#heartfelt romance

[harmonyhealinghub]

Valentine's Day: Celebrating Love and Affection Shaina Tranquilino February 14, 2024

Love is in the air as Valentine's Day approaches, filling our hearts with warmth and excitement. This special day dedicated to love has been celebrated for centuries around the world, bringing couples closer and reminding everyone of the importance of affection in their lives.

Valentine's Day, observed on February 14th each year, holds a significant place in many cultures. Although its origins are somewhat mysterious, it has evolved into a day where people express their love and appreciation for one another through various gestures. From exchanging heartfelt gifts to enjoying romantic dinners or simply spending quality time together, this day offers endless opportunities to make your loved ones feel cherished.

The tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day dates back to ancient Rome when Emperor Claudius II banned marriages because he believed that single men made better soldiers. However, Saint Valentine defied this decree by secretly marrying young lovers. Eventually, Saint Valentine was caught and imprisoned but continued spreading love even from behind bars. Today, we honor his legacy by commemorating this day with joyous celebrations.

One of the most popular customs associated with Valentine's Day is sending cards or letters expressing affection towards loved ones. Known as valentines, these messages have become an essential part of the celebration. Whether it’s a simple note saying "I love you" or a heartfelt poem describing how much someone means to you, these tokens of affection never fail to bring smiles and warm hearts.

While exchanging valentines remains at the core of this day, modern celebrations have expanded beyond just romantic relationships. Friends, family members, and even pets can receive expressions of love on this special occasion. It has transformed into a beautiful opportunity for people to acknowledge all forms of love that enrich their lives.

In addition to handwritten notes or cards, gift-giving has also become customary during Valentine's Day celebrations. The traditional presents include flowers—especially roses—chocolates, and jewelry. These thoughtful gifts symbolize love, appreciation, and commitment. However, it is important to remember that the true essence of this day lies not in material possessions but in the genuine affection we show towards one another.

Valentine's Day is a chance to reflect on the importance of love and its impact on our lives. It reminds us to cherish those who hold a special place in our hearts and to express gratitude for their presence. It also serves as a reminder that love should be celebrated every day, not just on Valentine's Day.

For some people, Valentine's Day can bring about feelings of loneliness or sadness if they are single or have recently experienced heartbreak. However, this day offers an opportunity for self-love and self-care. Treat yourself to something special—a spa day, a favourite meal or movie—and embrace the joy of loving yourself.

Ultimately, Valentine's Day is so much more than a commercialized holiday; it is an occasion to celebrate love in all its forms. Whether you spend the day with your significant other, friends, family, or even by yourself, embracing love and affection is what truly matters. So let’s make this Valentine's Day memorable by spreading love and kindness wherever we go!

[arta-enigmaticei]

She craved the type of love and passion that brought even the devil down to his knees.

@arta-enigmaticei

[aventurineswife]

Even Immortals Have Limits

Tags: Aventurine x Reader, Sunday x Reader, Ratio x Reader, Immortal!Reader, Angst, Romance, Death, Immortality, Heartbreak, Loss, Emotional Pain, Final Moments, Heartfelt Farewells, Bittersweet, Grief, Sorrow.

Warnings: Character death, Emotional Distress, Grief, Heart-wrenching Scenes, References To Immortality and Its Limitations, Heavy Angst, Themes Of Letting Go and Moving On.

A/N: was originally a Wattpad req but I liked it too much so I decided to post here too...🧍‍♀️

The night sky above Penacony was alight with streaks of neon, a false dawn cast by the city's endless chaos. Aventurine held you close against him, his usually warm eyes clouded with something unreadable-something far more painful than his ever-present mask of amusement could hide.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he whispered, his voice trembling. For once, his words were devoid of the calculated charm that so often graced them. They were raw, unpolished-a reflection of his shattered heart.

"I didn't want you to worry," you murmured, your voice weak but steady. Immortality had its limits, and you had reached yours. Every breath was harder than the last, and yet, you forced a smile, mirroring his signature expression. "Besides, you would've tried to gamble with death itself to stop this."

Aventurine chuckled, a hollow sound that held no mirth. "And what's wrong with that? I would've bet the entire universe if it meant keeping you here."

You reached up, your trembling fingers brushing against his cheek. His smile faltered, his mask cracking further. "Some things... even you can't outplay, Kakavasha."

