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Jaheira x Khalid
This is a fic excerpt (~600 words). Someday, I’ll publish the rest. Because there is more — believe me, there is more.
Between the two of them, Khalid is the first to cry in front of the other.
They're tears of sheer frustration. They’d barely had time to sleep the night before, the day has been hell, and all he wants is a moment's quiet but the patrons of the pub below their room clearly have other plans. On a good day it would set his teeth on edge, never mind now. Jaheira is trying to cheer him up with that flirtatious banter she's so good at, something he loves, and this is the fourth time he's gotten completely trapped in the middle of a sentence. For fuck's sake, he's trying to compliment her (it's a favourite trick of his, disarming her with sudden earnestness) and somehow he can't coordinate his own mouth to say it.
He can’t find a way to tell her how beautiful it is when he can make her really laugh, that he wants to do it again and again for the rest of their lives, that when she smiles at him her eyes glow golden and warm and he feels it from shoulders to hips. He can't meet her eyes and his face is screwed up with effort, fists suddenly clenching as his head jerks uncomfortably to the side, and for a moment he's frozen there — and then he's crying.
The whole thing is mortifying. Khalid desperately swipes away the tears, turns away from her in his effort to hide it all. What must she think of him? Unable to keep it together even now, in this quiet moment between them.
Jaheira doesn't allow it.
She approaches slowly, sits in front of him on the bed. This is bad enough on its own, but then — then she’s holding his hands, moving them away from his face and clutching them firmly in her own. Khalid feels suddenly wild with panic. He can’t, he can’t, he —
“I-I-I —”
"No need to be ashamed," she says firmly, thumbs brushing over the backs of his hands. "It's just the two of us."
After a moment, she brings his hands up to rest above her breasts, and then both of hers move up to his face. Jaheira holds his head in her hands and kisses away the tears under each of his eyes, before her forehead presses against his. As her chest rises and falls with her breathing, he manages to copy her.
"Good," she says, a softness in her tone that's uncommon, that he's always treasured when she opens it to him. "That's it."
Her thumbs trace rhythmic circles over his cheeks like she’s trying to soothe and memorize him all at once. Slowly, the sharp noises from downstairs that had grated on him fade into undifferentiated murmurs, and there is nothing but her; the way she smells of the forest even after days spent in the city, the steel of her spine, the unshakeable calm in the eye of her storm and the way she can somehow bring him into it with her. He has no idea how he got so lucky, that he has the privilege to spend so much time at the center of her focus.
Jaheira is looking at him with that rare, precious gentleness that tells him she’s dropped her guard. That he’s seeing her all the way through, the way she always seems to see him, and all he wants in the world is to learn every path to get here with her. All he wants is her.
"I love you," Khalid whispers, and Jaheira’s eyes are suddenly wide and bright in a way he’s never seen before. For a tiny moment, they flutter closed, and he could swear her breath trembles.
She coughs. "Well, I --." Swallows. "I love you, too."
He suspected she felt it, but he had expected a smart remark, for her to hide behind a quip again. His heart swells.
Before Khalid can say anything else, she kisses him, one hand fisting into his hair, and he knows they'll both sleep soundly tonight.
jaheira and khalid scribble dump.
also fun fact the footage i got for the last gif in that jaheira & khalid gifset i actually originally recorded for a video edit i never finished. but i did finish this part. so. for your added angsty benefit <3
HAPPY JAHEIRA X KHALID BRAIN ROT ANNIVERSARY TO MEEEEE 🎉🎉🎉
(Kinda)
One year ago was not the start of the brain rot but it was the date I could find for when I started making fanart disclaimer I didn’t finish most of them lol
In honor of this special occasion let’s look back on some of it!
These are the dated ones:
It is the only finished one that I will be showing here lmaooo wow Khalid has changed over the year. For context this was before I saw githyankidanky’s design and was like “that’s him, that’s the guy”
I was doing an expression challenge at the time which I also never finished but THIS WAS THE BEGINNING
These two never got out of the gesture and the structure lol.
The text on the left one reads: “excuse me, he asked for no pickles”
The one on the right was going to be the picture Jaheira has of them down in her basement in Bg3 that Khalid got from the wizard since she banned him from poetry. I don’t know why I cropped it at the thigh?? I feel like it should be down to the waist at most but whatever past wren.
The unfortunate thing is that most of these relics are now lost as I doodled them on the sides of my notes, I did find one though! And it was this:
True artistry right there tbh
So happy anniversary to me and many more!
It was a gift from my husband. Khalid. He was a Harper. A better one than me, truth be told - any idiot can swing a sword. But to believe in the cause, with the whole of your heart? A much trickier thing. He died. Alone, in pain, and far too young - murdered by a mage who craved immortality. I'll not grant it by naming him in the same breath as my husband.
