[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

"Oh, my heart," Sand murmured, cradling Satoshi against his chest. "They were blind, all of them, not to see what a gift you are, and how foolish I was not to have taken what you offered when you first offered it. They are all wrong, you know."

Sand nuzzled his face in Satoshi's hair, pouring out his love for his husband in endless waves. "Do you know what strikes me the most? How you just found more and more love within yourself, despite all of that rejection. And I was guilty of rejecting you as well, was I not? I could not believe that you wanted me, a stubborn, proud, often foolish elf who was wearing a borrowed glamour to appear without scars, pretending to a perfection that does not exist. And so I took what you offered, and did not return it properly. And still you managed to love me. How can I deserve such love?"

Sand tilted Satoshi's face up again, wiping away the tears with gentle fingers. "We have at least five hundred years for me to convince you that you do not fail anyone, but let me start now. The men who raped Kansas in front of you had done it before. It was all he could ever expect from them, that pain and hatred. But you never stooped to that. All you ever offered him was love and protection, and that is not failure."

Sand kissed Satoshi softly. "Yuji sat with you in the hospital because he loved you and cared about you, and had he not been there, perhaps no one would have noticed him getting ill until it was too late. And when he did get ill, you did not fail him. You sat by his side as he sat by yours, and you loved him."

Sand kissed Satoshi again. "I never thought you were a cheap slut. I was so overwhelmed by your beauty and your sweetness, by the incredible way you responded to me, and I was afraid that you would find me lacking if you learned I was not quite the beauty that I seemed to be. And I was afraid to touch such beauty as you had, for fear I would mar it with the darkness in me."

Sand smiled at Satoshi, a gentle smile that made his eyes shine. "As for those others, you were a mirror that reflected the lack in themselves. You gave without hesitation, you loved with a pure heart, and you refused to stoop to their level, to visit cruelty upon others to hide your own pain. Instead, you turned that pain inward, and tore at yourself. But, cormamin, my husband, my soul's completion, it is time to begin healing, and to allow yourself to love yourself as much as you are loved by us."

Sand kissed Satoshi again, a little heat in the kiss this time. "We have all the time in the world before us. Five hundred years, half a millennium. I think we can find healing together, you and I, for you heal me as well."

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand took Satoshi's face between his slim, scarred fingers, and tilted it up so he could look Satoshi in the eyes. "Do not ever say that, cormamin. Do not belittle yourself like that, or think that you are not worthy of love." Sand pressed a tender kiss to Satoshi's lips. "You still do not see yourself as I see you, do you? Then let me show you."

Sand reached out and opened his bond to Satoshi, touching his husband's mind with all the love he could bring to bear, easing past Satoshi's hesitation and wrapping him in a mental blanket of reassurance. "This is how I see you, my heart, love of my life."

Satoshi saw himself, almost as if he were looking into a mirror that reflected more than just an image. Satoshi saw himself, a slim man with jet black hair tipped with amethyst, deep brown eyes behind thick-rimmed glasses, and a gentle, shy smile above his pierced lower lip. There was a light around him as well, and behind him Sand's voice, warm with love.

"You are beautiful to look at, cormamin, and that much is easy to see. But the lights you see are the lights of your soul, what I see every time I look at you. Do you see the rich blues and warm greens of your love and compassion? Do you see the red of passion? You give so much of yourself to all of us and never think of it as the treasure it is." Sand wrapped his arms tightly around his husband, feeling Satoshi's heart beat against his own heart. "You saved Kansas's life by rescuing him, and held him together all these long years. You stood by Yuji when he struggled with his illness, more than once. You forgave a very foolish elf who did not realize what he was offered, and you offered your heart again. And this time, I have accepted that gift, that treasure that is you, and I will not let you go. We will heal this, you and I. I will always be here for you to lean on."

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale looked a Yuji for a moment, and then began to howl with laughter. "You know, it's not a bad bed at all. One day, we might even use it, maybe when you tease me again."

Yuji laughed as well, his sweet, goofy laugh that made Vale's heart sing. Vale leaned in and kissed Yuji, nuzzling his ear, his green eyes bright. They spent a few minutes lying there, kissing and just reveling in the after-sex glow, and Vale marveled once again at how much he loved this man of his. Then he stirred and sat up, still enjoying the twinges in his ass from the desk encounter.

"We can wash up." Vale led Yuji behind a screen, and burst out laughing. Sand had apparently conspired with Nathe, and there was a shower in addition to Vale's beloved stone tub. Vale and Yuji showered quickly,and Yuji grabbed his clothes and dressed, giving Vale a slightly dubious look. Vale wandered back into his office to find his clothing, and dressed just as quickly, and then he led Yuji down to the barracks on the second floor of the tower

A small group of mages stood ready, all human except for one other elf. Vale gave them a somewhat feral grin. "Ready to hunt? Luskan is testing our defenses again, and we have some spies in the Back Alley. My husband Yuji is coming with us." Vale turned to Yuji and spoke in Japanese, sounding suspiciously like Ryuu in his pronunciation. "Stay close to me."

Vale and the other mages teleported to just outside the safe house in the Back Alley, Vale taking Yuji with him. Vale gestured for one of the humans, a slim man, to check the door, and he nodded. He held his hand near the door, and then drifted quietly back to Vale.

"It's warded, Captain, but I can unravel it." The slim man moved back to the door when Vale nodded, and he held his hand over the door again, pausing to touch a finger to the door at a few spots. He straightened and nodded to Vale. Vale nodded back, and the mages moved, opening the door and fanning out, their hands crackling with energy. An inner door opened, and a shabbily dressed man peered out.

"Oh, sod it," the man began, and a bolt of energy hit him and dropped him where he stood. There was an answering crackle of energy, taking the form of a bolt of lightning, and Vale flung up a hand and deflected it.

"Mage!" Vale shouted, and a human woman and the elven mage darted forward. The woman unleashed a stream of fireballs, and the elf following with balls of reddish energy that drove through the enemy mage's defenses. They fell back, and another human, a man, loosed what looked like a lightning storm in the room ahead. There were screams, and a gout of flame erupted from the enemy mage.

Vale spun Yuji behind him, and a pale globe of force enveloped them both as Vale countered with a beam of glacial cold. The mage's fire danced harmlessly off the globe, but Vale's beam found its mark, and the woman and the elf stepped up again. The woman unleashed a hail of ice shards, sharp as knives, and the elf used the same cold spell that Vale had used.

"Arcane Brother down," the woman barked.

"This room's clear!" the elf added.

"Go!" Vale barked, and the mages moved forward, globes of force surrounding most of them. Vale said something that Yuji didn't understand, and the glowing globe stayed with Yuji while a new one formed around Vale. "Are you good, a'maelamin?"

Yuji was a little startled by the speed at which the Cloaktower mages were moving through the house. Vale took point on the next room, going through the door at a dead run, energy dancing at his fingertips. "Crossbow!" Vale barked, and a bolt of crackling lightning danced up the crossbow and sizzled into the flesh of the Luskan spy.

"Vale, down!" Yuji yelled, seeing a movement out of the corner of his eye. Vale dove, and another crossbowman fired, his bolt sinking into the wall harmlessly.

"Got him," the woman mage called, and she hit the crossbowman with a surge of dark energy that seemed to shrivel him. He screamed as he dropped, but a fast bolt of lightning from Vale silenced him.

Vale looked at Yuji, his green eyes shining. Yuji didn't need words to understand the look in those eyes. Yuji's warning had saved Vale from an injury or worse, and his elf knew it.

"Two more!" the elven mage barked, red balls of energy dancing from his fingers to slam a man into a wall. The woman hit that man with more of the dark energy, and he was also down.

The last man threw down his weapons and screamed, "I surrender!" He looked terrified, as though he expected to die, but Vale's Cloaktower Guards were impeccably trained. The slim man darted forward and wrapped a coil of energy around the Luskan's wrists, while the elf snatched his weapons.

"Take him back, and find out what he knows," Vale said, and the team teleported off with their prisoner.

Vale turned to Yuji, and dismissed the globes of force around them both, and pulled Yuji into a searing kiss. Then Vale teleported them straight to his bedchamber in his office.

Vale was stripping off his breeches the moment they arrived, his boots toed off already. Yuji yanked Vale to him, crashing his lips against Vale's lips, his tongue demanding entry and plundering the elf's mouth hungrily. Vale moaned into the kiss, rubbing his cock against Yuji's jeans, his fingers busy with the button and then the zipper. Vale slid the jeans down, and then Yuji's boxers, and Yuji fisted his hands in Vale's hair and pushed the elf to his knees. Yuji's cock bumped up against Vale's lips, and Vale slid his hot mouth over Yuji's cock, his tongue flattening as Yuji fucked his mouth. Yuji's cock hit the back of Vale's throat, and Vale relaxed, letting the head slide further in, swallowing and feeling Yuji tremble as his throat muscles massaged Yuji's cock.

Then Yuji was tugging on Vale's hair, pulling him upright and turning him to face the bed. Yuji pushed Vale forward, his torso flat on the bed and his legs spread slightly, and Yuji pressed the head of his cock against Vale's quivering pucker, pausing for a moment to admire the sight of Vale spread open for him.

Vale moaned a little, and Yuji chuckled. "Always so eager, my wanton elf." Yuji gripped Vale's cheeks, spreading them even further apart, and then he pressed his spit-slick cock against Vale's hole and pressed the head in, feeling the tight muscle clamp down around his cock. "So tight," Yuji moaned.

Vale mewled a little, pressing back, and Yuji slapped his ass hard. Vale's cock jumped, and a dribble of precum leaked out as Vale moaned louder, his ass reddening where Yuji had slapped him. The elf pressed back again, and Yuji slapped him again, and Vale howled a little, his hips twitching eagerly.

"Tell me what you want," Yuji growled, leaning over to bite and suck a dark mark under Vale's ear.

Vale mewled again, the pain of the bites making his cock ache as even more precum drooled out. "Fuck me," Vale moaned. "Fuck me until I forget everything but your cock in me. Own me."

Yuji nearly sobbed with pleasure, and he slammed his cock forward, burying himself to the balls in Vale's ass. Vale screamed at the intrusion, the burn incredible but the pleasure of being thoroughly filled far outweighing any pain. Yuji's hand tightened in Vale's hair again, and he tugged the elf upright, one arm wrapped around Vale's waist as Yuji found Vale's prostate and punished it repeatedly, Vale's sobbing moans spurring him on.

