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Liyue is a beautiful city. Even gorgeous at night with its gentle light illuminating the landscape. Much more so when the lights are reflected in the harbor. It makes such a pretty scenery especially on high ground — like the Jade Chamber.
A ‘palace in the sky’ some may say; the ‘abode of the respectful Liyue Qixing’, or ‘an unreachable place’ to many others. While most of those may be true, Beidou pays no attention to such matters because, for her, it is just Ningguang's sacrifice. A life-worth work and a reminder that people can attain anything they want with determination and perseverance. She shows respect for it as much as she respects Ningguang.
Not just to the Jade Chamber, but to everything Ningguang has ever achieved and will continue to achieve. She'd do anything for Ningguang, gladly, in a heartbeat .
Beidou chuckled to herself as she made her way to ascend to the floating abode. Making herself acquainted with everyone working with and for Ningguang. Making sure that no harm is in the way in her own little ways of keen observation and simple questioning these people.
The plaustrite platform reached its line, and Beidou took a step and set her foot on the Jade Chamber. After several months, turned years of sailing – Beidou laughed lightly to herself as she staggered to keep balance on one leg after the other.
The air is much cooler and denser where she stood than when she was at sea, of course. The altitude difference does that to a person. But somehow, Beidou could still breathe at ease, and in comfort, knowing that she was standing right where she wanted to be.
There were no more guards inside other than the four stationed outside. There were no assistants walking around with piles of hundreds of documents waiting to get signed, reviewed, and revised. There was silence and peace, and — what was that? Maybe a hint of incense.
Beidou walked past closed doors, she already knew the layout like the back of her hand. She could easily navigate here with the lights out even. Her smile widened as she reached Ningguang's quarters, knocking before she entered the room only to find that the woman she was longing to see was nowhere in sight.
Beidou noticed that the bathroom door was ajar and steam was coming right off it. She discarded her fur coat, took a robe, and went inside and there she saw her most awaited.
'Every time' would sound absurd, but Beidou would always be captivated when her gaze would land on Ningguang every single time. There was not a single moment that did not make her world stop or her heart skips a beat. It always does and it always will. Ningguang seems to have held her captive in her own beautiful way. Not that Beidou would protest anyway.
“Care to join me, Captain?” Ningguang has her back on Beidou. She turned her head a little to the side and tucked her hair to reveal her bare back on Beidou.
Beidou hummed in response as she got ready to soak in the mini hot spring. She sat behind Ningguang who was brushing her hair with her fingers while Beidou only watched.
Watched as droplets of water trickled down her back rolling down her phoenix tattoo. The way her muscles on her back and shoulders move with every twist and turn. The way Ningguang's skin looks so soft to the touch, and how Beidou is thinking of how it would feel to get both her hands on Ningguang's waist and have her lips pressed against her nape. Her breath was caught up in her throat as gave her a side-eye.
Ningguang's lips were plump and slightly apart. Beidou held her breath for so long that it made her heart race faster.
“Won’t you come closer?”
Beidou froze in her seat unable to react. Ningguang did a full turn and Beidou could have sworn her heart dropped to her heart dropped, butterflies swarmed her stomach that it felt like she'd open her mouth and let out some. She did open her lips but no words came out.
“I guess I shall come closer to you then.”
She forgot how to breathe. With each step Ningguang took, she felt like exploding. Blood rushed to her neck and her cheeks, something told her to look away — she couldn't. She wouldn't .
Even if she closed her eyes she would still know what Ningguang looks like. no matter how many times she's seen Ningguang bare and undressed, Beidou would never be awestruck seeing how ethereal Ningguang's beauty is. It is engraved in the depths of her mind, only for her to see and experience. Only hers to keep.
Ningguang reached for her cheek, and Beidou leaned to her touch and held her hand. A smile while tears suddenly streamed down the captain's eyes.
“I'm back.” Beidou smiled.
A sense of relief took over her and her heart could not be more content.
Ningguang leaned down and pressed a kiss on her forehead.
