Let me set the scene

The longer they lay together watching the world become this incandescent, glowing wonderland, the more things Artorias began to notice were different around them. Besides the plants and fireflies, some smaller critters also seemed to be glowing as well. A hare that ran across the opposite end of the valley was also glowing pale blue and lilac. The stars overhead seemed to streak like beams of light rather than static dots, almost as if they were all moving at hyper speed. His eyes left the cosmos above to join Briar's in watching the glowing leaf fall from the tree and wind up consumed by the fire, a few streaks of cyan-blue flame flickering up amidst the orange where it burned before wisping away into indigo smoke. Artorias was in awe of the world, but there was still a lingering part of his brain that remembered the terror of that night on the plains. As beautiful as this glowing paranormal world was, he couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't meant to be a good thing. Tonight, however, the world seemed peaceful. Strange, but peaceful...

The two lovers lay in quiet for a while, listening to the crackle of the fire that kept them warm while they snuggled and shared the bottle of wine between them. It was these moments of serenity that Artorias treasured the most and savored with his beloved Briar. Of course he loved all of their adventures and the time they spent training and sparring, but it was these quiet moments where all the rest of the world fell away to leave them to one another that he found his peace with the wolf he loved. As he stared up at the giant full moon, which oddly had not waned in phase since he'd seen it this way about a week ago, he felt Briar nuzzle into his neck, drawing pleased murrs from the young brute. He turned amber eyes back down to find her turquoise ones, gazing into those deep pools of green-blue with all the love in his heart and soul. He smiled back, that same happy, inebriated grin she was giving him. The alcohol was making its way past tipsy and well toward drunk, his body feeling warmer and lighter, held down to earth only by the beautiful princess currently leaning into his side.

While they cuddled, Artorias stared into Briar's eyes as if he could find all the answers to life within them, his paw stroking slow paths up and down her slender side from the curve of her shoulder to the curve of her waist. She tipped her muzzle up to his, and he eagerly received her lips with his own, kissing her slowly and deeply beneath the star-streaked sky and gigantic haunted moon. The fireflies around them seemed to grow more energetic the more heated the lovers became, buzzing around silently in a dazzling display of cool-hued lights. A low rumble of desire vibrated in the young alpha's chest when he felt Briar's soft tail brush his thigh, tempting him on. Pressing deeper into their kiss, Artorias gently parted Briar's lips with his own, his tongue dipping into her maw to find hers and claim her mouth, tasting her sweet flavor with the semi-bitter flavor of the wine they'd both drunk. That endless desire for Briar burned hot low in his belly, and the longer their kiss stretched on, the hotter it became until it consumed him entirely.

After a few long moments, Artorias slowly broke his lips away from Briar's, letting a soft sigh of contentment pass from parted lips as he gazed into her eyes, a sly grin playing on his muzzle. Artorias didn't need any words to tell Briar how much he loved her, how deeply he craved and needed her. He let his body do the talking, wrapping his strong foreleg around her waist and using it to shift their positions and roll Briar onto her back, positioning himself on top of her as he stared lovingly down at his future queen. He braced himself against the fur with one paw, using the other to wind around her and tug her hips toward his. By the light of the fire and the moon and the ethereal fireflies, Artorias pressed himself into her, joining their bodies with a deep groan of satisfaction. His eyes rolled closed as he brought his lips back down to hers, his body melding and moving in harmony with hers as he and Briar made passionate love to one another, lost in their pleasure and love amidst the fantastical and mystical night.

- sexy wolf times -

"Artorias Carpathius"