"Touch yourself," Yuji ordered, his breath hot against Vale's ear. "Let me see you make yourself spill."

Vale let his head fall back against Yuji's shoulder, his fingers wrapping around his own cock and he stroked in time with Yuji's thrusts.

"Tell me when you're cumming," Yuji growled, and Vale shivered a little, his breathing ragged. He stroked as Yuji thrust, the nonstop assault on the elf's prostate approaching painful.

"Now," hissed Vale, the heat in his belly wound so tightly and ready to explode. Yuji pushed Vale's head forward just as the elf came, thick ropes of cum splattering Vale's face and chest. Vale' opened his mouth instinctively, knowing what Yuji wanted, and he caught as much of his own cum as he could in his mouth. Then Vale let his head fall back again, turning his face to Yuji and letting Yuji taste his cum as they kissed.

Between the heat and pressure of Vale's ass, and the taste of the elf's cum in his own mouth, Yuji could not hold out, and with a scream he filled Vale's ass yet again, thrusting with each spurt and savoring the pleasure of feeling Vale's tight little ass milk him dry.

Vale's knees buckled, and Yuji caught him, lowering the elf to the bed carefully, and easing his cock out of Vale carefully. Vale shivered from the loss, mewling a little, and Yuji lay down facing him, pulling the elf against his chest and holding him tightly.

"I love you, Vale, my perfect husband," Yuji murmured, kissing Vale's sweat-damp brow as Vale nuzzled closer, a blissful smile on his face.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale looked at the piles of parchment with a visible shudder.

"It's not that bad," Nathe said. "The two piles tied with ribbon are for you to take home and read whenever you need to be lulled to sleep."

"And the rest of this?" Vale gestured at the pile Nathe had left on his desk earlier.

"Those require your signature, not my forgery." Nathe shrugged. "It's something new up at the Castle. They hired some idiot hedge wizard to verify signatures by scrying to see who touched ink to parchment."

"Fucking Nevalle," Vale muttered, "I liked it better with Nasher in charge."

Vale frowned and began to read the first parchment of the other stack, scanning it quickly and scrawling his name in bold elven lettering. Vale was trying to rush through the papers Antha had brought, not in the mood to indulge her unrelenting attention. The fact that Vale had served as the captain of the Cloaktower Guard for nearly two hundred years seemed to impress her for reasons Vale could not fathom. He looked up when Yuji cleared his throat quietly and asked for something to drink. Nathe obliged, and Vale turned his attention back to paperwork, until he made the mistake of looking up again.

Yuji had been wandering a bit, looking at the shelves crammed with tomes and scrolls, but when Nathe had returned with the ale and fruit Yuji had requested, Yuji had seated himself on the sofa opposite the desk, on the far side of the room. Yuji began to nibble on the fruit, managing to be utterly distracting as he licked berry juice from his lips.

When Yuji spread his legs and sucked on a bit of apple, Vale began to twitch. Then Yuji feathered his fingers over a delicious looking bulge in his jeans, and Vale had had enough. He scrabbled furiously through the parchments, looking for something in particular. His breeches were feeling tight, and despite the ache in his ass, Vale was contemplating throwing everyone except Yuji out and relieving his frustration with another good fuck, and perhaps a nice quick raid.

Vale brightened considerably when he found a sheet of parchment detailing what promised to be a fast but lively raid on a Luskan spy cell.

"Right." Vale shoved the rest of the papers aside. "This needs handling. Antha, hold the rest of this until tomorrow. Nathe, I want the portal mage in here now, and you can assemble a team for me while I deal with him. Give me about an hour, and we're going to clear out a small spy cell. I hate giving those whoresons a minute longer than necessary in my city."

Nathe grinned, knowing exactly who to assign to Vale's team. He nodded and ushered Antha out the door, as Vale turned to Yuji with a wicked grin.

"Want to play with me?" Vale asked.

Yuji nearly choked on his ale at the look in Vale's eyes, and Vale jumped up and patted his back as another mage walked in.

"Oh, good," Vale said briskly. "I need a permanent portal. Nathe will sign anything that requires it, but I want a portal between my home here in Neverwinter and a location on another world in a parallel universe."

The mage nodded. "Can you give me visuals?"

"Of course." Vale took the small mirror from the mage and summoned an image of the living room in Neverwinter. The mage murmured something.

"The other end?" the mage asked.

Vale summoned an image of the living room in their new home in Tokyo. "The world is called Earth."

The mage nodded again. "You'll have it by tonight. How many keys?"

Vale thought quickly. "Make it a dozen, and all to me, if you will."

The mage nodded again and left. Vale turned back to Yuji, his green eyes dark with lust. Without taking his eyes off Yuji, Vale began to strip, pausing to run his hands over his pierced nipples as he shed his tunic.

"The raid should be fun. There's about a half dozen Luskan bastards holed up in a slum house in the Back Alley. Odds are they'll have a few traps set, but nothing we can't handle, and smart gold says they'll fight rather than surrender. And they almost always bring a Hosttower mage." Vale grinned wickedly as he took his time unlacing his breeches, making sure that Yuji got a good look at the bulge straining the laces. "It's going to be fast and furious, and you'll love it."

Vale slid out of his breeches and sauntered into the bedchamber, his hips swaying provocatively, knowing that Yuji would follow.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale screamed so loudly that Yuji's ears rang, and it was all Yuji could do to keep Vale on the desk as the elf's head came up. Vale's back arched so sharply that for a fraction of a moment Yuji feared it would snap. Vale used the brief distraction to shove his hips backward, slamming Yuji's cock into his prostate again, and the elf screamed even louder as he spilled, cum pooling on the carpet beneath the desk. Vale's ass clenched around Yuji's cock so hard that Yuji bit back a scream of his own, relishing the utter abandon of Vale's release.

Yuji managed a couple of thrusts before his balls drew up, and he filled Vale's ass with spurt after spurt of cum. Vale was shuddering and moaning non-stop beneath him as Yuji ground himself into Vale's ass, the tight passage milking him dry. Then Vale collapsed in a boneless heap on the desk, mewling with bliss as Yuji let himself slump forward to lean on Vale's back. It took a few minutes before Vale could find his voice.

"Oh, fuck, Yuji, that was amazing," Vale managed, his voice raw from his screams. "Do you think the entire Cloaktower heard that?" The elf did not sound displeased by the notion.

"Probably," Yuji chuckled as he eased his cock out of Vale's ass, pausing to stroke the reddened cheeks before he pulled up his boxers and jeans.

Vale laid on the desk for a moment longer before his managed to get his elbows underneath himself, and lever himself up a bit. His ass ached just the right side of painful, and even the bruises on his hips from the edge of the desk felt delicious. Yuji wrapped an arm around Vale, and helped him to stand, Vale muttering a quick cleaning cantrip to deal with the mess on the rug before twisting around to steal a kiss from Yuji. Then Vale reached for his breeches, and groaned in dismay.

"Oh, fuck a balor." Vale looked at the ruin of the breeches, and shook his head. "Kiss a fucking glabrezu, why didn't I ever learn that fucking mending cantrip?" Vale took a deep breath and bellowed, "Nathe!"

The moon elf stuck his head in the door. "Yes?"

"Tell me you learned that mending cantrip Sand uses all the time," Vale demanded.

Nathe shrugged. "Sorry, not my school of magic."

Vale glared at his second. "I'd terminate your job if I hadn't expressly forbidden myself from firing you," he grumbled.

"No, you wouldn't," Nathe countered, digging a spare pair of breeches out of a cabinet. "You'd have to come back to work if you did."

"Fucking moon elves," Vale retorted. "Always right all of the time."

Vale grabbed the new breeches and hopped on his desk, toeing off his tall boots and discarding the ruined breeches. He slid on the new pair, laced them deftly, pulled his boots back on, and nodded to Nathe, who left briefly to send in Antha.

Vale pulled Yuji into a passionate kiss, nibbling Yuji's plump lower lip, his green eyes fluttering closed briefly as Yuji returned the kiss, plundering Vale's mouth as he fisted his hand in Vale's hair, tugging the elf's head back a bit.

Antha made a small choking sound as she walked in, and the pile of parchment in her arms slid out of control and fell onto the floor. She dropped to her knees and started gathering them up, her cheeks red. Nathe had followed her and he sighed as he knelt to help her gather the scattered sheets.

Vale broke the kiss and looked at the stack with trepidation. "All that?" he asked, and the sheer horror in his voice made Yuji chuckle even as he rubbed Vale's back. Vale buried his head in Yuji's shoulder, his eyes tightly closed.

"You have been gone a while," Nathe pointed out mildly.

"Is my resignation in that pile?" Vale mumbled.

Antha looked shocked. "Of course not, Captain, sir!"

"Oh, fuck me," Vale moaned again, and Yuji burst out laughing as he hugged his elf.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale wriggled backward a bit, snugging his ass more firmly into Yuji's groin. The sky was still dark, and Vale guessed that he had perhaps an hour before dawn. Hikaru was sleeping later these days, and Vale was happy to have the extra time in bed with Yuji, time he frequently occupied much the way he was now, soliciting a quick fuck. In fact, Yuji's cock was nicely hard and Vale gave another contented wiggle.

"We'll never make it to the Cloaktower if you keep doing that," Yuji mumbled, his face buried in Vale's shoulder.

Vale chuckled. "Not even a very quick fuck?"

Yuji snorted. "You, a'maelamin, don't know the meaning of the word 'quick'." Yuji did press his cock a little more firmly against Vale's ass, though, and the elf shifted his leg a bit to make access easier. Yuji gave up pretending not to be interested, and gripped Vale's hip tightly as he breached Vale's ass in a quick thrust.

Vale moaned and pressed backward onto Yuji's cock, his own cock hard and eager as he wrapped his slim fingers around it and stroked in time with Yuji's lazy thrusts. Yuji had reached around underneath Vale and was tugging on one nipple ring while nibbling Vale's ear, and the combination of sensations was devastatingly effective. Vale was moaning almost non-stop as Yuji shifted slightly and found the elf's prostate.

"Oh... Fuck, Yuji! Don't stop," Vale moaned, stroking his cock harder as light exploded behind his eyes. He tilted his head back, turning his face into Yuji until he was able to reach Yuji's ear, and he scraped his teeth along the shell, dragging a muffled howl from his husband. Yuji thrust harder into Vale's ass, and Vale felt the heat in his belly release as he spilled into the sheets, his ass spasming around Yuji's cock. Vale bit a pillow to keep from screaming the house awake when he felt Yuji's teeth sink into his shoulder, Yuji's cum a hot geyser in his ass as he ground himself down on that wonderful cock.

