Epilogue:
Riven forced herself out of bed, it was still dark out, she hated the days when she had to get up so early for inspections. She almost never got enough sleep before these days. It had been hard in the months since Riven became Grand General, she and Irelia were moving back and forth between Noxus and Ionia in carefully negotiated trips so as to not cause any issues diplomatically. It was harder for Riven to sleep in the periods of time where they couldn't be together but they were prepared to work around the difficulties of it all.
Swain had made attempts to return to power in Noxus in the months that had followed, but remained unsuccessful due to Zaun's lack of commitment. Zaun didn't seem willing to back a man who no longer had any living supporters in Noxus, they couldn't find a single one of Riven's new Generals who felt like risking their current position for even more power under Swain who had a reputation of not keeping his promises. More and more it seemed like the people of Noxus were more willing to take a chance on Riven as their Grand General than have Swain return.
As soon as Riven had settled into power, proper peace accords with Ionia began, discussing a more permanent end to the conflict between Noxus and Ionia. Many Noxian civilians were glad to hear the plan to end conflict with Ionia permanently, too many soldiers had been conscripted for a conflict that had brought no results.
Riven forced herself into her uniform, pulling the grand generals coat over her shoulders before tying her hair up loosely. The only light at the end of the tunnel that was this miserable day of inspecting the barracks, soldiers and weapons in development was that Irelia was returning to visit her for the first time in almost a month. Riven hadn't been able to leave to visit her at any point due to the classified nature of what Irelia was taking care of, Karma trusted Riven but not enough for her to trust that Riven wouldn't use that information against Ionia if it came to it.
Riven spent the most of her day trudging through the grounds that she used to live in almost two years ago, being forced to look at one thing or another and pretend to be impressed. This sort of politicking wasn't something she was very good at or very interested in but she pushed through it, knowing that it would be worth it to sit through the parts of the job she didn't like in order to lead Noxus in a direction that she could live with. She felt relieved to not be living in the barracks any more, they were damp and cramped when she lived there and felt even worse on her return, they had given Riven the mansion Swain had been living in prior to the coup as her place to live. It was far bigger and more lavish than she expected or wanted so she chose to live in a small section of the house, refused to take on any servant staff and had most of the furniture thrown away.
Riven pushed her way through the inspections before returning to her office at High Command. The rest of the day was relatively mundane, a meeting with a few of the different Generals about promotions and completing their restructure of the military before meeting with LeBlanc about some intelligence she had gathered on Demacia. Riven had requested LeBlanc to look into the opinions of the Demacian royal family and its higher ups about her take over as Grand General and what they expected, whether they were possibly looking to take advantage of their transition in power.
At the end of the day, Riven was glad to have returned home. She could see the lights on from the outside, Irelia had arrived back in Noxus and had been let through the underground tunnels to their home here, she was inside waiting for Riven to return from High Command. Riven pushed her way through the front door and through the corridors to the part of the manor that she was actually using, finding Irelia in the small kitchen, making some food.
"You're here early." Riven remarked with a smile, the Ionian returning it.
"My assignment finished faster than planned so I got to travel here a day early." Irelia replied, dropping the spoon she was using onto the counter and pulling Riven into a deep kiss as she entered the kitchen. "Have you missed me?" Irelia asked with a slight smirk.
"More than you know." Riven said before pulling away, grabbing some of the plates she had in the cupboard and taking them out to the dining table to set up for dinner. A lot of the useful items in this manor either belonged to Swain or even a Grand General before him or Irelia had managed to talk Riven into buying. The only item Riven had bought on her own was a TV from Piltover. She had always been curious about them and now she had unlimited funds, it had been as expensive as she had thought it would be.
The pair ate dinner together, talking back and forth about what they had been doing in the almost month since Riven had last seen Irelia. They shared what they were allowed to share even when Riven trusted Irelia not to use any information she shared against her or Noxus, LeBlanc would most likely murder Riven personally if she found out she was sharing state secrets with her girlfriend.
"I know it's been hard." Irelia said, bringing Riven out of her own deep thoughts, "But we're making this work, it's hard to not be able to share everything with you anymore but that's okay." Irelia had obviously sensed that Riven had been checked out of their conversation, worried about something, making an attempt to reassure her.
"I know, thanks." Riven smiled at Irelia, trying to return the reassurance. Irelia stood up, grabbing the dirty dishes from the table, only pausing to look at her for a moment.
