It's empty in the valley of your heart [p]

Ezra Rosen · 03-30-2011, 02:27 PM

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I’m a horrible person who needs to work on time management!! For Ever Mayawyn, hope the power play is okay.

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Ever’s broken wrist had been a huge hindrance to the couple, but Ezra was dutiful and helped her whenever he could. The other accident of Ever almost falling into the ice was another scary moment that had made Ezra realize how fragile his mate was and how easy it was to have her slip away. It was a realization that didn’t sit well with the wolfdog, and he made a point to learn as much about his mysterious love as possible. She was his and only his, but still, he wanted to know her through and through.

That’s how the topic of the stables had come up in conversation not too long ago. Ezra had always known Ever was into horses, but it never occurred to the boy to investigate them. Ezra couldn’t fathom riding horses, or even having a human-like connection with them. Nevertheless, the male would be willing to try anything for Ever.

The spring morning broke warm and sunny, a rare treat for the area. Ezra woke up next to Ever, after only getting a few fitful hours of sleep. Ezra had become so comfortable around Ever, but yet he still find himself staying up all night thinking about her. He had decided to go to the stables during the middle of the night after one of these intense thinking sessions. It would be nice for Ever to have some company as she took care of the Court’s cavalry, and it would be something for the wolfdog to do.

The secui had watched Ever breathe for a few moments before deciding to wake her up. The sun had put him in such a good mood he couldn’t wait to get going. Ezra traced his mate’s neckline with his paw before ending it with a kiss on her furry shoulder. “Good morning my love,” he said with a scratchy voice. “I want to finally see Saphraine,” Ezra was referring to, of course, Ever’s horse counterpart. “And perhaps learn to ride, if you’d be willing to teach me.” He concluded this would be a peculiar way for Ever to wake up, but the male figured his vested interest would be a delight to his mate.

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Ever Mayawyn · 03-30-2011, 10:07 PM

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Well, you most defiantly are not a terrible person. But I am a very excited person about this thread so I wrote a deathly amount. :p
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It felt like everything was moving in slow motion. The past couple weeks had been nothing but lethargic. Ever hadn’t had a choice of whether or not to stay in bed or around the house. Eventually, she ended up going out a few times when the throbbing in her wrist didn’t drive her mad. But, other things did.

Ezra had tried his dearest, she knew, to assist her in any way but the girl knew that the man had other duties to take care of. Even when pain clouded her eyes she sent him away, assuring herself as well as him that she would be fine. She knew he wasn’t oblivious to her schemes that were given hardly enough thought.

And even more damage caused by the storm seemed to force its way into their life. After nearly falling into the ice, Ever found it hard to leave their beach side shack. She tried not to think about her horrific dreams that woke her up, and Ezra. Although she knew he was trying terribly to not worry about her so she tried to do as much as she could to be strong.

This morning was different however. Her mate had tossed all night, waking her up every time the sheets were disturbed. She was generally a light sleeper and immediately let his troubled thoughts and abrupt waking go by without consultation. It was her turn to worry about him, although the silver hybrid didn’t bring it up.

By the time her eyes closed again, she had found herself dreaming. It was more of a nightmare, she realized, as the girl watched the whole world nearly fall into itself. She found it disturbing to have such a similar theme to when she had gotten knocked out after falling down the slope with Saphraine. Her throat formed a yelp as her vision contorted while she fell, but before she could produce an earsplitting sound, Ever felt a light brushing along her neckline. The movement woke her almost suddenly, although she did not open her eyes.

She could feel his breath on her neck and she let out a gentle gasp, too short to be a sigh, before awaking. Ocean hued eyes stared for a long moment at the ceiling, gaze paused on a wooden plank. Nothing moved, nothing sunk. Everything was still.

But as always, Ezra’s touch brought her to life. She felt his lips on her shoulder and her eyes and body turned towards his. His scent made her chest twist with desire. Her legs pressed against each other with delete when he greeted her. Ever let out a short giggle and pressed her face to the covers.