Vale shuddered happily, the last waves of his orgasm riding him as he felt Yuji lick the spot he had bitten. "See, that was quick," Vale snickered, giving a last grind of his ass against Yuji's groin.

"You're going to be the death of me one day," Yuji retorted, but his voice was bright with love and Vale sighed happily as he wriggled off Yuji's cock.

Vale turned around to face Yuji, nibbling at Yuji's plump lips and letting Yuji plunder his mouth. When Yuji finally let Vale breathe, Vale gave him a radiant grin. "Are you really going to come with me to the Cloaktower today?"

"Of course I am. I want to see where you work, and what you do." Yuji gave Vale a last kiss and then slapped the elf's pert ass. "I'm so fucking glad Sand had these showers put in all the bedrooms. Let's get cleaned up, love, and get breakfast ready."

Breakfast was cheerful and full of laughter, and Vale had himself in fits of giggles as he fed Hikaru a bit of rice soaked in soup. Hikaru seemed puzzled but intrigued by this new feeding technique and even Willow could not help but laugh at their antics. Sand offered to clean up from breakfast with Satoshi, and Vale gave HIkaru a last nuzzle and kiss, scooped up Aika for a kiss and a hug, and ruffled Ryuu's hair and kissed him as well. Ryuu tried to act annoyed, but wound up giggling at Vale.

"Let's go, love," Yuji finally said, tugging a laughing Vale out the door. They walked over to the gate that led from the Merchant Quarter to the Blacklake District hand in hand, Yuji still marveling a little at how easily the people of this world accepted two men openly showing their love. It was one thing Yuji would miss about Neverwinter, and one of the reasons he was looking forward to having a permanent portal between Tokyo and Neverwinter, that and being able to see Sora hibaba at will. Sand had made sure that Sora knew she was expected to use the house in Neverwinter whenever she wanted a break from Evereska, and Beredir was more than happy to look after things otherwise.

Vale walked into the Cloaktower, still holding Yuji's hand, and Yuji was astonished at the change in his elf. Several younger men in Cloaktower robes saluted Vale smartly, and he nodded and returned the gesture as though it had been expected.

"Is Nathe in his office?" Vale asked one of the mages, a tall human woman with deep brown eyes and tanned skin.

"He is, Captain... Councilor... sir," the mage finished, blushing. "Sorry, sir, I can't get used to your new title."

Vale looked at her, a pale eyebrow raised. "I prefer Captain, if you need a title." He did not give her time to launch into a fresh spate of apologies. "I need someone in my office immediately who can open a permanent portal. I'll collect Nathe myself on the way, and you can see to it that anything I urgently need to see is brought up for my review." Vale paused. "I do mean urgent. Requisitions for additional smallclothes will be tossed into the nearest brazier." Vale nodded in dismissal and turned to Yuji. "Sorry about that. I'd be up to my ass in paperwork otherwise, and Antha is far too impressed with my supposed importance to think I might want to delegate the small shit."

Vale and Yuji walked up the curving staircase that wound its way up the tower. They went up what had to have been five floors before Vale turned off the stairs and crossed to a beautifully carved oak door. Vale opened it unceremoniously and stuck his head in, speaking to an elf seated at a large desk, an elf who looked familiar to Yuji.

"My office, Nathe," Vale said, and Yuji looked surprised when the other elf just waved a hand at Vale, shooing him away as he continued to write furiously.

Vale led Yuji into a large office, with several tall bookcases crammed with books and scrolls, and a very large desk made of a richly brown wood, inlaid with intricate designs in a lighter wood and mithral. A neat pile of parchments sat on one corner, and another stack was bound with a silk ribbon. There was a crystal inkwell, several quills and a pot of sealing wax next to a large alabaster seal. Yuji looked at the impressive desk, bemused by how neat it was, and then struck by how delicious Vale would look bent over that desk with his ass in the air. Yuji felt himself harden a little, and then he blushed as the door opened to admit Nathe, holding a fresh stack of parchment tied with a ribbon. Nathe dropped that pile on the first ribbon-bound pile.

"Copies of all the orders and requisitions you've signed since Ches," Nathe said calmly. "Take them with you when you leave."

Vale looked at the stacks of parchment balefully. "Did someone open a link to Oghma's fucking library? I'm sure I don't need to read all of that."

Nathe looked at Vale calmly. "Yes, actually, you do. And please do not tell me to go bugger a balor. I've had Lord Nevalle breathing down my neck for nearly a year, and I'm about ready to shove a fireball up the ass of the next person who reminds me that I'm not you."

Vale looked at the first sheet of parchment in the new pile. "You sign my name better than I do," Vale remarked. "It'll get better. I'm having a permanent portal established between my house here in Neverwinter and the house on the other world. The only person in this fucking place who gets a portal key is you, and I'll leave you my express orders to that effect to shove up Nevalle's ass when he whines at you."

Nathe grinned. "Much appreciated. The alternative was to summon a balor for real, in Lord Nevalle's bedchamber."

Vale snorted. "I'd pity the balor." He shot Nathe a look. "Do me a favor, Nathe."

"Oh, this never ends well," Nathe drawled.

"Antha's on her way up with more fucking paper, and I asked her to find someone to establish the portal for me. Stall them a bit?" Vale grinned, and Nathe sighed.

"Fine. It'll feel like old times, when you and Master Sand had just met." Nathe shook his head and left, closing the door almost all the way.

Vale turned to Yuji, his eyes heated. "I have a bedchamber through those doors." Vale gestured at a set of doors that Yuji had not even noticed.

"Who needs a bed?" Yuji growled. "Turn around and bend over."

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand buried himself to the hilt in Satoshi's sweet ass, his balls snug against the pale cheeks. He held himself there for a moment, Satoshi's scream of pleasure echoing in his ears and he leaned forward to suck another livid mark on Satoshi's other shoulder, his teeth scraping along the skin and the metallic taste of blood teasing his tongue as he sucked harder.

"Mm, I love to see you marked as mine," Sand growled, feeling Satoshi shiver under him. The pause while Sand marked Satoshi had given him time to adjust to Sand's cock, and now Sand drew back until only the head of his cock remained in Satoshi's ass before he paused again. Satoshi mewled and tried to shift backwards, but Sand's strong hands had his hips, and the elf held him in place easily.

"Oh, no, not quite so soon," Sand chuckled, his voice a throaty purr that sent shivers up Satoshi's spine. "I think I want to make this last." Sand pushed in just a little and then withdrew, repeating the shallow thrusts until Satoshi was all but incoherent with frustration, moaning nonstop as he tried to slam backward onto Sand's cock.

"Tell me, cormamin. Tell me what you want," Sand instructed, his hands holding Satoshi in place easily, the arcane power flowing through him making him so much stronger than normal.

Satoshi whined a little, and Sand pulled back a bit more. "Please," Satoshi moaned. "I want you to fuck me until I forget my name, and then I want you to name me all over again. I want to lose everything in your arms except the knowledge that I'm yours."

Sand shivered as he heard Satoshi's words, his heart overflowing with love for his husband. In all the many worlds and planes of the multiverse, there could not exist anyone who so perfectly fit his soul as Satoshi did. But right now, Satoshi did not need this tender side of Sand.

"Is that all?" Sand purred. "Very well, let me see what I can do." Without warning, Sand slammed forward, driving Satoshi forward as well as he buried his cock in Satoshi's ass as far as it could go. Sand set the pace hard and fast, and aside from Satoshi's delirious howls, the only sound was flesh slapping against flesh. Sand reached around Satoshi and pulled him upright, one hand twisting Satoshi's nipple ring sharply while Sand nipped at the nape of Satoshi's neck, all the while pounding into Satoshi's ass, his arm around Satoshi's waist. The cock ring prevented Satoshi from spilling, but he screamed as a powerful orgasm ripped through him from the relentless assault on his prostate, and Sand howled as his balls drew up sharply, his cum filling Satoshi's ass yet again.

Satoshi sagged forward, shuddering, and Sand eased him down onto the mattress, panting as the last waves of pleasure rippled along his nerves. Sand slid his cock out of Satoshi carefully, watching as Satoshi twitched a little and mewled, his cock still erect thanks to the cock ring. Sand reached over for the Elverquisst, pouring a goblet full, and he helped Satoshi to sit up enough to drink, nibbling on Satoshi's pierced lower lip when he was done drinking. Then Sand reached down and stroked Satoshi's aching cock, teasing the cleft behind the head with a finger. Satoshi whined a little, desperate for release, but Sand decided it was not quite time.

Instead, Sand eased Satoshi down onto his back and straddled him, his eyes dark with desire as he looked at the man sprawled beneath him. Sand reached for the lube, not wanting Satoshi to be chafed, and smeared a little across the head of his cock. He lined Satoshi's cock up with his own tight pucker, and lowered himself onto Satoshi's cock in a single fluid thrust as Satoshi howled, his eyes rolling up in his head as his cock was swallowed up in the heat of Sand's ass. Sand rode him eagerly, grinding himself down and reveling in the feel of Satoshi filling him, loving the slight burn from being unprepared. Satoshi's cock rode Sand's prostate with every thrust, and Sand's cock swelled as the heat built in his belly, coiled and waiting for release.

Sand waited until he felt the tingling in his balls that signaled the approach of his own orgasm, and he leaned back, reaching behind and beneath him to open the cock ring and free Satoshi. Another couple of thrusts, and Sand howled as he came, his cum spattering Satoshi's chest and his ass tightening around his husband sharply. Satoshi screamed, his hips bucking wildly, and his long delayed orgasm rocked him as spurt after spurt of cum filled Sand's ass, the spasming of that tight passage milking him dry. Satoshi's eyes fluttered closed, and he relaxed utterly as he drifted in a haze of fucked-out bliss.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Satoshi moaned, his cheeks flaming, but Sand's breath was hot against his ear as the elf murmured, "Oh, cormamin, you have no idea how much that pleases me, to think I can have such an effect on you." Sand chuckled wickedly. "Now I want you all the more."