"Now, stay right there while I take care of this." Riven shuddered at the tone that Irelia used, she only ever used that voice when she was planning to beat stripes into her. Riven bit into her lower lip when she realised that Irelia had purposely used that voice in order to get her worked up and make her wait as she took her time, she wasn't just putting the dishes on the kitchen counter to take care of later, she was actually cleaning them. Riven was torn, she hadn't been touched by Irelia in nearly a month and it made her want to go straight into the kitchen to take the Ionian right then but she knew she would be punished for her disobedience. She knew she would be rewarded for waiting. Eventually when Irelia did return to where she had left Riven, she could hear a hum of approval from Irelia, she was pleased with Riven's self-control.
"Good girl." She purred as she pressed herself up against the back of the chair Riven was still sitting in, her hands slowly making their way down from Riven's shoulders to the top of her pants. "Shall I see just how much you've missed me?" Irelia had barely touched her and Riven could already feel herself getting very worked up, fuck. She shuddered when Irelia's hand made its way into her pants and underwear, running a teasing finger along her clit. Riven's right leg jerked at the touch, earning a possessive chuckle from the woman behind her before she removed her hand causing Riven to let out a small huffed whine.
"Don't complain, you'll earn what you're waiting for soon enough." Irelia said with a smirk as she ran her fingers lightly along Riven's jaw, "Now, get on your knees, love." Riven shuddered slightly, less violently than when Irelia had put her hand down her pants, before making her way off the chair and onto her knees in front of Irelia. Irelia stood in front of the chair Riven had just been sitting in, making intense eye contact with Riven as she unbuckled her own belt and pulled her pants down to her ankles before taking a seat in front of Riven. Irelia grabbed Riven by her hair tightly, pulling her forward and pressing her mouth to Irelia, quickly getting to work using her tongue. Riven knew that this was only part of making Riven earn being touched by Irelia, that the captain most likely had been planning what she was going to make the Noxian do for days, the thought of Irelia planning what she was going to do to Riven made her double down in her efforts, using her tongue to circle Irelia's clit.
Riven knew what she was doing was right when Irelia's hand continued to tighten its grip on her hair, as if to pull her as close as possible. Riven continued working Irelia's clit with her mouth, earning a few shaky moans from the captain, before putting her hands up on Irelia's knees to keep herself stable against the pulling from Irelia's hand in her hair. Over time Riven had figured out exactly what Irelia liked, she knew that only using her mouth to bring Irelia to orgasm was something the captain was turned on by even if she wouldn't admit to it.
Irelia always stopped making noise during her orgasms, losing her composure and ability to control Riven as she liked for only a few moments. Riven pulled her mouth away, wiping Irelia's wetness away from her mouth using the sleeve of her coat, she could wash it later. The Noxian knew Irelia had regained her composure when she smirked down at Riven.
"It's a nice sight to have the Noxian Grand General on her knees." Irelia said before pulling Riven in for a surprisingly gentle kiss before she stood up, pulling her pants back up and buckling the belt again. "Go to the bedroom." Riven pulled her leg up to stand up when Irelia pulled roughly on her hair again, "On your hands and knees." Riven dropped to her hands and knees and began to crawl towards their bedroom.
"Yes ma'am." She had managed to force out before she made her way into the bedroom. Irelia followed her in a far more dignified manner, obviously enjoying the sight of someone of Riven's new found title under her control and on their hands and knees before her. Riven knew that Irelia got off on the feeling of being powerful and Riven being Grand General only added to that now and Riven was more than happy to play into that when it made Irelia so turned on.
"Take your clothes off." Irelia commanded once Riven had reached the end of the bed, the Noxian lifting herself up from her hands but remaining still on her knees as she began to undress herself as Irelia watched with open hunger. When Riven went to get off her knees to remove her boots and pants, Irelia put her hand on her shoulder, indicating for her to keep them on for now. Riven watched silently as Irelia headed over to the box they had in the corner of the room. When Riven had moved into this manor, Irelia had bought some new toys for when she would visit Noxus.
Once Riven saw that Irelia held leather cuffs in her hands she held them out, waiting for Irelia to tighten them around her wrists. Riven let out a small smile when Irelia began to place the cuffs on her wrists, Irelia caught sight of the smile and returned it with a smirk, running her hand affectionately through Riven's hair. The Noxian had no clue how much she would grow to enjoy the punishments that Irelia dealt out when she first met her, now anytime she was alone with Irelia she would only hope that the captain would want to tie her down and punish her for the slightest of infractions.
