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Tweak says, "i was there for you..."

Shannon Rogers (shannon_rogers) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2018-06-18 01:24:00

Entry tags:

!closed, loki, shannon rogers

Who: Shannon and Loki
Where: Cuban wilderness
What: Powers activate
When: Monday is a day for burning things
Rating: TBD
Open: no
Status: On going

Shannon placed the backpack, full of important things-Water, and plenty of it, sunscreen, a change of clothes- on the ground at the base if a large and beautiful banyon tree. She had the hopes that she wouldn't accidentally set the bag on fire. The positive thoughts would save it.

Shannon had outfitted herself in a pair of well fitted shorts, a top that clung to her like a sports bra would, but it was longer, and a pair of nondescript athletic shoes, all in different shades of green that complemented each other. It was too hot for black. She was ready to conquer the raging powers that had built up inside her. But she wasn't sure now to purposely go about doing that. So she stretched her whole body. Bending forward to touch her toes, squatting, a few lunges.

She knew Loki wasn't impressed with any of them. But she didn't skimp out, she was still mortal, and didn't have any intention to hurt herself because she hadn't been ready. And when her body quit protesting at the straining movements she turned and gave him a bright smile. "Thank you for being patient."

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truly_desperate
2018-06-18 08:13 am UTC (link)

Loki watched from the shadows. Pulled muscles were nothing that happened on Asgardian grounds. So he had time to lean back and watch, a mask of passive boredom on his face. Her body bent into shapes that stirred temptation. Temptation he would not be able to satisfy. He could not simply stride up to her and take her here and now. Wrath burned through his body. The god averted his eyes and clenched his fists. Death was useless. How much was survival worth when there was nothing to survive for? Was this even survival?

Stop! He had plenty to survive for. His eyes flickered up towards his redhead. He wouldn't do this again. As thoroughly as his father had contributed to his actions, this burning inside of him had cost him everything. His mother would be proud at the realisation.

Then Shannon gave him that smile and his thoughts were pushed back. The wrath was caged once more. He averted his eyes. Lips tucking upwards into a flicker of a smile. "Well, they say that patience is my finest lineament." No flirting. He could not stand that dance when it was stripped of its great finish.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-18 08:49 am UTC (link)

"I would say it is your sly sneaky way of payback. But that is just one of my favorites." That and she had not yet been the recipient of the payback. She had heard stories, and that had been enough. She knew him well enough for that alone to paint the pictures. But Shannon knew well enough that were more facets to him to enjoy.

She stood straight, and squared her shoulders, facing him. "Do you want to go first or... I mean I will need some guidance, since everything has not been purposeful yet, and you know magic." He was her all mighty teacher. And she was more than ready to stop starting sporadic fires.

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truly_desperate
2018-06-18 09:03 am UTC (link)

Loki listened patiently - see, it was an admirable trait of his! He stretched his own form and folded his arms behind his lower back. "Yes, I indeed do know magic." Mockery at her slippery choice of words whetted his own. "But I think you have a stronger itch to scratch. So why don't you start?" he replied with a light chuckle. Eagerness was radiating off of her.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-18 09:24 am UTC (link)

"Okay, without doing it in the middle of a sneeze, how do I? What am I supposed to..." Shannon couldn't put it to words, she had acknowledged his mocking. She had been ready for it. And it almost could be said that she'd use those words that way so he would. But his mocking didn't offend her.

Her hands weaved among each other as she searched for words that didn't seem right. "Why can't this be simple as using a wand?"

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truly_desperate
2018-06-18 09:47 am UTC (link)

Loki laughed at this. "You can ask Katherine, using a wand is not that simple." He had never used a wand himself but for him, they were nothing more than an object with embedded magic. Like the infinity stones.

"As for your magic," he started as he took a step forward. "The key to how it operates lies within you. Your abilities and mine are vastly different. But I will give you this advice... connect with everything that feels different inside of you and reclaim the memories of how it felt when you last unleashed your powers." He held up his hand and let it shift into its ghost form. A partial transformation. A new feat.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-19 03:51 am UTC (link)

The fire circle had been the very last feat. "I'd been afraid that I couldn't protect our granddaughter." She hadn't been afraid for herself, but she wasn't sure she could just conjure up fear. But she said this while watching his hand shift into its ghost form. That was new.