Sand hooked his thumbs in the waistband of Satoshi's boxers and slid them down, tossing them towards the laundry basket with a slightly feral growl. Sand turned Satoshi around and dropped to his knees, licking Satoshi's belly and cock clean, savoring his husband's cum. Satoshi moaned again, but this moan was full of heat, and his cock began to stiffen again as Sand ran his tongue slowly up the length of Satoshi's shaft before curling around the head. Sand chuckled again as Satoshi's cock twitched, and he stood, grinding his own fierce erection, still trapped behind his tight jeans, into Satoshi's cock.

Sand was achingly hard, and ready to burst himself, but he knew he needed to prepare Satoshi a little, and he forced himself to reach into his jeans pocket for the tube of lube they had all taken to carrying. He turned Satoshi around and pushed his torso down onto the bed, moving Satoshi's legs apart, his lubed fingers plunging into Satoshi's ass and thrusting firmly. Satoshi mewled at the intrusion, pushing his ass back to drive himself further onto those long fingers, Sand's free hand gripping his hip hard enough to leave marks.

"Seldarine, Satoshi, you're so tight, my heart," Sand groaned. Sand's cock was throbbing, and he let go of Satoshi's hip long enough to fumble open the waistband of his jeans and undo the zipper so he could free his weeping cock from the tight boxers he had on underneath. Satoshi mewled when he heard the zipper, his ass in the air and his tight hole quivering in anticipation of Sand's thick cock. As Sand smeared a little lube across the head of his own weeping cock, Satoshi realized that they were surrounded by a soft violet glow, the air heavy with potential, a slight tang of ozone tickling his nostrils.

Then Satoshi howled as Sand breached him, the head of his cock pushing past that still tight puckered ring and rubbing along his prostate as Sand pushed himself forward, seating himself fully in Satoshi's ass with his balls pressed against his husband's cheek. Sand leaned forward, draping himself across Satoshi's back as one hand sought a pierced nipple, twisting the ring sharply enough to make Satoshi cry out. At the same time, Sand withdrew until just the head of his cock remained in Satoshi's ass, and then he slammed forward, Satoshi's ass reddening where the elf slapped against it. There were fireworks going off behind Satoshi's eyes as Sand ravaged his prostate, the sensation just the right side of painful, and Satoshi screamed in ecstasy.

Sand fisted his hand in Satoshi's hair and pulled him upright, his other arm wrapping around Satoshi's waist to hold him firmly as Sand continued to pound Satoshi's ass. Satoshi was mewling nonstop, the thick cock nearly splitting him in two as he bucked backward to seek even more. Sand's teeth latched on to the golden skin of Satoshi's shoulder, and he worried a livid mark into the tender flesh, licking where he had bitten to soothe it. Sand could feel his balls tightening, the heavy sac drawing up, and he buried himself to the hilt in Satoshi's sweet ass, feeling his cum explode like magma in the tight passage as he screamed, sparks of raw powers dancing along his skin and Satoshi's harmlessly.

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[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Erion touched the silver chains that appeared around his neck and wrists, looking at Tatsuya steadily, his eyes bright with love. "I am your companion, in this world and in the outer world, and I will take my place at your side." Erion lifted his chin proudly, and claimed a kiss from Tatsuya, gentle and loving, before turning his attention to Hidarime as he writhed at Tatsuya's side.

Erion lifted himself off Migime's thick cock, his ass feeling almost painfully empty as he stood, his own cock still rock hard and weeping precum. Hidarime was watching Erion, amber eyes hot and almost feral as his forked tongue flickered out to lick his lips. The dragon moved toward Erion, but the elf frowned slightly and held up a hand. Hidarime growled a little, deep in his throat, but those odd shadows rose up in Erion's eyes, and Hidarime tilted his face up for a kiss instead, whispering, "Master."

Erion fisted his hand in Hidarime's mane of royal blue hair, taking the offered kiss and accepting the dragon's submission. Then Erion guided Hidarime's head to his cock, moaning in pleasure as the forked tongue curled around the shaft and swiped across the head of his cock, Hidarime savoring the taste of Erion's precum with relish. Erion yanked Hidarime off his cock after a few swipes of that long and talented tongue, though, knowing that he needed to claim Hidarime fully. Hidarime turned, presenting his ass to Erion, and Erion lined his cock up with Hidarime's puckered hole, shoving in and burying himself in the searing heat of the dragon's ass with a howl of conquest.

Erion wrapped his hands around the blue-scaled hips and slammed himself into Hidarime's ass, the dragon's scream as he was claimed driving Erion into a frenzy. He fucked the willing dragon hard and fast, growling low in his throat, the tightness of Hidarime's passage pushing Erion on. He could feel the waves of love and approval from Tatsuya as he asserted his victory, Hidarime's breathing harsh and erratic as the elf plundered his ass, pounding the dragon's prostate with his fierce thrusts. Hidarime's head reared back, and the dragon roared as he spilled his cum onto the mattress, his ass closing around Erion's cock tightly enough to hurt. It was Erion's turn to scream his triumph to the sky as he finally came, filing Hidarime's ass with thick spurts that he thought would never end, his arm wrapping around the dragon's waist to hold him upright as Erion shuddered through the exquisite pleasure.

Sated, Erion released Hidarime, letting the dragon curl up beside Tatsuya, amber eyes half lidded. Erion watched as Tatsuya rode Migime's thick cock, Hidarime's tongue snaking out to lap at Tatsuya's cock as Erion leaned in to claim Tatsuya's mouth, his tongue dancing with Tatsuya's, neither seeking mastery. Tatsuya howled then, his balls drawing up and his hot cum spattering both Hidarime and Erion as Migime howled and filled Tatsuya's ass with his own cum. Erion scooped up Tatsuya's cum from his chest, and licked his fingers clean, his eyes dark with lust as Tatsuya pulled him back into the kiss to taste himself on Erion's tongue. Erion's knees buckled then, and he sank gracefully to the mattress, his arms around Tatsuya's neck and his heart as light as a feather.

Sand and Satoshi shivered as they watched the young couple in front of them, the firelight turning them golden and glorious as they writhed. Satoshi had seen this before, when Kansas had retreated to his inner world, his dragons taking away the pain of the real world with frenzied couplings. Sand had witnessed it as well, when he had breached the inner sanctum of a dying young god and fought to bring him back from the brink. Now, Sand and Satoshi could only watch in wonder as Erion carved out his place in that world, and Sand watched as blood trickled briefly down Erion's side, only to vanish a few moments later. Sand smiled, his hand tightening around Satoshi's, and he felt the tension leave his muscles, the power he had gathered uncoiling and fading back into the telkiira as the violet glow faded.

"They are bound, and Erion has claimed his place at Tatsuya's side," Sand said. He looked at Satoshi, seeing the same burning desire in his husband's eyes as he felt. Watching Kansas and Erion had been unbelievably erotic, the slim muscled bodies intertwined and their screams of pleasure driving Sand almost to the brink more than once. His voice was thick when he spoke again. "We should wake them, and get them upstairs."

Satoshi reached out and stroked Kansas's cheek, his eyes wet as he considered how far the imp had come. Erion's eyes flickered open, and the smile that curled his lips was beautiful as he looked at Satoshi with pure love in those beringed eyes. Erion turned to look at Kansas, and his expression changed to one of utter belonging and wonderment. Kansas's eyes flew open as well, stormy and dark, and he looked at Erion with unbridled love.

Sand poured four more glasses of Elverquissst and handed them around, raising his in a toast. "May your bond endure until time itself ceases to be."

Four glasses touched, and they drank down the liqueur, and then Sand rose, all elven grace, his eyes heated as he held out his hand to Satoshi. "I think our bedrooms call, do they not? Come, cormamin, and let me love you."

[Week 23: 3-14-11]

Pen Name: BronxWench

Story link: http://games.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600086410

Type of fic: Flash fic

Rating: Adult+

Fandom: Dragon Age: Origins

Warnings: Anal, AFFO, ChallengeFic, M/M, OC

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Erion fisted his hand in Migime's thick mane as the dragon smashed their mouths together. The elf growled deep in his throat and thrust his tongue into Migime's mouth, the battle for dominance underway as the elf spun his wrist in a quick circle, wrapping Migime's hair around his hand and yanking hard to force the dragon's head back. His pearly teeth savaged Migime's lower lip and Erion sucked hard, tasting the blood as he thrust his tongue deeper into Migime's mouth, his growl intensifying. Shadows darkened his silver eyes as he stared into Migime's amber eyes, the blue rings around his irises glowing with a fierce radiance. Erion's hips thrust forward, grinding his cock against the dragon's cock, and his fisted hand pulled even harder, forcing Migime's head further back as Erion pressed forward, his hard little nipples rubbing against the pale marble skin of Migime's torso.

Erion forced his right leg between Migime's legs, pressing forward, the shadows beginning to form around his ankles and moving upward, lending him a strength beyond what he would normally have possessed. He could feel the fey blood of his star elf ancestry stirring, and his tongue swiped across Migime's lower lip, dragging roughly and reopening it as he tasted the blood of his prey and found it sweet.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Erion looked up at the twinned moons, dark blue and silver white, both reflecting in his pale eyes and limning his hair with radiant light. "'Lokiamin, it is so beautiful, this city of yours, this Etherial." He turned to look at Kansas, his eyes shining. "And you are beautiful." Erion's eyes widened as he looked at Kansas, taking in the alabaster skin, and the slitted pupils in his eyes. "You are my dragon here," Erion breathed.

Erion took a breath and looked down at himself. He wore loose gossamer pants the color of moonbeams, and a vest of the same material in rich deep blue, neither garment concealing the dusky brown of his tight nipples or the erect cock that jutted proudly from its nest of silver curls. His slim feet were bare, and his hair hung loose and unbound in soft waves. He ran a hand over the flawless crystal of the bench that Kansas was sitting on, the diamond and sapphire band on his hand winking in the moonlight, just like the one on Kansas's hand.

"We're in the air, over the ocean," Erion marveled. He lifted his head, feeling the breeze tug his hair. "The air, it's salty!" Erion's expression was one of wonder as he looked around, trying to take in everything, the people, the buildings, the market. He turned back to Kansas, and he felt a small shiver dance up his spine. He reached out a slim hand, tracing the faint bruises that had appeared on Kansas's shoulders and collarbone, watching wide-eyed as a heavy metal collar began to appear. He looked down, taking Kansas's hand in his, and seeing faint bruises marring the pure white of Kansas's wrists.

