Not happy, but way less sad

She appreciated that he didn't just deny how she saw herself. He told her how he saw her, but he didn't tell her that she was wrong - instead he offered to help her get to the point where she could see herself the way that he saw her. Amazing, confident, beautiful... All things that she tried to personify and wove into the mask that she wore around anyone that she didn't know. She couldn't wear that mask around Artorias though. He pulled out the real her, the soft girl underneath the bravado. It was as frightening as it was exhilarating to be so free with someone and trust them so completely that she could let down all of her carefully crafted walls and just be herself with him. But what really struck her was his promise that she didn't have to do it alone. It felt like more and more she felt like that was the only way there was to do things to keep herself from feeling like a burden or to prevent others from seeing her weaknesses, but her Blue Boy found a way to just make her feel like he was genuinely there to support her. There was no judgement, no shame. Because he loved her. He loved her. This was what love was. He was hers and she was his. That's all that really mattered now.

While she held herself to him with her paws around his neck, nuzzling into him, her heart skipped at her own words as she surprised even herself with being so bold. It was one of those things that she didn't really consider before she let it slip past her lips, she only listened to that desire that he created in her and let it take over as she pressed herself to him tighter. Her eyes fluttered and her head tipped slightly to the side as his muzzle traced the edge of her jaw before he moved up to her ear, a smirk crossing her lips at his teasing words. She knew he'd have little interest in their dinner once a different kind of activity came into play, but she always liked his humor. She gasped softly at the feeling of his teeth against her ear, even the smallest, teasing touches feeling that much stronger because of the time they had spent apart. She wrapped her forelegs tighter around his neck, pressing her chest to his in some vain attempt to alleviate this need to get closer to him, this heat building up in her core driving her forward.

"I'm hungry for you, my Artorias..." she whispered back, turning her head slightly to kiss along the side of his neck while her claws trailed through his scruff again. Hers. All hers. Just like she was all his. She wanted all the pleasure she had felt with him the first time they stayed at the falls like this and she wanted to make him feel amazing. She wanted to thank him for loving her in the only way that felt fitting. She chuckled softly, letting her gaze find his after a few moments, looking at him with that same fire and wanting that she had the first time they experimented with one another. "What do you think?" she asked softly against his lips, giving him a soft kiss between her questions. "Should we eat our dinner first or just have each other for dinner instead?"

Briar Fatalis