#crying ... they truly are just ... peak hallmark romance lovers energy augh love this

[swordsovereign]

Fiyero's lost his powers, too. Seofon's not sure how to feel about that, mostly because what he'd seen Fiyero do was lovely. It reminded him of Niyon, the way music simply came naturally. It was soothing and he would not soon forget it. ❝ Yeah, I ... ❞ How could he really explain what had gone through his mind when he'd realized what happened?

❝ It felt ... odd, not being able to do all the things I could do before. But I'm glad I was able to share some of it with you before it faded away. ❞

❝ I was never able to actually share the Sea of Stars with anyone, before you. Whatever circumstances led to the ability to see places from each other's memories ... allowed me to do that. Before, it was sorta lonely being the only person I knew who had ever seen it like that, but I'm glad that of all of the people I could share it with, it's you. ❞

What about the Captain, comes Anosiete's voice, and Seofon does his best to ignore it. Because hadn't he wished to share that with the Captain? The Captain wasn't here. He'd never taken his shot or spoke up about his feelings back then, and maybe he'd missed his chance there. But he certainly hadn't missed his shot with Fiyero.

❝ I'm sure that even without powers, we will adjust. We can take this time to just enjoy normalcy and peace. ❞

He can't help but lean into Fiyero's touch, and it's rather romantic, isn't it? Fediel would have a blast if she was able to watch this- because she'd dragged Seofon with her to observe the Captain and Lyria on their date ⎛ I want to observe dyads, she'd said. I want to know what it's like to see people in love ⎠ Seofon had been waiting a lifetime to share something like that with someone else.

❝ Well then, if your day's free, then I'm happy to spend all of it with you, if you'd like. And I promise, when I walk you home tonight, we won't get abducted. ❞

not a scratch, he says, and fiyero only leans back a little to be able to confirm. a hand coming up to frame seofon's face, fiyero's thumb sweeps over his cheek down to the creases from his smile. he tracks the expression carefully, as though cataloging it in his mind. the seemingly boundless optimism is reassuring, in the face of all that they're recovering from, and seofon is thoughtful, too, asks about fiyero and his struggle with living through a nightmare.

   ' i'm ... okay, ' he eventually settles on, after looking into himself for a moment to find a fitting answer. and it's true: after everything his home had thrown at him, the long journey that asked so much of him and his companions, memories of the abduction were truly the last of fiyero's troubles. appearing on the nautiloid again wasn't pleasant, as terrifying as any other battle for his life, but it wasn't another thing he had to worry about.

   and he had people with him. the doctor, and seofon.

   ' no wounds. a bit rattled ... my powers are all gone. so we're on the same boat there, aren't we? ' he assumes seofon's case is similar, the effects of the island finally limiting them both. settling his other hand on seofon's chest, he pats it a couple of times. ' you're still plenty impressive to me, don't worry. i won't forget your performance on the ship so easily. '

   and the first thing on his mind is still that date that fiyero was promised, huh? that's precious, makes fiyero lower his gaze with a bit of a blush spreading to the tips of his ears. he chuckles to himself before glancing back up at seofon, trying to catch his eyes.

   ' you want to go right now? i, for one, would love to. the day ahead is long, and my schedule is entirely open. '