“Welcome back.”
Beidou pulled Ningguang and had her sit on her lap as they embraced one another. She slightly pulled away to look at Ningguang.
“I missed you.” Ningguang whispered, her voice slightly breaking.
Beidou swallowed the thick lump in her throat with a smile.
“I'm here.”
She wiped the tears that were forming in her lover's eyes. Beidou rubbed her thumb on Ningguang's cheek before slowly tracing her lips. She then parted them and leaned forward to kiss Ningguang.
It was warm.
Ningguang wrapped her arms around Beidou's neck and shoulders. As if to keep her there for as long as she intends to.
Both of them were shaking with each gap they took whenever they had to catch their breaths only to come back kissing each other deeper.
A smile and a breath of relief that they are once again in each other's arms tells them both that this night is fairly young.
Beidou decided that they should finish washing. It came with drying their hair, and massages all the while they talked about Beidou's travels and the cases Ningguang handled. The food they ate, and all the updates to make sure they fill each other in as if they only missed a day or two of not seeing one another.
A comfortable silence hung upon them as Beidou had Ningguang lie on her back on the mattress, giving her a massage on her shoulders that she commented ‘a little bit tensed' since earlier.
Beidou would be lying if she said she was not having thoughts about doing something to Ningguang but she figured that Ningguang probably needed this massage more than anything else, or so she thought.
Beidou went a little downward with her motion, she had her hands run softly along Ningguang's back when she suddenly let out a shaky sigh. Beidou apologized but did it again in a slower manner to see if the reaction would change.
It did.
Ningguang grabbed a fistful of the sheets and let out a whimper. She gave Beidou a side-eye with her face still pressed against the pillows.
“Do you want me to stop? ” Beidou said in a low voice.
“Don’t.” Ningguang immediately responded.
Beidou nodded and continued to touch Ningguang in parts where she knew Ningguang would love to be touched.
With each caress, it earns her a soft moan, a whimper, or a hum. Beidou feels like she's being fueled with so much desire but she doesn't want to ruin the moment. She wants Ningguang carnally.
Ningguang was not wearing anything, her lower body was covered by the blanket that Beidou so much wanted to get rid of. Her bare back continued to taunt the captain as she fought her primal urges to sink her teeth into her lover's skin. She slightly shook her head.
Beidou gulped when Ningguang shifted and turned around. Her shoulders flustered pink, her ample breasts looked oh so inviting and waiting to be caressed.
“I want you.” Beidou finally said.
Ningguang with her gentle smile, reached for Beidou's hand and led it to touch one of her breasts.
“I need you.” Ningguang whispered.
Beidou's breath hitched as she held Ningguang's soft breast in her palm. She couldn't stop herself from leaning down to kiss her.
“Make love to me, Beidou.”
She didn't need to be told, but hearing it from Ningguang's lips makes it more special.
Beidou took off her robe and slid under the covers, She was immediately greeted with warmth and Ningguang's legs wrapping around her waist.
She continued to kiss Ningguang slowly. Ningguang was taking her time to suck on her tongue and Beidou had let her hand fondle one of Ningguang's breasts, giving it a gentle squeeze. Making sure that her nipples would stay in between the gaps of her fingers and let it get hard with the sensation…
Ningguang moaned as Beidou fondled her breast, increasing the intensity with each squeeze. She could not stop the moan that bubbled from her throat and pulled away from the kiss.
“Mnpf… bǎobèi…”
Beidou hummed in response as she planted kisses along Ningguang's jaw. Licking and nibbling, she then went down her neck and Beidou did not hesitate to bite on the soft juncture of her shoulders and neck. Ningguang moaned as she tilted her head to let Beidou have more access to her skin.
Both of them were feeling feverishly hot against each other's skin. Beidou's desire to have more of Ningguang just grew. She went down on her breasts, she looked at Ningguang before sticking her tongue out and running it flat against her already-hardened nipples.
