selfpreservationist | [RAVEN'S HEART GAME

The first thing you hear is the sound of rain faintly hitting the exterior of the house. The soft pitter-patter is almost soothing, in a way, but it’s quickly followed up by rumbling thunder in the distance. You open your eyes, and for a second all you see is a flash of light--at first it seems like it’s lightning, but then you see something. A vision of a man dressed in rags, hunched over, waves of demonic power rolling over him. He howls, and something terrible starts to grow out of him: the bloody roots of a massive tree. An immense wave of panic hits you, and you can’t move, you can’t speak, you can’t breathe--

And then it’s over. It’s over. You’re fine.

The sound of rain returns. (This time it’s definitely soothing, compared to what you just saw.) You’re standing in the foyer of a mansion, a wide open living room in front of you. The door behind you is faintly ajar, leading outside.

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[why this

She will at least... arrange the clothing a little better so the lingerie isn't on the floor. And see if there's anything in the pockets or anything to note about the more worn ones.]

You hear the sound of someone chuckling from behind you--low and husky and familiar. Raven is lounging on the bed, hair black, wearing nothing but a pair of black silk pants that hang low and loose on his hips, and a grin. It feels like the temperature in the room is rising…

"Now, now... why would you want to go and do a thing like that?"

—Ah.

[She turns, her face flushing redder.]

I just thought... there could be other people coming through here, and some of that stuff is... private.

"Sure... but I'm not going to hide how I feel, either. Especially not for you."

He doesn't move, but his gaze rakes over her, obvious.

"Besides... it's fun when things are messy sometimes, don't you think?"

...That's... true...

[That's right, hearts are symbolism, she almost forgot. Maybe... she shouldn't mess with things too much?

She looks down at the panties in her hands and debates just putting them back on the floor. But that seems weird. Especially with Raven looking at her like that.]

He raises an eyebrow and gives her a coy look, licking his lips.

"What are you thinking about?"

...I'm thinking about what the placement of these panties in your heart bedroom means symbolically.

[without much success, apparently. eventually she just keeps them in hand as she walks over to the bed]

"Not everything has to be symbolic. Sometimes it's just... something I enjoy. That makes me feel good."

He lifts a hand to place on her hip if she comes close enough, lowering his voice a tad.

"Or perhaps they're symbolic of... how much I enjoy being ravished and fucked by you while wearing your underwear?"

[her face is fully red now, but she leans close]

But it's so much better to hear you just say that.

[she tucks the panties into the waistband of his pants]

I can't do that right now, though. Stop distracting me.

He grins and grabs her wrist so he can hold her hand to where she tucked the panties in.

"Make me."

[she holds his wrist in turn with her other hand, and then says in a slightly dangerous tone:]

I'm not sure what it's symbolic of if I tie you to the bed and leave you here while I explore the rest of your heart. It seems better to avoid that.

He laughs.

"Symbolic of how I never seem to get enough of you? I won't push you if you really don't want to, you know that..."

[voice lower]

...Of course I want to. You know I want to. But I don't want to hurt you, or... manipulate you in a way you're not consciously aware of. Even unintentionally.

And I have work to do to help you.

His eyes lower in a fonder, less immediately rakish smile.

"Shall I leave you to it, then?"

Mm, for now. If I fix everything up and can before we wake up, I'll come back.

[and she leans in to kiss this Raven too, a lingering kiss on the lips, though very deliberately avoiding being too heated]

He kisses back easily, languid, but lets her set the pace--and lets go of her wrist.

[she lingers a few more seconds after he releases her before breaking the kiss and pulling away]

...Thanks.

"Love you, Glory."

He disappears.

...Love you too.

[she says to the empty room.

and since it seems like Lily checked this room! she will head out, downstairs and outside]

Outside

[RAVEN'S HEART GAME - SESSION THREE]

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