Private Tales Empty Chairs and Empty Tables

A private roleplay only for those invited by the first writer
“Vey athra miir valen tua.
Seyl’en vahl ren’dar tua.
Sael’mir vaen doras a’nai.
Tir shael veyen… kael’thra nai.”


For a heartbeat, nothing moved. There was no sound, no breath, no whisper from the world around them. Just the trembling rasp of her own lungs trying to remember how to work.

“Fingal…” Her voice cracked. It wasn’t meant to come out as a sob, but it did anyway. “Please-

Then that sound. A terrible, beautiful gasp tore the silence apart. She startled forward with a cry that wasn’t quite a word, her hands hovering, uncertain where to touch when his body arched and twisted in pain.

Her eyes blurred with tears as she watched the black veins spread beneath his skin. The smell of burnt magic filled the air, sticking in her nostrils and lungs.

When his hand shot up to grasp her wrist, she flinched, but didn’t pull away. His grip was iron and ice at once, and she froze under his gaze.

"It's dead," she confirmed quickly, voice trembling. "It's gone."

He was shaking, the corruption writhing just beneath his skin, and every flicker of pain that tore through him felt like it was being dragged through her too. When he told her not to touch the blood, she could only nod, her chin quivering as fresh tears spilled down her cheeks.

“Tell me what to do,” she pleaded, her voice cracking. “How do I make it stop? Tell me..”

Her hand trembled as she pressed it against his chest, feeling the erratic flutter of his heart beneath her palm. Her own magic, small and fragile, answered it, threads of warmth flickering from her skin to his. “What can I do?” she whispered again, panic climbing her throat as the wounds continued to flow.

Her lips trembled as she leaned closer, whispering the same words. Her tears fell freely now, splashing onto his bloodied chest.

“Vey athra miir valen tua.
Seyl’en vahl ren’dar tua.
Sael’mir vaen doras a’nai.
Tir shael veyen… kael’thra nai.”

May my life be bound to yours.
My heart, entwined with yours.
My soul, surrendered and made one.
For I give it freely, wholly, and without end.
 
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For a heartbeat, Fingal’s world was nothing but pressure.

It felt as though something vast and unseen had sunk claws into his spirit, dragging him between two worlds. His magic convulsed, raw and unbound, tearing through him in jagged waves.

The words she spoke found him through that storm, familiar and ancient, a melody that reached where his body could not. The bond flared, hot and blinding.

His back arched again, a strangled cry breaking from his throat. Then he stilled

"Anais," he breathed.

Her magic felt familiar. It wasn't Ley, but it was something old. Not the bookish magic of human scholars.

His hand reached for her, trembling. His fingers found hers, slick with blood. He wanted to tell her to let go, to save herself, but his grip tightened instead. The light between their hands pulsed once, then again, and the black veins along his arm began to fade, retreating an inch at a time.

"Anais... what have you done?"
 
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Anais’s eyes went wide as Fingal convulsed, her pulse hammering in her chest. The magic she’d called filled the air like smoke, thick and heavy and alive, and she could feel it coil around them both, binding and burning in equal measure. Her lips trembled as she whispered the words again, the ones that had spilled from her heart more than her mind, over and over, as though repetition could make them true, could make them work.

Her voice broke on the last syllable. Tears streaked her face, the salt of them stinging her lips. She could taste the air shifting, it hummed between them, the bond reshaping.

When he gasped her name, she flinched, a sob tearing from her chest. The black veins beneath his skin began retreating like shadows chased by dawn. Relief hit her so sharply she almost collapsed with it, a breath left her in a shudder, trembling through every limb.

She clutched his hand tighter, her other palm pressing to his cheek, smearing blood and tears together. His skin was still cold, but he was there. Alive.

“I…” she started, words catching in her throat. She searched his face, those golden eyes, fever bright and pained, and for once, she didn’t stop herself.

“I could not bear it if you left me.” Her voice was soft, shaking, but certain. “I love you, Fingal. I was already yours I just.. I knew the words and I spoke them, in hope.."

Her fingers trembled as they brushed his hair back from his brow.. "I thought I was losing you.."