rubraxrosa:

I don’t want to forget how different our circumstances are. Albafica’s mind was clouded by those thoughts. Trying to hide what he felt, what was hiding in the deepest part of his heart. The feelings he had locked away so long ago found their way out of their prison. Shiryu had given them this freedom within his heart.

So understanding, so calm, so hesitant.
Yet brave, sincere and open to the world. 
How could he not accept thse feelings for him?
The love he felt for Shiryu…
The pain that came along with those feelings…
Knowing that this could be over so soon…

Fate didn’t mean to be nice to them. Born in different timelines yet letting them meet. To see what they could have if... If things would be different. The more he tried to hide what his heart tried to reveal, the more he wanted it. 
The more they spent time together, the more he wanted to stay with him.
The fate had never been on their side…

Albafica knew the pain of losing an important part of his life. He never wanted to feel the same pain again. To protect himself from this pain he could only lock these feelings, the love he felt, deep within his heart, back to the prison which kept those feelings hidden over all this time. To avoid falling for him even more.

He took his hand off his lap and laced it through the beautiful ebony hair.  The pressure was light. His gaze wandered to the sky, eyes filled with all the uncertainty, all the hope. “I would love to watch the stars with you again. The stars always have a story to tell.”

               ❖││✘ＲＩＳＩＮＧ ＤＲＡＧＯＮ✘││❖

                                                                                                                  ^{❛ They do indeed. I wonder what stories will they GRACE us with this evening. ❜}

                                                                                                                      ^{The sky above them went from its} CALM BLUE HUE ^{& slowly began to descend into the dark. Splashes of} LAVENDER, PEACH & BLUE ^{all coated the canvas of the sky; each tone} DARKENING ^{the more the sun began to dismiss itself. Shiryu had felt the quiet touch of Albafica’s fingers grace his mane. There was} NO TUGGING & NO QUICK MOVEMENTS. ^{They flowed like water through} EACH & EVERY ^{strand. Soothing was the treatment; they muddled the previous thoughts he had & only brought forth another that should never be a thought in the first place.}

                                                                                                                   ^{How he wished at this moment he could REPRESS the surging feelings he was beginning to develop. To have such feelings while being a} SAINT ^{in the first place was severely looked down upon. Anything that would waiver their dedication to} ATHENA ^{was deemed a liability for a saint had no such thing called a} PERSONAL LIFE. ^{They were} SAINTS OF ATHENA ^{& nothing more. Would it be the same now? It} SURELY ^{would be the same now.}

                                        PEOPLE LIKE THEM
                               WEREN’T MEANT TO HAVE
                                         HAPPY ENDINGS.

                                                                                                               ^{❛ Oh, well look at that, it seem that some of them have come out EARLY. ❜ Eyes turned to the the GENTLE face behind him; a face he had grown to truly ADORE. ❛ Come. How about} YOU & I ^{brew some tea to share while we wait for ALL OF THEM to come out & tell their story? ❜}