Erion shifted a little on Kansas's lap, feeling the tension in his lover, the coiled tightness in the way Kansas held himself. "They're coming." It was not a question. Erion took a deep breath, and steadied himself. "I belong here. I have been here before. I am Erion, and I am the lover, the soulmate of Tatsuya, the god of this world." He lifted his head, proud and beautiful. "I am ready."

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Erion slid his legs over Kansas's thighs, nestling as close as he could to his beloved imp, their cocks brushing and making him shiver with pleasure. He fell into the kiss Kansas offered, a slow and passionate kiss that seems to go on for hours, the deep love between them like a warm cocoon. They finally broke apart, and breathing in deeply and exhaling slowly, Erion sought his center and opened his mind, reaching out carefully to find Kansas.

As Sand had told him, Erion looked for the soul lights, and he spotted them spinning around each other, tightly entwined already but still distinct. He kept a tight rein on his urge to just plunge into Kansas's soul, concentrating on letting the silver light spiral slowly closer to the radiant blue of Kansas's light. He could feel it as he got closer, the tugging intensifying, and underneath a sensation of coming home, a wild elation that came from both souls as they twirled and wound ever tighter until there was only only gorgeous light, blue and silver and joined as they were always meant to be.

There were glimmers of darkness as well, flickering glimpses of pain and despair, a child struggling to understand why he deserved to be hurt, and then surrendering to the inevitability of it, expecting nothing more until a fierce and tender man claimed him and loved him until he learned not to cringe at every touch. Erion ached for that child but he loved him, with all the protectiveness he could muster, wrapping that love around Kansas without a moment's hesitation. Dark as those things were, they had shaped this man he loved with all his heart, and he felt tears trickling down his face as he poured out his passion into Kansas.

He felt Kansas's love around him as well as he remembered encountering the baelnorn in the crypts, the undead guardian cold and terrifying, a grim spectre of death that still could make him shiver at night. And the day he had dared Falon, still too young for the game, to dive off the cliffs into the Pond, and his terror when Falon did not surface. He felt Kansas's compassion for the frightened elfling he had been as he flung himself off the cliffs, a desperate prayer offering his own life for his brother's as he hit the water and collided with Falon, the two elflings knocked half senseless and needing to be pulled out by some passing elves.

And then Erion felt Kansas, and the bottomless love that was Kansas, filling him utterly and completing parts of him that Erion had not even realized were incomplete. He gasped a little at the sheer beauty of Kansas's soul, the innocence and wild purity that was his lover, his lifemate, the other half of him come home at long last. He felt himself bathed in the gorgeous light of their joined souls, brighter than Selune and all her Tears, a light that was theirs to share for all eternity, and Erion gave a sob of pure joy.

Sand watched the play of emotion on the faces of the two young lovers, and knew that they had passed the first hurdle, that their souls were well and truly united, and all that remained was the challenge of Kansas's world. He touched his chest, just below the hollow of his throat, the violet glow of the telkiira shining through his flesh as it answered him and filled his veins with the fire of ancient magic. His hand crept out and found Satoshi's hand, the comfort of his husband's touch anchoring him as he watched and waited for their souls to enter that strange and perfect world that Kansas had created.

Erion heard Kansas whisper, "Are you ready to see my world?" He nuzzled closer to Kansas, feeling the heat and silken skin of his lifemate against him and reveling in the feeling of being home after so long adrift before he answered, his own voice barely audible.

"Take me to your world, 'lokiamin. I'm ready," Erion sighed, his face radiant.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand nodded to Kansas. "I have seen this world, or at least a part of it, and I have seen Tatsuya. And yes, I have seen Migime and Hidarime, and felt their power, as they have felt mine. I faced them, and I am here." Sand's voice carried quiet confidence. "Kansas is right, Erion. You must master them, and show them your heart. They must learn that your moonbeam sustains the blue dragon, and without you, the blue dragon cannot exist. Show them your eyes, where the gods themselves have marked you as bound to your blue dragon."

Erion nodded slowly, his eyes very silvery in the firelight. "I've seen them, and they have already offered me a challenge." Erion looked thoughtful for a moment, and then he looked directly into Kansas's eyes. "I'll see what happened to you, won't I?"

Kansas nodded, not trusting his voice to speak, his eyes growing paler even as he continued to look into Erion's eyes.

"Don't be afraid, 'lokiamin. It won't make me stop loving you, or change how I see you." Erion's eyes were filled with love, and he smiled as Kansas's eyes darkened again, stormy and beautiful. "I'm not afraid. Not of the dragons, and not of anything in your heart or soul. Our souls belong together, and nothing is going to prevent that."

"Erion." Sand took his nephew's hand. "Understand this, Erion. This world is real, because Kansas has made it so. What happens there has an effect here. His dragons struck at me, and tore my flesh, and I bled here. It is wild, and beautiful, and powerful, this world. I saw very little myself, but when I arrived, I was on a grassy plain. The grass beneath my feet was brittle with frost, the every air cold enough to steal away one's breath. Around me was a ring of mountains, massive enough to make the Spine of the World look small. There was a forest, blackened and dead, but I knew it had not always been so, nor had the ocean been dark and lifeless as it tore at the shore. It was by the will of Tatsuya that the mountains began to crumble. I watched as the world began to die, and the dragons rose up to keep me from preventing it. I think only the telkiira I wield kept them from doing more to me than they did. It is magic that they do not know and cannot use, for they are not fey."

Kansas felt a small shiver as Sand spoke, seeing his elegant elven husband unmasked as he had been inside Kansas's world. There was a small amount of pride, though, for Sand spoke of his world with awe and reverence.

"Should you need it, I will give you a word of power in draconic. It is a binding word, and even in Kansas's world, it will hold some power, enough to slow his dragons. The word is temesj, and means stone. As you say it, you must imagine them turning to stone. While I doubt it will work that well, it should slow them long enough for Kansas to aid you, and for Satoshi and me to join you." Sand looked from Erion to Kansas. "I will only enter if I feel distress from either one of you. Satoshi will watch you, Kansas, because he knows far better than I what to look for in you. I will watch you both, and will look for signs that your dragons are stirring themselves."

Sand looked at Satoshi for a moment, opening his bond to his husband and taking strength from the touch of Satoshi's soul.

"It has always been easiest to bond while making love, but since you two are nearly bound already, it will be enough to shed your clothing and feel the touch of the other's skin against yours." Sand smiled as Erion began to tug at his hoodie, more than happy to strip. Kansas seemed just as eager, and Sand leaned forward and took their hands. "You will feel your souls tugging at you, trying to merge. Hold them back, and force them to touch slowly. Use the soul lights you both can see. Let them come together and wind tighter and tighter, until you cannot tell where one ends and the other begins. Then reach out your thoughts and you will feel the bond forming as you begin to hear each other for the first time."

"That is when the dragons will come," Erion said flatly. "They'll wait until they think I'm preoccupied." Erion looked at Kansas again, the faintest of blushes on his cheeks. "Can I require them to submit to me sexually?"

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Satoshi and Kansas prepared a simple meal of grilled fish with rice and vegetables, making sure that Sand was not allowed anywhere near the food preparations. Amused, Sand set about readying the living room for later, gathering the myriad silk floor cushions into a cozy nest near the fireplace and finding the goblets he wanted for the Elverquisst he had brought back from the wedding. Erion blinked at the bottles of the rare ruby liqueur, astonished, as he paused in setting the table.

"How much Elverquisst do you have?" Erion asked, his silvery eyes wide.

Sand chuckled. "It seems your atararim anticipated our needing a great deal more Elverquisst than we actually did, thanks to Yuji's herbal concoction. I took the liberty of bringing the excess home. We have some for tonight, and another five bottles that have not even been opened."

Erion blinked, surprised, but then again, Eryn was quite possibly not going to have any other weddings to host. Erion's parents were quite content without the formality of marriage, and his uncle Hawk showed no signs of wanting to settle with one partner, or even two. Erion was a little relieved, though, since the Elverquisst would make tonight a little more relaxed.

"What are we going to do tonight?" Erion asked, looking at the nest of cushions.

Sand arched an eyebrow. "I would rather wait until after dinner, and explain it to both you and Kansas at the same time." He reached out and stroked his nephew's silky silver waves. "It will be fine, aier. Do not fret. You have Satoshi and me here to watch over you both, and your souls want this."

Erion grinned. "Fair enough. Should we see how dinner is going?"

Sand and Erion wandered into the kitchen, following the tempting aromas. Erion was still bemused by Vale's kitchen adaptations, and the machines that made tea and rice all by themselves. It had been amusing to watch Vale recharge the device in the box, the thing he called a battery, by making an imp discharge magical energy into it. Still, Willow had seemed very happy to use the machines, and a happy Willow meant for a smoothly running household.

Kansas and Satoshi were putting the finishing touches on the meal, and Sand and Erion were eager to help get the food to the table. Erion's stomach grumbled a bit, and he blushed but giggled. The giggling went on throughout the meal, and even Satoshi and Sand found themselves snickering and being sillier than usual. It was mainly tension that prompted it, but the laughter helped to ease things for the younger couple.

After dinner was cleared away and the dishes washed, the four men gathered in the living room. Sand lit the fire with a cantrip, and poured some Elverquisst for them all.

"Alright, bonding," Sand began with a smile for the anxious young couple. "You are seeking to let your souls touch, to let them know each other in a profoundly intimate and life-changing way." He gave Satoshi a loving look. "Once you have bound yourself to someone, you are always aware of them on some level. You are able to touch each other when making love, and share the sensations you feel with your partner, and feel what they feel. It is extraordinary."

Sand paused, growing slightly more serious. "However, we have one thing that will make this bonding very different. Kansas, to endure what he had to in his past, created a sanctuary in his own mind. I have seen this place, and Kansas asked that I share what I saw with Satoshi, but only Kansas walks there freely. This place in his mind will become open to you, Erion, once you bond, and it is this that we need to prepare you to face."

Sand looked at Kansas, and nodded to let the imp know that it was time to tell Erion about Tatsuya.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Erion held tightly to Kansas's hand, his eyes slightly darkened with apprehension. "Kansas and I are going to the temple to meet with Hamalitia. We want to petition Hanali Celanil for the right to bond and wed, now."

Santhiel arched one silver eyebrow and took Mist's hand in his, while Eryn looked at both young men, her expression thoughtful. Erion knew his grandmother well enough to know that she was conversing with Corellon Larethian, seeking the advice of her her god in the matter before she spoke. Erion took a deep breath, and continued, his voice strong and firm.

