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Writers: Avery, Yvonne
Date Posted: 23rd October 2020
Characters: J'nus, Kapera
Description: Kapera and J'nus talk about the way Riyanth's flight will change their relationship.
Location: Barrier Lake Weyrhold
Date: month 1, day 24 of Turn 10
Notes: Mentioned: D'hol
PG-17 ; takes place in the late evening
backdated due to Avery LOA
Kapera and D'hol had been in meetings the whole day, first the
leadership meeting with each other to confirm who they wanted at the
highest levels and brief each other, and then splitting off to have
conferences with the people they were appointing to roles today. So it
was that she already knew the exciting news J'nus had received today -
and she knew that he knew she knew - and she hoped he wondered what
she'd do about it. She had _plans_. Wondering whether or not he expected
them? Was half the fun.
Well, she'd made plans. After her meetings were done and dinner was
over, she took a bath in the bathing pool, then went back to her weyr.
There, she pulled her hair up into a single long braid, pulled on a
thigh-length nightgown with ribbon-thin straps on the shoulder, wrapped
a robe around herself to conceal, and knocked on his door.
"Come in," J'nus finished setting plates on the table before turning to
greet the goldrider. He paused when he saw her, his gaze travelling up
from her bare feet to where the hem of her robe flirted against the pale
skin of her thigh. "Well," he said after a moment, "You look...
ravishing."
"I wanted to be comfortable while spending time with you," she said as
she stepped in and let the door fall shut behind her. She pulled at the
robe's tie so it fell apart to show some of the nightgown underneath.
"This was a special purchase I made back at Windswept, when I was
recovering, and I wanted to feel... desirable and special. It feels like
the right time to break it out."
He held his hand out toward her. "You look desirable and special,
although I'm not sure that it's the nightgown that's doing it. You'd
better let me see all of it. Just to make sure."
A slow smile blossomed across her face as she let the tie fall free from
her hand, then shrugged her shoulders in a slow roll. The robe obliged
by sliding off her shoulders and she held her arms behind her so it
could settle onto the ground. Then she stepped forward so he could see
the full effect of the thigh-length, silken green material.
"Does it pass your... inspection?" she asked, purr in her tone.
"I'm not sure yet. I don't want to make any hasty decisions." Despite
what he said, the nightgown had exactly the effect that Kapera wanted.
J'nus held her hand up as if he was spinning her in a dance. "I haven't
seen the back."
She turned slowly, letting him see the low-cut nature of the back as
well. "And?"
J'nus took a step back as he enjoyed the view. "I'm not sure that it's
the nightgown making you look desirable and special. We ought to test
it. You should take it off." He smiled at her and raised his eyebrows in
a hopeful question.
She looked over his shoulder at the plates. "Will I be ruining the order
of the night if I do?"
"No." Some plans deserved to be changed.
Kapera reached up to her shoulders and toyed with the thin straps with
her fingers. "Like this?" she breathed out as she slowly slid the straps
down her shoulders to partway down her upper arm. She then dragged her
fingertips along her side, pausing to splay them across the side of her
breast, before curling them in the fabric at the top and slowly sliding
it down to reveal her breasts, her stomach, her hips, and the fact she
had no underclothes beneath. As it passed over her hips, it surrendered
to gravity and slid down her long legs to the floor, pooling there to
join the robe.
"Exactly like that." J'nus stepped forward and brushed his calloused
palms against the soft skin on her hips, sliding them up her sides and
down her back to draw her closer. He leaned forward and brushed his lips
against hers, then stepped away again so that he could see all of her.
She was magnificent, her pale limbs traced in the light from the glows.
"I think... I don't think that it's the night gown that makes you
special or desirable. It's just an ornament for something that's already
beautiful. Weyrwoman."
Her skin heated where he touched it, and she shuddered with pleasure at
the sound of her title falling from his lips. "Ah, but it's an effective
ornament, I hope."
"Very." J'nus' willpower reached the end of its tether. He closed the
distance between them to kiss her, pulling her naked body against his.
Her lips were soft against his, and he wasn't gentle. One arm wrapped
around her back while his other hand cupped her breast, his thumb
dragging roughly against her nipple.
She shuddered against him, turning slightly to press into him, her skin
hyper-sensitized by his rough touch and her lips bruised by the
intensity of his kiss. "Are you supposed to touch a goldrider like
that?" she asked playfully when her lips were freed, her words breathy.
"She doesn't seem to mind." J'nus bent and picked her up, carrying her
quickly into the other room and laying her down on his bed. The light
was dimmer here, just as teasing and revealing as the slip of silk that
she'd worn to his weyr. The bronzerider got in beside her, then ran his
hand from the dip of her collarbone to the slight swell of her hips
before leaning forward to kiss her again.
Kapera slid her hands down his back with her nails lightly scratching
along it. "Maybe I'm seeing how wicked you'll be before I decide how to
punish you."
He nipped her neck lightly. "You're the one who paraded half naked
through her Weyr on the way here. I think you're the wicked one."
"I wore a robe," she said, pressing her nails in slightly harder. "If
I'd just worn the nightgown and its sheerness, that would have been
half-naked, but I wanted to save that for you."
"Good." J'nus kissed her again, letting himself indulge in a bit of
possessiveness for once. His hand roamed down her side to grip her
thigh, enjoying the soft feel of her beneath him. It had been an intense
two days since Riyanth's flight and having her here, with him, felt like
a good reward for the work they'd both done.
She shivered at the feeling of his fingertips along her thigh, their
callouses against her soft skin, and let her legs fall apart slightly.
Her tongue danced against his during the kiss, and when it ended, her
lips stayed parted as she drew in several very shaky breaths. "And now
that you have me here, in your bed, what are your plans?"
"Keep you here." He nipped along her neck to make her shiver. The hitch
in her breath at his touch told him all he needed to know to make good
on his promise. The fabric of the slip caught against the rough skin of
his hands, and as soft as it was he pulled it up so that he could feel
her softer skin.
"You can do whatever you want with me?" she asked. Or meant to ask. It
came out somewhere between a question and a plea at the feeling of his
hands on her. "I'm yours, J'nus."
"Good." He smiled, then showed her exactly what he wanted to do.
Last updated on the November 11th 2020