Fishblight Mire Flicker

She couldn't help but smile at him, caught in helpless adoration for his gentle stability. Equinox was more than an anchor to her, more like the safety of an old timeworn blanket, that familiar warmth and the good smells of home. She shifted closer, tucking herself into his arms now and nuzzling into his neck fur.

I know you will, Elphie murmured, her heart racing to be so close to him, as it always did. That's why I made you my husband. Half-joking, but there was some truth to it, too. Elphaba never could stand to be left, not after that first and most cutting abandonment by the one who had given her life. But Equinox knew that. He knew, and he would never do that to her. He knew that if he ever did, she might do something stupid, maybe. Someone might get hurt. But that would never happen. 

So she held him close to her.