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no_true_pairTitle: Too Much
Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern (Sixth Pass)
Pairing/Characters: Alessan/Nerilka
Rating:General Audiences
Content Notes: Pregnancy, grief
Prompt: fragile smile
It couldn't happen overnight. There was too much pain, and Nerilka expected as much. Honestly, if Alessan ever came to love her, rather than being a dutiful Lord in search of an heir, she'd be surprised.
But bit by bit, the stone walls were chipping away. Dag's enthusiasm over the bloodlines helped. Tuero's careful manipulation of the emotional airs in the Hold pushed it along.
Her swelling stomach, through the pregnancies, sometimes elicited a small spark of more emotion. Alessan's care could not be faulted, as Lord or husband.
Still, the rare glimpse of a faint smile was Nerilka's treasure.
Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern (Sixth Pass)
Pairing/Characters: Alessan/Nerilka
Rating:General Audiences
Content Notes: Pregnancy, grief
Prompt: fragile smile
It couldn't happen overnight. There was too much pain, and Nerilka expected as much. Honestly, if Alessan ever came to love her, rather than being a dutiful Lord in search of an heir, she'd be surprised.
But bit by bit, the stone walls were chipping away. Dag's enthusiasm over the bloodlines helped. Tuero's careful manipulation of the emotional airs in the Hold pushed it along.
Her swelling stomach, through the pregnancies, sometimes elicited a small spark of more emotion. Alessan's care could not be faulted, as Lord or husband.
Still, the rare glimpse of a faint smile was Nerilka's treasure.