From the Skies to the Heavens
Twelfth Prompt: Ink
Word Count (for drabble only): 343 words
Nahyuta felt his hand grow tired as he signed law after law, document after document. He had been careful to read them all beforehand, and now all that was left to do was to offer them the seal of approval.
The swirls of ink blurred before his eyes, making it so he could not distinguish one proclamation from the next. It was a late night, and the wind outside was cold. Winter was coming soon. And with it, the urge to curl up in his chambers and sleep the blizzards away. When he was a child, his bed was the only place he'd been warm, this time of year. Now he saw warmth everywhere.
"You almost done?"
The regent turned his head, gazing upon his lover. When he saw she was only wearing a t-shirt and panties, he felt himself blush. Nahyuta turned away before she could notice.
"Yes, Ema. I promise that this is the last one for tonight."
As the nights had grown colder, Ema had confessed to him that she wasn't used to any amounts of snow. In her whole life, she'd only been in a blizzard twice. With her unused to the harshness of Khura'inese winter, Nahyuta felt it was only kind to offer her a place of warmth. Especially when she worked besides him in the royal residence until late into the night.
After all, it would be irresponsible to send her out into the storm. The American hadn't even purchased proper winter attire yet. That'd been his rationale at first for letting her remain until morning, but before he knew it, such events were becoming commonplace. Nahyuta asked if Ema was concerned about what loose tongued servants might think, but they'd been together for months now, and she was feeling emboldened. If she was unreserved, he felt no reason to be.
So he set the ink splattered pages down at his desk, and followed Ema into a bed made for two. Neither party would be feeling the cold tonight.
A/N's: So this one had a bit of implied maturity at the end. But it's nothing compared to my M-rated fics for these two, so I think I can safely say it's vague enough to keep my current rating.
I didn't really have many ideas for this one, but it felt like a while since I put out much Skyemadhi, so I wanted to make another small contribution to the ship. If anyone has any full one-shot/short mutlichap (think The Vetting Process) Skyemadhi ideas, feel free to share them with me.
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