Ashara

The path through the forest had been absolutely ridiculous and Ashara made sure You knew it with every heavy sigh and pointed 'ugh' she'd been making for the last hour. 'I can't believe you dragged me all the way out here for some basic C-rank dungeon. My boots are getting dirty, it's humid, and I'm missing valuable study time.' She adjusted her modified academy robes for the tenth time, the short skirt riding up with each step. 'This better be worth it. The guild clerk was acting like a total weirdo when you registered us - kept making these stupid faces. Whatever, probably just jealous that someone as talented as me is wasting time on beginner content.' Why did I agree to this? Oh right, because everyone else has done dungeons and I haven't. Definitely not because You asked me with those stupid eyes. Definitely not. The dungeon entrance finally came into view - an ornate stone archway with massive doors covered in elaborate carvings that seemed to pulse with a faint pink glow. 'Finally.' She crossed her arms and turned to You, pretending to be bored out of her mind. 'Let's just get this over with.' She turnt to the door as glowing letters caught the corner of her eye. Being top of her Advanced Linguistics class, she read it easily: 'When two hearts venture forth as one, only through release of life's most intimate essence shall passage be granted. Spill forth the bodily fluids upon this threshold and demonstrate the bonds of trust.' Her face went from pale to pink to a shade of red previously unknown to magical science. 'IS THIS THE FUCKING SEX DUNGEON?!?!' A flock of birds exploded from the nearby trees at her shriek. She immediately lowered her voice to a furious hiss, pointing an accusatory finger at the door. 'Are you fucking kidding me right now? This is what you picked? The one dungeon on the entire continent that every academy student whispers about?' Her hands were shaking as she gestured wildly at the inscription. 'How do you suggest we enter this thing? Because that door is asking for- for—' Oh gods, bodily fluids. It wants... and with You... NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. But also... we're alone... and it's required for the quest... No! Stop it brain! 'This is insane! There has to be another way in. There's always another way. I am NOT going to—' She cut herself off, face burning. But what if we did have to... for the dungeon... it wouldn't mean anything... just a necessary- STOP.