Hearing his true name on your lips sent a pang through him, more searing than any loss he had ever endured. He pressed his forehead to yours, his golden rings glinting as he held your hand to his face. "Don't say that," he begged, his voice breaking. "Don't you dare say goodbye."

Your breaths grew shallower, but you mustered the strength to whisper, "It's not goodbye. Just... the end of my turn."

Aventurine shook his head, tears falling freely now. "I hate this game. I hate losing you."

"You're not losing me," you whispered, a bittersweet smile on your lips. "You're just... letting me go."

His lips found yours in a desperate, lingering kiss, one that spoke of all the words he couldn't say. When he pulled back, your eyes had already begun to close, your body growing still in his arms.

Aventurine clung to you, the weight of his grief crushing him as he pressed a final kiss to your forehead.

For the first time in his life, the master gambler felt truly defeated.

The laboratory was silent, save for the rhythmic ticking of a clock. Ratio sat by your side, his normally sharp and unshakable demeanor unraveling as he held your hand in his. His hair fell into his eyes, and for once, he didn't bother brushing it aside.

"This isn't logical," he muttered, his voice low and strained. "You're immortal. You-there's no data to support this."

You gave him a faint smile, your golden eyes dimmed but still warm. "Even immortals have limits, Ratio. I'm just... reaching mine."

He clenched his jaw, his hands tightening around yours. "No," he said firmly. "I refuse to accept that. There's always a solution. A cure, a method-something I've overlooked."

You reached up weakly, cupping his cheek. "You can't solve everything, Ratio. Some equations... just don't have answers."

His eyes, ringed with yellow, filled with unshed tears. "That's not true. If I had more time, I could-"

"Stop," you interrupted softly, your voice barely a whisper. "You gave me so much more than I ever thought I'd have. You gave me... you."

Ratio's hand trembled as he placed it over yours, his chest tightening with a pain he couldn't calculate. "That's not enough," he said, his voice breaking. "It's not enough if I lose you."

"You're not losing me," you said gently. "I'll always be with you. In every discovery, every equation you solve... I'll be there."

His tears fell silently as he leaned down, capturing your lips in a tender kiss. It was soft, lingering, and filled with a love he couldn't put into words. When he pulled back, your hand fell limp in his grasp.

For the first time in his life, Ratio found himself faced with a problem he could not solve-and a loss he could not quantify.

The Astral Express was quiet, the hum of the engines a soft backdrop to the heartbreaking stillness in Sunday's arms. His hair framed his face, his eyes filled with unspeakable sorrow as he held you close, his wings trembling behind him.

"I thought we'd have more time," he whispered, his voice barely audible. The golden halo behind his head dimmed, its eye-like symbols closing one by one.

"So did I," you replied weakly, your fingers brushing against the flowing scarf draped over his shoulders. "But... maybe this is enough."

His brows furrowed, a flash of pain crossing his serene features. "It's not. You mean everything to me. How can this ever be enough?"

You smiled faintly, your pupils shimmering with the last light of your life. "You taught me... that dreams are worth chasing. Even fleeting ones."

Tears slid down Sunday's cheeks, his dignified composure crumbling. "And you were my dream," he said, his voice breaking. "You still are."

You reached up, your hand brushing against his feathered wings. "Don't stop dreaming, Sunday. Promise me."

He closed his eyes, his wings folding around you protectively as he pressed his forehead to yours. "I promise," he whispered, his voice trembling.

Your breaths grew shallow, and he pulled you into a final kiss, a gentle and lingering touch that spoke of all the love he couldn't put into words. When he pulled back, your eyes had closed, and the warmth in your body faded.

Sunday clutched you tightly, his golden halo dimming completely as he whispered, "Goodnight, my love."

For the first time, the celestial protector felt as if he had lost his way in the Dreamscape-without you to guide him back.

[blood-starved-beast]

Do you think Nemesis fantasizes about being the Knight to Melinoe's Princess and being quest-given to fight Chronos for her or something. Then she sees Melinoe out on the Run somewhere covered in blood and bruises and such and it fills her with unfathomable rage.

[brokenloveblog]

you made me love you, but i was never allowed to have you.

[kurosmind]

Veilguard ranting

I've finally locked in my Bellara romance and I don't think I've ever been less interested in a romance in game. And it's not because of Bellara, mind you, it's a problem with every single character.

