#watcher violet

[tasty-littl-snack]

Women of watcher you mean so much to me, more than you know.

[iceemoondemon]

Hi, i post here again :3

Anyways, here's some doodles of Violet Sorbet Cookie

AND NOW TIME FOR SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HER!!

🍨💜Violet Sorbet Cookie - A wizard specialized in healing, and baking, she's caring, and helpful to all, and loves ocean sightings, and starry nights, she loves her friends as well. she's a student in the Parfaedian Academy, and she gets along with the teachers, and Almond Cookie

As a child, she lived in a small house with four people in her family, her mom, dad, and her two sisters, the house was peaceful, and harmonic for the family, they would plan parties, game nights, and dinner nights, even go on carnival trips at times, but that one day, things started to crash, her mother, and father passed away from an unknown illness that was never going to be cured, and since the day they both passed, her sisters became brutal, violent, and they started to torment the poor Violet Sorbet Cookie, this would happen for three months, until it was finally dealt with, Violet Sorbet Cookie's sisters finally got arrested, and she moved to Parfaedia, and she went to the Parfaedia Academy to learn about magic specialties, two magical specialties that she learned are Baking, and Healing, there were other spells that she could learn in the future..

She has a photo of her family, and it reminded her of the old times when her family wasn't gone, her sisters, in prison, her mom, and dad, dead, she traveled to the Dark Cacao Kingdom, crying to herself, until she found a new friend, The Second Watcher.

The moment the Second Watcher comforted her, they both had this bond, a platonic one, and Second Watcher felt like Violet Sorbet Cookie could be his daughter, his adoptive daughter..

The years passed, and Violet Sorbet Cookie finally reunites with her adoptive father, it's been a long while since she last saw him.

NON VHS VERSION

[watchingthewatchervn]

Ooh now I am curious what character did inspire you to make violet and scarlet ?

Time for Violet and Scarlet character inspiration sheets! Ft. Old art of them!

[violets-and-mints-reblogs]

I’m sorry I just logged back on to YouTube to see watcher’s response video the first thing that pops up. I’m cacklinggggg we knew they would. Yikes.

[moriibun]

MY WIFE!!!!!!! ELECTRIC GYM LEADER!!!! OF LEVINCIA GYM!!!!!!!

☆ I O N O ☆

YEAAAAA WE MADE IT TO THE IONO ZONE!!!!ᯓ★

shes my fav gym leader / character in general for pkmn scarvi!!!! BC SHES JUST SO ME AND MY KIND OF CHARACTER THAT I LUV!!!!!! ♡

but yah i literally took sm screenshots....dis was painful to pick only 10.....i LOVE IONO SM!!!! they made her for me u guys.... i was so happy to b apart of her streams B)

DIS PART I WAS LIKE WAAA CUTE.......(⸝⸝๑ ̫ ๑⸝⸝⸝) da way she holds the pokeballs and how her hair moving....they rly said iono u Will be the cutest gym leader....

then i UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO DESTROY HER.....sry iono....im doing this for u and ur stream....(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )づ♡ also she literally Told me to take a screenie so i had 2 include it

i love her sharp teef and how expressive she is tho......ughhghghg lovingly squeezes her plushie's head that i own

THAT WAS IT!!!! BYE BYE~~!!!!! ⋆.˚𖦹⋆✮⋆.˚ IONO ZONE!!!STREAM : OFFLINE ⋆.˚𖦹⋆✮⋆.˚

lux and iono pic.......god i wish that were me.....

✶⋆.˚ .𖥔 ݁ ˖ִ ࣪𖤐 ⊹.✮₊⋆

[simcatcher-ts2]

[jjdeeniz]

Favorite Epic Seven male characters

[ultrqblue]

[pyrriax]

i love that currently nyx's playlist only has one song (i haven't had any good ideas for his playlist yet, i'm working on it)

[hadesisqueer]

Honestly as someone who hasn't read the books I think part of the reason why they made Francesca stutter and be attracted to Michaela right of the gate is precisely for those of us who haven't read the books. Casual watchers, mostly.

Like, if she'd simply been introduced as John's cousin and she simply said her name is Michaela and stuff like that, people who have read the book would have immediately connected the dots and know what was happening. Casual watchers —such as my mom or my best friend, for example, who know nothing of the books and have done no research and don't care about them— wouldn't connect any dots, they'd just be like "oh, Francesca's husband has a cousin", and that's it. And in a later season (because this shit always happens in every show lmao), when it is made clear that they're gonna be a couple, a certain section of casual watchers would have been like 'this came out of nowhere blah blah blah'. Now, by making Francesca get nervous and stutter when she met Michaela and therefore directly referencing what Violet said earlier —that she'd gotten very nervous when she first met Edmund—, where the story is going will be more obvious for the audience. It's like 'oh, so-- there's gonna be something going on with the cousin?', it is clear now from second 1 to the general audience that Francesca is queer and is going to have a queer storyline in a future season.

