Sneaking Out Past Curfew

Maverick breathed a happy sigh as he walked along the sparse tree line of the southern Boreal coast, his toes crunching through the thin snow while he walked the lovely Empress of these lands back home after a day filled with fun and adventure. Together the pair had snuck her out of Ashen lands and away from her duties and responsibilities so Maverick could take her on a joyride of sorts: taking her off on a wild hunt for pronghorns in the prairie, hunting down some more herbs of the recreational variety in the nearby valley, and of course indulging in reintroducing Venom to the finer pleasures of knowing someone else's body intimately. It was all a rush knowing he had taken the alphess away from her pack to engage in some of their preferred debauchery together, and the wide grin on the vagabond's face showed just how much he'd enjoyed their time. This was all so strange to Mav still; he was used to the short-term flings, the one-night stands and the inevitable ghosting and parting that came with it. Venom was different. She had been the longest term "relationship" he'd ever had, if you could really call it that. They'd never labeled what they had officially, never calling one another lovers or significant others, but it was the most stability and regularity he'd had in a long, long time.

It was almost night by the time they reached the familiar edge of the Ashen borders. Maverick paused just on the wild lands side of the scent markers, turquoise eyes roving the nearby alabaster woods and coastline for any signs of her people. So far, it looked like the coast was clear. He knew how much appearances and reputation mattered in Venom's life, and he did his best to impact that as little as possible. "Well, Ven, it's been a hell of a time," he said with a wistful sigh and content smile turned to the monochrome fae, doing his best not to lose himself in her sunset eyes when he looked to her again. "Shall I meet you back here again in a couple days' time for a repeat performance? Maybe we can go race around the mountains to the north, get a little lost along the way." His smile shifted to a sly grin, eyes sparkling with rebellious mirth at the prospects they could share again in the very near future.

"Maverick"