His next question caught her off guard and stopped her excitable squirming. She lifted her face from the sheets to look at him closely. Every detail was crystal clear, as usual. He was serious. Ever smiled very slightly but turned the opposite way to look out the biggest window in the house. Had she woken late? Was he merely reminding her it was time to go?

Cherry red was bleeding into the sky and blending pink along the ocean horizon. It was still early and the girl was surprised Ezra had gotten up before her to wake her. Easily, the thought excited her and she moved back around to snuggle against his white chest. Even in Secui form, her Optime was still smaller.

“I will teach you, of course,”

The girl responded as if the question was one heard every day.

Ezra Rosen · 04-02-2011, 04:34 PM

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Hope the power play is okay, it’s just to get things faster. Also, I think Ezra needs a horse :3

Ever pressed into his chest as she wrapped herself around him, and the hulking male found himself dozing off again. The girl always had a calming effect on him, and their intertwining comforted him immensely. She agreed to teach him, which excited the male, almost to the point of jumping off the bed. But Ezra was comfortable, and he cherished the hell out of these moments with Ever. “It should be fun,” whispered the male as he nuzzled her delicate face. He lay there for a moment, cradling her, breathing in time with her. These mornings were the greatest joy the troubled hybrid could ask for; they grounded him, made him appreciate how great it was to have finally found someone, and to receive overwhelming amounts of love from her.

After what seemed like an eternity, the beast finally shook the sleep out of his body. “Let’s go,” he said quietly, giving the girl a lick of encouragement. The wolfdog bounded out of the bed, stretching his muscular back. Ezra let Ever go off and get ready for a moment, and the two were off. As the male only had a vague idea of where the stables were, he let Ever lead the way through the last of the early morning fog.

After a bit of walking the couple found their way to the stable. It seemed to have fared well through the snow, which pleased him. Ezra stayed silent throughout the walk, not sure what to expect. When the stable was in front of him, though, he finally turned to Ever. “Lead the way,” he said with a genuine smile, hiding his nervousness for what lay in store for him inside the wooden building.

Ever Mayawyn · 04-03-2011, 02:16 PM

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I suppose he could ride Saphraine ... with Ever. :p Eventually they could take a hiking trip to the mountains to find him a horse. It doesn't have to specifically his, just a cute little thingy for fun if you want!
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He held her close, pressing her chest against his. The girl smoothed her thumb repetitively over his and eventually let her eyes close. She could feel him inhale with her. Already this morning was more than special. She grabbed a fistful of blankets with her other hand to keep herself from falling asleep.

Even as the time passed it felt like it was too soon when Ezra stirred. Ever felt torn, nearly clinging to her mate’s side but tearing herself from him in the need to go do her favorite task. She felt his lick and she opened her eyes and slipped out of the bed, rummaging the covers so they at least covered the top.

The sun was already protruding above the mountains and reflecting on the sea, rolling golden waves onto the shore. Ever spent a short amount of time by the big window admiring the sprouting spring buds along the forest line. But she wandered away into the main room to wash up. Once done, the girl returned to the room and opened her clothes chest. She moved about the fabrics and settled on a dress she had chosen to wear when she first began riding.

It was sage in color and soft and airy, the best form to ride in. Ever slipped into it and felt the bottom brush against the top of her thigh. She found it appropriate for the morning. After the few minutes the silver girl spent getting ready, she followed her mate out the door. She led the way most of the time until the stable was in view. The silence went by unnoticed, although Ever didn’t try very hard to break it.

He was still in the mood to have her take charge when they arrived. Although he attempted to hide his emotions, the girl saw every detail, slightly humored that he thought she wouldn’t notice. Happily at first, Ever ran to the stable door and pulled it open with all of her strength. She smiled at the warmth and smell of hay the emanated from inside.

“Come on,”

The silver girl beckoned the man. She slipped in side and tip toed around to every stall, clearly enticed by the idea of working. Upon reaching the end of the stable Ever threw the other door open and found her horse beginning to make his way to the other side. He had finally come. Ever smiled brightly and wandered towards him as he turned to greet her. She patted him gently

Ezra was still waiting the barn when the girl returned. The golden stallion followed behind her without a lead, acknowledging her mate with a toss of his head. Ever held his face in her hands and turned to Ezra with a sheepish smile of welcome.

