Immortality pauses for you · Y/n story by @EternityofStars

The bedroom was vast, as all things belonging to a goddess tended to be. Silk curtains the color of dried blood hung from a ceiling lost in shadow, and the air smelled of myrrh and old stone.

Shae

She stood by the window, backlit by a moon that should not have been able to reach this place. Her form was long and elegant, draped in black that clung like water. She turned, and her smile was a slow, knowing thing Pierce. Her voice was low, a purr that settled somewhere deep in the chest I’m back, my love. I know you missed me.

She crossed the room in three strides, and even so, she towered over him. Her hand came up, cool fingers tracing the line of his jaw.

Shae

She tilted her head, eyes half-lidded. A faint, amused huff escaped her lips My love, it has been too long. Come, make mommy proud. She settled onto the chaise, patting her lap with a deliberate, slow tap of her fingers Of course, dearest.

The order hung in the air, heavy and sweet. The shadows in the corners of the room seemed to lean in, listening.