Welcome back, my lovely- Wait a sec! You DID read the rest of the series right?! Dude! This is like the epilogue here! Seriously, this will spoiler your face off! Go start on the first, then Blackpaw, then Celestial. Pack a lunch, it's gonna take you a while!
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And with that out of the way...
Welcome back, my lovely reader!
I welcome you to Blood & Carrots: Memoirs! What is this exactly? Well, as I hinted at with the end of Celestial, this is going to be a sort of slice-of-life story for our various members of the tale. Well... as slice-of-life as you can get with supernatural badasses, right?
All 'present' situations will take place through Lorelai's perception because she's my favorite and author bias is real! Anyhoo... unlike the other entries, episodes will be more on the short side, they will be told by various cast members, not just the mains, and there will ALWAYS be some sex in the episodes.
That being said, there will still be plot and development to be sure, it's not just lol smut! I also won't be adhering to a strict update of this one, I'll just be writing on it as I get the urge to.
Okay, that's enough babbling from me, let's check in on our lovely angel, shall we? Ryder? Oh no no, I mean our other lovely angel!
Let's jump right in!
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Episode 1:
Toroah: But I still love you
I watched you come in, my vixen linking her arm with you as I lifted my brow. "Sarnai, I didn't expect you to join in tonight."
She gave a grin, wagging her tail as she took a seat with you next to her, Alice quickly moving over to snuggle up to her. Sarnai huffed and put an arm around the rabbit, keeping one lazily draped on your other shoulder. "Come now, my love, Alice and my child are not the only ones here that enjoy a story from time to time. Gods knows I told my fair share of them."
"Hmph, well if you're joining in, perhaps I'll insist upon hearing some more of yours later." I snorted and rolled the glass of divine blood around in my palm, Ryder giving me a loving smile.
The angel spoke out to you gently, "Well, I had planned to regale you tonight myself, tell you about some of the time me, Lorelai, and Toroah spent together, however... when I mentioned the intentions, my boyfriend was simply elated with the idea of doing it himself, so..."
With that Toroah simply faded into view, leaning on the wall, surprising no one but you, all present already having sensed him several moments prior. The Archangel made a flourish as he moved to me. "Lorelai, my love, may I share the seat with you and Ryder?"
I didn't want to detach from my angel-fox, I was already cozy, but I also wanted to be cordial to my other bunny lover, so with a roll of my eyes and grumble, I shifted over, letting Toroah plop right down between us.
"Gods, isn't this wonderful?" Toroah hummed happily as an arm went around me and the other around Ryder, both of us pulled in, the rabbit looking smug and Alice's eyes glittering at the sight, I just knew what she was about to say.
"Oh, you three look delicious, can I maybe interest all of you in-"
"Yes, that's fine, my bunny. We'll all retire to my chambers at the citadel today," Toroah hummed out an answer for all of us as I scoffed and Ryder just blushed.
You were eager to hear more apparently as you directly spoke up and the Archangel gave you a bright grin. "Of course! Ah, this is my first time, let me think of a good jump on point... we should do something recent, not from the distant past. Hum... okay! I have it!"
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"It's only been a week, you sure about this, love?" I hummed out as I spun my rapier lazily in my grip, standing off from the sheep with Ryder, and Charlotte at my side.
"Sweat more in training, bleed less in battle." Lorelai set her two blades as I sighed and gave a shrug. The sheep scowled at my frivolous response and showed her teeth. "No more stalling, come, I'll take on all three of you at once!"
My ears perked at that, my own teeth showing, unable to resist. "Oh my! Lorelai you kinky little ewe, here and I thought we were sparring not- Wha!" I yelped out as she blurred forward both blades slamming into my rapier, sending me off my feet tumbling back several yards.
"Get your fucking mind out of the gutter, Tor!" She hissed the words, teeth showing as Ryder and Charlotte's blades both came forward, each being caught on one of her swords in a parry.
