rubraxrosa:

Some days had passed since he found the Dragon Saint. The past days were quiet and gave the young saint enough time to recover. Everything seemed peaceful and like every other day yet the atmosphere was tense at some times. The Pisces Temple was a safe place for Shiryu to recover and have a home in an place that was familiar and strange at the same time. The Sanctuary, in another era, it must been confusing for the young saint. 

Even thought Albafica wasn’t one to be the first to take care of strangers like he did with Shiryu. But somehow he felt responsible for the Dragon Saint since he was the one who found him when he needed help. Since that day the Pisces Saint was the one who took care of Shiryu, listened to him and tried to support him as good as possible. It was hard, Albafica wasn’t very comfortable around people but over the time he slowly got used to Shiryu. Nonetheless he kept acting awkward around him.

“You are always caught in your thoughts. I thought it would distract you for an moment.” Albafica didn’t move an inch as whispered those words in an soft tone. He was worried about Shiyu. It was difficult to hide, especially when he kept watching Shiryu thinking about an way to go back to his time. This was all so confusing, even for the Pisces Saint. But as long as Shiryu was forced to stay here, he would be there for him. He remained silent for a brief few moments.

“As usual. Taking care of the roses and making sure you are alright. Do your injuries still hurt? They have gotten better since I found you. That is nice. It… It makes me happy. But you are sitting there for a long time now. Have you already eaten something?”

              ❖││✘ＲＩＳＩＮＧ ＤＲＡＧＯＮ✘││❖

                                                                              ^{❛ Am I now? Gomen. I do not mean to} WORRY ^{you. ❜}

                                                                            ^{Shiryu has always been the Q U I E T type. Even when he was younger within the orphanage with the others, he always found himself being} ALONE; ^{there was} COMFORT ^{in his loneliness & although he did participate with the others, his comfortable silence had always been a delight he couldn’t stay away from. Even now, in his} OLDER YEARS, ^{he found himself (when not fighting) alone. It did not YIELD his friends from wanting to speak to him; wanting his company & his advice. So, this is what it's like to have FRIENDS.}

                                                                           ^{Such KINDNESS from a man who did not have to offer any; it made the dragon saint’s heart swell within his chest. Albafica was} RELATABLE. ^{He too, found COMFORT in silence & struggled to keep conversation. But the young saint had within him an inner PATIENCE & an understanding} FAR BEYOND HIS YEARS. ^{Let the Pisces come to him. & so he did. No, they do not HURT anymore & I have you to thank you for that, Alba-kun.}

                                                                            ^{CASUAL they were in their talks; a huge step from when they first met. Although the saint had taken care of him, it didn’t settle Shiryu’s nerves in the beginning. Being swamped with so much information that just} DIDN’T ^{add up mad the saint’s head} HURT MORE ^{than the injuries he sustained. He could only WONDER how the others were holding up; if they were looking for him.} APOLOGIES FROM THE HEART COULD NOT BE HEARD THIS FAR–THEY FELL DEAF TO THE WORLD AROUND HIM.

                                                  ^{❛ I embarrass myself; I have yet to eat again. My mind settled on your rosebed again & I lost track of the day. Is it that NOTICEABLE? ❜ He spoke; his smile becoming a bit more} PROMINENT ^{on his features while his voice too, kept low, as though they were speaking SECRETS to one another; information for only} THEIR ^{ears to hear.}