Tangled Love
First Night
On the day I was declared to be a knight, she wept. Others chastised her, said she should be joyous, she should be happy for me. But we both knew that the assignments of a knight would be long, and the distance far.
That night we made love for the first time. It was fumbling, awkward, and… almost desperate. She held on so tightly that I thought her fingers might leave marks. But I wouldn't have cared if they did.
Tangled limbs, lips locked, fingers fumbling at buttons and sashes. Quiet breathy moans as hands found their mark, as clothing was peeled away. A strangled gasp - then another - then a long, low moan that seemed to come from both of the tangled figures. Hips and breaths slowly fell into a rhythm.
Small hands reached up, grasping at his back, pressing tightly, finding no purchase - but his neck, his hair, that was easier. Her fingers closed around the nape of his neck, other hand caressing his ears, his face. Eyes locked in hazy bliss and she filled his vision. All that was, and is, and would be, was her.
A single euphoric moan: "Sara…"
Her mouth closed around his - hungry, desperate. And he too found the same hunger, responding in kind, rocking into her, breaths mingling, flesh twisting and sinuous in their embrace.
Breaking the kiss - "You're mine."
"Yes, yours…" - murmured against her lips.
"I love you."
"I love you too…"
Fingers tightened on his back as lips locked once again. Flesh pressed against flesh as if trying to meld together into one. The hunger grew sharper, painful, and their rhythm quickened, all else falling away before that consuming need. Low breaths became small cries of - pleasure? Pain? Fear?
Then with shuddering thrusts, he found himself spilling into her, lost in everything that was Her. For that moment, nothing else existed. And the hunger that had pained him so, slowly curled up and subsided into a deep warmth. Distantly he felt her soften in his embrace, pulling him down beside her, her voice now sweet and low, murmuring something to him he could barely hear.
"You're mine now, Theo. Now and always."