Ningguang breathed hard through her nose and it elicited a whimper. She was focused on what Beidou was doing with her tongue — circling around her nipple before using its tip pushing it down and sucking on her breast.
Her mind could not stop running on the thoughts of where she wanted Beidou's tongue to explore.
Beidou left several bites that turned red before switching to the unattended breast and doing the same thing. It made Ningguang more wet. Desperate for friction, she was rolling her hips against Beidou's abdomen.
“Bǎobèi…” Ningguang whimpered.
Beidou looked up at her with her mouth still busy sucking on her breast. Ningguang whimpered again before biting her lips.
“Go down please.”
Beidou hummed, once again running her tongue flat against her nipple.
“Why, bǎobèi?” she teased.
Ningguang's eyebrows furrowed, but instead of answering her lover's teasing, she took Beidou's hand and led it down her aching region. It was as if a switch was flipped in Beidou's brain. Her facial expression from playful changed to a dark lustful one.
“Oh, my bǎobèi…” Beidou cooed.
She kissed Ningguang deeply and left feather light touches against Ningguang's soaking wetness. Beidou didn't waste any time in getting to her position, she went down her lover immediately and had Ningguang's thighs on either side of her shoulders.
She nibbled on Ningguang's inner thigh, inching closer to her wet pussy. Ningguang breathed heavily in anticipation as she propped up both her elbows to watch Beidou.
Beidou's eyes were glued to Ningguang's pussy. She looked up to see her lover intently watching her. Their gazes locked and Beidou stuck out her tongue and licked the wetness off her pussy only to see it get wetter. She did it again, slowly and making sure Ningguang was watching.
Ningguang moaned at the contact, Beidou's warm and soft tongue gently gliding against her. She wanted more of it and Beidou's pace was killing her, but it made her feel so good. Her breath hitched every time Beidou's tongue would slide in between her wet folds and the tip of her tongue would always hit her clit.
She couldn't control her whimpers and moans. She couldn't control her body's reactions at all. Beidou is in complete control of her and all she can do is close her eyes and bite her lips.
Ningguang looked down on Beidou again, her cheeks and chin, her lips — covered in her wetness. Ningguang could feel heat pooling in her abdomen at the sight of Beidou gladly taking her in. And she thought it could not get any better, Beidou pulled away and Ningguang saw strings of her wetness sticking on Beidou's tongue and she took it all in her mouth, licking her lips for more before smirking.
“Like what you see?”
Ningguang turned red as if her face wasn't red enough. She was about to speak when Beidou pulled her, spreading her thighs wider and thrusting her tongue inside her pussy. Ningguang let out a gasp, she choked on air and fell back on the bed. She could feel Beidou inside her, thrusting her tongue in and out in an admirable rhythm. Beidou abruptly stopped and it sent Ningguang into a whimpering mess.
“Bǎobèi… Hngf…”
“Look at me Ningguang.”
Ningguang did, even with her eyelids half closed.
She saw how Beidou parted her wet folds using her middle and ring fingers and smiled.
“Now remember, bǎobèi. If you look away, I will stop.”
Ningguang gulped and nodded.
“Look only at me, Ningguang.”
Ningguang couldn't find her words anymore, and as soon as she nodded, she saw Beidou's tongue again skillfully swirling around her clit. She panted heavily, Beidou was edging her tantalizingly slow and wanted her to watch what she did.
“Beidou…”
Beidou hummed softly, sending vibrations down her spine and looking at her in the eyes. She knows that Beidou wants her to say what she wants.
“Suck on it, please.”
Beidou did.
Beidou wrapped her lips around the swollen bud, her tongue playfully flicking upwards which earned her a whimper or moan. It wasn’t long until she felt Ningguang got more wet that it got all over her chin and cheeks. Beidou couldn’t hold back from moaning and closing her eyes. She began sucking harder before releasing that it made NIngguang moan out loud.