"Feeling playful tonight then?" Riven just smiled some more instead of responding, knowing it wasn't one that Irelia expected her to answer. Irelia left her alone again, returning to the box across the room, this time picking out something they had one really used once before. Riven let out a shudder as Irelia tightened a leather collar around her neck before she hooked her index finger around it, pulling Riven forward by her neck, tying her arms up onto the bed posts. The bed had extravagantly carved wooden bedposts that Irelia had been using to loop the straps through to hold Riven in one place, far from the original idea behind the carving Riven assumed.
Riven felt Irelia's hands snake around her, undoing her belt and pull it free from the pant loops, her breathing quickening when she realised that Irelia was choosing to use her belt to hit her instead of her typical tools of torture. Irelia had seen the reaction Riven had to her removing her belt and let out a possessive chuckle, running her fingers affectionately up and down the nape of Riven's neck before pulling away and striking with the belt, hitting the edge of one of Riven's scars, causing Riven to jerk against the restraints. Irelia knew that while Riven had recovered, the skin was still sensitive, choosing to strike close to the scars in order to get more of a reaction from Riven.
"God fuck." Riven forced out between strikes, Irelia continuing to ruthlessly strike her back until the captain noticed Riven rubbing her thighs together, desperately trying to create some friction in order to get more pleasure out of this, having been turned on by Irelia's harshness enough that she couldn't resist.
"You just can't behave yourself, can you?" Irelia said as she held the belt between her fingers, her eyebrow quirked at Riven who was looking away guiltily as she realised she had been caught trying to pleasure herself. "I guess I'll have to help you take care of that." Riven looked up at her, confused by what seemed like Irelia rewarding her disobedience instead of punishing it. Irelia disappeared for a moment, leaving the bedroom before returning a few minutes later. Riven's eyes locked onto the toy that Irelia had brought back with her, it was a strap on, she swallowed hard at the sight, blushing slightly. Irelia had made Riven use it on her a few times before but it hadn't ever been used on her.
Irelia knelt behind Riven, leaving the Noxian tied up to the bed as she tightened the straps around her own waist before working Riven's pants down to her knees. Riven felt one of Irelia's hands tighten around her neck, pulling her head back, the captain's mouth hot on her ear as she pressed the tip of the toy against her causing Riven to whimper.
"Now, I'm going to fuck you with this, but you aren't allowed to come unless I say so. If you come before that I won't be touching you for the rest of the time I'm here, understand?" Riven let out a second muffled whimper before responding.
"Yes ma'am." Irelia released her neck at the sound of those words coming from her mouth, moving her hand to Riven's shoulder to steady the Noxian as she pressed the toy into Riven's entrance. Riven could feel herself shaking against the restraints, finally getting the pleasure she had been waiting for since Irelia had chosen to tease her in the dining room. The Noxian pressed her forehead into the edge of the bed as Irelia fucked her with the toy, it was far more overwhelming than she had feared when she first saw the toy. It had been so long since Irelia had touched her last that she was so sensitive to everything the captain did. It wasn't long before Riven's legs were shaking, right up on the edge of orgasm, desperately trying to keep herself from spilling over that edge before receiving permission, not wanting to leave herself unsatisfied for the rest of Irelia's visit.
"Please." Riven whimpered, hoping the captain would take pity on her, hoping that Irelia would realise that Riven was far too close to coming to keep this up. Riven's hope for pity was answered by Irelia only thrusting harder into her, trying to push her as close to her limit as possible. What a horrible person Irelia was being in this moment. Riven's arms tensed against the restraints as she begged again. "Please." She said louder this time. Irelia chuckled in response.
"Come now." Riven's toes curled as she came, letting out moans into the mattress before Irelia pulled the toy out from her, undoing the straps around her waist before tossing it aside. She began to remove the restraints around Riven's wrists and pulled Riven back into her, holding the Noxian.
"You're so cruel sometimes." Riven murmured into her earning a laugh from Irelia.
"Don't complain, you like it more than you say." Irelia said, smirking as she removed the collar around Riven's neck before placing it to the side of them before she pulled Riven's pants back up. Once Riven was thinking proper thoughts again, she turned herself around to face the captain.
