endlessairship | [sfw] ❀ Wings Room ❀

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[sfw] ❀ Wings Room ❀

[The new witch's house they found had been a huge success! Alluka got a good night's rest that night, exhausted from casting her first spell. She hoped it would get easier with time, feeling particularly optimistic as she tucked into bed.

The next day, Alluka has another menu item on her plate. Beaming with the eyes of an explorer, she keeps bugging Killua over breakfast to take her to that weird, feathery door that resembled an angel's wing. He convinces her to wait until breakfast is over, but assures her they can go. Before they leave, she dips into her walk-in closet and comes out clad in an ethereal green fairy tutu dress with pink accents and small rosettes. The front of the skirt is adorned with flowery vines. Today, she feels more connected to fae than usual, so the choice comes naturally to her. She grabs her cat bag with two potions and snacks for later and slings it over her shoulder before they head out.

Killua insists on opening the door first, of course. Alluka holds her breath, her hand squeezing Killua's to keep him from getting sucked in. The other side is a beautiful pasture with distant hills and mountains lining the backdrop. Just barely visible are huge trees on either side of the meadow that pierce the sky.]

Ooooh, I wonder what this leads to?

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[Alluka gawks in slack-jawed awe as her brother shoots up into the air with a mighty gust. He casts an impressively large shadow on the ground, bathing the small yellow flowers in shade. His wind cools the dew on her wings, making them tingle strangely.]

Cold~!

[But she doesn't care about it much, more focused on his amazing feat. An idea occurs to her: Perhaps if he had wings outside this room, they could find the exit and fly away from the airship together? She didn't want to leave, but if she did for whatever reason, was that viable? What if there was a potion for that?]

You look so cool up there, Oniichan! I wanna go up there too!

you will soon! *killua calls back, laughing breathlessly as he dares to lunge into a backflip in midair and pulls it off with perfect form.* it's so easy!

*indeed, flying comes perfectly naturally to him inside this room, like he's been doing it all his life. he can control his wings, of course, but he's mostly just following their lead, letting his new body show him how it's done. he dives back down to alluka, landing with another large gust of wind from his flapping wings as they stabilize and fold behind him once more.*

[Her winged brother loops with ease, and she wonders how it must feel to control such a large pair of appendages. Her wings are much smaller and thinner, sporting scales that cling instead of feathers that spread. One of Killua's feathers floats down and lands on her nose, making her inhale sharply and sneeze.

Killua lands with another wave of wind, drying her wings out. Her wings, which looked crumpled when they spawned, are slowly expanding, their color becoming brighter as they glimmer in the sun. She tries to move them again but it's too early.]

How did it feel to fly? I really want to try it! But my wings aren't ready yet..

*killua jogs back to alluka's side, grinning ear to ear from his brief taste of the sky.*

it's awesome.

*peering over her shoulders, he inspects her unfurling butterfly wings, much better formed now than when he took off. he realizes their drying must have been his doing, when he flapped his wings and gusted her with air.*

should i make some more wind?

It was chilly--! [She whines, shivering.] I'm okay waiting...unless, um, do you think you could take me up there?

[She points up at the towering mountain behind him. She felt claustrophobic in this tree-locked meadow, wanting a better view of the flowers from above even if it meant she'd get cold. Then again, how could she possibly stay cold in her brother's arms?]

*killua grins at her request, having been about to suggest it himself. why wait to show her the sky when he's got a perfectly good pair of wings right here?*

sure, i can take you for a ride while you wait.

*he goes to scoop her up like he always does, but has to halt his hand at her lower back, unable to raise it any higher without flattening her wings. it doesn't give him as good of a grip on her as he'd like, so he hefts her close to his chest, warning,*

alright, you hold on tight. i don't wanna crush your wings...

Mhm~! Yes, Big brother!

[Feeling loose in his arms, she hugs him tightly, clinging as much as she can so as not to fall. Secured in their mutual grip, she looks over her shoulder at the ground so she can see it getting further and further away as they take off.]

