we need to have words

Venom seemed to pull away at his reminder - emotionally, if not physically - and Azure clenched his teeth, wishing she was whole and uninjured so he could grasp her closer and harder to get back that closeness. It felt as if they were teetering on a ledge waiting for a stray wind to blow them in either direction, and while Azure did not like situations he could not predict, he was thrilled to balance precariously with her. The young heir shifted as she did, moving so that he could take some more of her neck gently between his teeth when she posed her question.

The pain was clear in her voice and his jaws snapped shut, his muzzle dropping so instead it was his forehead that pressed against her fur. Fuck, fuck. The reminder of Hanako was like a cold shower, and Az shut his eyes and inhaled to try once more to lose himself in her delicious scent. His chest tightened, his breath catching on the pain. The effort was futile - lust could not win out when he felt as if he was suffocating. "You have no idea how much I want to stay with you." He whispered back.

For all the good things Venom made him feel, Az did not know if he'd ever stop feeling so young in her presence. While it was indescribably frustrating, he allowed himself this once to accept it without ill-directed wrath. To try and benefit from the presence of someone wiser. "Venom.." He murmured, posing to his Empress an uncertain question. His brows knitted against her fur, struggling over the words. "Can you love more than one wolf at a time?" The shame of having even asked the question heated his face and he clenched his jaws tight once more. It wasn't an answer to her question - but what was he to say? He loved them both passionately, though not wholeheartedly as he expected to. It was as if his heart was split down the middle, and each wolf held a half of their own.