It had been a long time since Revis had been back to his home, in quaint little Elwynn Forest. It was so...green. So peaceful. After spending the past few months dealing with demons and other monsters only one's worst imagination could dream up, it was jarring to be back here. The warlock had...family matters to attend to, though.
Revis had gotten word a few days previous that his father, a long-time guardsman and knight of Stormwind, had been injured in a battle with a Troll raiding party to the South. He had never really cared much for his father, of course. Too judgmental; too harsh. So stuck in his old ways and unwilling to open his mind to the many potentials the world really held. When the father, Berrian, found out that his son was studying the darker side of arcana while off in the city, he'd damn-near cast out the boy. Now, word was that Berrian was laying in bed with a broken back, unable to feel anything below his waist or move much more than a fingertip until the healers were able to do more work on him.
The old Human man was basically a limp noodle, having to be taken care of by his wife -- Revis' mother. The High Elven woman had sent her son a letter, pleading for him to come back home to see his father; to see
her
. Revis would have thrown it away if it were sent from his father. Not...her, though. She was...special to him -- possibly the only being he truly loved in the world. He'd thought about her every day and every night since he'd left his home here in Elwynn -- her smooth voice, loving blue eyes, silky blonde hair and ever-gentle touch. She was one of the only things that truly made him homesick at times.
So it was that after days of travel, Revis finally arrived at his home. The Half-Elven man was dressed in a simple set of black and silver robes, a dark brown staff on his back along with a small bag. His form wasn't particularly muscled, though he was at least fit and somewhat toned after having traveled and fought for so long. Black hair given to him by his father's Human genes flowed down over his shoulders and under the high collar of his robes, clean and smelling just
beautiful
. He'd at least shaved before showing up, too -- mother didn't need to see him looking all...scraggly and unkempt. No, she deserved her son at his
best
.
His old house itself was nothing special: one-story with a couple of small bedrooms and an outhouse just to the side of it, built in the same style as many other Human-built structures in the region. Smoke wafted gently from the chimney. Birds were chirping, bees were buzzing, wind was rustling the trees with a gentle breeze... "It's so peaceful that it's almost annoying," he murmured to himself, looking around with a raised brow before shaking his head and knocking gently on the door.
Within only a few seconds, the door opened to reveal Neya, his mother whom he'd thought about so often. Her freckled, practically ageless face immediately brightened upon seeing him. "Revis! Oh by the Light, I've been so worried that you wouldn't make it back!" The lithe High Elf practically jumped at her son to embrace him tightly, pressing her form up against his and burying her face in his neck. The warlock would have been lying if he said he wasn't taken a little by surprise by the energetic greeting. After being away for so long; after having such infrequent friendly contact with another person at all. It stirred him. Impure thoughts started to bubble up in his mind as he hugged her in return. The white mooncloth robe she wore hid everything important, but...clung to her form. Her pert little breasts pressed against his lower chest, smooshing delightfully against his own robed form. And the
smell...
Like lavender and vanilla. By the gods, how much he missed feminine contact these past few months...
"Y-yes...hello, Mother..." Revis replied in a soft murmur, leaning his own head sideways against hers. The Half-Elf knew that there were deep down feelings about his mother that were boiling up right now; feelings he had to keep hidden. The embrace...didn't need to end just yet, though. It just felt too good to have her smaller form pressing against his. Her warmth and being flowing into her son in a sickening ecstasy... "I'm...happy to see you. You haven't truly changed, have you?"
Neya stepped back a little and looked up at him with those piercing blue eyes, a curious smile on her face. "No; not really. You should come inside, though! Come; come! Ever since we got the letter that you were going to be heading home, we've been just
giddy
," she said with genuine joy, pulling her son in the door and shutting it behind him. The woman was so happy and
innocent
despite the tragedy that had befallen her husband...
"Oh, I can imagine you were, at least," the warlock said a little more dryly than he'd intended, taking his rucksack and staff off his back to place off to the side. Few things had changed in his house the past few months. A warming fire burned in a fireplace on the far side of the room, filling the area with its pungent odors. Bookshelves and dressers lined many of the walls, along with a couple of plants and two couches on either side of the fireplace facing one another. It was always kept clean, naturally; Neya wouldn't let her loved ones live in a pigsty.
"Your father is excited to see you too, Revis," Neya encouraged a little more pointedly, walking toward one of the couches where his injured father lied still. The gray-haired Human man really
didn't
look that excited to see Revis, funny enough. "You just...know how he is. It's been a rough couple of weeks."
"Welcome back, boy," Berrian said gruffly, unable to move more than his eyes to look back and up at his newly arrived son as he faced toward the fireplace. "Took you long enough." The old man was covered up with a thin, simple blanket -- bandages and casts visible beneath the fabric. It was truly as Revis had heard, then. The old man was dead weight; a veritable vegetable. Lovely. This was going to be
so
much fun having to deal with this bastard...
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The next day after the warlock arrived back at his home, he was left there alone with his father while Neya went to the markets to restock on food and other goods. All the while they conversed and caught up that first night he was there, Revis just couldn't help but...watch her. Not like a son watches a mother, either, but as a man watched and admired a beautiful woman like herself. Maybe...it was tinkering with fel and dark magic that was letting his mind travel to darker places. Maybe it was always there. When she left though, he couldn't help but watch her go with daring eyes. Those form-fitting white robes. Damn them for the temptations they fed to him...
An hour or so after she'd left, Berrian woke up and had to be helped to take care of his biological business by his ill-thought of son. After that unfortunate act was finished, the old Human felt the need to bring up something as he was laid back down on the plushy red couch.
"Boy. I wanna know something..." he started, his voice even more gruff and coarse than usual due to his current condition. "Your mother. I've seen you. You just...
stare
at her sometimes. I don't think it's just some look, either. It's one of those looks I don't
like
."
This
subject. Fantastic. Just what Revis needed -- a lecture from an old vegetable that never loved him about a subject that he
really
didn't want out in the open. It brought an immediate seething rage forth with little trouble. "What in the hell are you talking about, old man? Is shitting all over yourself all day long making you go crazy?"
"Hey,
fuck you
Revis," Berrian spat, managing a nasty scowl. "I fought to keep us safe. To keep
her
safe! I'm a man, and I fuckin'
know
that look. You keep your damned eyes
up
if you know what's good for you!"
"Or what?" the Half-Elf taunted, leaning forward aggressively from the other couch across the little living area -- the light of the fireplace only dimly lighting his black-robed form. "Are you going to fight me? Does it piss you off that you probably can't even get it up, anymore?"
"W-what?! You little bastard! Who the hell do you think you are?" Berrian exclaimed in shock -- his upper body twitching lightly in all of the motion it could muster in his rage. "Listen you little mutt, I've worked my
ass
off and risked everything I have to keep you and her safe when you were growing up. It's not my fault your dumb ass runs off and starts trying to learn stupid shit from a bunch of shady mages. They made you even worse than before! Even more damned useless! Dark magics... Bah! My salty ass!"
"I did what I had to do to get more powerful,
Father
. More powerful than you could be," Revis growled, digging his fingers into his thighs -- pure hate etched on his features.
That look of absolute
judgment
just couldn't leave his father's features. There seemed to be nothing but disappointment and disdain in the man's soul -- and it was even worse than it had been before. "Yeah, whatever you gotta tell yourself, boy. You ran off like a little whiny little bitch after I caught onto you, and left us here. I wouldn't doubt if you were off screwing around in some cheap goblin brothel. By the Light, we deserve so much fuckin' better than you."