Vhenan'ara: Heart's Desire

by Merilsell

Lenya quickly noticed that life in the foreign shemlen world is all but easy, especially when loving one of them.- Various Oneshots, snippets, and Out-takes taken from and set in the "Of Elves and Humans" universe, but can also be read on its own. Now Rated M for mature themes.

12. This love

Prompt: Capture the moment of your choosing, but it must be 100 words exactly (without title) No more and no less.

~V~

Alistair was watching her, couldn't help it.

Her fingers threaded through her blond strands, combing out the knots residing within. She was sunken in the motion, her expression reflecting in the firelight distant, relaxed.

And so very beautiful.

His fingers twitched with the need to touch the silk, to feel her. But he didn't move, remained sitting, despite this burning want. She was his fellow Warden, a Dalish. She would never love him, a human. It wasn't allowed, against all rules he learned.

Eventually, she noticed his gaze, looked up to him, confused. "What's the matter?"

I love you.

"Nothing..."