𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬

[ Brelyna Maryon x Reader ]

He could notice your harsh, smug stare when any of these things happened to him, and he tried to contain himself but the straw that broke the camel's back was a paralysis spell that made him fall on the fountain of the statue of Shalidor.

After the spell wore off he went to find you, talking to his girlfriend on the college terrace. He strode towards you and the last thing that you could process was a tight pressure on your neck, before you realized he had your form held tight by the neck of your robes, dangling over the stone walls over the Sea of Ghosts.

“WHAT is your problem with me, bitch? I WILL KILL YOU” He threatened. You saw Brelyna panic from the corner of your eye, but right now you wouldn't care.

A smirk tugged on the corners of your lips “Get fucked”

“Stop it you both!” you were soothed by her voice, laced with that slight accent that brought tales from before the Red Mountain fell. She had placed a hand on the Dragonborn's arm and he luckily dropped you on the floor and not down into the waves to your inevitable death. You felt her arms wrap around you and let her lead the way to your room. She turned to stare at her boyfriend and pointed at him “I will speak with you later”

... You were warm now, wrapped up in your bed sheets and watching her place some fire around the room, you held that same stupid face you did whenever she talked, warm on the cheeks and smiling like a child watching puppies play. Deep red eyes scolded you as she sat in front of you, frowning deeply.

“What did you do this time!?” She said, voice thick with disbelief.

“Made him fall into the fountain. You should have seen him, he was paralyzed and angry” you laughed, carelessly, and she stared at you with horror.

“You could have killed him!” She smacked you hard on the head, then held her head and gazed at the floor “You have almost killed him several times now, (Y/N)! What the fuck?”

“Good.” you replied, shamelessly, yet your heart broke when you saw her terrified, concerned face.

“Why'd you do that?” and her voice was but a faint whisper, your eyes met hers again, and you couldn't help but want to spill the truth.

“He yells at you. And he keeps you from J'zargo and I, it's been months since we've all spent time together!” You began, almost abruptly, and she couldn't argue back now “And... He's an idiot! He doesn't even like magic, he doesn't know where he's standing, what the fuck is he doing here? He thinks he's all high and mighty because he can shit talk dragons. And. And... And he doesn't even know you”

She sat back down, eyes surprised and softening, she didn't even dare mutter a word.

“You've been together since last  Evening Star, and that excuse of a man doesn't know you like red mountain flowers, he doesn't know about your side interest in alchemy, he has never stayed up until four in the morning practicing Conjuration, and... How you miss the food from Morrowind, how you hold the weight of House Telvanni on your shoulders. How you aspire to make your family proud but hate that pressure at the same time and... How much you want to return home but feel like you can't.” a sigh left your lips, your eyes intensely staring into hers with an almost desperate sadness.

A knot caught in your throat and you realized something, and you were no longer in denial now. You held her hand and stared at it.

“He doesn't love you like I do. And I think he should”

Brelyna was speechless. She still held into your hand and now her eyes were soft, her cheeks a deep red and a few tears running down her face. The next thing you felt was her arms tight around your frame, and a kiss on the cheek, before that soul soothing feeling left as she ran away, leaving you there, alone yet with a heaviness lifted off you shoulders.

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The week that came was as uneventful as the College could manage. It was calming, and you were less angry at the world; you didn't mind the Dragonborn's presence as much now, he was just a pebble in your shoe after all, and he was fuming, but couldn't act against you for everyone had their eye on him. Brelyna was friendlier towards you and the three of you –you, her and J'zargo– were the same group of friends you were before and spent time together again.

The couple in question... They spent less time together. And as much as that calmed your aching heart, you wondered often in you should've stayed silent. You didn't want to thwart Brelyna's happiness after all.

On Fredas, however, you received a note that cited you to the terrace. You went and found her, sitting on a bench with her hood down and hair loose, looking past the snow at the tall mountains, and you couldn't help but notice how stunning she looked.

“Hiya” you greeted in a small whisper, sitting down next to her and assuming her position as well.

“I left him” That was the first thing she said, and you felt bad for seeing this as a beacon of hope.

“What? Why?” You looked at her, disbelief in your eyes when you saw her tiny, rather sad smile.

She extended her hand towards you, and as she opened her palm you could see a necklace, with the silver pendant broken, miraculously still holding the gems it once held. You recognized the piece; she had shown you it when you both first arrived at the College. An heirloom that had passed down from generations back.

You took it on your hands. It pained you too to see it broken.

“He threw it at the wall during an argument” She explained, and looked back at the mountains, in thought. “You were right about him.”

“I can fix it for you.” you whispered with a reassuring smile “I have a lot of silver left from our transmutation spells”

You heard her chuckle and turned to see her, and she was staring back at you while resting her head on her arms. She chuckled again, probably at your lovestruck expression, and cupped your face with her hand. It was cold, but you didn't care. You leaned into her soft touch.

“I also realized that I loved you too. Thanks for that” she leaned closer and gave you a tender kiss on the lips, one which you gladly reciprocated.

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Gay 🖤✨