School is not for Horsing Around- TAKE 2 Icarus/Jhasi

brothersofthedominion:

Icarus shuffled his way down to the Hall of Elements. He curled his lips inward as he felt most of the attending students glaring at him– probably due to the incidents from last night, Ancano included– Fuck, that godsdamned mer was there already. Somewhat thankfully, he had seemed rather occupied by the… They were calling it The Eye now, weren’t they? Didn’t matter, it kept Ancano off his arse, thats all he needed.

The justiciar recomposed himself as he gave the students a smug scoff. He looked around– he didn’t see the cat around thankfully, maybe today would be a good day. 

He crooked his brow his brow when it wasn’t Faralda approaching the class, but another mer he had seen around the college as of late. He wasn’t sure what to make of him, his first guess by his appearance was a Bosmer, but that mer was far too tall for a Wood Elf, and blue-eyed Altmer were too rare of a sight to see around Skyrim, plus the lack of an Altmeri accent.

“Greetings class. Faralda has-has c-come down with the- uh- the uh– th-th-the flu. I’d ad-ad-advise t-to stay clear if-if you uh– you see her and lets all re–uh-remember th-that I am not a ch-ch-charity healer if you uh– get sick, I have bills t-t-to pay too.” The mer centered himself between all of the students, “Th-th-this is the uh– the uh– destr–uh-… destruction class, yes? Is thi- Is this everyone?”

Icarus rolled his eyes. It’d be sunset before this instructor finishes the godsdamned role call. 

After last night’s shift, the resulting lack of sleep, the splitting headache from the morning after, and the stress of knowing he’d been spotted in his ‘wolf form by the Thalmor whelp wasn’t really dulled all that much by his hastily-drunk mead, and in fact, only seemed to worsen things, especially light… Light was…not comfortable at all… It wasn’t helping his churning stomach, either… The Khajiit just wanted to sleep and get something in his stomach to calm it down, but he had class this morning, and he was cutting it awful close already. He wasn’t looking forward towards a reprimand from Faralda on top of it all. It was bad enough that he had to deal with the whelp in class.

J’hasi managed to slip into the classroom in the nick of time, but unfortunately seeing who was in the room made the morning ten times worse than it already was. The two Thalmor he never wanted to see again and…by the Hist that was…

Oh no…

The Khajiit could just feel his insides cringing at the sight of that mer he’d met at the inn, the one that had patched him up. Granted he’d probably saved his life, but…Hist, couldn’t’ve he been just a little bit gentler about it? And the tail end of his introduction made his stomach feel even worse…he was going to be teaching them in the class he most often got hurt in… Maybe…maybe he could still sneak out…?

Unfortunately Ancano’s eyes had caught sight of him, and the Khajiit’s muzzle wrinkled in the barest hint of a scowl. He wasn’t going to let that bastard think he was leaving because of him. He wasn’t afraid of that snooty, crooked-nose pompous fuck. J’hasi quietly made his way towards the other students, slipping in next to Brelyna, getting a brief, mildly-surprised glance from her before she returned her attention to the new mer up front.

Guilt- Aldaril/Jhasi

brothersofthedominion:

Aldaril inhaled, curling his lips inward, “…Y-… Yes n’ no.”  He took another swill of the wine, “He joined cos’ I joined, an- and– an–” His body jolted from a hiccup, “Y’ask me, he’s here cos’ he tryin’ to be somethin’ he uh– he’s tryin’ to be something he can’t— he shouldn’ be tryin’ to be. Cos’ erryone at home treats ‘im like gryphon shit. Callin’ ‘im ‘hulkynd’ or ‘ephem’ over stupid shit like brown eyes or somethin’.’”

He grimaced, hands clutching his face, he wasn’t sure talking about this kind of shit to a complete stranger was the best idea, but in his groggy mind, for once having this filth lifted off his chest felt nice… Y’know?

“I shoulda stopped ‘im, y’know? We’re th’ only thing we…– we got fer eachother, y’know what I’m sayin’? I shoulda told ‘im to go home an’ that he ain’ got no place ‘ere, but everytime he did do somethin’ right and got praised for, he lit up like fuckin’ Saturalia lights– actin’ like he ain’t ever got praised before or like tha’ was the first time he ever been accepted an I–”

He exhaled deeply, taking another gulp of wine, his arm sloppily dropping to the floor. “I ain’ got th’ heart to strip ‘im of what little acceptance he gets.”

The Khajiit’s ears flicked back, swallowing. He’d be lying if the mer’s mood wasn’t affecting his own, in fact he almost…felt bad for the guy. While he couldn’t make a lot of sense out of the details of Aldaril’s confession, it was clear he cared about his brother and felt it was his fault he turned out like…well, an arrogant Thalmor s’wit, entertaining delusions of superiority. J’hasi rubbed the side of his jaw, looking down at the worn straps of his boots, tail curling around his ankles. It was a lot to process, but once he understood the gist of it, he sighed, hunkering down and hugging his knees.

“I know arguing with a drunk isn’t all that effective, but…you really shouldn’t blame yourself. His choices are his own. His behavior is his own. No one twisted his arm into joining, and no one is twisting it for him to stay.” The Khajiit’s head barely turned, glancing at the inebriated Altmer at his side, his voice soft.

“No one is twisting yours either, from what I can tell. If…if this life, this cause isn’t one you believe in…can’t you just…leave?”

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