Shannon caught her lower lip between her teeth. "But the other times I've conjured fire has been because of you. And your talented fingers." Twice she'd caught things to burn to ash, without causing the things around them to burn. Lust she could easily draw forward.

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	truly_desperate 2018-06-19 09:42 am UTC (link)
	A low chuckle. A small smirk. Of course he remembered the incident. His anger about his state of being was forgotten for that moment. An illusion of himself appeared behind her while the real Loki did not move. He simply watched and smirked. "Now that should not be too difficult to remember." The illusion whispered into her ear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shannon_rogers
2018-06-19 11:04 am UTC (link)

A little bark of laughter escaped her lips. She had not been expecting his voice so close she gave him a heavy lidded gaze. "I'm sure that you could have the underthings of the most chaste being, in all the universes, cast at your feet. With only that whisper." But Shannon closed her eyes, as she felt the stirring within her, and searched for anything else that might be there.

And there it was. Something beyond the pooling between her thighs. And she imagined moving it. Sliding along her arm to appear in her fingers tips. She opened her eyes and looked. "Oh damn. I had hoped that would work."

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	truly_desperate 2018-06-19 11:25 am UTC (link)
	"Stay with the feeling. Feel the heat," the illusion kept whispering as the real Loki observed any change on his lover's body. Giving in to the distraction was out of question which made it surprisingly easy to stay focused. Oh, he still enjoyed the effect he had on her. Every bit of her reaction was a treat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shannon_rogers 2018-06-19 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	"The heat isn't going anywhere with you whispering in my ear like that." Shannon couldn't help herself. She enjoyed flirting with him. Even if he were nothing more than a whisper in the wind. Her eyes cut to his ghostly visage, flirtatious twinkle ever present. "I feel it as if it should be in the palm of my hand." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	truly_desperate 2018-06-20 09:42 am UTC (link)
	A soft chuckle came from the mirage's lips. "Draw it out," he purred. "Focus on its source and bring it to the surface." The illusion stepped back and instead started to circle her, eyes fixed on her form. His gaze wandered over her body as he paced around her like a tiger ready to make a jump and claim his prey. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shannon_rogers
2018-06-20 10:11 am UTC (link)

Shannon tilted her head slightly, as his illusion paced around her. She had thought that was what she had done, maybe she did it wrong. She closed her eyes. And dug deeper. Maybe the what felt like lust, whas the combustive force of her flame. Her teeth dragged over her lower lip. "I'm trying, I think I grabbed something different." That was the only way she explained it. She had 'grabbed' the wrong thing.

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	truly_desperate 2018-06-23 09:50 am UTC (link)
	"And what would that be?" the illusion asked. Curiosity gleamed in his eyes. Wrong or not he wanted her to go down deeper and explore it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shannon_rogers
2018-06-23 10:28 am UTC (link)

"I don't know. I thought the first was the fire, but this feels bigger. Or maybe the fire only ignites when they're both together. Boy that's going to make fighting with fire a bit awkward." She opened one eye as she felt what she had thought was lust travel along her arm, and the reaction was spectacular. Her arm seemed to catch fire. But her flesh didn't burn, didn't melt. She pushed it into a little ball along her fingertips. "Well, I suppose the lust has to go with it." That meant they would have to fight together unless she learned how to discern one from the other. But Shannon found she didn't mind one bit.

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truly_desperate
2018-06-23 10:51 am UTC (link)

Loki's eyes widened at the display of power. The illusion stepped close, observing her tricks. A tiny start for something that would surely be magnificent. She would learn how to discern the two soon enough but for now he wanted to see what he could draw out. His curiosity demanded satisfaction.

The real Loki joined the illusion in its circles. "I applaud you. The first step had been made. Now stay with it. Feed it."

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-23 11:19 am UTC (link)

"You know, common sense would say I should be afraid. But as you can tell..." The fire doubled in height. As he and his illusion circled her. It wasn't fear her body felt. Of course there were other signs that he wouldn't miss. But the flame was the most obvious at that given moment.