Ezra Rosen · 04-03-2011, 02:36 PM

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I’m not procrastinating the excessive amounts of work I have to do today at all or anything :p. Also, on Ezra’s wiki, I made a little entry about a possible horse Ezra and Ever could find, but lawlllll I didn’t realize the horses would be essentially the same color haha. I wanted him to have a buckskin thoroughbred named Jonah. :3 We should plot that out soon!

While Ever was doing her chores and finding her horse, the male shifted into his optime form in order to ride without looking ridiculous. The transformation still made him uneasy, but for the sake of the activity the couple were about to do, he gritted his teeth and allowed the transformation to begin. Bones cracked and elongated slowly as the male willed it to go as swiftly as possible (it didn’t go any faster than normal, much to the wolfdog’s dismay). But eventually, all his bones fell into place and Ezra stood up on his two hind legs, still as comfortable in this form as a young pup.

Ever came back to Ezra, with a golden stallion by her side. Ezra’s mouth dropped when he realized how big the horse was. It was a thought that had never really occurred to the male before. “He’s beautiful!” Ezra exclaimed, raising an ivory hand to the horse’s face to give him a pat on his rounded cheek. The horse stomped a foot to the stable floor that intimidated the Marquis. Giving a nervous look to Ever, the boy asked, “So, what now?”

Ever Mayawyn · 04-03-2011, 03:00 PM

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It's fine! Maybe when they go Ever could also find a mare to breed with Saphraine :F

Ever laughed quietly at Ezra’s sudden reaction to Saphraine.

“He is a big boy,”

She said gently, moving her hand back and forth against his golden neck and under his silky white mane. Ocean hued eyes softened at her mate’s appearance. His optime form always made her go weak at the knees even though she had to look up to meet his eye. He was beautiful inside out, in every form, but this was the most familiar to her. Without this ability there were many things they couldn’t share.

Ever reached out and took the hand he timidly removed after the golden stallion had stamped at the attention. She glanced down at the size difference in the fingers before lacing them together and wandering over to the shelves. A few things were out of place and noticed immediately by the experienced gaze of the girl. She moved some things around before taking out a bucket. It was one of the newer ones, the purple plastic color showing brightly.

It was unfortunate the couple couldn’t just hop on and ride immediately, but Saphraine could easily get used to her mate during grooming. The girl took the man’s hand and folded it onto a brush before stroking it over the stallion’s fur. He instantly dropped his head and raised his hoof in a sign of relaxation. She patted her hand on his quickly before taking of brush of her own and starting on the horse’s tail.

Ezra Rosen · 04-03-2011, 04:01 PM

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oooo good idea. :3 or Ezra could just find a buckskin thoroughbred mare :3 also, sorry it's short, ezra has no idea where the tack and stuff is so he's not very helpful right now XD

Ever moved his hand back to the stallion, and the wolfdog gave her fingers a squeeze. His timidity was somewhat comical considering his size and strength, but Ezra hoped Ever wouldn’t make too much fun of him for it. She was being so sweet, both to the horse and to him, which Ezra found quite enjoyable. She acted so dedicated and motherly to both of them which made the boy realize she would be a great mother some day. A brush was handed to him and so the boy dutifully started brushing the golden stallion in a circular pattern, going from top to bottom. Ezra chose to not do anything about the horses legs (those hooves scared him the most) and just continued brushing its side.

After feeling a little more comfortable around the beast, Ezra worked his fingers through its mane while watching it intently. He seemed so at ease with Ever working on his tail, which intrigued Ezra. Giving another pat to the horse’s head, Ezra soon switched sides to start brushing the rest of the horse.

Ever Mayawyn · 04-03-2011, 07:42 PM

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That sounds fantastic :O And Ever can take the lead, it's kind of cute!
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Ever watched her mate in short, quiet glances, smiling every time she caught a nervous or unsure expression on his face. She didn’t want him to be fearful around the horses, but had to admit he was doing fine. It was still undetermined whether he was or would have natural horsemanship skills like she did. Her genuine smile turned into a thoughtful one as she turned her gaze, once again, back to Saphraine’s tail.