Ningguang was biting on her lower lip so hard that every breath she made came out as a whimpering sound. She reached for Beidou’s head and started grinding her pussy against Beidou’s mouth — desperate for more friction. With Beidou humming against her, and her hands holding tightly around her thighs, it encourages Ningguang to continue what she’s doing knowing that Beidou wants it as much as she does.
Ningguang’s hip shook and she arched her back, groaning and moaning at the same time. Not wanting Beidou to stop. She threw her head back to the pillows and she felt one of Beidou’s hands supporting her lower back while the other was keeping her thigh in position over Beidou’s shoulder. She started moaning Beidou’s name like it was a prayer. Her vision was blurring but she was reminded that if she looked away, Beidou would stop , and so she did her best to look back at her lover. Much to her surprise, Beidou swiftly got into a kneeling position and since her thigh was over Beidou’s shoulder, she also got moved.
Beidou pulled her gently and put her other thigh on her shoulder. Ningguang has never been in this kind of position, Beidou was holding her weight like she weighed nothing. Beidou’s hands are on her lower abdomen and her back is pressed against Beidou’s ripped abdomen.
“Beidou…” Ningguang said in a low voice, her cheeks were red. She could feel Beidou staring more at her pussy in this position. She saw how Beidou licked her lips before looking back at her.
“I told you not to look away.” Beidou’s lips suddenly twitched up to a grin. “Now you won’t be able to.”
Ningguang was about to speak but her mind went blank as soon as Beidou started thrusting her tongue inside her pussy. One hand that was on her lower abdomen was now reaching to rub her clit at the same time. Ningguang moaned loudly, tears forming at the side of her eyes as she tried her best to keep her eyes open.
“Haa… ahhh… Beidou… Hmng!”
Ningguang was feeling so much, she could not think of anything else but Beidou’s mouth. She squeezed her thigh around her lover’s head and groaned.
“Bǎobèi, I’m about to… Haah…!” Ningguang cried out, she could feel herself reaching her climax.
Beidou pulled her closer, she thrust her tongue as deep as she could and rubbed Ningguang’s clit until she came into her mouth. Wetness dripped down Beidou's chin, but she lapped it all up with her tongue and swallowed diligently. Both of them breathed heavily as she kissed Ningguang’s thighs before letting her down gently. Beidou lay down beside her as she covered both of them with the blanket and took their time to take a breath.
Beidou had Ningguang scoot closer ss they shared an embrace.
“That was… intense.” Ningguang started, she firmly closed her eyes and sighed in relief. She feels warm and safe. She's been longing to be wrapped up in Beidou's arms for so long.
“Did it feel good?” Beidou whispered, kissing the top of her head.
“Yes,” Ningguang buried her face in Beidou's neck, “I feel so sore.” She continued and playfully hit her lover's arm.
Beidou let out a laugh and held her tightly, “I love y—”
Ningguang did not let Beidou finish what she was about to say when she leaned in for a kiss. A smile in between the union of their lips, Beidou wrapped her arms around her waist, one hand roaming the expanse of her back.
Before they knew it, Ningguang was now straddling one of Beidou's legs. Their hearts raced as they both pulled away to catch their breaths, Ningguang started to get her skin flushed and heat up again. Beidou hummed and bit her inner cheeks.
“More, bǎobèi?” Beidou asked.
Ningguang nodded, and her breathing grew heavier. Beidou was in awe of her sight, Ningguang's hair disheveled, expression full of wanting, her skin flushed pink and feverishly hot to the touch. She wants it all for her alone.
“What do you want, Ning?”
Beidou moved her thigh, she raised it so in an angle that it would rub against Ningguang's pussy that's now becoming wet again. It made her heart skip a beat when she felt Ningguang twitch at the sensation.
“Beidou…Hnmp…”
Ningguang knew to herself that she was struggling to form any coherent words in her mind. She felt Beidou's hands on her buttocks. Pushing her down gently and making her grind against her thigh.
“There, there, my girl learns fast.”