"We almost bonded on the night of the wedding. Atar, you know our souls are bound so tightly already that we're nearly bonded as it is." Erion looked at Kansas, who nodded and took over.

"I've seen us together at the end of our lives," Kansas said. "I know we will marry and be together for all our lives. My visions are never wrong. But we don't want to do this without your blessing." Kansas looked at Eryn. "Jitsubo, you've been more than I ever dreamed of, a mother that I only imagined could exist. Your blessing matters to me. And Mist and Santhiel, you've been amazing, putting up with me stealing Erion away." Kansas grinned at Santhiel, who beamed back at the imp. "We do want your support as well."

Santhiel looked at Mist and then turned back to Kansas and Erion. "We certainly support your petitioning Hanali Celanil, and we'll be happy if she allows you to bond, and even to wed."

Eryn nodded. Sand had never told her what he had seen inside Kansas's world, but she had seen the wounds on her son's shoulders, and she had been a priest and healer for far too long not to know the marks of a dragon's talons when she saw them. But Corellon was strongly in favor of the bonding, and Eryn suspected that Kansas was more than just a seer for the First of the Seldarine to be so emphatic in his approval.

"Sochi-chan, utinuelle, I agree that you need to bond, and soon, as does Corellon. I won't speak toward a wedding, however, nor will Corellon." Eryn smiled. "That is between you and Hanali." She stood and crossed to embrace her heart's son and her grandson. "But you have my blessing, now and always."

Erion flashed Kansas a radiant grin and gave the imp a fairly restrained kiss, which quickly became far less restrained as Kansas returned it enthusiastically.

"Well, then," Vale said. "I think we're off to the temple, aren't we?"

They headed off to the temple, Kansas and Erion out front, eager and glowing with the anticipation of being able to finally bond, and share the kind of link that Kansas had with his other husbands. Vale walked with Yuji, their hands linked, the prospect of having his lifemate with him for centuries instead of merely a half century making the elf almost dizzy with happiness. Yuji too seemed to almost glow with happiness at the prospect, and Vale felt a huge rush of love for this amazing man, who loved him so deeply that one human lifetime was not enough.

Willow was holding Yuji's other hand, and Vale looked over at her, loving her even more for the courage it took to refuse to ask for more time. Willow was not willing to risk being unable to adapt to a lifetime that was inconceivable to most humans. Vale was determined to make every day with Willow count, though, and he was consoled by her promise to wait for her husbands in Arvandor.

Sand looked supremely relaxed as he walked with Satoshi, their arms around each other's waist. Sand's glossy black hair was completely loose today, and hung freely to his waist, making him look young and carefree. Satoshi looked at Sand, admiring the elf's easy grace. In deference to going to the temple, Sand had opted for elven garb, in this case tight breeches tucked into tall boots and a tunic with a belt slung low on his slim hips. Sand turned his head and gave Satoshi a radiant smile, and Satoshi felt his knees go wobbly for a moment.

"Cormamin," Sand murmured, "I am happier than I can say that you will consider this. Perhaps it is greedy of me, but I want as many years as I can have with you. I will teach you how to live as an elf does, to make each year new and precious, and not a burden."

"We still have to get a yes, and for the children to be allowed to choose," Satoshi reminded him.

Sand dipped down and kissed Satoshi. "We go before the goddess of love to ask her to allow us to love for longer. I really do not see a problem." Sand's blithe confidence made Satoshi feel a little more optimistic, and truthfully, he did want to have more time with this captivating elf who loved him so completely.

The temple was welcoming, and they were escorted to Hamalitia. She listened to Erion and Kansas, and then to Vale's request, and she leaned back on her cushioned lounge chair, looking thoughtful.

"Give me a moment to pray to Hanali, dearest ones," Hamalitia said finally, and she rose and swayed off, her unbound hair brushing her ankles.

A younger priestess brought them chilled pale wine and sweet berries, her smile dimpling her cheeks prettily. Willow snickered a bit at the way her husbands all reacted, but she found herself hoping that the goddess would answer their petitions. They were good for each other, Yuji and Vale, and Sand and Satoshi, and Willow was happy to leave them to each other when she was gone.

Finally, Hamalitia came back, and gestured to Erion and Kansas. The imp looked nervously at Erion, and they held hands tightly as they followed her to a small room with a couple of cushioned benches. There was a slender elven woman there, her hair golden and flowing in waves down her back, a simple white gown leaving her ankles and bare feet showing. Erion bowed deeply, and Kansas quickly did the same.

"Lady Goldenheart," Erion whispered reverently, and the slight woman laughed like sweet bells pealing.

"Come and sit," Hanali invited. "I've heard your petition. Are you ready for my answer?"

Kansas looked at Erion, completely dumbfounded. Erion seemed to be unsurprised to be speaking directly to the goddess, but then Kansas remembered something Vale had told him, or was it Sand, about how the elven gods once walked among the elves. Kansas looked back at her, wide eyed all the same.

"We're ready." Erion reached out and held Kansas's hand tightly, a faint trembling the only sign of his nervousness.

"I give you permission to bind your souls. They knew each other before, your souls, and they long for each other so powerfully that they cannot be denied." Hanali smiled at them both. "But I ask that you wait to wed formally. It is not so terrible a thing, if you are bound as one already, is it?"

"We can wait, Lady Goldenheart," Kansas agreed, his eyes bright at the thought of being able to bind himself to Erion. Erion beamed back, and launched himself into Kansas's arms, kissing him passionately as the goddess laughed merrily.

"Go with my blessing," Hanali said, kissing them both when they finally broke apart.

Hamalitia escorted them back to her office, and then took the four older husbands and Willow with her to that small room where the goddess waited. They bowed to her, and waited for her to speak.

"I must ask each of you in turn if you truly wish to have your life extended." Hanali looked at Yuji first.

"I do, Lady Goldenheart. I wish to live a lifespan that will let Vale have his full measure of years." Yuji looked at the lovely elven woman.

"You are one of my children," Hanali said, delighted. "How can I refuse you? Your petition is granted."

Satoshi looked at Hanali somberly. "I must ask about our children first. I can't ask to live longer if they have no choice."

Hanali reached out and stroked Satoshi's cheek lightly. "Such a large and generous heart, my dear one. The children of your world, at what age are they considered adult enough to choose such a thing?"

"At twenty-one years of age," Satoshi replied.

Hanali nodded, her smile sweet and gentle. "Then at that age, your children, those already born and those to come, will be considered old enough to choose, and from that point on, they may ask and receive an elven lifespan. Does this ease your heart?"

Satoshi nodded, his eyes brimming with tears, and his face radiant.

Hanali bent and kissed Satoshi's forehead gently. "And for yourself, sweet one?"

"I want to live with Sand, for as long as he would live, and follow him when he dies," Satoshi replied. He looked at Sand whose blue eyes shone like jewels above tear streaked cheeks.

"Then let it be so," Hanali said, her fingers soft on his cheek.

Hanali turned last to Willow. "I know your heart, my dear, and your choice is honored. I will offer you this. At the end of your life, when your soul is free to journey to Arvandor, you will be welcomed as one of my own, and you will weave your tales for us that we may be delighted." She touched them each lightly. "My blessings on you all, as you have blessed me by opening your loving hearts so freely."

Hanali shimmered and faded, and Hamalitia walked with them to collect Kansas and Erion, and step out into the perfumed sunlight of Evereska.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale crossed over to Willow, his green eyes dark with sorrow. "Willow," he whispered, leaning in to kiss her. "I understand, I really do, but I feel like I'm breaking this family apart."

Willow cupped the elf's face between her hands. "Sweets, you aren't breaking anything. I just can't do it. My mind isn't suited to living so long, but I promise you, I will wait for all of you in your elven paradise, and when you finally get there, we're going to make our wedding night look like practice." She kissed Vale, sweet and tender. "And I'm not going anywhere soon, okay?"

Vale kissed her in return, his eyes clearing and brightening back to their usual brilliant green. "I'm holding you to that, lirimaer." He returned to Yuji's side, still subdued but no longer sorrowful.

Sand merely crossed to Willow and kissed her lovingly. "Vanimaer, you are a treasure, and I will cherish every day with you." He gave her a wicked grin. "And you did mention something the other night about a child someday, which I do intend to hold you to, my dear."

Willow laughed, and pulled Sand in for a kiss. "Oh, count on it, sweets." She gave the rest of her husbands a mock glare. "If these guys will give us a moment's peace, that is."

The laughter that erupted was cleansing, and healing, Satoshi leaning happily into Sand when the elf returned to his side, and Vale content with Yuji's arm around him. Kansas cleared his throat a little, looking suddenly a little awkward.

"There's something we need to say." Kansas looked at his husbands and at Willow, Erion at his side. "Last night, when we were all celebrating being married, and my engagement to Erion, Erion and I came close to bonding. I mean really fucking close, so close I could feel his soul almost touching mine. Our souls call to each other so strongly, and I want to petition Hanali Celanil for permission for us to bond early, and marry early. But I can't do this without talking to you and knowing you all support us in this." Kansas looked at his family, his eyes slightly pale.

Satoshi spoke up first. "I have one worry. What if you two argue? What if you two get so angry you stop talking to each other? Look what happened when you decided you knew how to protect Erion, and we almost lost you both." The love in his eyes as he looked at Kansas and Erion spoke volumes.

"We all argue sometimes, and I know Erion and I will, too. But that's part of being together. We'll learn how to handle that, like all of you did." Kansas lifted his chin a little, determined and strong, so mature at that moment that Satoshi's eyes filled with tears of pride. It was not that long ago that Kansas would have flown into a fit and raged if Satoshi had questioned him like that.

"I am more concerned with what could happen if you two bond unprepared and alone," Sand said, taking Satoshi's hand and stroking it lovingly. He looked at Kansas, and Kansas nodded somberly at the elf who had seen the young dragon god that no one else had seen. "For that reason alone, I believe it is wisest to see you two safely bonded. I am more than willing to stand by you should anything go wrong. You know I can reach you. I have done it once before, and the bond between us now will make it easier."

Satoshi looked at Sand gratefully. "That makes me feel better, poldoramin." He gave Sand's hand a gentle squeeze. Sand had told him enough of what he had seen, as Kansas had asked Sand to do, and Satoshi knew Sand would risk his life again without hesitation to protect Kansas and Erion.

"I think it's a good idea as well," Yuji said. "You two belong together." Yuji too remembered a time when Kansas would not have had the maturity to ask for help and support, and he too felt a surge of love and pride that he let flow outward to wash over the imp.

