Sharing Lovers (PG-17)
Dragonsfall Weyr
Amber Hills Hold
Vintner Hall
Healer Hall
Hidden Meadows
Dolphin Cove Weyr
Dolphin Hall
Emerald Falls Hold
Harper Hall
Printer Hall
Green Valley Hold
Leeward Lagoon Hold
Barrier Lake Weyr
Sunstone Seahold
Citrus Bay Hold
Writers: Devin
Date Posted: 8th September 2026
Characters: Talryne, N'vanik, Z'kim
Description: Talryne remembers being bold enough to take a chance.
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 4, day 18 of Turn 13
Notes: PG-17 version of “I Want You to Watch Us”. Caution for swearing.
Rating: PG-17
It was bright and hot and Talryne had just finished washing Loseth with the help of eager Candidates. She’d needed a break and had offered to give him a bath so N’vanik could finish his work. Settling in the shade provided by a large group of boulders near the lake, she watched Loseth swimming around to rinse off. There were people swimming in the shallows for enjoyment or exercise, and a number of riders washing their dragons.
Her eyes strayed to a handsome man nearby, standing completely naked as he scrubbed his blue’s hide. Dolphin Cove certainly didn’t lack for eye candy, and she’d been looking with intent lately. Consideration.
~*~Flashback to M6 T12~*~
Talryne had thought about it a few times. More than a few, if she was being honest. And now as she kissed N’vanik she was thinking about it again, desire and worry tangling up inside her.
N’vanik pulled back. “Something wrong?”
“No, I just . . .” Of course he’d noticed. They knew each other too well, and that thought gave her the courage to finally say it. “I’ve been thinking about trying to have sex with Z’kim.” Her heart pounded and she glanced over at the greenrider before turning back to N’vanik. “If"if you’re both okay with it?” They’d all been sleeping together for months, but she and Z’kim had been focused on N’vanik. Any touching between them had been mostly incidental while they switched positions or pleasured N’vanik together.
N’vanik stared in surprise, then realized she might take that the wrong way. He cupped her cheek. “I’ve always said you can sleep with whoever you want. I mean it.” Even though being faced with the reality made him feel . . . a little uneasy.
Z’kim was surprised, too, but he hid it better, only arching an eyebrow. “As long as he’s here.” He ran a hand up N’vanik’s back. “I need a man to at least be watching.” He kissed N’vanik’s neck, wanting to ease the tension in him and steer his mind toward how pleasurable it could be for all of them.
He wasn’t particularly into women, but he’d discovered he enjoyed threesomes with a man and his female lover" and even having sex with her as well. He’d told N’vanik about it back in their days together at Dream’s End, and Z’kim had brought it up again when the three of them had started sharing a bed. It wasn’t intended to be a hint, just letting them know that he was fine if they were all naked together.
“I want you to,” Talryne told N’vanik, her cheeks heating. “I want you to watch us.” She wanted him _there_ to make sure he was really okay with it. Not that she truly doubted him when he said she could sleep with whoever she wanted, but he might end up being more uncomfortable about it than he’d thought. And there was still a tiny part of her that feared doing anything to upset him, even if the rational part of her knew he would never leave her over something as silly as having sex with another man.
A flicker of heat surprised N’vanik. “I think I might like that.” He pulled her into a kiss full of both reassurance and hunger.
She tried to lose herself in the kiss but she was too anxious. Or maybe eager? “Now?” She asked, glancing over his shoulder to include Z’kim. Otherwise she might lose her nerve.
“I for one don’t have anything else on my schedule.” Z’kim caressed N’vanik’s side, fingers dipping teasingly along his hip. He knew this was serious for both of them, but so had been sharing their bed in the first place. “It does seem fair, after all the times you watched him have sex with me. Doesn’t it, Nik?” He nipped the bronzerider’s ear.
N’vanik shivered. “Yeah.” He slid a hand down and coaxed Talryne’s legs open. “Now is good,” he said, meeting her eyes so she could see his growing interest. He’d considered how he might feel if Talryne ever did sleep with another man, how he might manage any jealousy so he didn’t hurt her, but he’d never thought she would ask him to watch. If it was someone else he’d probably feel differently, but the idea of Tal having sex with Zeke while he was right there in bed with them . . . touching them . . .
Talryne bit her lip and moaned. “I like watching you with him.” At first she hadn’t known how she might feel when it was happening right in front of her instead of just being incredibly hot stories of their post-flight activities. While it had been a little strange at first, that soon gave way to deep arousal.
“Maybe I will too.” N’vanik kissed his weyrmate. Then he half-turned to kiss Z’kim, arching back against him.
After a moment, Z’kim sat up and trailed gentle fingers along Talryne’s cheek. “How do you want me, darling?”
The nervousness was still there, but need was building inside her. “On your back.”
~*~Fade to black~*~
For a moment, nobody moved, all of them breathing hard. Then Talryne started to sag.
Thorough his hazy, blissed-out vision, Z’kim watched N’vanik and Talryne reach for each other. Then her sweat-slick body squeezed between the two men and he mustered just enough energy to rub lightly at her back.
“You okay?” N’vanik asked as he brushed damp hair from her face.
She nodded. Talryne looked up at him, her eyes starting to sting. “I didn’t know if I could.”
“But you did. You _can_.”
It was a piece of her she thought she’d lost forever after Ysanth died. It had taken her so long until she’d felt desire for N’vanik, and then a while more until she finally had sex with him, after she was no longer afraid of it being too much for her. Sleeping with N’vanik then had been different than being with any other man because they were in love with each other, even if neither of them was willing to admit it at the time.
And having sex with Z’kim now was different, too. Before the accident, Talryne had flung herself into the arms of any willing man, desperate to feel wanted, to escape the pain inside her. It wasn’t about escape now. She wasn’t drowning herself in sensation to hide from a gnawing sense of loneliness. This time it was just about enjoyment, and she realized something had healed inside her that had been broken even before she’d lost her dragon.
A soft sob escaped her as the tears began to fall. “I’m still healing,” she managed in a choked voice.
“You’re amazing.” N’vanik started crying, too. He was so lucky to be loved by such a strong woman, to be able to watch her grow and share this moment with her.
Z’kim leaned up on an elbow. “Are you two _crying_ over a threesome?”
They both laughed, the sound thick and watery. Talryne turned enough so she could kiss his cheek. “Thank you,” she said with feeling.
Z’kim didn’t know exactly what was going on, but while they were obviously emotional, they didn’t seem upset. “My pleasure, darling.” Then he swallowed and added, “Thank you for trusting me with this.” His gaze shifted to include N’vanik.
“That was so fucking hot.” N’vanik sat up so he could pull Z’kim into a deep kiss. Then he kissed Talryne, wordless emotion flowing between them.
When the kiss broke she smiled at him, brushing sweaty hair from his face. “I do have one regret.”
N’vanik tensed slightly. “What?”
“That I can’t brag about this.”
“Same here,” Z’kim said, chuckling against her shoulder.
N’vanik laughed and slid an arm around them both. “Someday. Soon,” he promised.
~*~End flashback~*~
Talryne hadn’t found another man she wanted to ask to bed yet, but the possibility was open to her now. She wasn’t entirely sure how things would go if she did, but she was far more confident about the idea. If anxiety overwhelmed her, she could reach out to Loseth and N’vanik would come for her. Things might be rough in the moment, but she would be fine. And she could try again.
Still, she wasn’t in a rush, and in the meantime she could enjoy the . . . ample view at the Weyrlake.
Last updated on the September 13th 2026