Hanahaki Au For Janaya

Hanahaki au for Janaya

It'd been a rather...untrusting way to keep peace between their once warring nations, but it was effective. Each nation sent their best warriors to the apposing nation, they would protect the royal family with their lives, and end the royal family if they showed any sign of treachery. Their ancestors agreed that they would make peace or die, but on nothing else.

Janai grew up around humans in their grey ugly armor, some she loathed, some she liked. They were were like elves in that, but at least with elves she loathed, there wasn't always the knowledge that they were her jailers. She was born with a knife to her knife to her throat,

'The guards who protect your life will end it as well, never forget this.'

To be fair, the Katolian royals had the same lot in life. Each nation cheated a little, marrying their strong warriors whenever they could to avoid losing them. Janai's father had been one such warrior, and King Harrow's wife was one as well. That is how Janai ended up in her current predicament.

They'd sent the new princess's little sister to replace Janai's aging bodyguard, and it hadn't taken long for Janai to grow fond of her. Amaya was amazing, strong, fierce, clever, loyal, amusing...her positive traits would take all day for the Golden Knight to list. They became friends, spending more time together than necessary, learning from and leaning on each other; fighting together and depending on each other.

They had tea nearly every night, and tonight, Janai returned to her room and started coughing. It was no surprise to her when she felt something solid come up her throat. She could even guess what type it was;

a crimson orchid: love, respect, desire. A flower representing an elf who found a love with a harmonious mind and heart, their match. And now Janai had officially taken too long to admit it.

She spent all night researching how to stop it. Two options presented themselves, admit her feelings, or have the priests burn it out (along with the feelings themselves) at the sunforge. She found herself lacking the strength to do either.

Janai hid it, and hid it well. She would excuse herself to cough up the orchids, then burn them in her hand. Her daily tasks still done, her nightly tea still observed, though the coughing fit she had after was becoming more tiresome.

A book dropped on her desk, spilling the ink and ruining her work, "I'm deaf, not blind."

"What do you mean?" she got a pointed finger at the book....oh... Amaya had looked up Hanahaki Disease.

"Tell her." She ordered, crossing her arms.

"That's not an option." Even if she did, it wasn't like she would ever have her. She had been content to have Amaya in the way she had her, the disease wasn't being fair.

"You shouldn't live without love, Janai" Amaya signed with a soft look on her face, Janai could feel the flowers growing in her lungs.

"I can't."

"Then why don't you go to the priests?"

"I can't lose her."

"You don't even have her, Janai! Either grow the horns and tell her how you feel or cut her off!" Amaya glared, challenging her. Janai seethed, jumping to her feet so she could glare down at her.

"Don't tell me what to do, bodyguard!"

"Fine, pull rank. I guess I'll have make it easier for you." Janai's mind came up with a very clever response that never left her mouth, it was too occupied. Amaya pulled her down and kissed her. It was everything Janai could hope for...then she pulled away and had the worst coughing fit of her life. Amaya rubbed her back the whole time... which only served to grow more orchids.

She finally pulled away, Amaya wiped away the tears caused by the coughing, "How did you know it was you?"

"Deaf, not blind, Princess." she rolled her eyes, "Just tell me, Janai."

Strange, even knowing Amaya had feelings for her, it was still hard to choak out those three little words, "I love you."

"I love you, too." With Amaya's admission, Janai felt her lungs clear for the first time in weeks. She felt relief, but was not at all relived,

"It doesn't matter, we can't be together."

"No we can't." the human agreed, "Officially. Luckily as your bodyguard, no one will question if I watch over you tonight."

Janai blushed deeper than she ever had before, "...May the sun go down quickly."

We got a baby dragon and glowtads, now I ask you to consider a baby shadowpaw. ✨

101 romantic/mildly spicy prompts for brief fic snippets

Send me a number and I’ll write a quick, brief snippet. Or, hey, we’ll see how long it ends up being, who knows. (If you like, you can also include a fandom, a character, or characters!)  