Jaheira and Khalid. I finally finished this piece of them. I really like the way it came out and enjoyed some things I tried out in this.
I SCREAMED ITS SO GOOD
30 :)
prompt #30 from - spots to kiss.
what if we kissed.... and we were both harpers....... birthday present to myself <3
package deal do not separate <3
finally finished my figuring out designs and poses page for these 2... they've been living rent free in my brain for at least a week but now they're also living rent free in my sketchbook! hurrah! (lyrics taken from various songs i was listening to while drawing :D)
jaheira x khalid for kiss prompt #9 a kiss on the ear.
starting in on these. THANKS for sending in requests!
Love them ♥️
I especially love the hot springs drawing, love Dynaheir's expression
(now I wanna draw hot springs.…)
let a thousand flowers bloom for minsc and khalid. i keep thinking about what fun their dynamic could be
saw this trend on tiktok and thought it fit them well 🤭
jaheira getting choked up while talking about khalid. still refers to him as her husband after a century. keeps his letter and his gift in a special little display case hidden in a secret room in her secret hideout in her secret family home. she loved him so much. she loves him still.
BGFDNGFHTTDGJTSHTR
ohmigod you guys Khalid is so cute i want fifty
[quiet squeeing] This is some next level romancey stuff. I love it. Caden is absolutely eating this up; given his line he’s clearly had his own share of pining– maybe after some visitors that came in to Candlekeep now and again, seeming all sophisticated and worldly.
(…He’s absolutely going to do this when Aerie comes around at first in BGII; he’s used to being the kind of sheltered country boy when beautiful ladies come around, doesn’t actually have any experience except for flirting briefly with the werewolf lady in BGI. And when he meets Aerie – since evidently she’s dropdead gorgeous – he’s gonna be a little slackjawed and believe there’s no way he could have a chance. And it’s going to be ADORABLE. *excited bouncing*)
But omg I’m just picturing this scene and Jaheira being all gruff as Khalid comes bursting in and then admitting she feels the same way…ja;sldfjaposdfjpoajdfa.
So cute.
Atta boy Khalid! \o/
eeeeeeee :D
(You have the option to charge him 200 gold for the aquamarine. But we are not that kind of jerk. c: )
I like the angelic scion outfit a lot
I’ll finish shading someday idk
jaheira and khalid doing the meme
Uhh so I had a hyperfocus moment and started an animatic and this is the sketch of one of the frames, pardon the lines indicating clothes I haven’t fully decided outfits yet I was more trying to figure out anatomy and perspective while also breaking said anatomy to get the shot I wanted
This is basically them reuniting in silvanus’ afterlife because Hamilton came on the random mix even though I haven’t listened to it in many years and I was inspired which is kinda full circle since I was introduced to animatics and that anyone could make them via Hamilton back in 2015
Anyway no guarantee when I’ll get this done because it’s purely based on the whims of the universe when I’ll have the motivation to work on it lol
Oh just stab me in the heart and it would hurt less than this.
Owie my heart
I’m such a sucker for soul mates bros
The nice thing about the forgotten realms is there is a canon afterlife so at least they can meet again
Jaheira notices that her feelings about someone new in her life....
Coloring/lighting isn’t my specialty but I had fun
jaheira x khalid head kiss
Jaheira pumping her fists because she knew he had it in him the whole time
Andshethinksitshot
christening this account with this take from my old account:
Thinking about SoD rn, and how big of an impact it probably had on Khalid. I like to imagine it was such a big step forward for his confidence in being put in a leader position.
Like, he went from 'never wanting to lead ever due to anxiety in a leader role' to 'would probably prefer not to but would be happy to step in if needed'
And I think the 'if needed' would become alot more frequent as time passed.
Too bad he dies in bg2, imagine how he could be in bg3, so much more confident in his abilities, so much more willing to lead alongside Jaheira instead of stepping back at letting her do things.
sketchbook jaheira and khalid
I spent way too long on this stupid meme
Here’s the original image
Audio: Sonic Adventure 2 Hero’s Story Fandub
Something about that last jaheira….
There’s something about her that is scratching my brain
I love her so much
Mapped out the progression of my khalid design. apparently it’s been 11 months of this already. happy new year!
How Khalid and Jaheira Probably Got Together
Jaheira: My future partner must be brave, strong, intelligent, successful, and organized.
Khalid: *steps on a caterpillar and proceeds to drop to his knees and sob while apologizing profusely*
Jaheira: That one. I want that one.
🚨KHALID MENTION THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨
I remember hearing the “sit in it for all I care” in the jaheira voice files on YouTube actually
Was looking through the folder of datamined dialogue (thanks again @thecubspeaks for sending it to me!!) and found all these Jaheira and Minsc dialogues I've never seen before