Willow smiled at them both. "I'm not married to either of you, but I think it's a wonderful idea. On our world, Kansas, you're more than old enough to choose marriage, and I think Erion's ready as well. Go for it, sweets."

Vale had been silent, his expression thoughtful, and Kansas looked at him expectantly. For all that he could be impulsive and flighty, Vale was often very astute about matters like this. "I think Kansas's vision is a strong argument." He looked up at Kansas. "You saw the two of you together, still deeply in love, eight hundred years from now. If that's so, then it means you will bond, and marry, and love each other faithfully for the rest of your lives. Why not now? Why wait?"

Kansas could not stop the radiant smile that lit his face, his eyes darkening back to their perfect stormy shade as he looked at Erion. The young elf's face was similarly radiant, and his silver eyes shone with love as he looked at Kansas.

"I'm not afraid, and I know Hanali will hear us and grant us permission." Erion sounded utterly confident. "We're meant to be together. We both know it, and she will know it, too."

"Well then, my loves, it looks like we're going to the temple tomorrow." Yuji smiled at his spouses. "But we have one last thing to do tonight. Hideko is ready to go home. Tomio's got to get back to school and Tsutomo has his business waiting for him, and I promised her we'd get her home tonight."

Sand grinned suddenly, looking remarkably youthful as his eyes twinkled with mischief. "I think we can arrange for a ride on asperii to take them to the Secret Gate."

Yuji looked at Sand, curious. Vale grinned as well, and explained. "Asperii look like horses, mostly, but they can fly despite not having wings. They're also called wind steeds. There is a small herd of them here in Evereska, and Tomio would love the ride. Usually only the lieutenants and captains ride them, but I think we can wrangle a little influence through Santhiel."

"Hideko's going to love this," Yuji grinned, and they headed back to the house to make the arrangements.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale stroked Yuji's cheek, his green eyes gentle. "Of course there's something we can do, my love. You have elven blood, through your hibaba Sora, and she is able to trace her family clear back to Hanali Celanil herself. I don't see why we can't petition the goddess herself and see if she can grant you your elven birthright." Vale tilted his head, looking at Yuji. "You know I still wouldn't change my choice. Sixty years or six hundred years, as long as they are spent with you, I am content."

Yuji looked at Vale, his eyes brimming with love. "You think that would work?"

"I don't see why not," Vale replied. "But what about the others? Kansas already had his lifetime extended by Adalon, and Erion and Sand are elves. What about Satoshi, and Willow, and the children?"

Yuji nodded, looking serious. "It has to be their choice, though. We should talk to them, but I want to do this between the five of us, you and me, Sand and Satoshi, and Willow."

It was Vale's turn to nod. "Maybe after dinner? We can take them for a walk out here?" He leaned into Yuji, nuzzling his ear. "I have to be honest. I want as much time with you as I can have, too. If Hanali grants us that, well, I'm going to scream my joy clear up to Arvandor and make a very large donation to the temple."

Yuji burst out laughing, and pulled Vale into a kiss, nibbling Vale's lips hungrily. Vale parted his lips eagerly, inviting Yuji to plunder his mouth. He could feel his cock hardening, pressing against his jeans, and he moaned a little, making Yuji laugh into the kiss.

"I can't help it, a'maelamin," Vale laughed. "You have this effect on me."

Yuji grabbed Vale's hand and placed it on his crotch, letting Vale feel the bulge in his own jeans. "Really?"

Vale scooted closer to Yuji, throwing his thighs over Yuji's thighs and draping his arms around Yuji's shoulders. "Do you think we still have newlywed privileges? Can we go hide in our room and annoy the neighbors?"

"I think we can, my wanton elf," Yuji replied, snickering. He wrapped his arms around Vale's slim waist and nibbled on Vale's ear, making the elf shiver and moan. Vale's back arched, and he rubbed his jeweled nipples against Yuji's chest.

"If you do that again, we won't make it to the room," Vale said, a little breathless, his green eyes wide with desire.

Yuji nibbled again, and Vale let his hands fall to Yuji's waistband, worrying the button of his jeans until it opened. Yuji caught Vale's eager fingers and held them tightly, kissing the elf until he was nearly dizzy. Yuji slid Vale off his lap and stood, holding out his hand and pulling Vale to his feet, his arm sliding around the elf's waist as he guided him back through the garden and into the house.

Vale managed to get into their bedroom before he was loosening Yuji's pants as he backed Yuji up to the bed. Vale tugged Yuji's jeans and boxers down past his hips and then made Yuji sit on the bed as he opened his own jeans and slid out of them. He peeled off his t-shirt and tossed it aside, frantic with need, and fell to his knees in front of Yuji, his mouth sliding over the head of Yuji's cock and down to the root in a single fluid motion that made Yuji howl. Vale drew back, sucking hard, his cheeks hollowed, and Yuji's hands fell to the elf's golden hair, fisting in it as Vale dove back down and buried his nose in the soft black curls of Yuji's groin.

Vale drew back again and released Yuji with a soft pop, and then tugged Yuji to his feet so that Vale could bend over and rest his torso on the bed, his ass enticingly presented as he threw a smoldering look over his shoulder. Yuji did not need a second invitation. He gripped vale's hips in his hands and plunged his cock into that inviting ass, howling again as he breached the tight muscle and slid to the hilt into the heat of Vale's ass, his balls slapping against the elf's cheeks as Vale thrust back. Yuji fisted one hand in Vale's hair and pulled him up, the other hand twisting and tugging at one nipple ring, and Vale let out a scream of delight as Yuji began to pound into him, slamming his prostate and making Vale see fireworks behind his eyes.

Vale was so aroused that it did not take long for him to feel the heat in his belly reach the point of exploding, and he flung one hand back to stroke Yuji's ear and tweak the shell as his balls tightened and his cum burst forth in thick rope, spattering the bed. His spasming ass clenched around Yuji like a velvet vise, and Yuji screamed as he fell over the edge into his own orgasm, filling Vale's ass with what felt like an endless eruption of cum. Yuji's knees buckled, and he sagged forward, collapsing on top of Vale and carrying him down to the mattress. They lay like that for a few moments, panting and letting the last of their orgasms fade.

"You're going to be the death of me," Yuji chuckled breathlessly into Vale's ear.

"Oh, but what a way to go," Vale purred, turning his head and kissing Yuji sweetly.

[Can I watch?]

Absolutely! We're sort of on hold at the moment, although the players are still working out some character development and NPC stuff. One player had some personal issues crop up unexpectedly, and we're hoping she can resolve them and get back to us. If not, we'll probably proceed without her, once the GM (me) gets her ass in gear and posts some background and staging for the beginning...

But, yes, the RP is always open to readers, and once we get the RP actually going, it might even be interesting! Right now, we're still at the tweaking rules stage, because we're all seriously geeky... Once it begins, we'll start a new thread for the beginning, and it'll be fairly obvious that it's the actual RP. I can drop you a PM if you'd like to let you know when we get rolling!

::fluffs cushions on the comfy chair for Calanthee::

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Vale sank down on the bench and helped himself to a cigarette. "I don't regret us at all, verno'amin. I am exactly where I want to be, and I couldn't possibly be happier." He reached out and stroked Yuji's cheek. "I felt guilty. I thought I failed Sand somehow, that maybe I wasn't good enough at loving anyone. That was my biggest fear, because then I could fail you, and I couldn't have borne that."

Vale leaned forward, letting his forehead rest against Yuji's forehead. "All I want, now and forever, is to be yours. No second thoughts, no regrets. I just needed Sand to tell me that I hadn't hurt him, I suppose. Can you forgive a silly elf for worrying you?"

Vale opened his bond with Yuji fully, letting Yuji in as deeply as he cared to go, utterly open to his beloved husband. "I don't want to hide from you, and I don't want to be with anyone other than you. I am yours, and have been since that day you asked me to go to the bar with you."

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand looked over at Satoshi, and he smiled as he felt his husband's plaintive request through their bond. He sent a wave of agreement and love back through the bond, and leaned over to give Yuji and then Vale a loving kiss.

"That was absolutely incredible, thank you both." Sand smiled as he managed to sit up, thoroughly enjoying the twinge in his ass, and stretched. "But I think I need to rest, and I would like to be at home when Ryuu wakes." He stood and walked over to Satoshi, managing a sassy swing to his hips as he sauntered over to claim his husband.

Sand reached out a hand to Satoshi, and pulled him into a gentle embrace. "Shall we go home, cormamin? As lovely a bower as this is, I would prefer to sleep in our bed tonight, and wake up to Ryuu's pouncing." Sand nuzzled Satoshi's hair, loving him utterly and proud to be his lawful husband. "Willow? Would you like to come with us? I can teleport us home to Eryn's house."

Willow smiled and stood. "I think I need to dress first."

Sand chuckled, and opened a closet, pulling out three soft robes. "I do not know about you, but this is as much effort as I can make. The temple staff will return our wedding finery in the morning." He helped Willow into her robe, and then did the same for Satoshi. Then he slipped his own robe on, and took both their hands and chanted softly in elven, and they vanished.

Vale curled into Yuji, utterly spent and thoroughly happy. "My husband... I love saying that." He giggled a little, and nuzzled Yuji's ear. "Going home sounds good, doesn't it? We can wake in our own bed, a'maelamin."

"This was perfect, this whole night." Yuji nibbled at Vale's tender lips, coaxing a wanton little moan from the elf. "And yes, I love knowing that you're legally my husband. This was perfect, just perfect."

"I need you to do one thing first, though." Vale turned his head a bit. "Will you unbraid my hair?"

Yuji's heart soared, and he carefully began to unbraid Vale's silky golden hair, collecting the beads in a small pile, He used his fingers to comb through Vale's hair, loving the way it flowed through his fingers. He could feel Vale's happiness as he completed this ritual, and that was enough for Yuji.

"Now will you do mine?" Yuji asked, and Vale carefully unbraided his hair, nibbling small kisses along Yuji's neck and shoulder. He shivered a little, the unweaving of Yuji's hair a symbol of the unweaving of any barriers between them. It really was symbolic by now, since Vale had long since opened his soul fully to Yuji, but the tradition made the elf feel like the wedding was properly completed. He knew it was silly, but Yuji had done it for him, and that made his heart swell with happiness.