It became as soft as silk in a short amount of time since it had been brushed very recently by her own hand. The girl slid her fingers across his back and barrel, feeling underneath his stomach and letting her pleased emotions become an expression. She turned to go to the opposite side, patting the stallion’s large golden head, and gliding up to her mate’s side. Ever slipped her hands on his shoulder and down to his chest, laughing quietly when she had to stand on her toes to reach him.

“That is good,”

The silver female said, sliding her hands back over his bust and shoulders. She floated back over to the bucket and grabbed the hard bristle brush and did a quick over on the stallion’s legs. After carefully picking Saphraine’s hooves and giving silent adoring glances at Ezra while he worked on the mane, Ever straightened up and looked over their work.

The girl turned and wandered back over to the shelves, making decision aimlessly.

“Tack or bareback…”

Ever whispered with a thoughtful look. It was her turn to be uncomfortable. She had never ridden in tack or been taught with it around. Rides had always been horse to flesh connection. The idea seemed far less uncontrollable, but she didn’t know if she could speak for Ezra about that.

She padded back over to Ezra and held him close, wrapping her arms around his torso.

“Ready?”

Ever asked excitedly.

“Bareback is the only way I know how to ride, but I will teach you … just like this,”

Ezra Rosen · 04-19-2011, 05:06 PM

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Hope the powerplay’s okay, & I figure there’s a pasture outside the barn that they can ride in? if it’s wrong lemme know and I’ll fix the post ^^

The horse was clean, finally, and Ever flitted about the barn doing this and that for their upcoming ride. Ezra remained by the horse’s front, looking him over and patting his soft nose. During Ezra’s time running around the continent, he had met werewolves that had figured out a way to communicate with horses. Ezra had always thought it fascinating, but never bothered to learn it. Perhaps Ever knew how? She always had a knack for taking care of horses, but that was probably due to her incredibly kind nature, not her language skills.

Ever’s intoxicating presence wrapped itself around the male, and for a moment he was speechless due to her being almost too close to him. It was moments like this that made the male want to bring her right back home and curl up with her all day. “Ready,” he said quietly, a genuine smile on his face. He was nervous, of course, but was determined to give this horse a run for its money.

The trio made their way out of the barn, and the optime man’s eyes squinted from the morning sun. Saphraine knew exactly what to do, dutifully standing still beside the wolves. Ezra watched his mate gracefully mount the horse’s back, and with a slight lift from Ever, he got on beside her. The husky clung to Ever, legs dangling limply below.

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Ever Mayawyn · 04-23-2011, 03:35 PM

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Everything seems fit
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She could see the light coming in from the door when she lifted her ocean hued gaze from the man’s shoulders. Her hands unlaced themselves and were brought back to her side after Ezra’s tentative reply. Excitement warped her stomach and Ever turned her face away to return the grooming bucket. The plastic felt cold in her dark hands.

The silver girl flitted to the golden stallion’s side and slid her hands through his white mane before grabbed the husky man’s own hand and leading him out. Saphraine shadowed the two without a rope until they were outside the musky, coolness of the barn. He trotted ahead and paused near the trees, glancing back with dark mocha eyes.

Ever couldn’t help a toothy grin. She increased her walking rate, nearly dragging Ezra with her. Upon arriving near the wild haflinger, the girl checked her mate for emotion. The nervousness was evident, though the hybrid found it charming. A comforting expression painted her face.

A bird chirped in the forest as the light from the sun grew a fraction lighter. She flicked a curl back from her face and hoped with fluidity onto her steed. The girl adjusted her sage dress so that it draped easily over her thigh. Eyes looked for her mates and she smiled to find that he was already determining a way up. Ever assisted him slightly, pulling on his hand to get him aboard.