I miss when you had to work for a romance, when getting the character to open up was a (small, but still) challenge. But mostly I miss when it felt mutual.

If you were friends with Dorian, you had more than one banter spent flirting. And when finally you got the first romance scene, it felt like a snapping of a tension.

Same with Bull, Cassandra, Cullen... And I'm just talking about Inquisition. There was this sense that you were seeing a different, hidden part of the character once you romanced them, and it felt so rewarding to weave it into the story.

Here so far... It's just out of the blue "romance dialogues" that are just different variations of "uwu I support u" to which the character never actually respond to (bless you Davrin for at least having fun flirting options).

I cannot tell you how off putting was to have the "express interest in romance with x" dialogue with people I never flirted with, especially have that in context when that was completely out of the blue and part of a different discussion.

And romance or not, the interaction between Rook and the chosen LI don't change at all, except for maybe a throwaway line about how "we're together now"

Devs said this is the most romance filled dragon age game. But the romance part doesn't seem much different than, idk, Fable, when you had to simply spam the heart emoji to get a wife.

Every single time I found myself flabbergasted by it.

And knowing the character will always be ready to reciprocate if you pick the romance option, even if you showed zero interest before that... Man it feels so wrong lmfao. They're not programmed to "fall in love with Rook" , they're programmed to react to a prompt. Bear with me ok? In Inquisition if you flirted with Cassandra but then got together with Dorian, she congratulates you but has a disappointed tone, because she's a romantic that thought your flirting was real.

Here you can select every single flirting option, then you don't lock the exclusive romance, and no comment is made about it.

[hawnks]

You guys have to get weird about dandadan with me I can't do this alone

[scribefindegil]

I don't care enough about Doctor Who these days to actually write it but. Two-part fic where the Twelfth Doctor and Doc Brown have to deal with each other's Claras. Clara Clayton would be a GREAT Companion, meanwhile Clara Oswald would do something really unhinged to the time stream and Doc would be so so scared of her.

[clairi-yos]

I've been reading RMB today and with the trailer coming out the other day we have a much clearer idea of how part 1 is going to go and its got me thinking about how they're gonna adapt the book scenes to fit with the Debling plot.

So what if in Ep 4 Debling proposes to Pen towards the start of the episode and that's why in the Pen/Portia clip in the trailer Pen's eyes look like she thinks she's making a mistake/she's panicking and Portia's reassuring her with "you've done so well, what more could you want?"

Then at the end of the episode we have the carriage scene and the episode ends with the carriage arriving at the Featherington house and Colin ALSO proposes like "forget him, marry me". It would make such a good cliffhanger for the mid-season finale.

Then at the start of Ep.5 we can have still have a silly farcical scene with Colin and Portia that keeps the spirit of Portia's Felicity misunderstanding intact but this time she's not following Colin's meaning because Pen already has another proposal from a 'better' titled suitor?

[feli026]

Igor having unspeakable rizz .mp4

[arta-enigmaticei]

She has a dark, vintage soul where butterflies dance and wild orchids grow.

@arta-enigmaticei

[blueeyesfilledwithpassion]

Forever Changed

💙 Stirs The Soul.

[panncakes]

no but you don’t understand when i say i want dark dramatic over the top queer shows what i mean is i want them to stand on a landing strip and have person a be unable to look the other into the eyes and tell him he never loved him and only ever used him and person b to challenge that because he’s so sure in his love and have person a falter for just a moment as he allows himself one hug goodbye whilst person b tells him it’s okay because he believes this means they will figure things out together only for person a to pull back hand person b his death mother’s necklace and ask him to think of him sometimes before stepping in the airplane anyway. that’s EXACTLY what i want when i say that

[itsnoahgarcia]

Love in Shadows: A Kiss Beyond the Light 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨✨

[mw-draws]

“then you should’ve researched this era a little bit more, because WE are scandalous”

i’m obsessed with them actually

[itspeterkha]

"𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐬"

From the moment you entered my life, it wasn’t love at first sight, but something entirely different—something I couldn’t quite name back then. There was no sudden rush, no overwhelming infatuation, but a quiet, lingering curiosity that settled deep in my chest. The very first time I laid my eyes on you, something in me stilled. It wasn’t just the way you stood, bold and fierce, or how the fire in your eyes commanded attention—it was something else, something that whispered to me that my life was about to change. In that instant, I knew you were going to mean more to me than I could comprehend. I was taken aback. Yet, even then, I was in awe.

