oh, how she loved !

@swanaire / BEAU !

“ sit with me, ” esme patted the space beside her on the couch, facing out towards the porch. on days where the sun showed her face, the trees were lit up by its glow, making evergreen look orange. it was raining then, sheets of water pushed by the wind across the road, the clouds making the floors look blue. she turned towards him, just looking for a moment. 

@misbehavc​ / CORIN !

the walls of volterra were only slightly familiar to her, high & guarded- to an extent the people who milled around it’s streets knew not. the first time she had come here was shortly after her wedding. they had made it small, private, a courthouse affair ( carlisle had grappled with holding in a church for so long, but damnation & the words of his father were a burden that still weighed heavy on his heart & mind. if you change your mind, we can always renew our vows, esme had promised, squeezing his arm. he smiled then, a melancholy he didn’t often let show touching his eyes ). aro heard of it days afterward & requested their presence. she could remember walking through those halls, marble making their footsteps eco between grand walls. he will ask for your hand, carlisle had murmured to her. give it to him. 

this occasion was different, a festival. the invitations, with their large script & elegant seal, always put her at unease. but still they came, a flight from seattle to florence passing slowly, her fingers tapping against the armrest absentmindedly until an elderly men turned around pointedly in his seat to glare at her. sorry ! she mouthed & carlisle chuckled quietly. it was afternoon when they arrived, sunglasses & hats shielding them from the bright noon sun. 

the hall was much the same as it had been the last time they had been summoned, white stone polished to perfection. vampires milled around the large room, conversing with each other & paying respect to the trio that sat upon their high thrones. cloaks differentiated the visitors from the guard, spread out amongst the crowd. there was one such member that brought a smile to her lips when she saw her- corin.