Waking with Iris

[balancingminds]

He woke in confusion as he relaxed his shields and couldn't figure out all the minds and where they all were in Milliways.

When he felt Iris beside him, he took a breath and watched her sleep as he took stock and found his balance once more.

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[chrysopteron]

"Mmm -- dark wines, almonds. Oh!" Iris makes a slender fist of her right hand, "The grapefruit along the coast grow as big as this, they're perfect."

[balancingminds]

"Then we'll have some of those. Grapefruit for breakfast with some sugar on it can be tasty though I might also order some crumpets and perhaps some bacon too."

[chrysopteron]

Iris just beams up at him.

"How are you this -- you?"

[balancingminds]

He laughs and kisses her, "I'm happy and can't think of anything more I want this morning."

[chrysopteron]

You sound as though you'd never been happy before.

[balancingminds]

I've never been this sort of happy with you before. The comfortable happy of morning with nothing pulling as away. There are many types of happiness.

[chrysopteron]

Agápe, éros, philía, storgē. This I understand.

"Though the milk in the tea business seems too much," she concludes.

[balancingminds]

"Yes, I love all the words for love and sometimes they don't seem to cover everything. You don't have to put milk in your tea. It's just how I do it."

[chrysopteron]

"But I don't know if I like it until I try." As though it's the most obvious thing in the world.

It's been a common topic for Iris lately.

[balancingminds]

"Quite true. There's enough for you have to another cup without milk."

[chrysopteron]

Iris shrugs one shoulder, making her feathers shift. She will get around to it.

"Maybe I will ask the bar to magick you a pair of wings. I go flying in the morning sometimes."

[balancingminds]

"You'd have to teach me how to fly as I wouldn't know where to begin."

[chrysopteron]

"I am certain you would be my greatest student," she laughs.

[balancingminds]

He kisses her before taking another sip of tea, "If its possible then I want to try."

[chrysopteron]

Iris shifts to sit right in front of where Charles is standing, placing her hands behind his knees when she looks up at him.

I will see what I can do.

But then she is sort of simply...watching him. Charles in his robe, and tea, and so very content with his circumstance.

[balancingminds]

He looks down at her as he tries to figure out how that position is comfortable for her and kisses her forehead,

Thank you.

[chrysopteron]

Of course it is comfortable. It is nearly devotional.

Plus Charles has attractive knees - all light hair and the start of muscle.






"I think I need to practice my shields," Iris says quickly. "Looking at your feet is even making me remember."

This stuff is hard.

[balancingminds]

"Well, we wouldn't want the lady Hera to know too much about my feet or knees. Imagine tucking the memories away into water around you, part of you but not visible,"

It's not a posture he's had many people take up before but then his time with Iris is full of wonderful, new experiences.

[chrysopteron]

Charles stays between Iris' legs like this. There is no downside.

In Iris' mind, last night and this morning start to gather in her ewer - protection.

[balancingminds]

He smiles at her use of the ewer and runs his hand not holding tea through her hair,

"Yes, that's perfect and only you know where your ewer is."

[chrysopteron]

And it's small. Iris has so very few secrets.





The last two droplets of thoughts that land are of her sister, braided autumn-leaf hair and blue-grey wings with a smiling face.

[balancingminds]

At the image of her sister, Charles leans down to kiss her, family is precious.

[chrysopteron]

"I am alright, Charles. I need to remember her well, instead of just the end."

[balancingminds]

"I know you are and I don't always kiss you because you're sad. It's more that I understand how important family is and to thank you for sharing some of your thoughts on her with me."

[chrysopteron]

"That will take some getting used to. Being thanked."