Also, I still think Michaela liked her first. She went in, acted flirty while only staring at Francesca and her face fell when Francesca said her name and realized she was John's wife. She probably assumed it was Eloise —which was why she didn't even ask for her name— and you can literally see the disappointment when she is told that the pretty woman that caught her eye was married to her cousin. So, yeah, definitely liked her first.

[lexi-the-demon-69]

A final farewell

Yeah, decided to make a fake cutscene of Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie getting Thanos snapped in front of Dark Cacao-

Here, have a little oneshot that'll make this scene even worse:

Dark Cacao Cookie fell to his knees as Caramel Arrow Cookie faded away into a cloud of floury dust. The sheer devastation that burned in his heart was too much to bear, he lost his first watcher again. But, this time, there was no guarantee that he could ever see her again. Just as he looked down at the floor... the coo of a dying dove caught his attention.

"Y-your Kingliness...? I-I don't feel so good..."

Dark Cacao Cookie's eyes shot open as his body picked itself off the ground to see little Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie, his little artist, reduced to a pale shell of floury dough. Dark Cacao Cookie looked on in terror as Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie began to fade away, picking himself off the ground and dashing over to be by her side in her final moments.

"Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie!!" Dark Cacao Cookie shrieked. "Not you too...!!"

"Y-your Kingliness...!" Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie coughed. "I-I'm scared...! I-I don't wanna go! I-I don't wanna leave you!"

"Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie...! Stay with me! Don't let yourself fade away like Caramel Arrow Cookie and the others! Stay strong for your king! That is an order!"

As much as she wished to follow orders, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie continued to fade away, growing weaker and weaker by the second.

"I-I'm... sorry... b-but.... I don't think I can.... keep myself together.... I-I'm s-sorry for disobeying orders.... Y-Your Kingliness...." Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie sniffled. "I-I didn't even get to finish my painting.... t-that I-I... promised to make you....!"

"No... no... it's alright, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie...! You will finish that painting... because you are returning home with me! Even if you didn't finish the painting... I would still be happy with it..."

The feeling of warming peace soon took over Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie's body as she finally gave into her suffering and allowed herself to fade away.

"I..." Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie sighed. "A-at least... I won't have to worry about my assignments for school anymore... a-and.... I finally had my wish come true..."

"No! No! Don't you dare say that!" Dark Cacao Cookie exclaimed. "Please, stay with me, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie! Stay for your king! Your wish never came true yet! Not yet!"

"Y-yes.... it did...! M-my wish... was to find my parents... b-but... I found something better... t-than my parents..."

"A-and what is that...?"

"You...! Thank you.... for.... all you've done for me...."

As she let out her final breath, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie's body had fully returned to flour as the specks rested on Dark Cacao Cookie's hands. All that was left of the little artist was her paintbrush, resting on the ground just a few inches away from the distraught king. Dark Cacao Cookie could only look at the floor and the pile of blowing flour sat underneath him as tears fell from his violet eyes.

------ Your tears, hand them over

[watchingthewatchervn]

Happy Mermay!

Written update soon!

[violets-and-mints-reblogs]

So, are Watcher and the Try Guys gonna offer a 2-for-1 deal on their subscription services, or…?

[mncxbe]

What looking in their eyes feels like♡

𝒇𝒕 𝑭𝒚𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓, 𝑷𝒐𝒆, 𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒊 𝒂𝒏���� 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒖

°☆○

𝑭𝒚𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓

like looking at a reflection of all your sins and finding absolution

Your boyfriend has always been a people watcher and you knew that. Wherever you went, his cold gaze scanned the setting; analysing, weighing possibilities, reading people like open books. He understood human nature better than anyone; with just one look he could determine the true nature of one's heart, one fleeting look was all it took for him to know everything.

And yet here you were, legs loosely draped over the armrests of your blue velvet couch as you flipped through the pages of your book. On the other side of the room Fyodor idly plays the cello; bow sliding swiftly across the strings, coaxing mellow octaves. This was a song reserved for you only, the melody of his soul.