Wow, I'm actually gonna get to fly! This ship is the best!

*killua chuckles, bare chest jostling against her as he unfolds his massive wings again. she, too, feels lighter than usual, hardly a burden to the powerful muscles that have sprung from his back, cloaked in downy white.*

ready? let's go!

*with a single stroke of his wings, killua lifts them both off the ground, flapping steadily to gain altitude before swooping toward the mountains with a hoot of elation.*

[Alluka can feel the force of his majestic wings in his chest as they beat the air and lift the two of them with ease. Her wings are chilled by their power, making her tighten her embrace for more warmth.

It's easy for her on the way up, but when he starts to quickly glide she feels her stomach going in loops like she's on a rollercoaster. Suddenly afraid of being so high, she turns and buries her head in his shoulder, squeezing her eyes shut.]

*alluka clings to him in sudden apprehension as they begin to soar across the sky, and he clutches her tighter to his chest, a softer, more sympathetic chuckle rumbling against her cheek.*

too high? you're gonna have to get used to that when you start flying too, y'know.

*he starts to drop altitude little by little, coasting across the fields so she can get used to the feeling of flying first instead of climbing straight up the mountain as he'd been intending.*

[Alluka is comforted by his soft laughter, just barely peeking an eye open to see the meadows breezing by underneath them. It opens up and swallows the foot of the mountain trail, bathing the hillside in colors that grow brighter the closer they get.

I-I know...but this feels way different than a rollercoaster! I can feel everything...

[A little motion-sick, he opts to keep her eyes shut, deciding that she'd rather view the flowers while she's not moving.]

*killua carries her over the foothills of the mountain, each powerful pump of his wings felt viscerally in the flexing of his chest against her. he feels great, his heart lifting with every push against the air, but when he notices his sister curling in even closer, feathered eyelids brushing his skin as she squeezes them shut in discomfort, and he frowns down at her in concern.*

i can land if you're feeling sick...

No! I can do it!

[Her hands are hot against his bared skin, shielding him from the cool mountain wind rolling over them as they jet through the air.]

I'm a big girl, Oniichan--!!

[Wanting to prove herself, she forces herself to keep her eyes open except for when she needs to blink, staring down at the moving terrain. It makes her dizzy but she persists, thinking that Killua probably isn't afraid, being as cool as he is.]

*killua huffs a laugh, glancing down to see the adorable look of resolution on her face and grinning with pride.*

'atta girl.

*he turns his gaze back to the mountain range stretching out before them, shifting their trajectory to glide along its length rather than strictly towards it, silver hair fluttering in the breeze. it feels even better in his feathers, streaming smoothly through the long pinions at the edges of his wings and ruffling the downy fuzz closer to his body. he's starting to get a little tired from their prolonged flight, but he doesn't want it to end just yet.*

[She blushes happily at his spirited response, wishing they were at an altitude where it was safe for him to pat her head. She absolutely trusts him not to drop her, as much as the possibility frightens her. Exposure to so much air rapidly dries her wings until they're almost completely translucent. They feel uncomfortable all bent, so she instinctively flexes her back and stretches them out wide. They're big for her body but much smaller in comparison to Killua's. Though they've expanded, they're still not ready yet. Not that she was brave enough to fly from here.

Alluka pulls back and gazes up at her handsome brother, mystified by him as always and attracted to his new set of wings. It was like something she'd seen in a hazy dream once, where Killua rescued her and they flew away from the Zoldyck mansion together. Her lived reality is better than the dream, she's decided, because she doesn't wake up when she leans in and gives him a kiss on the cheek.]

*the glint of alluka's new wings catches killua's gaze as the wind and light bounces off their delicate surface, casting colors all around them like stained glass. he can't help but be captivated by the sight, his little sister every bit the exquisite, ethereal being she's always been in his eyes. their altitude wavers as he gets distracted, and drops suddenly when she smooches his cheek, throwing him off balance.*

w-woah!