The girl sighed in content as the man’s large grasp clung to her thin body. She felt their legs touching, her hair resting against his shoulder, his hesitant breath warm behind her. Ever also felt the slight tenseness of the stallion, the quicker in his barrel, the anxiety fluttering his heart rate. Her paws remained still, letting the morning melt into them. Then, she tapped her smoky furred heels lightly on the stallion’s side, easily snapping him out of the routine gallop and into a calm walk. Ever helped balance Ezra behind her as Saphraine moved spritely.

Ezra Rosen · 04-24-2011, 02:44 PM

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:] what should we do now? New thread or keep going?

Without any sort of warning or signal, the stallion was off. Ezras chest tightened as the horse broke into a full-fledged gallop, and the boy felt his nerves ignite as his eyes snapped shut. He was so frightened of falling off, and despite Ever’s clear comfortable stance, he wasn’t sure how much more of this he could take. After a hundred meters or so of nerve-wracking riding, the hybrid finally found some sort of balance on the stallion and relaxed a little. His nerves slowly cooled down as he gripped his two-toned thighs to the horse’s back. Ezra was beginning to enjoy this, and he could see why Ever loved the horses so very much.

It was an adrenaline rush like no other. The boy breathed rhythmically with the stallions hooves, getting into the motion of riding. Ezra finally allowed his eyes to open, and what a sight there was to see. They were flying by everything. Despite the fact that they were contained in a pasture, he still felt free as the trio continued to speed around the closed off area. Ezra gave his mate a squeeze around her waist topped off with a kiss on her shoulder. “This is amazing!” Ezra laughed, enjoying the spring breeze rustle his dark mane.

Ever Mayawyn · 04-26-2011, 07:41 PM

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I am fine ending wherever, if you want to post once more and then talk about a new topic? Big Grin
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The minutes went by in slow motion against the beating of hooves on the ground. Colors merged together in the speed, blending to watery shapes or smudges in the background. Lengths of grassy ground fell away in strides as the mates raced beside the fence. Clouds of dirt spilled out behind the golden haflinger as he finished his strides only to land with the opposite leg before repeating the process.

Ever could feel the wind, sweet with spring flavor, caress her face and pull her auburn ringlets slightly back from her ocean eyes. The stiffness that had tightened Ezra’s stature was gone by the time most of the pasture had fallen behind. She could hear his controlled breathing turn taunt and the girl let out her own relaxing sigh. Saphraine’s nostrils flared under her supple lack of pressure and slowed down hesitantly. His muscled frame rocked with the thunderous canter.

Noise was mute as they nearly sped ahead all form of sound. The soft pressure of Ezra’s arms around her face made the girl turn. A fluttering kiss was planted on her smoky shoulder. She knew he would enjoy it. Her job was no doubt a joy to her, as well. Ever listened to the light rustle of her mate’s laughter and she turned to prod his side with affection. The movement was awkward but manageable on horseback.

She sunk down gradually, beckoning the man to join her. Only the slightest tap sent the golden stallion reeling in a quicker pace until the grass was billowed over in their haste. The corner of the pasture fence came quickly but Ever turned early with experience. Saphraine accepted the change in direction well. Upon coming back, the silver girl veered the horse towards the fence. He galloped forward, lengthening his strides expertly before hoping over the hobbit wood. Ever reached back after landing to steady the hybrid and slowed the horse. They now stared opposite the barn from over the field.

Ezra Rosen · 04-27-2011, 01:18 AM

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Short. Bleh. End? Big Grin

The Marquis reveled in this moment, finally feeling calm on horseback. With his mate by his side he felt invincible, even if his stomach felt like it had fallen to the floor because of nerves. She gave him a confidence to try things that he would never have tried in a million years. She gave him something to believe in, someone to turn to, she was the one good thing in his life and would be for what he hoped would be forever. They were infinite.

But suddenly, his revelry was halted as the stallion unexpectedly jumped over the fence, which caused Ezra’s nerves to kick in gear again. He almost cried out in fear for falling off, but managed to keep his jaw shut. When all four hooves hit the ground again, Ezra finally let out a little sigh of relief. Saphraine slowed as well, which also comforted the hybrid. “I think that’s enough fun for one day,” Ezra said with a grin, tickling Ever’s sides with his fingers.

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