When you rose your head from the yellowing pages you met his violet eyes, petals of hydrageas piercing your soul like shards of glass. But there's something comforting and warm about this feeling, a knowing that he sees you for who you are and doesn't judge. No, he never judged you, he always loved you~ and if you looked close enough you could even see that adoration pooling into his eyes like honey in honeycomb.

𝑷𝒐𝒆

like the soft glow of the moon cast over a wisteria tree on a foggy night

You tossed around among the crumpled sheets, relishing the warmth of the morning sun on your skin; like a lover's embrace.

"Good morning sweetheart" mumbled your boyfriend in that sleepy morning voice you so adored. A mellow smile made its way to your lips as you turned to face him, shifting your body closer.

"Good morning to you too. How did you sleep?" you asked merrily and he nodded, sighing gently.

"As usual. But it's good to wake up next to you."

Reaching a hand to brush away his disheveled bangs you met his gaze- those pretty eyes of his, glazed in adoration- and your heart skipped a beat.

For a moment you watched as the soft rays of sunshine shifted the hues of his irises: silvery grey, foggy blue-violet, flakes of liliac; like a Garden of Eden bathed in moonglow.

"You're so beautiful you know" you whispered as you moved closer to press a chaste kiss on his forehead, causing the man to blush.

"I uh- thank you dear. You are too, my treasure"

Sweet. It was sweet how his face turned a rosy shade and his eyes sparkled. No matter how long it passed since you got together you were still not used to how expressive they were; conjuring up all the love he held for you.

They say there's no deeper love than that of a poet and looking into his soulful eyes you can't help but agree.

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒊

like watching the waves roll onto the shoes of the Mediterranean Sea~ blue and green

"Y/N" whined your partner from across the bathroom "Hurry up dove I wanna see how I look"

While still searching through the plush makeup bag, you turned your head to face a pouting Nikolai; perched on the edge of the marble bathtub- arms crossed over his chest.

"Just a second love I'm trying to find the liner" you reassured him before procuring a black stick from the bag.

Walking back to your boyfriend you nesteled yourself between his thick thighs and seized his chin, slightly tilting his head backwards.

"Now hold still. If I mess this up I'll have to do the whole look again"

A faint giggle rolled past his lips as he took in your concentrated expression; brows slighty furrowed and lips pursed as you drew sharp wings at the corners of his eyes. It was routine already, you doing his makeup on Halloween.

Once you were done you took a step back to admire your work, nodding contently. The black eyeshadow contrasted with his silvery hair, making his eyes pop; the emerald green of one and icy blue of the other were like the surface of the sea on a hot summer day: always warm and kind as he gazed at you yet still showing a shadow of a wild sparkle.

"So? How do I look" asked your boyfriend, interrupting your train of thought.

"You look like an emo snowflake" you replied nonchalantly, leaning in to press a kiss to the tip of his nose; but before you got a chance to do it Nikolai rose to his feet and slid his arms around your waist, pulling you flush against him.

A mellow smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he pressed his forehead against yours, hot breath fanning over your lips.

"Perfect dove. That's all I wanted" he chuckled, gently pressing his lips against yours.

𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒖 (for the anon that requested Tecchou content♡ I got a bit emotional with it)

like crisp yellowing autumn leaves filtering the afternoon or morning sun

Friday morning. Mid October. You watched the little white marshmellows slowly melting into the cup of hot chocolate. Outside, golden leafed trees lined the sides of the boulevard where you studio apartment complex was, the home you shared with your boyfriend.

As you rose the cup to your lips to take a sip, the faint sound of footsteps echoed behind you. A strong pair of arms wrapped loosely around your waist.

"What are doing angel?" asked your partner in a mellow voice.

You couldn't help but smile when you felt him resting his chin on your shoulder, warm lips peppering a string of chaste kisses on your neck. You reached a hand to ruffle his hair, soft locks sliding through your fingers like cashmere.

"Good babe. By the way I made you breakfast" you smiled, pointing at a plate on the counter where a simmering omelette lay folded. Your partner languidly moved his gaze to the plate and nodded before spinning you around and pressing a kiss to your lips.

"Thank you dear. You truly are an angel"

His sweet words and beaming smile had you weak in the knees. There was nothing you loved more than seeing Tecchou happy, because despite his gentle personality he always wore a stoic expression, as if he viewed the world from a faraway place. But not now, not when he was with you in the comfort of your shared apartment.

His gentle, amber eyes glimmered with adoration like pearls. They somehow reminded you of the yellowing leaves hanging from branches outside your condo, bathing in the morning sun and you felt your chest swelling with love.

