Haven sniffed at the water gently before angling her head to lower her bottom jaw into the water, swallowing gulp after gulp of it until she was no longer parched. She lifted her head back up and giggled gently, lips pulled back in a toothy grin.

"Well... then we'll have to find an even greater nest!" she said, and curled up on the island in the middle of the cave, tucking her tail around herself before she looked up at Electrum.

"Come here," she said, wiggling gently, "I'm tired. And you're warm."

The she-dragon shuffled forward and craned her neck, trying to grab Electrum and tug him over, insistent on the other being her snuggle buddy. She huffed as she missed, her wings twitching as she clicked gently and tried again.

@Electrum

Electrum

Electrum chuckles, and ducks his head back under the water to drink more as well, until he's satisfied his parched throat and feeling less... crispy on the inside. He doesn't take being thirsty very well, it seems.

"An even greater nest indeed," he rumbles, and sets forward into the water, playfully dodging Haven's first grab with a soft splash, but leaning into her second attempt with a smile. "I'm warm? How cold are you, then? I feel like a rock left under the running water," he jokingly gripes, and slithers his way across the small space between them in the pool to settle himself against and around Haven with a huff.

"You, sleep well alright? I'll keep watch."

A small rumble starts in his chest, and he stretches one arm out over Haven to cover her in his wing like a blanket, as he turns his head to watch the ledge where they had both entered, and taking note of how their scales both clash and match, and reflect where they had made their home - stone and water, gleaming scales and rough edges.

I'm going to keep her forever, he decides, not really sure quite yet how to articulate what he really means. It doesn't matter anyway, it's not like anyone else needs to know.

@Haven

"I feel like ice," she said, and snuggled right up against him, "You have layers over your bones... I don't have a lot. Maybe I'm supposed to be somewhere warmer. Or I need to eat more."

Haven nuzzled Electrum's face and folded her wings up against her arms so she could wrap them around Electrum, sighing happily as she settled down to rest. She didn't sleep right away, her thoughts still raging like a hurricane in her head, but they soon calmed as sleep threatened to take hold.

She drifted off after a while, comforted by Electrum's words and his presence. She could ask for no one better to be her second.

Exit Haven to sleep.
@Electrum

Electrum

Electrum takes a while to fully lull into a state where he could relax, but eventually he does.

Haven's even breathing helps keep him even calmer, and he feels no drive to pull on his magic to slow his heartbeat for the first time today, and that makes his fins blush gold with another unknown feeling.

"Well, I'll be here. We can get even more food when we wake up. You'll be warm, promise." a strange sensation sounds in the back of his head, and he takes a deep breath, resting his jaw on Haven with a hum of content.

Slightly yawning, he finally manages, "Sleep well." and he drifts off.


I can't believe I forgot this thread... omg.
Exit Electrum to Sleep;