Private Color History

[Zaiya Ceti]

The Oseon system
The Centrality
Outer Rim Territories
Outfit: x x x x x | Equipment: x x x x x x | Weapons: x x x | Companion: Domxite
Interacting with: Aris Noble

A necklace.

The word settled in Zaiya's thoughts like a ripple in still water, her rosy, golden skin shimmering as her mottled spots lit up, her mind already considered designs; something simple, smooth, something Aris could wear without it ever getting in the way. It couldn't catch during a fight or tangle during a mission. It had to be safe, and him.

She was already sorting through design ideas in her head with materials, weights, clasps, when Aris turned the question back on her.

What would I want?

Zaiya blinked, midstep, and came to a stop. Her arms jingled faintly as her stack of cuffs and bracelets shifted in each arm, tiny clinks of metal and tech chiming against each other in musical tones. They were so her, messy and bright, full of color and techie additions.

But this?

This had to be something more.

Her cheeks flushed with soft flustered coral pink glow with a flicker of biolumienece. She looked up at Aris, heart fluttering somewhere between sudden embarrassment and quiet excitement.

"A necklace too," she said softly, then smiled, a little crooked. "Or maybe a ring."

Her stripes glowed a soft bronze now, steady and sure.

"Something small. Something that won't get in the way when we're training or running off to stop something dramatic from exploding."

She paused, her gaze lingering on his, her fingers interlocking with his with a slight squeeze.

"Just… something I can touch," she added. "Something that reminds me of you. Of us."

 

[Aris Noble]

"A necklace. Something that matches mine."

Not a ring. Aris wasn't prepared to start thinking about what a ring would mean. His face flushed for a moment before he leaned back, letting that thought drift as he got that much more comfortable beside Zaiya. Watching the nebula.

"But- that sounds nice. Do you think I'll be able to feel you through it as I feel you now?"

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

The Oseon system
The Centrality
Outer Rim Territories
Outfit: x x x x x | Equipment: x x x x x x | Weapons: x x x | Companion: Domxite
Interacting with: Aris Noble

Something that matched Aris.

Yes!

A flurry of bright blue and excited teal lit up across Zaiya's rosy golden skin, rippling through with gleaming golden flecks that shimmered with irridecent biolumenence, practically dancing in happy pulses she didn't even try to hide.

"Yeah! I'd like that... maybe I can find something Epicanthic in style?" she beamed, her grin wide and unfiltered as she gave a little bounce in place, bracelets chiming softly with the movement.

IT was then that she caught the way Aris's voice had stuttered. She watched him curiously, fond opal blue eyes studying the faint flush blooming at the tips of his ears. Her glow flickered into a soft, teasing light blue flecked amber. She gave a small chuckle, but she held back, because she was also feeling slightly flustered herself.

So she wouldn't tease him so much right now.

Still, as her gaze drifted back to the nebula stretching beyond the viewport, she gave a soft hum, before she added thoughtfully.

"Maybe," she murmured. "Can't be sure. But Master Corazona von Ascania showed me how to imbue items once, and when I made something myself… I could feel it. Like a little spark of me, living inside it."

Her fingers came up as she brushed stray silver strands of Aris's hair away from his eyes, adding almost to herself, "Maybe if we do it together, it's different."

She tilted her head, watching the nebula as it painted the sky in waves of sapphire and indigo. It glowed like a living, vivid dreamscape, swirling and gently pulsing as it evoked sensations that had made it one of the Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy. It could touch anyone, even those who were not Force sensitive when they looked upon it.

"Maybe… we'll feel it like this," she whispered, her voice light with wonder as the colors of the cosmos spilled across her cheeks and skin, giving Aris's other hand a gentle squeeze.

The nebula shimmered on, and so did she.

 

[Aris Noble]

Epicanthix in style, no less? He let himself smile quite a bit at the thought. More than he should, in truth. The pride he felt for his people was clear on display, but he turned that down quite a bit as he traced his thumb over her skin. Today was the first day Zaiya had met more Lovalla outside her parents. Her culture, her people.

"If we're going to do it together, then, it should be about us both, right?" He mused aloud, but by the smile that had started to form he was already on board with the passing idea in his mind. "Lovallan and Epicanthic. In equal parts." Part of being an Epicanthix was accepting and celebrating the cultures that were brought into their family. He'd seen as much with how his parents were just as much Keshain now as Epicanthic.

He moved a little, shifting so he could hold an arm around her shoulder. Awkward at first, as if trying to figure out what was comfortable there. He hadn't even bothered with the fake yawn, which already had his mind racing. Her words, though, as ever calmed that racing line of thought.

".. I hope we do. I like how this feels with you."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

The Oseon system
The Centrality
Outer Rim Territories
Outfit: x x x x x | Equipment: x x x x x x | Weapons: x x x | Companion: Domxite
Interacting with: Aris Noble

"Right! Lovallan and Epicanthic. Yes, that would be perfect! " Zaiya mused, flashing Aris a warm, shy, but excited smile. She'd have to do a deep dive later, sift through archives and old holo-designs to find something that blended both of their cultures. Just what would be considered Lovallan? Zaiya was excited to see what she could find.

But for now… this moment was enough. Being here with Aris was enough. That he'd come with her had meant more than she could admit.

It was just like he had told her before; they would try to figure this out together.

As Aris's arm wrapped around her shoulder, she brightened just a brighter shade of coral, but she leaned into the embrace. She took a deep breath, her rosy, golden skin continuing in its soft, pulsing, shimmering glow that ebbed and flowed not only with Aris but also with the ongoing, beautiful radiation that gave the Flamewind its beauty.

"Yeah," she said quietly, a smile returning. "Me too."