You wanted to tell him how much you adored him, how happy and whole you felt beside him; as if he were the missing piece of the puzzle that was your soul, how he changed you in ways you never imagined were possible, how he mended all the parts of you that have been broken by others and that you knew he was the one for you- now and for all eternity.

But the langour brought on by your slumber was still there, fogging your brain and you pushed those thoughts somewhere in the back of your mind, saved them for another time. So you resolved to simply handing him your cup of hot chocolate with a smile.

"Go and eat your breakfast, love. It'll get cold"

[vivalabunbun]

The Aftermath of Summer

Summary: Who stays to watch the credits roll at the end of a film?

Word Count: 3.4k

Tags: Alhaitham X Fem!Reader, Modern AU, Vampire AU, Contract Marriage, Fluff, Angst, Grief, TW: Talks about death, themes about death, sfw, slight! reincarnation themes, broke student life.

Authors Note: The aftermath of looking over the garden wall to see the flowers. I hope this piece brings to rest the questions that may or may not remain unanswered. Enjoy!

The garden was empty tonight, the sun had long been chased away by the dark entourage of the night and her stars.

The gates should’ve been sealed, locked by chains and heavy locks to separate the hearts that still beat and those that have decayed. 

However, as a creature that’s born forever outside the delicate balance, how can these gates stop him?

Or simply the watcher who wanders about these grounds looks the other way, to give this pitifully foolish vampire a semblance of privacy. 

Even the moon covered herself with clouds, trying not to peek as Alhaitham knelt down next to a polished rock.

There were double as many flowers in his arms tonight, the fragrance carried by the late breeze was twice as overbearing. 

It doesn’t bother him, after all, his senses have been steeled against this. 

A variable walked through the sliding doors at the office tonight, disrupting Alhaitham’s treasured routine with a bitterly sweet bouquet. 

–

“Secretary Alhaitham.” A voice called as a hand knocked against the wooden frame of his office. 

Said vampire responds with a grunt of acknowledgment, pen only pausing when a familiar fragrance fills the air. 

“You have a visitor.” Faruzan steps to the side, nose scrunched up at the unaccustomed scent. 

Familiar scarlet locks shuffled into view of teal eyes, hands fiddling with the ends of a silk ribbon that contained the bundle together.

It’s hard to not put a name to that shade of hair, Nilou, it’s been a while. 

When was the last time he saw the faces of your dearest friends? Perhaps a few months back, while a coffin was lowered into the cold ground alone. 

That day was mockingly clear, the sky showing off her most vibrant hues of orange, violet, and pink, brilliant colors competing with those of the blooms thrown into the lonely pit.

No words were exchanged between him and the guests. The same faces of those who once danced and smiled with you within the decorated walls of a wedding venue are now deep in mourning. 

So much so that they collectively overlooked the immortal creature who stood amongst them, or perhaps they were too self-absorbed in their own sorrows to extend any grace to him.

After all, in their eyes, how could a creature like him ever understand the grief experienced by those with finite time? 

It was for the best, Alhaitham is never in the mood to engage in meaningless small talk, there’s no need for them to give him their hollow condolences.

Instead, he shall stand guard just off to the side, eyes observing every toss of cold dirt until the lacquered box was no longer visible. 

Sealing the gates to an unexplored sanctuary that held answers untold.

Alhaitham places his pen down, turning his full attention to the young lady who brought a physical memory into his office. 

“Hello, Mr. Alhaitham… um, I’m sorry if I’m bothering you.”  

Giving a curt nod to Faruzan, he dismisses her from his office, giving him and the guest some privacy.

The polite silence encouraged her to finish stating her purpose this late evening, the ashen-haired vampire awaits patiently with his hands folded atop the desk. 

“I… I know there isn’t a reason for you to keep in contact with us, but… I felt it’s only right to show gratitude towards you for everything you’ve done.” 

The scarlet-haired lady closes her eyes, chest expanding with a deep inhale, mind stringing together her unrehearsed lines. 

“Originally, I wanted to bring Dehya and Candace along, but… their jobs kept them busy.” 

It’d be quite the sight, two hunters thanking the very creatures they’ve spent their whole careers ripping the hearts out of. Even if it might seem like a thinly veiled excuse, Alhaitham knew Nilou’s words were sincere. 

The firm hand on the shoulder Dehya gave him at the end of committal service, once the mourns finished shedding their tears over freshly dug dirt, was enough for him to understand. 

As expected of a hunter, the strength in her grip on his shoulder stung, but she didn’t let go and he didn’t make any moves to brush her off.

A moment of silence for two grieving beings to communicate their shared pain, both caused a by void that can never be filled. 

