The peace that formerly reigned in Terra Nova has eroded, now little more than a memory. War ravages the continent. Disputes divide kingdoms; ideals divide families. The quest for power consumes absolutely and indiscriminately. None are immune to its allure.
Who will rise and who will fall? Only time—and ambition—will tell.
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05.26.2023
2 month character creation hold for all existing members begins 6/5/2023. Ended 8/5/2023.
10.29.2023
Change in how times flows. Was 4 IC seasons, now only 2 IC seasons per 1 OOC year.
5 whole years of Heir Apparent goodness! When I started the site, I knew I was hunkering down for the long haul, but I never could have predicted the numerous twists and turns this roleplay site has seen. Hundreds of plots, characters, and members have come and gone, all leaving marks on the site. I am so very thankful for those who have invested. Because you keep coming back, keep getting on, and keep writing, Heir Apparent has the legacy it does today. Three cheers to us!
If she was gonna work with Lord Morrigan, she'd better learn to handle her whiskey damn quick. Raff bent forward a little to watch as she spoke, Red's expression much more easy to read from that angle. His chin was closer to her left shoulder and he thought it was a good answer she gave. Aestas meant she hadn't just turned eighteen so it was a little bit more comfortable within the age range. He couldn't keep the smirk off his face at her reaction to the whiskey. Dammit she was a cute little thing!
Unwilling to hide the amusement from his voice, he said encouragingly,
"Ya were raised more noble than common I think. We used it for each of us when we was teething on our gums. It'll numb yer tongue and mouth if ya shock a beginning, like anything with a strong taste. First, wet just yer lips with it like this."
He literally upended the bottle so it merely wet his mouth and he set down the whiskey. Raff's mouth was still wet from it so he slowly kissed her, dragging his lips across hers in the faintest of kisses.
"Get yer tongue and lips used to the taste first, just a little at a time." He picked up the bottle again and handed it back to her. "Give it a try. Can you do that? Yea that's my question." he grinned at Red.
Post by Rhedara Shannon on May 9, 2023 20:52:32 GMT -5
She heard the amusement in his voice, and she tried to not scowl at him. Damn it, did he find that adorable? Maybe she ought to try and get more of a tolerance for that paint thinner he called a drink…
“If by more noble you mean that everything mother cooked could be mistaken for coal, sure,” her mother never did quite take to the commoner way of living. For all she knew, her mother may not have known tricks to help soothe the ache of teething. Everyone who knew was dead…well Bette would probably know, but Rhedara wasn’t sure how much of the woman’s words she should believe when it came to her mother.
His demonstration for learning to tolerate whiskey was unorthodox. Her lips pulled into a smile when he kissed her, and she started to return the kiss just as he pulled away from her. He handed her the whiskey bottle, stopping her from following him. Taking the bottle, she licked her lips, tasting the small bit of whiskey.
She grinned right back at him, “Is this really how you build up a tolerance, or are you just giving me a reason to kiss you?” She didn’t wait for his answer. She tilted the bottle up much like he did, then brought it back down. Some of it dribbled on her chin and she let out a small laugh as she tried to wipe away the extra liquid with her hand. If he wasn’t holding onto her too tightly, she should shift her weight around to face him and would try to go in for the kiss. She would brush her lips against his in a not-quite kiss, trying to tease him, “Like that?”
He laughed at her comment, his dark blue eyes gleaming as he watched her beautiful red mouth. And damned if she wasn't a quick learner...
"Mhmm" Raff answered against her mouth, moving his arms to let her turn around and face him fully. "Yep and yep." he replied in a low voice, letting her kiss him. "Exactly right."
Raff wiped the whiskey from her chin and rubbed it on her lips. "That's how ya do it, no lies. A taste on the lips, then just the tip of the tongue, then the whole tongue, baby steps a little more each time.. and kissing is part of the fun I added coz that's what I wanna do."
His right hand adjusted to the small of her back and he tilted back his head and the bottle to show a couple drops falling into his mouth. Raff smiled at her lazily, and asked,
"Can ya handle just a couple drops more Red? If ya can, I'll kiss it and make it better."
Post by Rhedara Shannon on May 9, 2023 22:11:52 GMT -5
“Well I really like that addition,” she said, hyperaware of his touch on her lips. As his finger brushed over her lower lip, more on instinct than actual intention, she grazed his finger with her teeth after a light touch of her tongue. She withdrew a little when she realized what she’d done, “Was that weird?” Her face felt warm, but it was a toss up if it was from embarrassment, that swallow of whiskey, or from his touches.
His hand moved to her back and she tried to move closer to him, nearly sprawling in his lap. In answer to his next question, she took the bottle and tipped it back for another small drink. It wasn’t quite as bad, but she still coughed.
The moment her little teeth touched his finger, his laugh came out like a low pitched sinister growl and his dark blue eyes gleamed. Raff waited until she set down the whiskey bottle on the floor and did her thing. Then he pounced on her like an animal.
[fade out coz y'all are nosy perverts!]
Last Edit: May 10, 2023 21:00:28 GMT -5 by Deleted
Post by Rhedara Shannon on May 10, 2023 22:05:26 GMT -5
[Fade back in]
Later, Rhedara, not wanting to be…disheveled if any siblings came back early, straightened out her clothes. As she retied the laces of her bodice, she scanned the floor for her other stocking. There weren’t a lot of places to look, but her stocking had found a good hiding spot…
Things had taken a passionate turn earlier, and now she was left feeling a touch shy and a lot parched. At least she wouldn’t be worrying about getting pregnant doing what they just did. The last thing she needed at that moment was to get knocked up out of wedlock.
She looked up from her freshly tied bodice to look at Raff, giving him a satisfied yet shy smile. It was probably ridiculous to feel shy about any of that sort of thing at that point, but this was still fairly new territory for her, “Raff,” she said, “Where do you keep your water?”
There was a lot to be said for teaching people new skills... especially when their mouths were involved. Raff smiled lazily as he pulled up his pants but didn't feel like bothering with putting his shirt back on. Dark blue eyes watched as Red fastened her bodice, his gaze lingering like a warm hand over her lithe body.
He grinned, rolling over onto his side to face her and the toe of her missing stocking was sticking to his neck and back, though he had no idea.
"It's on the shelf under the food box. Ya made me thirsty too."
Post by Rhedara Shannon on May 13, 2023 9:07:28 GMT -5
Goddess, he looked good, and his satisfied smile wasn’t deterring his looks at all. It just added to it. He didn’t put his shirt back on, and she let herself admire the view while he told her where the water was kept…and that’s how she saw what she suspected with the toe of her stocking peeking out on the side of his neck.
Her shy smile shifted into an amused, lip biting smirk as she silently reached out toward his neck and peeled her stocking off of him, a laugh bubbling up as she did so. She held the stocking up for him to see and grinned, “You found it!”
She set the stocking with her other one before she padded over to where he said the water was, found some cups and filled one for both of them. Handing him his cup, she drank deeply from her own. Much better.
“So,” she said, rolling her stocking so she could pull them back on, “what were we doing before we got diverted?”
Raff just laid there, leaning on an elbow and laughed up at her lazily. He drank down the water she offered and he answered,
"I don't think there's anything important left to say that we have already sai--.." the sentence dropped completely as his blue eyed gaze saw her rolling up the stocking and lengthening a long sexy leg. He was suddenly very thirsty again.