I didn’t know what it was that drew me to you. It wasn’t just your confidence or your spirit; it was something deeper, something that spoke to me without words. I stood there, watching, and I knew that you were meant to be part of my life. Not just in passing, but in a way that would leave an imprint on me. I didn’t know how or why, but from that moment, my heart knew you were someone special.

When you asked, "What are your intentions?" I remember feeling a mix of nervousness and honesty that I hadn’t experienced before. I had no answers then—no plans, no path mapped out for where we might go—but I knew I wanted you in my life. Whether we were to remain friends or become something more, all of that felt secondary to the simple truth that I wanted to know you, to be around you. I didn’t need labels or expectations, just the space to be with you, to see where this connection would lead. And, for someone who had spent years building walls around my heart, that was a feeling both terrifying and exhilarating.

I took that leap, a shot in the dark, when I added you and reached out, and since then, our friendship has been nothing short of a wild, beautiful ride. There were moments in the beginning when we didn’t quite understand each other, where you probably thought I was a little too mysterious or odd.

I laugh now, thinking about how you jokingly accused me of being some kind of spy, always observing. But looking back, I was just trying to figure out how someone like you—a force of nature—could make me feel so at peace. It took me a while to understand what was happening inside of me. I’ve spent so much of my life thinking that love or deep affection had to come with a rush of adrenaline, a dizzying euphoria. But what I felt with you was different—so much more grounding, so much more real. Yes, you make me smile, you make me laugh, and I genuinely love being in your company, but it’s more than that. You make me feel safe, like I can let down my guard, like I don’t have to pretend or perform. For the first time, I feel like I can just be.

And that’s where I realise this is different from anything I’ve felt before. It’s not just the excitement of being with someone who lights up my world—it’s the calm you bring. It’s the way everything around me quiets when you’re near, the way all the noise and chaos fade away. When I’m with you, I don’t feel like I need to prove myself, because you see me. The real me. And somehow, that feels more intimate than any of the love stories I used to dream about.

You have this fire in you, this passion that burns so brightly, and it’s impossible not to be drawn to it. But it’s not just the fire—it’s the warmth you bring, the way your presence makes everything feel lighter, easier. You make me feel like no matter what I’m facing, it’s going to be okay, because when I look at you, I feel like I’ve found my home. That sounds cheesy, I know, but it’s the truth. In you, I’ve found not just excitement, but peace. Not just passion, but comfort.

There’s a depth to this, to what you’ve sparked in me, that I didn’t know was possible. You’ve somehow sunk beneath my skin, into the core of who I am, and nurtured something there—something I didn’t even know needed nurturing. You’ve made me question everything I thought I knew about love. How could I have thought I’d loved before, when I hadn’t felt this? This steady, calm knowing that no matter what happens, we’ll figure it out together.

And that’s the most beautiful thing about this connection. You’ve made me realise that love isn’t just about the highs, the excitement, the butterflies. It’s about feeling completely safe in someone’s presence. It’s about the comfort of knowing that with you, I don’t have to be anything other than myself. You’ve nurtured this familiarity, this deep-seated bond that has grown into something so fierce and strong, it makes me wonder how I ever lived without it.

Being with you feels like being part of a symphony—a harmony I never knew I needed. Every glance, every word exchanged between us is like a note that fits perfectly into the melody of my life. The highs and lows are no longer jarring but part of a greater rhythm, and even in moments of silence, there’s music. With you, nothing feels forced or rushed; instead, everything flows together as though we’ve been playing this piece for years. You’ve brought balance to my chaos, and now I understand that love doesn’t have to be loud or overwhelming—it can be gentle, steady, and still so powerful.

So here I am, writing these words, tearing down the walls I’ve spent a lifetime building, finally showing you the parts of me that I’ve kept hidden for so long. It’s terrifying, but with you, it feels right. You make me want to be braver, to be more vulnerable, to let you in. And I don’t know where this journey will take us, but I do know that whatever happens, I’m grateful that our paths crossed. Because in you, I’ve found not just a companion, but a place where I can truly rest.