After a few breaths, the flame-mane hunter releases her hold, wordlessly parting from him. As his teal gaze moves back up they connect with heterochromatic eyes.

Candace simply steadies her stare, then closes her lids as she nods in silent understanding. He mirrors her actions, and she then joins her mortal companions. 

The only gestures he accepted that horrid day, olive branches handed over by two sides.

“She used to always close her eyes when she smiled, but after she married you, she smiled with her eyes open.” 

A clever habit you had, concealing the apathetic vacuums of your irises when your lips curled, otherwise it’d distract from the radiant grin.

A brilliant technique utilized by an actress as skilled as you. 

“Thank you, thank you so much for making her happy, she really was happy.” 

The air remains silent, but his hands were gripping each other just a tab bit tighter. 

Alhaitham’s pride would never allow him to confess the truth, it’s embarrassing to admit that a creature who’s lived through multiple lifetimes couldn’t decrypt the actions of a mere mortal. 

Your performance was just that captivating, blurring the distinction between a daydream and reality. Bravo. 

Nilou carefully places the bouquet upon a vacant spot on his desk, they gave each other a nob in acknowledgment before parting ways yet again.

Perhaps the final applause after the credits have rolled. 

–

Brushing away the wilted bouquet before setting down the bright blooms still fresh with the vigor of life. Gathering the debris to ensure the soft glow of the night could reflect off the glossy surface, you always liked watching the stars.

In the empty silence of the garden offered Alhaitham the serenity of a deep reflection.

Away from the rowdy city streets and obnoxious office phones. He reviews the past seven years, emending his past assessment of your character.

You weren’t a capricious breeze nor were you a delicate flower. You were a human, a strange human, but a human nonetheless. The purest embodiment of mortality. 

That’s how Alhaitham will remember you, that’s how you wanted to be remembered. It’s his final duty as your husband,  he’ll carry it out with the same dedication. 

Technically speaking, not all clauses were truly fulfilled. 

The ashen-haired creature stands by the grave for a few beats more, before his feet finally broke free from their trance.

Redirecting his body towards the gates, his back facing your headstone. But it’s fine, he has to wipe down the polished stone tomorrow night. 

For now, let the stars keep your company. 

Readjusting to the tediousness of a solitary life was unexpectedly troublesome. Alhaitham never realized just how quickly dust loves to accumulate upon untouched surfaces.

How can objects still get dirty even when there’s no interference with their existence? A question not even the universe can answer. 

For his idle eyes to be bothered by the subtle hints of dust and misaligned book spines, you truly did an outstanding job in your household duties, honoring the agreements printed on the contract.  

The dryer sings its tone, Alhaitham places the dust cloth down to attend to the laundry before wrinkles can settle in. It's strange really, how certain scents can never be replicated by teams of scientists.

No detergent could ever truly hold the fragrance of a morning star.

However, it would be far too tiresome for a creature of the night to voluntarily embrace the stinging light just for a familiar whiff of solace.

He’ll just have to get used to the artificial aroma of fresh linen, after all these years, Alhaitham has gotten comfortable with the notion of change, an experienced expert in adapting to the times.

Nothing is immune to change, nothing can remain the same when the hands of a clock tick forward.

Thus, the clothes you once owned no longer hold the scent you once dawned. Yet, if he were to remove them… the closet would be too empty, best to leave them there.

With the laundry now checked off the list, Alhaitham returns back to the living room where he left one responsibility unfinished. Picking up the cloth square once more, he wipes the layer of dust from the neglected remote. 

Some of the print among the rubber buttons were faded, signs of wear from indecisive fingers as they debate which show they should settle on for the night.

Something passionate? Comedy? Dramatic? Which genre did you prefer the most?

His firm motions with the cloth absentmindedly pass over a certain button, allowing the large screen a long-awaited chance to flicker back on. Accompanying the bright flash of colors came the crisp audio of a rehearsed conversion between the two characters on screen.

Alhaitham stills as his head turns toward the TV. 

It must be a newly released drama, one with fresh faces and a carefully selected cast. It’s such a shame that all their efforts are wasted in vain, for there’s no audience upon a worn coach to appreciate their work. 

With that thought, Alhaitham sets the remote down as his ageless body settles into the sofa just adjacent to the centered coach.

The night is still young, dust will accumulate nevertheless, it wouldn’t make a difference in taking another break. 

-

There’s a line of distinction between a mind that’s been cultivated by the pages of a book and a mind that’s been entertained by artistically framed scenes.

When one crosses the other, the gap in understanding reveals itself, manifesting in the confusion of how to appreciate such things. 

