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You nod slowly, reluctantly, but you nod your agreement. You wish you were stronger, wish you could resist him, but you know that this will end the same whether or not you fight. The only difference is that if you fight, you'll have more bruises, possibly cuts... you might even be killed. Your body is what he wants. You can give him that much for your survival. It's not like anyone will know. His grin grows even darker as you nod your acquiescence. "Good girl," he says, his fingers still curled in your hair. With his other hand, he strokes your cheek slowly, almost as if he were stroking a favored pet. "Good girl," he says again.

I think every culture should have their own terminology for elementalists and different approaches to using their gifts. For instance, on the southern shore of Varra live the tribes of the free-spirited Xiangalese, a hedonistic culture of bioluminescent humanoids who only focus on the use of their elemental abilities to enhance the pleasure and sensations they can make each other feel. Elementally-attuned Xiangalese do not use their abilities for battle, destruction, or even labor. Their elemental gifts exist solely for intimacy, connection, and pleasure, to heighten the physical and emotional bonds they share with one another. Eve

Bumping this as I have been craving more of it again.