<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/42/Gaidin.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Galvren Valynar (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234819.msg11585469#msg11585469)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Gaidin.<br/><strong>Bondmate:</strong>Suana Bemesta.<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Suana Bemesta.<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Evening, Saven 7th, 990NE.<br/><strong>Place:</strong>The Grounds, Secluded Corner Of The Garden.<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>N/A<br/><hr/><br/>The kiss that time around was...<em>different.</em>Not better, per say, just...<em>different.</em>Whereas before he was alone in his own head and feeling his own desire and excitement and nervousness and all the other hundred and one emotions that rampaged through his body in that moment, now he had not only an eavesdropped lying in the back of his mind but also a window into just how his partner was feeling throughout; as soon as their lips met and she leant forward to press her body against him, in addition to his own fresh surge of desire and warmth and excitement he could<em>feel</em>a sudden spike of hot, trembling, raw emotion pulsing from that tree, the leaves upon it shimmering from a dark bronze to a fiery blossom-red, the sudden shock of the change and the force of the emotions making him gasp a little as her own pleasure at the contact echoed through into his own mind. He found himself tightening his grasp on her waist as she pushed herself closer, his own desire and affection only being stoked by the fires emanating from across the bond; whereas before he had still been just a little bit doubtful of the sincerity of her desire, now he could feel the truth of it first hand. Every one of his touches, every time he dragged his lips across hers, every time his breath tickled along her skin, he could feel the tree rustling in response, new blossoms sprouting every moment that passed. That unrestrained desire and affection - mixed in a curious way that he wasn't entirely certain how to read yet; he didn't doubt he would be able to detect her emotions with more subtlety once he'd gotten used to the bond, but at that moment he was still working out how to interpret the various signs, so anything more subtle than her raging passion eluded him, for the time being - bled through to his own emotions, amplifying them and pushing him to more insistent touches and harder kisses which in turn inflamed<em>her</em>passions, which then bled through to him...it was a sweet, sweet circle that he had no desire to end any time soon.<br/><br/>His hands clutched at her waist and back, his mind slowly losing itself in the kiss and the feel of her lips and the proximity of her body that was just radiating heat, yielding to her aggressive insistent body automatically, submitting to her quiet, subtle confidence, every fibre of his being enjoying such intimate contact with Suana Sedai...he didn't know to what extent he liked her yet, but he<em>did</em>like her, that much he was certain of. He enjoyed her company, respected her ability, admired her beauty and wanted to sit there and kiss her all night...he wanted to talk to her and protect her and aid her in whatever she decided to do, and genuinely valued her not only as the beautiful creature she was but as a person worthy of respect, deference and his affections. Was that enough for the long-term? He didn't know. But he knew that it was not something easily thrown away...and he knew that his parents own partnership had been founded on much less than his attraction to Suana Sedai was, and for the moment at least, that was enough; they desired each other, they had great affection for one another and regardless of how far that affection extended...they both wanted and<em>needed</em>to express that desire as soon as they could to celebrate their new Bond. He just hoped that his affection was indeed real, true affection rather than simply desperate lust. He knew that he did genuinely desire and care about Suana Sedai...but the doubt was still in the back of his mind, and any reasonably person would have that same reservation in his situation. But he shoved it to one side; right then, he desired her and she him and they both held affection for each other...and that was enough, for the moment. Only time would tell whether that affection was simple physical desire...or something more.<br/><br/>And then it ended. Well, perhaps that was dramatic; the intimacy itself and the passion driving it didn't end - how could it possibly go away as quickly as that, after all? - but the intense, insistent, fiery contact most certainly did cease as Suana Sedai pulled away just a little, her lips now mere fractions of an inch from Galvren's as she stopped their intense kiss. Galvren blinked a little in surprise as he slowly came back to his senses, the raging inferno that had sprouted from the base and boughs of that tree and had spread to meet his own flickering bonfire had retreated just a little from the edges of his mind, giving him precious room to think. He hadn't been thinking consciously in that contact, hadn't been considering what their intimacy might mean...it had simply felt good and right and he had done it. But now...now Suana Sedai was requesting something far more conscious of him, a thought that flooded him with both sudden desire and excitement, and extreme nervousness at the same time. Suana Sedai framed it as a simple question, but he had known Aes Sedai - and women - long enough to know when a question was more of a hint or - in that case - an order, and despite his sudden anxiety, he didn't hesitate; he was nervous, true, but when an Aes Sedai tells you to undress her, it's only natural that you feel a little trepidation. But that was only a tiny corner of his mind, the rest of his self being consumed with<em>want</em>and<em>excitement</em>and even - dare he say -<em>lust.</em><br/><br/>His eyes opened slowly and flickered up to meet Suana Sedai's gaze, his eyes admittedly just a little lidded and flared with desire. "I would be a poor...lover..." it was going to take a while to get used to using that word to refer to Suana Sedai, even just in private. He felt a small spike of nervousness as he wondered whether that would be deemed appropriate by her or not, but he shoved it to one side; he didn't have time to worry about it yet. "...if I didn't..." He finished after a brief pause. His hands slipped from their position around her waist, moving up further along her body, his hands taking in every dip and curve along the way until they eventually found those small, rounded buttons connecting the two sides of her dress. These weren't the first buttons his hands had seen and he popped them easily, panting a little from the force of the previous kiss as he looked Suana Sedai in the eye. He wanted to kiss her again, Burn It, but this felt like something that should be observed and shared rather than something that should be rushed through and forgotten; it was the first time that they would undress each other...it just felt like it deserved more ceremony.<br/><br/>His hands continued slipping the buttons through the holes deftly until none remained, the shoulders of the dress now hanging loosely on Suana Sedai's upper arms. Then....he pulled at the edges slowly, dragging the dress down her body and off of her arms, slowly exposing that beautifully, wonderfully pale skin to the cool night air, the parts being revealed practically glowing in the soft moonlight, his breath hitching a little as the dress sliding down her body revealed more of her smooth, graceful, elegant beauty. "Suana Sedai..." he breathed quietly, "Your beauty humbles me..." He blushed at using such a cliché, cheesy line...but he couldn't think of anything else to say; it may have been cliché, but it was also - in that case - truer than anything else he had said that evening, the awe and wonder and affection and desire in his voice and pulsing in his mind - and, no doubt, through the Bond as well - 100% genuine. He went slowly, giving her every opportunity to stop him and throw him backwards if she so desired, but honestly? He sincerely hoped that she didn't...and not only because he wanted to kiss her again and feel that wildfire of passion raging through him again. Of course...that was part of it. He<em>was</em>a man, after all.