It’s how you felt when trying to interpret the texts written long before you were born, face scrunched up in focus as your eyes move across the aged paper. 

It’s how he feels as he observes the two lead actors as disembodied laughter rang out. 

The pacing was slow, dialogue uninteresting to an immortal that’s long-lived past the experience of university. But, it’d be a waste to not finish something he intended to do from the start. 

The cushions were soft, supporting his settling frame as the tension leaves his muscles, beckoning his eyelids to lower, luring him into the darkness that lay behind them. 

“Haitham~ are you alive?” A voice brushes against his face. 

The presence of someone intruding upon his personal space made his body alert again, the wisps of sleep vanish.

Slowly he lifts up his leaden lids, blinking the haze of sleep away, vision gradually clearing to reveal your grinning face. 

“Are you finally done with the assignments you’ve procrastinated?” 

“I didn’t procrastinate, I knew I could finish them in time for the deadline and I did.” His voice still gruff with sleep. 

“Your breath stinks of coffee.”

“What an observation, coffee is a common beverage consumed by all walks of life.”

“Haitham, it’s 10 pm.” 

“It isn’t exclusive to one time.” 

An exaggerated huff leaves your lips as you folded, plotting your body right on top of his, the aged couch creaking in protest.

Instinctively, his arms opened to catch your frame, embracing you gently against his chest. Feeling the rhythm of your heart beating in time with his. 

“Stubborn.” You muttered. 

“Summarizing yourself?” Alhaitham bites back a chuckle as a balled-up fist gently knocks against his torso. 

It’s been a while since you’ve had a tender moment like this. Deadlines and exams brought on by the warming air of a concluding semester keep you both on a tight schedule. Only able to exchange brief greets during quick breaks of packaged meals. 

You sink deeper into his arms as he rests his face against your neck. Enjoying the warmth generated between your two bodies, coaxing the exhaustion away from each other’s limbs. 

‘I miss you.’ A silent sentiment wordlessly conveyed by the extended entanglement. 

“You didn’t eat dinner yet.”

Alhaitham lets a soft chuckle escape in the form of a quick huff, how perceptive you are when it comes to his well-being.  

“Skipping meals isn’t healthy,” You scolded as a finger jabbed against his shoulder. 

“I’m aware.” 

“Good, the noodles should be ready by now, c’mon.” 

Reluctantly, Alhaitham allows you out of his arms, letting his heavy body follow your tugging hands toward the old and stained kitchen table.

Teal eyes notice the freshly placed cups of noodles, steam leaking out from the sides of their paper lids held down by two forks. 

“It’s the fourth night we’ve had cup noodles this week.” He states the obvious. 

“So?” You quirk a brow at his announcement. 

“We’ll get sodium poisoning.”

“It’s fine, Haitham, our bodies are young, we'll live.” 

“And these choices will come back to bite us in the future.”

“Shush and eat your food.” You plotted down at your spot at the chipped table, cheek puffed out. 

An absolutely endearing sight. So much so that Alhaitham will rein in his sardonic quips for now, joining you in his spot just across the stained surface.

Ripping the flimsy top off the styrofoam cup, the artificial chicken flavoring sedates his ravenous appetite as he takes a bite.

A sacred respite for any student on a tight budget, empty calories that suppress the growling of stomachs. 

From across the table, his teal gaze watches as you savor your last bite. 

“You can have the rest of mine.”

“No, you’re a growing boy, you need to eat.” 

“The male body fully develops by age eighteen-”

“Shush and eat your food.”  

Your soft lips formed a frown once again, how could he not cave into your demands? Alhaitham takes another bite of the noodles. 

In just a few more semesters he’ll get his hands on a flimsy piece of paper, proving his qualifications to some white-collar job.

He'll earn a paycheck big enough to treat you to a nice steak basted with red wine.

Away from this cluttered box with creaky floors and rumbling pipes.

Then after a few years, the two of you could follow a realtor through a spacious house atop a hill, yard fenced in nicely, and located a reasonable distance away from the bustling city. 

Just endure the endless assignments and demanding exams for a little while longer. 

Styrofoam cups carelessly thrown into the trash, forks washed and set out in the drying wrack. The minimal effort of house cleaning was achieved.

As a reward, two figures found themselves pulled back to the worn cushions of a couch. Melting into each other's touches, fingertips trying to memorize every curve and edge. 

From outside a window left ajar, its hinges rusted with age and neglect, came the first symphony of the crickets. Singing to celebrate the new season which breathes back life into the trees and their leaves. 