Shannon felt a light shiver move down her spine. As her lashes lowered slightly.

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truly_desperate
2018-06-25 09:32 am UTC (link)

Oh, he could tell. A smirk unfolded on his face as his eyes flickered up and down her body. Curiosity urged him to take another step. The flames created a barrier between them but that did not stop him.

"Ah, now, common sense is vastly overrated, don't you think? This is much more fun." His gaze flickered to towards the flames that were now mere inches from him. A mad glint lit in his eyes as he brought up his hands towards the fire. He could feel the heat and its destructive power.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-25 11:20 am UTC (link)

Oh he knew what he did to her. And she knew what he did to her. And those flickering eyes only served to make it that much worse. It was almost a caress.

"Oh yes. This is much more fun. I can't say that common sense has been my friend where your concerned." But she couldn't be mad. While his fingertips played with the flame, something about it accepted him. And wouldn't have burned him if it could. It danced and swayed along her skin, daring him to touch it.

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truly_desperate
2018-06-26 09:46 am UTC (link)

Now that was fascinating. His attention was truly locked onto the flames now. His finger tips hovered over her skin. An almost touch. But while he felt the heat, they did not pry on his flesh. Whether it was her influence or his own undead state remained a mystery.

"Your fire should not be caged nor controlled... sense would just get in the way of its beauty. Your beauty..." His eyes snapped up again and locked with hers. He stepped in and kissed her. Hands wrapping around her neck. It was a heated kiss. A hungry kiss.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-26 11:01 am UTC (link)

She wouldn't have known how to respond to the words had he given her time. But there was no hesitation when she stepped up against him, her body against his, her arms wrapped around him. Her flame forgotten the moment his lips claimed hers. Heated kiss met with equaled heat, a soft little growl in her throat betraying her hunger.

And what Shannon couldn't see, was that flame, it claimed them both. Not like it had when she was trying to protect Lucy, but something wildly different. It outlined their bodies. Like they were one. And all at once the color in it shifted, a deep rich amethyst.

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truly_desperate
2018-06-27 08:09 am UTC (link)

Loki did not notice the flames at first. He was too focused on her lips, too absorbed in the kiss... in their touch. And he wanted more... he let his hand slide down her body. All of a sudden, he stopped and flinched. It did not matter what he wanted. He could not have it. A sharp hurt fuelled his anger.

"Let's not get carried away. This is not what we are here for," Loki said and stepped away. Turned away. So she would not see the emotions on his face.

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shannon_rogers
2018-06-27 08:28 am UTC (link)

It took Shannon a good minute to get ahold of herself enough to open her eyes. And when she did she was greeted by the flame. He had to have touched her. "It is not but this is. You... you would have... Look." The flame danced along her skin raising in some places and dipping in others. It was unlike the blaze she had held in her fingers. It was blue, with just the hint of orange at the very peak.

Before he got to far she reached for him. Curious to see what would happen.

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	truly_desperate 2018-06-27 08:40 am UTC (link)
	Yes, he had noticed it. But his pain had not allowed the acknowledgement. He settled a mask on his face before he turned around. "A fine feat. Great power lies within you." A small smile. Hands clasped behind his back. The posture of a mentor. No sign of the battle that raged within. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shannon_rogers
2018-06-27 08:49 am UTC (link)

"You opened this up. If... I mean.." She was in excited in all ways, even though he had pulled back. If it had not been for the change, the distraction, no doubt she would have sensed his turmoil. At least until it was properly masked. As he was far better than she was at hiding his emotions.

Shannon closed her eyes and touched a finger to him. Just a finger. And she felt the flame flow. She felt it, not engulf him, but dance along his skin, as if he were part of her. But the color was different. She opened her eyes. "Can you.. feel it?"

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	truly_desperate 2018-06-27 08:58 am UTC (link)
	His inner eyes started to slowly open to the artistic display that was laid out in front of him. He watched the flame dance over his dead flesh. The smile that came was a real one. Small as it was. "Yes." It was a tickle. A touch. A kiss. But not the twisting flame of a real fire. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)