*face flushed, he quickly rights them with a laugh and a flap of his wings, but decides to begin their descent before he gets any more flustered. he chooses a clear spot in the meadow near a wooded path leading deeper into the mountains, swinging her around in a circle as they land in the soft grass. once their feet are on the ground, he leans in to give her her own kiss, right on the forehead.*

there ya go, princess.

[Alluka's wings are like a prism under the bold sunlight, reflecting vivid rays that bring color to Killua's pale face.

When they suddenly drop, her stomach is thrown for a loop and she gasps, her eyes wide in terror as she fears she's about to fall. However, her reliable brother manages to land them in an even more brilliant meadow than the one at the entrance. Being swung around would normally please Alluka, but after almost falling it hits her differently. Dizzy, she tatters slightly and clings to his hand. Tall flowers brush their knees as she's set down, and she squeezes her eyes shut and pulls him into a tight hug, her wings fluttering anxiously.]

That was so scaryyyy!

*killua chuckles breathlessly as alluka throws her arms around him, petting her hair to comfort her.*

i'm sorry. it's your fault for distracting me.

*he can't help but tease her, using easy humor to abate her fear before reassuring her:*

i'd never have let you fall, i promise.

Okay...no more kissing in the sky, then..

[She loosens her grip on him and steps away. Her wings, standing tall, feel stable and strong, whipping up a breeze as they're batted to and fro. A beetle lands on her knee and starts crawling upward, making her freeze and squeak. She hastily brushes it off into the tall grass. It flies away, hovering noisily above Killua's nose.]

Eek--!!

*killua frowns, glaring up at the sky above. he'd like to be able to kiss her wherever she wants, thank you very much. he's already devising plans to practice keeping his focus in the air.* not until i get better at flying, at least...

*he's startled out of his thoughts when alluka squeals, gaze snapping to the bug between his eyes. he swats it away with a lightning-fast swipe, sending it fleeing back into the swaying grass.*

s'just a beetle, nothing to be afraid of. hey, aren't you kind of a bug now, too?

*he raises two fingers above his head, twitching them like antennae.*

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Wait, I am a bug...am I at least a pretty one?

[She twists and poses for him, spreading her wings out wide behind her as she lifts the frills of her dress to show it off.]

I wanna try flying now...but I dunno how, Oniichan! You made it look so easy...

*killua can’t help but laugh, grinning as he drops his hands to his hips and reassures her,* you’re the prettiest bug i’ve ever seen.

*he takes in her glittering wings for a moment, wondering what it must be like to fly with appendages so different from his own. it was easy to adapt to bone and muscle, to treat his wings as just another limb on his body, jointed and flexible and strong. he starts to walks around her in a circle as he inspects her wings, squinting at the junction where delicate scales meet skin.*

i dunno, it just kinda came naturally to me once i was up in the air...

*a playful grin returns to his contemplative face.*

what if i pick you up and spin you around again?

[She turns her head to watch him circle her, wondering what he's looking for. He seems to stop behind her, focused on the back where she can't see. She wishes she had a mirror to confirm his compliment.]

Mmm..that sounds nice, but I don't think being dizzy would help me fly..

[She flicks her wings, fanning him.]

I'll try to do it myself!

[She puts her all into flapping, beating the wind with a strength she didn't know she was capable of. However, it doesn't seem to lift her in the air the way she thought it would. Her wings don't push the air underneath her as powerfully as Killua's does, suggesting that she may need to fly at an angle.]

This is hard...

*killua can’t argue with her apprehension, smirking as he steps back so she can try batting her wings. despite their delicate apperance, they seem strong and sturdy, but the way they’re angled while she’s standing doesn’t lend itself to lifting her weight.*

…okay, how about i just lift you up?

[She was so close! However, on her own, not much seems to help, so she doesn't mind reeling back and relying on Killua again. Alluka turns to him and steps closer, raising her arms up so he can pick her up.]

Mm, okay. raise me up high, okay?

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