Kissing Yuji one more time, Vale stood and fetched robes for them. "These are enough to go home in. I'll teleport us, and the youngsters, too, if they want." Vale turned to see if Kansas and Erion wanted to join them, and his heart skipped a beat as he watched Kansas deftly undoing Erion's wedding braids. It gave him a small shiver, seeing the love and devotion between them, as much as if they were truly wed already, and the years they would have to wait for Erion to be of age were just a formality. Erion unraveled the pattern that signified his link to Kansas with just as much reverence.

Vale walked over when they had finished, and handed them robes as well. "I'm going to teleport back to the house with Yuji. Do you want to come with us?"

Erion looked at Kansas, and the imp grinned back at him. "I think we'd like that," Erion said. Yuji joined them, and Vale teleported them back to the house, where they headed to their bedrooms.

Vale slid into bed with Yuji, curling up in Yuji's arms with a sigh of utter bliss. His green eyes were already slightly unfocused, reverie tugging at him, and Yuji kissed his elf tenderly as he gave in to the need to sleep, feeling Vale mold himself perfectly against him.

In their room, Kansas held out his arms to Erion, the lithe tanned body fitting against him as thought they were one seamless unit. Erion nibbled a last few kisses to the imp's plump lips, and they watched their soul lights coil tightly together above them, the soft glow reflected in their eyes as they drifted into a peaceful rest.

Sand finished unbraiding the intricate pattern that Satoshi had woven into his hair for his husband, kissing Satoshi tenderly before turning around so that Satoshi could unbraid his hair.

"I love you, my heart," Sand murmured, when Satoshi had finished. The elf turned back and gathered Satoshi into a gentle embrace, nibbling delicately on his pierced lower lip. "Let me show you."

Sand eased Satoshi onto his back, and moved between Satoshi's legs, pressing gentle kisses on Satoshi as he carefully eased himself into his husband, Sand's cock fitting perfectly into Satoshi's tight little ass. Than Sand opened his bond, letting Satoshi feel not only his vast love, but the incredible sensation of his cock being bathed in the tight heat of Satoshi's passage. Satoshi mewled, opening himself to Sand and allowing Sand to feel how good it felt to be filled by him, the gentle pressure on Satoshi's prostate just from Sand's cock resting within him sending sparks up his spine.

Sand gasped, almost overwhelmed by the love that flowed to him from Satoshi, and he began to move, withdrawing his cock slowly, and then languidly pressing back in until he was fully seated in Satoshi's sweet ass. Satoshi moaned, his strong legs wrapping around Sand's hips and the elf set a lazy pace, tender and sweet, coaxing small, blissful whimpers from Satoshi as his cock glided over Satoshi's prostate. It seemed to last an eternity, the gentle plundering almost hypnotic, and Satoshi wrapped his arms around Sand's back, feeling the strong lean muscle under the scars.

"You complete me, cormamin," Sand whispered as he continued to thrust his cock into Satoshi in that slow and loving fashion. "You have healed me, and made me whole again. I am blessed beyond all reckoning, my husband, my soul."

"You are my life," Satoshi replied. "You are my perfect other half, the rest of my soul come home at last."

Satoshi's cock trembled between their bellies as the friction pushed him closer and closer to the edge, the sweet stimulation of his prostate adding to the heat growing in his lower belly. Finally, Satoshi could hold off no longer, and he felt his balls draw up.

"Poldoramin," Satoshi moaned, and his cock gave a twitch as his cum spilled out, painting his belly and Sand's while his ass tightened around Sand's thick cock. Sand stiffened, his own sac tight, and the pressure of Satoshi's ass around his cock combined with the heat of Satoshi's cum on his belly had the elf erupting, filling Satoshi's ass again as Sand cried out, "Cormamin, melamin."

Shuddering with the last dregs of their orgasms, Sand and Satoshi collapsed in a boneless heap, their lips seeking each other as they reveled in the twinned sensations through their bond. Sand looked into those gorgeous brown eyes that he loved so well, seeing his love returned a thousandfold before Satoshi fell into a sated and happy sleep in Sand's strong arms. Sand watched him for a moment, before slipping into reverie with Satoshi's name on his lips.

[Week 22: 3-6-11]

Pen Name: BronxWench

Story link: http://games.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600086388

Type of fic: Flashfic

Rating: Adult+

Fandom: Dragon Age: Origins

Warnings: Anal, AFFO, ChallengeFic, HJ, M/M, OC

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand felt a shiver course through his entire body when Yuji's tongue swiped across the head of his cock, and he clamped his teeth down on his lip hard enough to draw blood. He focused on the sight of Vale fucking Yuji, and then concentrated on the thought of Yuji fucking him. That made Sand shiver again, and Yuji's tongue took another swipe across the head of his cock.

Sand concentrated all of his will not to shriek aloud at the sensation, his cock twitching helplessly. He had a sudden memory of Vale, sitting perfectly still, silent and utterly compliant, while he and Yuji dallied in front of him, and Sand's cheeks flushed with arousal at the image in his mind. The tips of his ears were rosy with lust, and his forehead was damp with sweat, but Sand remained silent and as still as he could manage. His breath was coming in short sharp bursts, but he did not cry out.

Yuji slid his mouth over Sand's cock, and the elf stopped breathing altogether for a moment. The sensation was so unbelievably good that Sand felt almost dizzy, and he focused his attention on the feel of Yuji's mouth, hot and wet, as it engulfed his cock to the root, Yuji's tongue pressing firmly against the underside. Yuji drew back up, and Sand's eyes fluttered closed again, his brain nearly shutting down as he fell into the sensation. Yuji swallowed Sand's cock again, and this time he swallowed a few times while Sand was deep in his throat, and it was the last straw for the elf. Sand felt his balls tighten, and Yuji drew back in time as Sand came, his hot cum filling Yuji's mouth.

Yuji swallowed most of it, but kept a mouthful, and moving up, he pressed his lips to Sand's mouth and let the cum trickle into the elf's mouth. Sand gusted a breath through his nostrils, and swallowed, his tongue plundering Yuji's mouth as he tasted himself on his husband. Yuji returned the kiss, watching the pleasure in Sand's eyes as the elf swiped his tongue across Yuji's lip when Yuji finally broke the kiss.

"Did you like your reward?" Yuji murmured, his lips close to Sand's lips. "I'm so proud of you for drinking it down like that. You're so perfect, love."

Sand looked up at Yuji, his eyes so dark with lust, and he gusted a small breath as Yuji brushed a few strands of hair from his forehead. Yuji looked at the moon elf, so very like him in temperment, and he knew how much effort it took for Sand to surrender like this. He leaned in and kissed Sand again, feeling him trembling a little with the aftereffects of his orgasm, and he slipped an arm around Sand's waist to help support him.

[Sandcastles and Fireworks]

Sand's eyes lit up, and his own lips curved into an equally wicked grin. He folded his hands into his lap and licked his lips slowly, letting the tip of his tongue linger for a bit.

"I'd take that as a yes," Vale said, nibbling Yuji's ear from behind. He handed Yuji the bottle of Elverquisst, and reached for a pair of the ruby glasses. Sand watched from the corner of his eye as Yuji poured two glasses of the elven cordial and handed one to Vale.

Yuji reached out and fisted his hand in Sand's hair, tugging his head back as he took a sip of the Elverquisst and held it in his mouth. Then Yuji leaned down and kissed Sand, letting the Elverquisst trickle into Sand's mouth, the elf's eyes fluttering closed as he savored the taste of the cordial and the fierce thrust of Yuji's tongue. Sand very nearly moaned, but caught himself in time, relaxing in Yuji's grasp.

Yuji broke off the kiss, looking down at Sand, the elf's kiss swollen lips parted slightly. Yuji rose up on his knees, and, with his hand still fisted in Sand's hair, he brought the elf's mouth to his cock. "Show me what that talented mouth can do," Yuji growled. "But remember, not a sound."

Sand breathed in, his nostrils flaring slightly, and he licked his lips again as he looked at Yuji's cock, already hard and thick, and weeping precum. Sand lapped at the precum, savoring the taste, and then he wrapped his tongue around the head of Yuji's cock, swirling it across the whole head and flicking the cleft underneath with his tongue. Yuji growled again, this time with growing pleasure as Sand slid his wet lips forward until Yuji's cock was bumping the back of his throat. Sand paused for a moment, savoring the feel of having his mouth crammed full of cock. Then he relaxed his muscles, swallowing and feeling Yuji's cock slide down his throat.

Vale was sipping his Elverquisst and watching as Sand sucked Yuji's cock, the blond elf stroking his own cock lightly as his breath came a little quickly from excitement. Yuji turned his head to look at Vale, and Vale came closer, and went to his knees behind Yuji, pressing himself against his husband's back, letting Yuji feel his own hard cock as Vale rubbed it against the cleft of Yuji's ass.

Yuji could feel the heat beginning to pool in his groin, not close yet, but growing, and he wanted to spend as much time as he could buried balls-deep in Sand's tight ass. Yuji tugged on Sand's hair, pulling Sand's head off his cock with a soft pop. Sand looked up, his lips wet and glistening, and his blue eyes nearly black with lust. Yuji grinned wickedly and turned around to face Vale, pulling the blond elf into a fierce and demanding kiss. Vale kissed back just as fiercely, their tongues dueling for dominance, and Vale reached around to cup Yuji's ass and grind his cock into Yuji's groin.

"Oh, fuck, Yuji, you drive me wild," Vale moaned, his head falling back a little to allow Yuji to worry the tender flesh of his throat with sharp white teeth. Vale's fingers were buried in Yuji's silky hair, and Sand watched in silence as Vale nipped and sucked at Yuji's ears, making Yuji's cock jump a little against Vale's belly.

Sand's own cock was hard enough to ache, and it was almost impossible to sit still, his entire body nearly trembling with the need to be fucked. He drew in his breath sharply, his own teeth worrying his lip as he struggled not to moan aloud when Yuji's mouth dropped to Vale's nipple, licking and tugging on the gold and pearl jewelry while he twisted the other sharply, making Vale growl with pleasure. Sand was quite sure he was going to scream if something, anything, did not touch his cock, now.

Vale reached for a plant leaf and squeezed the sap on his fingers as Yuji continued to bite at Vale's tight little nipples. Vale reached around behind Yuji and began to tease his fingers through the cleft of Yuji's ass, circling the tight ring of muscle and teasing it. When Vale finally slid a slippery finger in past the muscle, Yuji moaned happily and Sand sucked in a harsh breath, his cock weeping.