I winced and set my wing, frowning as I watched the two Paladins darting around her before Ryder gave a shocked bark, his longsword leaving his grip before he was kicked out of the fray.
Charlotte snarled as she drove her own rapier forward, both of the sheep's crossed swords catching the blade. The larger female bared down hard on the smaller, the ewe giving an approving wide grin. "None of that has slowed you down, Charlotte, you're as brutally powerful as always!"
"Ha! Stop holding back, Lorelai!" The white wolf showed her own teeth as gold filled her vision.
"Okay! You asked for it!" Lorelai yelled out as her own eyes burned white-hot. I frowned and folded my arms, watching both the females blur from sight, dancing in a whirlwind of blades. It only lasted a few seconds before the divine rapier sailed from Charlotte's grasp, the wolf slamming to the ground, a huff escaping her throat as the maroon wakizashi pointed to her throat.
"Gods... you're so strong now! I- I've got to catch up!" The wolf growled the words as Lorelai smiled and offered a hand, helping her up.
"You just had to take a few centuries off, you'll get there Charlotte." Lorelai smiled, then shifted her gaze to me as she cocked a brow. "Just sat out, Tor?"
I gave a shrug at her words. "That's a lot of wings and blades flying around, besides..." I folded my arms and snorted out. I didn't indulge in self-pity very often, but there was quite a rift in my abilities compared to a Paladin, to say nothing of what Lorelai was capable of.
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"Wait- You were being self-conscious, Tor?" Ryder spoke up next to him.
"Well, I mean come on, love. Look at what you and Lorelai bring to the table," He huffed as he pulled me closer.
"You know being a Paladin doesn't actually enhance our martial prowess, right?" Alice hummed out from the other side of the lounge.
Ryder moved in and gave his cheek a kiss. "It's true, my rabbit. One on one I'd still struggle to best you, and Charlotte was always brutally powerful even before she became a Paladin."
"Hmph... I told you before not to compare yourself to me. You have things you are better at, I'm just a brute that provides the muscle." I grumbled and pushed against the rabbit, huffing as my ears flicked up.
"You have a more calculating mind than you give yourself credit for, my love... but we've derailed, let me pick up where I left off."
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"It would have been a little crowded with all three of us flapping around swinging blades, yes?" I showed a playful grin as I spun my rapier, then gave another yelp as the sheep was before me with just her wakizashi drawn. My body responded as I parried the strike, seeing her large teeth show.
"If a one-on-one is more up your alley, I'll oblige, MY rabbit!" Lorelai twisted her wrists, making my blade dip before I lunged back before the disarm could follow through, flowing with it before lashing my divine blade forward with a sweeping arch.
Her second blade withdrew and trapped my rapier before handily sending it flying from my grip as I grumbled before putting my hands on my hips. Lorelai gave me an apologetic look as she sheathed her blades. "I suppose I got a little eager there."
"Not like you to show off, Lore, your eyes were even red," Ryder spoke out casually as I collected my blade, sheathing it and taking a moment with my back turned to compose myself.
I turned to the trio and spread my arms. "Well, that was fun, how about tea... back at my quarters?" I gave all of them an eager grin, my eyes then settling on Charlotte's, my ex.
She met my eyes, looking awkwardly away as she sheathed her own rapier. "I shall decline, there are some bridges I'm not ready to cross again just yet. You three have fun though." With that, a gate was opened and she fell right through as it closed just as quickly behind her.
"Char-" I frowned at the closing gate, my ears folding down, then grunted as Ryder put a hand on my arm. "It'll be okay, you guys are still friends, and it's not like you don't get plenty of affection these days, right?"
"I've felt some draw since everything settled, but in truth, I do not feel I'd be ready to cross new bridges with Charlotte myself, so it may be just as well for now." She shrugged and moved over to the two of us, admiring the sweat we'd built up from training, a look of hunger showing in her eyes. "That is, assuming your invitation was a segue to more than just tea."