Ningguang shut her eyes closed and whimpered. Soon, she didn't need Beidou's hands guiding her. She rocked her hips slowly back and forth, feeling herself getting wetter with the momentum she was building up. Her clit was still sensitive and it made her feel good to be rubbing her wetness all over Beidou like this.
Beidou sighed when she felt Ningguang get wetter. Beidou put one arm around Ningguang's shoulders to support her and let Ningguang rest her head on the crook of her neck.
“Oh bǎobèi… so wet for me?”
“Hnng—”
Ningguang couldn’t stop herself from whining and whimpering. Beidou felt like her heart would burst out from hearing all the sounds Ningguang was making. They’ve done this a lot of times but she can never get used to Ningguang being a sopping wet mess on her every time. She gently kissed Ningguang’s shoulder blade and hugged her tighter as Ningguang rubbed against her thigh a little faster.
“Beidou, haaa….” Ningguang whispered against her ears, her hot breath was tickling Beidou’s ear lobe. Beidou could only hum in response.
“Your hand, please.” Ningguang pleaded weakly.
Beidou moaned and bit her lower lip as she slid her arm in between their bodies and had her hand right where Ningguang wanted it.
“Oh Archons,” Beidou moaned and closed her shut her eyes as she felt how Ningguang was soaking wet again and how she got wetter when Beidou touched her. Beidou’s lips were parted open as she tried to catch her breath. Her mind is clouded and she can only think of how good Ningguang feels against her. Ningguang’s moans were right against her ear and she could not think of anything better than this.
Ningguang rolled her hips and started grinding against Beidou’s fingers, leaving them wet and covered with slick. It wasn’t enough. She needed more.
“Bǎobèi put it inside,” Ningguang’s voice was ragged and out of breath but she continued, “Please, I need you inside me— Hhah…!”
Beidou did not need to be asked twice, her finger easily slid in. Ningguang’s warm and wet pussy drove her crazy and she moaned when she heard felt Ningguang shake on top of her.
“Fuck Ning, you feel so good.” Beidou whispered as she started to pick up a rhythm thrusting her fingers in and out.
Ningguang whimpered, spreading her legs wider to have her clit grind against Beidou’s palm at the same time while she was being penetrated with her finger. And oh heavens, she almost came. Her breath shook and she grabbed Beidou’s shoulder for support before reaching her lover’s cheek.
“S-slow down Beidou.” She managed to get out in between her short breaths.
“Okay.”
Both of them slowed down their pace, Ningguang felt more at ease with their movement and it gave her time to catch her breath. Beidou did the same, getting more comfortable with her position and making sure that Ningguang was comfortable as well. She tilted her head to the side to be able to see Ningguang only to realize that Ningguang had been looking at her all this time. A smile broke into Beidou’s lips before Ningguang decided to come up for a kiss.
It was intimate and slow, Ningguang sucked on Beidou’s tongue gentler which had Beidou moaning in the kiss. Ningguang began to rock her hips again, pressing her clit more on Beidou’s palm and getting it wetter. Beidou moaned when she felt Ningguang moving again. She decided to stay put and let Ningguang move over her.
Ningguang started riding Beidou’s finger in a steady rhythm, Beidou let out a shaky breath as her finger slid in and out with ease with each movement Ningguang did. She had to hold on tightly to Ningguang’s shoulders and felt Ningguang’s wetness all over her hand and on her thigh.
Ningguang panted, moaned, and whimpered against her ear, Beidou had to take it all in her system, she was feeling so lightheaded. She just realized that Ningguang’s other thigh was rubbing against her crotch. She decided to rub against it and Ningguang caught up on what Beidou was doing and she started to press her thigh a little harder against Beidou’s wetness. Both of them moaned and held each other tighter.
“Ning…” It was Beidou’s turn to moan when she felt Ningguang clench around her finger.
“Beidou, I need more please.” Ningguang said, almost to a sob. Beidou obliged her lover and inserted another finger. She started to match Ningguang’s increasing pace, making sure that she was thrusting her fingers as deep as she could and watching Ningguang’s reaction.
