#( hissing at this. ignore how clunky it is i am Begging You lmao )

[rhysdasior]

closed starter for @councillor-roland

Their last face to face exchange hadn’t been… pleasant. Rhys had mulled tirelessly over how poorly he’d managed to suggest the (quite frankly ridiculous, in hindsight,) notion of a break between the two of them whilst he settled matters back in London. In his mind at the time, it had made perfect sense. Rhys barely knew what he’d be walking back into once he was on unfortunately familiar ground again; he couldn’t comprehend the notion of having to be emotionally present for another when he knew he’d barely be able to allocate any time to taking care of himself. Communication between them both had been limited – entirely due to Rhys’ continued negligence. It hadn’t been a conscious decision; simply an unfortunate byproduct of a deeply unfortunate and chaotic time. It was with immense relief – and, if he was willing to be honest with himself, excitement – that just under a month later, Rhys was finally able to tell Roland that he’d be back full-time and that everything could go back to how it should be.

With a text sent to have Roland meet him by the greenhouses once the stars were sufficiently littering the sky above (with a little magical influence to make the spectacle all the more breathtaking), Rhys made his way to the favoured meeting spot a few minutes early, taking in the familiar surroundings with a fondness he hadn’t known himself to possess previously. Laughably, a small part of him felt nervous to stand before Roland again. Rhys knew he had a fair few questions to answer, had explanations to provide for such appalling handling of the demand for such sudden separation – foolishly though, he hoped the lovesick pining he’d endured by his own doing had been equally felt by Roland. For a moment, at least, he needed the affection and reassurance that only Roland’s presence was able to provide. For the time being he kept his head down, tried to keep his breathing and his thoughts level, and waited as patiently as he could will himself to.