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"Arthur Inkwell here.
I've no earthly idea how this thing is supposed to work, but leave me a message if you're so inclined. I'll retrieve it at some point or another!"

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[inklongdry]

[ Oh? He feels what she's doing more than he can actually see it, and it draws a little chuckle out of him. ]

Something distracting you?

[velluminous]

[ deposits a kiss against his crown. another on the base of one ear, and another on the base of the other. ]

I am putting everything from my mind.

[inklongdry]

I see.

[ Said in almost a sigh. He loves it when she dotes on him. ]

You know, I used to keep my hair much longer when I was a child.

[velluminous]

[ her nails slide up his nape and tug at his hair tie ] How long?

[inklongdry]

[ Mmm, he leans into that. ]

Quite long. Past my shoulders. I would often wear it up or in braids.

[velluminous]

[ it's coming loose. she's tugging it free. and once it is, she threads her fingers into his hair, intimately combing them through, rubbing his scalp. ]

Cannot imagine this.

[inklongdry]

[ He's just gonna lean into that more, eyes slipping shut. ]

No? Mayhap the next time we have the opportunity to share memories, I will show you one of little Avi.

[velluminous]

[ no more shoulder massage. scalp massage instead. she muses on that offer without answering it for a few seconds. trying to imagine—trying not to remember. ]

I wonder if Avi would have liked Sapione Vaux.

[inklongdry]

[ A tilt of his head. ]

Sapione?

[velluminous]

I am Sapione.

[inklongdry]

I didn't realize. Is Sprezzatura a name you chose for yourself, then?

[velluminous]

[ she runs her claws over his scalp again before pressing her lips to his crown. sighs, a warm rush of air ]

Tieflings often take "virtue names". Something they wish to embody in their lives.

[inklongdry]

[ She's spoiling him. If he were miqo'te, he'd start purring. ]

And what does that mean in your case?

[velluminous]

...


To effortless achieve impossible.

[inklongdry]

[ He glances up, angling his head to try and get a glimpse of her above him. ]

'Tis a scholarly name if I've ever heard one, and lovely, besides. It suits you.

[velluminous]

[ he gets all that and a lovely view of her cleavage to boot. ]

Please continue to call me by it. I am not that woman anymore.

[inklongdry]

[ Oh. Nice view. But he won't let himself get too distracted, reaching up to cup her cheek. ]

Chosen or given, your name is your name. I'd only call you otherwise to call you my heart, my sky, my love.

[velluminous]

[ again, her entire chest clenches. she wants so badly to take him to bed... or even just to the floor. he'll feel the weight of her face tilt gently into his palm. ]

Thank you. Arthur.

[ his name is his name, too. ]

[inklongdry]

[ Brushes his thumb over her cheek in a soft little arc. ]

'Tis naught you need to thank me for.

[velluminous]

Oh, there is. [ but rather than linger: ] Why did you change your name?

[inklongdry]

Mm. A couple of reasons. Do you care to listen to me ramble on about viera culture?

[velluminous]

Why would I not wish to learn, Arthur? Learn about you?

[inklongdry]

Fair enough.

[ A chuckle. ]

Then to begin at the beginning: Viera are a secluded race, and very rarely venture from their forest homes. To do so is to be branded an exile, and never to be welcomed back. My mother is one such individual, a city viera, if you will.

[velluminous]

[ what a strangely sober starting point. she hums to encourage he continue, still stroking through his hair. seems like "shoulder massage" has been forgotten. ]

City viera. I see.

[inklongdry]

[ He hardly minds either way. It's nice to have her hands on him in some fashion, so far removed from the vicious shocks from her oni. ]

Mm. Thus it has become custom for such viera to pick a "city name", something that removes them from their homes. It can be anything, from a favorite food or flower, to names inspired by other races. "Ava" is my mother's chosen name. When I was born, she named me Avi.

Which brings me to my next point: viera children are born with no discernable gender until our teenage years. When coming of age, some may choose a name that is more masculine or feminine as it suits them, though some choose to stick to the more gender-neutral names of their childhood.