Your hands tenderly cupped his face pulling him closer, cheeks touching as your noses perfectly rested against each other.

The leaden weight pulling on his eyelids returned, head dozing into your gentle warmth.

“I love you.” Your whisper so soft it was almost lost in the wind.

Fighting against the droopy pull, his sight centered on your content expression, tranquil gaze reflecting the teal of his irises as you await his response. 

Alhaitham’s firm arms pulled your frame flushed against his, burying his face back into the crook of your neck. Deep breath intaking the light fragrance which held hints of a sunny day. 

“I love you… to the extent it’s unfathomable.” His full truth. 

A truth that couldn’t be left untold. 

“Pfft! You and your fancy words again,” you giggled.

The tickling sensation of your bell-like giggles vibrating against his frame cause the corners of his lips to curl.

Your fingers found their way to his ashen hair, tracing faint patterns along his scalp as you tussled his messy locks. 

Mesmerizing motions making him lose the battle with the sweet call of sleep. The stone-faced man allowing your trailing fingers to beckon him deeper into the temperate waves of dreams. 

Alhaitham’s eyes opened again, lids dawdlingly fluttering open and shut again as the rolling credits of tonight’s spontaneous episode played against the glass screen.

His arms rested unfurled by his sides, nothing in the space against his cold hands. 

Closing his eyes shut once more, efforts now conflicted between prying open the doors of sleep to plunge back into the cloudy waters of dreams or blinking the lingering traces away.

Lungs not daring to take another breath in case they distract from the task at hand.

1… 2… 3

A low sigh leaves his lips, ashen lashes opening up to observe the teal eyes staring back from the dark credit screen.

It seems the keeper of dreams felt this vile creature has overstayed his welcome for tonight.

Locking up the iron gates as they stood mockingly on the other side dangling the key between their fingers. 

It doesn’t matter. The dream has already served its purpose. Allowing Alhaitham to say the lines in a script that he wasn’t able to complete in time. 

It made the void ache just a bit less.

It seems that Alhaitham has unraveled the truth behind your daydreaming habits. 

The itch in his palm has long faded away, the ailment cured by clarity only attainable after one processes the cold truth. Analytical mind returning to rationality untainted by the desperation of false hope. 

To be condemned to forever wheeze at each gasp of air, to be bound to a bed by agony searing your every cell. Who is willing to pay the price of eternity?

Stopping the hands of a clock wouldn’t be much different than a punishment delivered from the deepest depths of hell.

How could mortal medicine ever turn back the hands of a clock? Simple, it can’t.

Nothing can. 

To forever freeze a sinking ship between the thundering skies of life and the endless pits of death, doomed to never drown but never be resuced for eternity.

A fate worse than anything on the two polar opposite sides. 

It’d be plain cruel. Childishly cruel. 

Alhaitham wouldn’t do that to you, he couldn’t do that to you. 

Instead, he simply held your hand tight. Taking away any fear, any anxieties, any regrets as your body sank deeper beneath the waves, until the furrow between your brows disappeared.

Watching the peace gracing your features as your head descends into the murky depths. 

Letting your fingers slip through the gaps in his as he stays atop his floating raft of immortality. 

Letting your gold bands catch on each other one last time. Letting the laws of nature and unnamed gods pull you away from his side, forever concealing you behind a wall he’ll never be able to peer over. 

As it was fated to be, he knows. 

If you had a healthy body, one that could live up to 80 years… maybe a little more, you wouldn’t have chosen him.

You never would’ve signed a contract.

You never would’ve cast a passing glance at him on the street. 

You would’ve embraced another, one who could walk hand and hand with you through the garden gates.

You didn’t ask to be born with that body, and he didn’t ask to be born with his. 

Paths predestined at birth to never fully merge, a wall forever dividing them. 

Yet, during the brief time they touched, the scenery was breathtaking.

If he had finite time, a body exhausted by late nights of piled-up assignments, with nothing but twenty mora to his name. 

He’d choose that over sitting in an empty house with luxurious furniture, excessive assets sitting to rot in bank vaults, and a silk-covered bed too big for a singular body. 

He’d choose to be the one who could walk through the gates of the Pardis Dhyai, hand and hand with you. 

--

Only in a mirage could that exist. 

Sitting across a small kitchen table, him with his instant coffee, you with your dining hall stolen tea.

Notepad given out by some random campus event being scribbled on. Ballpoint pen jotting down the items carefully calculated: Milk, eggs, and more cup noodles. 

Only in a dream could he sit in the bright rays of a star, enjoying its warmth side by side with you. 