"I had something I wanted to talk to you about but I got distracted by someone, stay here." Riven said as she forced herself up from the floor and grabbed her shirt from the ground, pulling it over her head as she left the room. Irelia moved from the floor to the bed, waiting patiently for the Noxian to return. When Riven returned, Irelia eyed her curiously as she clutched something in her right hand. "I know we've been trying to keep things quiet, not wanting people to know about our relationship now that I'm Grand General and everything but people already know, there's lots of rumours going around and people having believed that they've seen me in Ionia and you in Noxus…" Riven was looking for a reaction before she continued, Irelia just staring at her curiously during the silence, "Anyway, I don't think there's any point pretending any more that this isn't serious and that two leaders of two different nations that used to be at war aren't together. So uh…" Riven unclenched her fist, a box in her hand, Irelia's eyes darting to it before looking back up at her with a surprised look on her face.
"Don't you dare." Irelia said, causing Riven to panic, wondering if she had made a mistake, had misinterpreted Irelia's feelings for her.
"I-I'm sorry, I thought that-" She began to stammer, she hadn't expected to be rejected by Irelia, before being cut off by the captain.
"I mean, don't you dare ask me that without getting on your knees first." Irelia offering a reassuring smile before Riven dropped to her knee.
"I just figured that uh… since we're spending so much time together and that people already know that I should ask…" Riven stared up at Irelia who continued to smile down at her from her position on the edge of the bed, "Will you marry me?" Riven felt herself shaking, fumbling with the box in her hands, she hadn't ever imagined herself asking someone this question, especially someone who was Ionian but how things had changed. She certainly hadn't expected herself to be so awkward. Irelia laughed at the awkwardness of Riven's approach to the question.
"Of course." Irelia said before taking the box from Riven's hands, removing the ring from the box, examining it. "This is far too nice, Riven, I don't know if I can accept this."
"I have far too much money now, please take it." Irelia examined Riven's face for a moment before sliding the ring onto her finger and pulling Riven in for a deep kiss, wrapping her arms around the Noxian's neck.
"The Elders are going to be so pleased with this." Irelia said with a sarcastic tone, knowing how much the Elders hated the idea that she was in love with Riven. "Not that they could stop me even if they tried. Karma should be pleased though; she's been asking me about this for months now, telling me even to possibly ask you instead."
"It took months for me to get the courage to even ask. I don't know what I would have done if you had said no." Riven said as the Ionian kissed her forehead.
"You think I would risk my standing as Captain of the Guard to help you become Grand General and then say no to you when you ask me to marry you?" Irelia asked her, eyebrow raised. Now that the Ionian pointed it out, it did seem illogical to have worried, Irelia had been willing to risk everything to make Riven happy and to help Riven fulfil her goals, of course she loved Riven enough to marry her.
In the weeks that followed Riven's proposal to Irelia, they at first kept it to themselves until Irelia returned to Ionia. Riven took this time when Irelia was gone to inform LeBlanc and her Generals of her plan to marry the captain. The Generals seemed to not care too much about her plans but LeBlanc seemed displeased, worried that Irelia might leave Riven weak and vulnerable, though she didn't choose to actually voice her concerns. Riven made a mental note to keep her eye out for anything underhanded that LeBlanc may do out of her fear of not being able to control Riven. Irelia chose to inform Karma first to ask her advice for how to inform the rest of the Elders. As expected they didn't take the change in their relationship well, not wanting Irelia to go through with her promise to marry Riven, seeing Riven as a threat to Ionia even though they were on the verge of signing a proper peace treaty between Noxus and Ionia, they still couldn't trust Noxians after what had happened with Swain. Irelia kept her promise to refuse to give into their pleas, deciding that marrying Riven meant far more to her than pleasing the Elders of Ionia. When Riven heard of Irelia's choice to stand up to the Elders, it made her feel glad briefly that things had happened how they had happened, even being glad that she had been betrayed by Noxus, it meant that she got to marry Irelia.
A/N: Alright, so that's the end of this Riven/Irelia fic and it's probably going to be the last Riven fic that I'll be writing for a while, I've written far too many so far and I'm working on a Diana/Leona one now, that'll be posted shortly Hope you enjoyed reading this , don't be afraid to leave a review or pm me what you think. Thanks for reading