She won't let it happen. She refuses this. It isn't right, it isn't fair, it isn't real. Melissa rejects this. With ever fiber of her being she denies this happening. But what can she do to make things right?
Well... this is a marriage trial, isn't it?
As a flash of sunlight tips over the horizon, Melissa drops Aether's hand. Instead she holds his face still with her now free palm, and nearly lunges forward to take his lips. Desperate, warm, and hopeful. She stays there for what seems like an eternity. But what she doesn't notice is that the kintsugi-like cracks of gold that sprawl along the handle of the feather duster glow.
They shine with the light of the sun and bring warmth back to Aether. Gradually purifying him of the curse in a way that will leave him feeling relaxed, but also dizzy. Like taking a bath that was all-too-hot while dehydrated to purge muscle tension.
When his eyes blink open he might find Melissa a bit different than before. Round lion ears sit atop her head while a long matching tail sways anxiously behind her.]
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
She won't let it happen. She refuses this. It isn't right, it isn't fair, it isn't real. Melissa rejects this. With ever fiber of her being she denies this happening. But what can she do to make things right?
Well... this is a marriage trial, isn't it?
As a flash of sunlight tips over the horizon, Melissa drops Aether's hand. Instead she holds his face still with her now free palm, and nearly lunges forward to take his lips. Desperate, warm, and hopeful. She stays there for what seems like an eternity. But what she doesn't notice is that the kintsugi-like cracks of gold that sprawl along the handle of the feather duster glow.
They shine with the light of the sun and bring warmth back to Aether. Gradually purifying him of the curse in a way that will leave him feeling relaxed, but also dizzy. Like taking a bath that was all-too-hot while dehydrated to purge muscle tension.
When his eyes blink open he might find Melissa a bit different than before. Round lion ears sit atop her head while a long matching tail sways anxiously behind her.]