Ningguang was so wet that each time Beidou would plunge her fingers again inside her, it was making a squelching sound. Beidou then pressed her palm harder against Ningguang’s clit and Ningguang almost immediately lost her mind.
“Fuck Beidou— Haah!”
Ningguang’s moans grew louder, she felt herself coming close again. And with the way Beidou could feel her clenching against her fingers, she knew it too. She reached for Beidou’s cheek and caressed it softly with her shaking hand.
“Beidou, take it out… I-I’m about to cum.”
Beidou felt butterflies in her stomach, she bit her lower lips and whispered back to Ningguang.
“Then cum.”
Ningguang moaned as Beidou thrust her fingers knuckle deep and twitched the tip of her fingers inward and hit Ningguang's spot. Ningguang blanked out, her world spun around her and all she could feel was her coming undone on her lover's hand.
It was a moment where she forgot to breathe but caught up on it a few moments later. She lay on top of Beidou still, her head resting on Beidou's chest. Beidou wrapped her arms around Ningguang's body, reaching for the covers until it covered them both. Beidou started stroking Ningguang's hair.
“You did well. I love you.”
Ningguang hummed weakly, murmuring her answers that she loves Beidou too with her eyes already closed and she suddenly felt the soreness of her body from their activities.
“Did you like it?” Ningguang said, almost in a whisper.
Beidou chuckled lightly, hearing Ningguang sleepy is always one of her favorite things. She finds Ningguang adorable when she's fighting off her sleep, “Very much.”
“Can we do more when I wake up?”
“For sure, my love.” Beidou planted a kiss on top of Ningguang's hair.
It didn't take long until the room was filled with silence, it was just their steady breathing and the sheets ruffling. Beidou held Ningguang tighter and let herself drift to sleep. Beidou hopes to wake up to a face she’d love to see first thing in the morning.
Ningguang woke up feeling refreshed. She tried to stretch out her arms and feet, but her muscles felt sore after their late-night activities. The good kind, she hasn’t felt this way since Beidou set sail. She turned to her side to watch Beidou peacefully sleeping, she stared long and softly until she decided to touch the tip of Beidou’s nose lightly before giggling to herself.
“Mornin’,” Beidou suddenly spoke with her eyes still closed.
Ningguang was a little surprised but cupped her lover’s cheek before kissing her forehead. “Good morning, did I wake you up?”
Beidou yawned, “No. I was watching you sleep.”
“How sappy of you.” Ningguang teased.
Beidou pulled her closer by the waist and groaned. Ningguang laughed and tried to push Beidou as she felt her attempts to tickle her.
“Okay, I’ll stop— I’ll stop!” Beidou laughed and kept her words, she breathed in Ningguang’s hair and put her teasing to a stop, “Let’s stay like this for a while.”
After a few moments, Ningguang decided to speak her mind out loud.
“Beidou,”
“Hmm?”
“What would you do if I asked you to stay?”
“Mhm… Then I probably will.” Beidou chuckled
Ningguang sighed and hugged Beidou closer, “I’m serious…”
“If you married me, yes.” Beidou answered quickly.
Ningguang’s ears perked up and she looked up at Beidou, “Then, will you marry me, Beidou?”
Beidou’s reaction was not what Ningguang was expecting. Beidou laughed heartily and patted her hair.
“You are so adorable, Ning.” Ningguang pouted with her response. Beidou continued, “My answer to you will always be a ‘yes’. I was just expecting a fancier proposal than lying in bed naked.” Beidou laughed again.
That was only then that Ningguang realized that they were still in bed. And embarrassment could have set in but it was Beidou. Nothing would go wrong when she’s with Beidou. Her lucky charm, her sweet lover. Instead, she smiled and cupped Beidou’s cheek once more. Both of them rest their foreheads together, eyes firmly closed.
Ningguang smiled, “Everything for you, my love.”
Beidou hummed in agreement, “And everything you ask of me.”