Alhaitham shuts off the TV, the greeting songs of birds from outside closed curtains now creeping through.

Slowly his frame emerges from its sedentary position, the dust cloth long forgotten to the side. 

A sofa is no proper place to rest. Maybe clean sheets can replicate the purpose of cold dirt.

Such futile thoughts, unbefitting of such a noble creature. 

But, he's been craving sleep lately, longing for the warmth of a fantastical sun. 

Fin~

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ROYAL WEDDING UPDATE: FAMILIAR FACES ARRIVE AT BRINDLETON ABBEY

It's most definitely a ROYAL wedding!

Guests have started to arrive for Gus and Anya's big day and some of them are quite familiar, especially to long-term royal fans!

Among the first to arrive were Prince Liam and Princess Marisse of Glimmerbrook. The couple happen to be good friends with The Crown Princess, and the latter was there during their wedding a few years ago.

The King and Queen of Sulani also graced the red carpet. Queen Marguerite paid homage to Brindleton by rocking a bright blue coat dress and matching accessories. Her Majesty has struck quite a friendship with The Crown Princess when the latter made her first official overseas tour to Sulani about a decade ago.

A pregnant Princess and a pregnant Queen were also photographed arriving at the Abbey. Princess Katrine, accompanied by her new husband, was blooming in violet. Her Royal Highness is pregnant with their first child, and is said to be in her first trimester. Princess Katrine, who used to date Prince Alistair, is good friends with both the Crown Princess and Princess Ingrid.

Selvadorada's Queen Julia, meanwhile, is in her second trimester. Her Majesty is expecting her third child with King Ishmael. Crown Princess Anya is actually the godmother of their eldest child, Princess Amara.

Speaking of "Selvadorada," King Ishmael's younger brother, Prince Alfonso (a.k.a Prince Fonsi), arrived separately. The handsome Prince and Crown Princess Anya go way back, first meeting as university students in Rennaux. The two were also romantically linked for years, but neither confirmed the rumours.

Interestingly enough, tennis superstar Sir Sterling Guildford was next to arrive. Sir Sterling, like Prince Fonsi, was also rumoured to have dated The Crown Princess. The stories, however, were never confirmed to be true.

Al-Simhara's teen monarch, King Hakim surprised royal watchers everywhere when he arrived at the Abbey. Relations between the Al-Simharan Royal Family and the Brindleton Royal Family are said to be "strained," which can be traced back to then Crown Princess Emilia's broken engagement (once upon a time, our Queen was engaged to King Hakim's father, the late King Phillip), all the way to the drama that surrounded Eleanore and Ibrahim's two engagements and subsequent marriage. However, a certain degree of civility appears to be maintained, at least for official occasions. Crown Princess Anya represented Brindleton during the late King's funeral. For what it's worth, the young King Hakim seems to have nothing against Anya and the other Brindleton royals. The same probably can't be said about his brother Ibrahim and his sister-in-law, Eleanore, though.

The Crown Princess Gianna of Tartosa, and her husband, Prince Armando, were also present for the occasion. Her Royal Highness recently gave birth to their first child a few months ago. The Tartosan royal couple, especially the Crown Princess, is great friends with Crown Princess Anya. Anya has credited Gianna for being the "matchmaker" that brought her back together with Gus.

Rennaux was also well-represented. The Rennauxi Queen, Josephine, accompanied by her Prince Consort and her daughter, Crown Princess Theodora, also walked the red carpet after arriving via one of the state limousines. Queen Josephine is Prince Jacques' eldest sister, which makes her the bride's paternal aunt.

The "royal cousins" were also in full force! The usually elusive Holm brothers showed up to support Anya. Luke was accompanied by his wife, Penny. Leon was also joined by his wife, Lady Chloe. Luke's son is a page boy, while Leon's daughter is one of Anya's bridesmaids.

Empress Alice's daughters from her first marriage were also present. First to arrive was Olivia Dorsey-Chegeya, along with her husband, PM Khari of Zauvuria. The Duke and Duchess of Fjord (Emily and Garrett) followed close by. Olivia and Khari's son is one of the page boys, while Emily and Garrett's daughter is a bridesmaid.

Last but definitely not the least, Empress Alice and Emperor Kenji also walked down the red carpet. They were joined by the Emperor's daughter from his first marriage, Hanna, Princess Royal. The wedding marks Princess Hanna's first big international event. The lovely young lady looked beautiful in a blue maxi dress, which she accessorised with a bejewelled fascinator.

Stay tuned for more royal wedding updates and arrivals!