i see fire || hadrian

Hadrian had just come from one of his “meetings”. His meetings were always top secret events. They were with other werewolves and various death eaters. Each one served it’s own purpose. Each one was heavy with politics and focused on war. It was just how life was these days. Everything was burning and going up in smoke. Hadrian didn’t really care that much for death eaters. They were often condescending to his kind. It didn’t matter how he felt though. His main mission was to create an empire for werewolves. An empire that praised werewolves and their powers. It was a long road to victory but he was in it for the long haul. He had no choice but to work alongside the death eaters. His father was obsessed with their ways. There was nothing that Fenrir wanted more than to be accepted by them… to please them… to be part of their world. Hadrian had to please his father and feed the fire.

It had been a long day for him. He was tired of stroking the egos of the death eaters. He was growing tired of his father’s obsession with them. He was growing tired of having to be so intertwined with his father’s callous work when he had his own goals in mind.

For the past two weeks, Hadrian had stayed here and there. It had been a while since he last had time to spend with his fiancé. He was excited to come home to her, and he wondered if she missed him in his absence. They weren’t technically living together, but he had a key to her home… and he was slowly starting to see it as his home as well. Ever since Hadrian had graduated from school, he had lived a very nomadic type lifestyle. He never stayed in anyplace too long. He had had no desire to either. The idea of being tied down had always frightened him. When he had first become betrothed to Ana, he had been afraid of what that meant for the way he liked to live his life… like a rolling stone… crushing and claiming everything in his path. However, the more he got to know Ana… the more his fears were fading. The more he knew Ana, the more his lifestyle desires were changing. There was something about her, that made him gravitate to her. He had never spoken of his feelings… but he slowly starting to show them more and more. Hadrian wasn’t fully aware of how he felt either. He knew that this girl was becoming very special to him, but since he’d never felt this way about anyone it was almost beyond his comprehension at the moment.

Hadrian had entered the home via Floo. When he arrived all the lights were off and no one seemed to be home. He made his way up the stairs and began to look around for the clothes he had left last time he’d been over. After a few minutes, he found that Ana had set them nicely in a drawer. They even smelled like they had been freshly cleaned. He smiled to himself. Ana always seemed to do little things like that for him and he liked it. Hadrian pulled off his shirt so he could put on a new one.

He stopped as he could hear someone downstairs. Hadrian smiled back when he saw Ana walking up towards him. He reached out his hand to meet her waist and pull her in. He got a whiff of her hair and said quietly with a smile ”You smell like fire”

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Hadrian was glad she didn’t resist his touch. That perhaps she wanted his embrace almost as much as he craved hers. There relationship hadn’t been easy in the beginning. In fact for the longest time he was certain his presence revolted her. It was strange for him. Women usually swooned at the sight of him… so to have a woman completely turned off by him was rough. As intriguing as that experience had been, he was glad it had passed. It wouldn’t be right to be engaged to someone who wanted to hurl whenever he was around… not that any of their relationship was right. Even though it had been horrible and rocky at first, every time he saw her, every time he felt her soft hand on his skin… it started to feel more right… too right … almost perfect and it felt like a dream he shouldn’t be allowed to experience.

She put her head on his chest as he held her close. He chuckled at her comment about leaving fire in her wake. He laugh was deep and soothing, strangely like a cat’s purr… a compliment he’d never want to hear… considering he was a wolf. Her voice was soft and delicate as she said quietly that she missed him. Suddenly, he felt a strange warm bubbly feeling rising within him… something that he wasn’t used to. Was this what it felt like to swoon? He was unsure. He had admired and made love to many beautiful women… but never did he have a feeling like this upon hearing such a simple sentence. Hadrian smiled a warm comfortable smile.

He held her shoulders with both hands, moving back just enough so he could see her face. Hadrian continued to smile at her as he echoed her sentence ”I missed you too”. He brushed a strand of hair out of her face. If she had been any other girl… he would’ve kissed her, right then and there. There was nothing he wanted to do more in that moment. He held back. Hadrian had never cared so much about a women before and he didn’t want to upset her… he didn’t want to scare her… or ruin whatever these feelings were he was starting to feel. He placed his hand on her chin and touched her lip with his thumb. He spoke softly to her, ”I…” he started but wasn’t sure where he was going with his words. He tried again, ”I appreciate you cleaning and folding my clothes. Thank you Ana” his voice seemed to trail off and he let go of her and stretched opening the sexual tension he felt for her would disappear some. He grabbed his shirt and finished putting it on. His stomach grumbled loudly. ”Long day…” he mumbled.

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Hadrian gave a small smile to Ana when she said it was about time he had his own drawer. It made him like he meant something to her. A feeling he hadn’t really felt since he was a child… when his mother actually cared for him. It had been something he totally had taken for granted. He always figured his mother would be around to do things for him and make him feel loved and important. Of course she wouldn’t… and he was the reason. He had killed the only person who probably ever truly loved him. Sure he had his father… but that man could never understand love. He had his siblings but as much as he cared for them he was so sure the feeling was mutual. He intimated people, he made people fear him. Usually, this was something he wanted to fuel in people… but sometimes he wasn’t just a werewolf… sometimes he was human and just wanted to feel something… something real. When he was with Ana he felt something… something he never thought would happen. Who could love a beast like him?

Ana told him she make him some food after her shower. He went up behind her and grabbed her around the waist ”You don’t have to. You know that right? But I do love your cooking” He let go and watched her walk away before he descended down the steps back to the kitchen.

He was leaning on the counter when he felt her small hand touching his waist. He turned to look at her. She was in a white gown and looked effortlessly gorgeous. When she asked him what he wanted he really wanted to say her. That he could eat her right up. He paused a bit awkwardly and then chuckled at himself for being at a loss for words…something that was very unusual for him. He could be very quiet but he usually knew exactly what he wanted to say when he spoke. Finally, he responded, ”Whatever is easiest for you Ana. I can take us out for dinner if you’re tired. I know you had a long day too” he had his hand on the side of her face, gently playing with her hair. He couldn’t stop looking at her sweet eyes.

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