First Kiss

Getting Together

Foreplay

Kissing Inner Thighs

Banter

Dinner/Sharing a Meal

Forehead Kisses/Kiss to Hair

Hair-pulling

Running Fingers Through Hair

Making Out

Pining/Confessions

Cuddling/Snuggling

Kiss After Kiss After Kiss

Hand on Their Hips

Sleeping Together (Literally)

Sleeping Together (Cue Eyebrow Wiggle) 

Bound/Helpless/Trust

Intimacy/Vulnerability

Secrets/Acceptance

Sobbing/Crying/Tears

True Love’s Kiss

Reassurance

Holding Them Up

Sweet/Speaking in Wedding Vows

Poetry/Art

Flowers

Cooking

Domestic Fluff

Yearning/Longing

Alone (Past Tense)

First Time

Reunion Sex/Kiss/Hug

Kissing Scars/Hurts

Nicknames/Pet Names

Dreams/Nightmares

Fantasies

Comfort

Meeting the Family

POV Outsider

Rescue/Bridal Carry

Teasing

The Perfect Team

Kids/Pets/Babysitting

Tipping Chin Up

Bedroom Games/Willing Submission

Hiding in Their Arms

Spooning

Anniversary

Promises Kept

Trading/Winning Kisses

Carrying/Picking Them Up

Slow Dancing

Undercover/Fake Relationship

Bare/Exposed/Naked

Just Us

Night Before

Morning After

Honeymoon

Wedding/Marriage/Proposal

Petting/Stroking/Caressing

Running Nails Down Back/Tracing Shapes

Self-Esteem

Idiots in Love

Competition

Bed

Alternate First Meeting

Denial

Working/Studying Together

Comfortable Silence

Roleplay/Costumes/Dress-Up

Pinned/Against a Wall/On a Desk

Handcuffs/Toys

Between Legs/Legs Spread

The Past Comes Back to Bite

Road-Trip

Stargazing/Picnic

Floor

Make-Up

Road-Trip

Favorite Book

Flying

Fighting Together

Protective/Defense/Shield

Grossing Everyone Out With How In Love They Are

Sharing Food/Feeding Each Other

Gifts

Choices

Childhood Friends

Future

First Date

Drawing On Skin

Kisses All Over

Touch-Starved

Boundaries

Compliments/Praise

Being Prepared

Kinky

Caring/Gentle

Freudian Slip/I Didn’t Mean To Say That

Couch

Talking it Out

𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙊𝙏𝙋𝙨

just a drabble; feel free to use :)

holding hands for comfort

playing with their hair while they rest their head in their lap

affectionate smiles at them from across the room

forehead kisses

linking arms

B resting their head on the As shoulder

reading a book together: A flipping the pages while the B rests their head in A’s chest, holding the other side of the book.

watching movies together under a cozy blanket, surrounded by snacks and the comfort of each others presence

leaving each other post-it notes

calling/texting each other for hours whenever they’re apart

sleeping together: B falling asleep, resting their head in A’s chest, drowsily snuggling their head deeper as A lays gentle kisses on B’s head

sharing a drink/meal

staying up to have deep talks that last for hours>>>

B nuzzling their nose into the crook of A’s neck

True Love’s Kiss

There's a saying about true love's kiss, that it cure everything from from sickness, to amnesia, to even death. Janai had serious doubts. But when Amaya kissed her good morning, the nightmares went away. When she kissed her coming home after a hard day, the stress faded. With each of Amaya's kisses, a little more of Janai's dim world became filled with light.

Maybe true love's kiss did exist, not in the way the stories said, but it seemed real all the same.

Intimacy/Vulnerability

A cool hand moved the hair away from her neck, the next thing Janai knew she was receiving slow, tender kisses there. She couldn't help but smile, this was Amaya's way of telling her it was time to stop toiling and come to bed. There were few better incentives to leave all the work for tomorrow.

"Alright, you win." she said though Amaya was not in a good spot to see. As she began to put everything away, her lover made her way across the tent to their bed tasking some things out of a bag as she did so, "What is that?"

After repeating the question in Amaya's eyesight, she got her answer, handcuffs a blindfold? For her? No, her lover sat on the edge of the bed and put her wrists together with a playful grin; Amaya was offering to wear them.

"You're willing to trust me with this? But you won't be able to read my lips or speak."

"I trust you." Amaya held up one finger before giving the sign 'okay', two fingers and the sign 'slow', and three with the sign 'stop'. Janai nodded, she understood the system, "Good, now get over here."