stay with me

Following her breathless demand, Indigo brought Emersyn into an entirely new world of passion and intimacy. Throughout the night, their bodies never separated, entwined in heated desire. Indigo had been patient, gentle, moving at her pace. There had been struggles as Em rode a roller coaster of emotions with every motion they made against one another, and some pain as her body received his. Indigo was a large wolf, after all. She had clung to him throughout their mating, paws flexing and gripping at his mane, legs squeezing his waist, refusing to let him go, even once they had both reached their peaks together. Soft gasps, quiet moans, and a muffled cry as she buried her face in the crook of his neck filled the silence in their little nighttime world where only they existed. When it was all over and Em was coming down from the climactic high Indy had brought her, tears were once more falling down her cheeks, relieved and cathartic with a wide smile on her face. "Thank you..." she'd whispered to him at some point before sleep had claimed her.

That was the first night in years that Emersyn had pleasant dreams. Dreams of her new family. Dreams of Indigo.

A gentle tussling of her neck fur roused Em from slumber with a hummed grumble. Reluctantly she withdrew her face away from Indigo's chest that had become her pillow for the night, eyes blinking open to search for his smiling face with a groggy lift of her head. The moment her aqua-cobalt eyes found his a smile began to creep across her face. Feeling his strong arms around her and finding him still here in the morning made her feel a sense of femininity unlike anything she'd experienced before. His purple fur looked even more vibrant in the bright morning sunlight. She didn't speak right away, instead lifting a slow paw to gently cup Indigo's cheek and guide his muzzle back down to hers in a sleepy kiss. Her lips lingered on his, a wordless thank you for all he had given her last night. She knew it would still be some time before she fully healed from her trauma and conquered her post traumatic stress, but she had taken a huge leap of faith with him and he had shown he'd catch her. That meant more to her than anything else in the world.

"Good morning, handsome," she whispered once their mouths had parted, still lying so close she could feel his every breath against her cheek and he likewise could feel hers. He had stayed with her. He hadn't slipped off in the middle of the night like she'd been something to use and abandon when he was finished. While it may have seemed like such an obvious thing to expect with Indy, it was so hard for Em to trust anyone, and to know her trust in him hand't been misplaced—especially after last night—felt revolutionary. She felt beautiful, powerful, wanted, loved. Like today she was a whole new woman.

"Emersyn"