₍ᴸᵃᴰʸ⁾⠀⠀𝔞ₚₕᵣₒdͩiͥᵀᴱ

" love and death really do go hand in hand . "

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀it⠀⠀⠀is⠀⠀⠀truer⠀⠀⠀than⠀⠀⠀she'd⠀⠀⠀like⠀⠀⠀to⠀⠀⠀admit.⠀⠀⠀two⠀⠀⠀sides⠀⠀⠀of⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀same⠀⠀⠀coin,⠀⠀⠀one⠀⠀⠀would⠀⠀⠀argue,⠀⠀⠀love⠀⠀⠀and⠀⠀⠀death.⠀⠀⠀there⠀⠀⠀is⠀⠀⠀no⠀⠀⠀death⠀⠀⠀without⠀⠀⠀grief,⠀⠀⠀and⠀⠀⠀no⠀⠀⠀grief⠀⠀⠀without⠀⠀⠀love.⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀goddess⠀⠀⠀at⠀⠀⠀times⠀⠀⠀is⠀⠀⠀no⠀⠀⠀different⠀⠀⠀than⠀⠀⠀a⠀⠀⠀human,⠀⠀⠀no⠀⠀⠀stronger.⠀⠀⠀she⠀⠀⠀avoids⠀⠀⠀death⠀⠀⠀like⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀plague,⠀⠀⠀for⠀⠀⠀all⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀sadness⠀⠀⠀it⠀⠀⠀brings⠀⠀⠀and⠀⠀⠀how⠀⠀⠀it⠀⠀⠀drowns⠀⠀⠀out⠀⠀⠀life⠀⠀⠀and⠀⠀⠀love.⠀⠀⠀but⠀⠀⠀it⠀⠀⠀is⠀⠀⠀unavoidable,⠀⠀⠀not⠀⠀⠀for⠀⠀⠀her⠀⠀⠀personally,⠀⠀⠀but⠀⠀⠀as⠀⠀⠀a⠀⠀⠀watcher.

𝐈𝐍   𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑   did   the   pudgy-cheeked,   doe-eyed   child   stare   at   the   elegant   and   beautiful   lady   that   suddenly   appeared   before   her   –   she   looked   like   an   angel!   the   four-leaf   clover   she   had   her   hands   busy   with   earlier,   had   now   fallen   onto   the   LUSH,   GREEN   GRASS   that   spread   across   their   garden.   words   have   yet   to   part   from   petite   lips   since   the   newcomer’s   arrival,   and   it   was   only   when   the   lone   crimson   petal   was   tucked   neatly   into   OCHRE   TRESSES   that   the   child   found   her   voice   once   again.   ❛   oh,   thank   you   ! ❜   gently   did   slim   fingers   graze   against   the   petal   in   amusement.   wait   …   this   stranger’s   sudden   arrival…   a   glance   to   the   fallen   leaf   she   had   been   playing   with.   could   it   be   …   ? 

❛   uhm   …   ma’am?   ❜   she   starts,   fingers   fidgeting   with   each   other   in   uncertainty.   ❛   a   few   seconds   ago,   i   wished   for   a   friend   to   come   by   because   i   was   feeling   a   bit   lonely   with   my   parents   being   busy   at   their   jobs   …   are   you   that   friend   i   wished   for?   ❜