouldn't have any problems blowing off some steam with Roan, he was definitely attractive and Harper held no reserves about having fun with no strings attached. Roan was, also, apparently completely blunt. At his comment on the entertainment involving them both naked, Harper laughed. "That is exactly the type of entertainment I'm talking about," she replied, taking a small step forward so that there was hardly any space now left between them. While part of her said that if she were going to do this, it would definitely have to be completely away from public view, it was becoming increasingly more difficult to not just kiss him already. At least she knew that they would be kissing and doing a lot more than just that. When he finished speaking she leaned with her lips just millimetres from his. She paused for a moment, feeling his breath against her own lips. "That sounds perfect,"  she told him, letting herself pause again with her lips almost against his before pulling back. She took a couple of purposeful steps away from Roan. Her eyes went to her, a playful sparkle in them as she then turned and started towards her apartment. She knew it would be pretty obvious what they were going to do to any on-lookers but Harper couldn't find it in her to care too much about that. She was holding enough self-control not to kiss him there and then in public and that was good enough. As she walked she kept at a slow enough pace that Roan could keep up. When they finally made it to her room she opened the door, letting Roan in before then closing it again.  ash || Well, she takes a page from Roan's book. Straight forward!

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Roan grinned. It was clear she had much more experience at this than he could ever hope to have. The formality with Azgeda was, that he didn't have much of a pick. Neither did he want any pick. He did not want to have the choice for a wife. The future in that case was rather far from his mind and he wanted it to stay there. He didn't care for the future beyond the near future - at least in his personal life. For Azgeda he tried to plan. He had to. His people deserved a future - as much as it was possible in a world that was full of war and pain and not really full of kindness. 

Following her slowly he grinned. There weren't many people around, but given Skaikrus history with his people, he was sure nobody would expect them to get intimate. Sure, he knew Wanheda and her friend had been intimate with grounders, but the general consensus here was caution and it was a good one. Roan supported it with all his heart because he knew he needed to be cautious of them just as much. Too many people were killed by Arkadia for him to ignore the potential they had.

Once in her apartment he smiled once more. It was small, but very personal, using up all the space she had and making it hers. He wondered if he would get time to explore, to get to know her through her choices of decoration. But he would leave it to her to grant him permission. This was her personal space after all. "Quite the sweet apartment you have!"



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This is my Fight Song --TAKE BACK MY LIFE SONG, PROVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG Harper smiled at Roan's comment, very little of her own attention focused on the furnishings and decorations of her apartment. It was a place she was familiar with, however, and Harper guessed it might be of interest to someone knew, even if it held very little that seemed interesting. Clothing, the little she had, a book that she had been given by someone to read - though she held no spare time to actually read it - and a couple of bits and pieces around that made the room out to be her own but mostly, it was a room like any other. With the reason that she had brought Roan into it, the only part that mattered was that there was a bed and it was perfectly comfortable and capable to be used for that reason. "It'll be nice and cosy for us," she said with a lowered voice, taking a couple of steps to break the space between her and Roan. With how straightforward Roan had been in his wants for a particular kind of entertainment, Harper held no plans to postpone that. She was looking for that sort of entertainment too. There was no reason to be hesitant, to be polite. No reason to make small talk. Breaking the last bit of space between them, Harper pressed her lips to Roan's. They were soft but the stubble that surrounded them scratched lightly at her skin, a feeling she couldn't say she disliked. Her hands moved quickly to also touch him, one on his cheek to help in deepening the kiss and the other at his chest, running over his muscles through the fabric of his shirt. She parted her lips in deepening the kiss and let herself enjoy the taste of his mouth. From the flirting words thrown back and forth and the lust built from her appreciation of him, Harper let herself get lost in the kiss, no reserve to it at all. ash || Roan wants entertainment with both of naked, he'll get it XD

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Nice and cosy covered it wonderfully. It was very unlike where he grew up. More like a place he stayed in during his banishment. He had, for a time, had a rather permanent place, with something akin to a bed, entertainment of sorts and belongings. It lasted him for a long time until his constant presence in the area was noted and people were getting the idea that he was actually banished and shouldn't be there to begin with. They didn't attack yet, but he still left. He had to. It had only been a matter of time.

Before he could conclude his thoughts, though, Harper had crashed her lips to his. He gasped into it for a moment, ou of surprise, though why he was, he had no idea. She was forward. Roan wrapped his arms around her, picking her up a little to make the angle more comfortable for both of them. Her hand on his chest alone was a feeling unknown to him, but none the less pleasant. It was too nice to feel her soft fingers through the fabric of his shirt. As he pulled back he grinned. "So forward. I like it." He looked into her eyes. "I think we're wearing too much."

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This is my Fight Song --TAKE BACK MY LIFE SONG, PROVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG The gasp that came when Harper started the kiss had her wondering for a small moment if she had read things wrong but that was all it was, a small moment. As Roan's arms wrapped around her and lifted her feet off the ground, Harper reacted by deepening the kiss more, taking advantage of the better angle. Her head tilted to the side slightly and she made a pleasured noise against his lips. It all felt amazing and this was definitely the type of fun that Harper needed. When Roan pulled away from the kiss, too soon, she opened her eyes slowly, letting herself bask in the ghosting feeling of his lips. His grin was bright and suggestive. The look of someone who was enjoying them self. Harper's own expression matched that, a grin appearing like Roan's with desire in her eyes. "I'm just taking a page out of your book," Harper replied, a tease in her voice. He had definitely begun the movement of being forward and Harper held no reason not to continue it. She wasn't shy and they held the same intentions. At Roan's next words, Harper moved her hand still on his chest down to the hem of his shirt, where her other hand joined it. "I'd say you're right," she said in a lower voice. Keeping her eyes on his, Harper lifted the thin shirt up until she hit under his shoulders. Holding the shirt there, her eyes began to wander, taking in his well defined chest and stomach before grazing back up to meet his own eye's again. From there, with his help, she pulled the shirt up over his head and discarded it on the floor. Much quicker than she had removed his, Harper pulled her own shirt up and over her head. Once it was discarded somewhere on the floor, Harper grinned up at Roan once more. "Is this better?" It looked better to her, at least for then. She was sure that the rest of their clothing would be lost soon enough as well and she looked forward to that as well. Instead of moving to kiss him again, she took her time, letting her eyes wander again over him, take in the view. Her hands reached back behind her as she did, slowly unclasping her bra so she could remove it slowly. "Maybe this?" she teased as the straps were pushed off her shoulders and the fabric throw away from them. It was then that she took a step back towards Roan and kissed him again, this time moaning against his lips as their bare chests pressed together. ash || I'mma message to get this moved now! XD