big dumb star energy

Piek looked at June, and she sighed. 

“He can’t tell us. Believe me, I’ve asked.” 

“Sagittarius knows,” Theo said then, looking pointedly to him. “Can’t you just tell us?”

Sagittarius looked very put-on-the-spot, and Piek turned his beady gaze to him now, staring as if he was daring him to say anything. Sagittarius only smiled weakly.

“No,” he said resignedly, “I’d be in big trouble.” 

“That other Celestial mage knew you too,” June said then, looking back to Piek and feeling suddenly invested in trying to get the truth out. “Why does it seem like everyone knows you except us? Isn’t that weird?”

“Not weird at all,” Piek replied, though he was looking increasingly uncomfortable with the conversation. “It’s simply the path you’re on. You’re dealing with the stars.” 

“The stars,” June repeated, exasperated. She looked at Theo, who looked equally as frustrated. He let out an impatient breath.

“Fuck it. We’ll die not knowing, probably.”

“I wouldn’t let that happen. At least not for June,” Piek said, with a bit of cheek. June let out a snort before she could help it, sneaking a sympathetic look at Theo; his jaw dropped. Sagittarius laughed too, reaching out to rest a hand on Theo’s shoulders.

“Oh, don’t call me that,” Capricorn said, exasperated. Her shoulders fell as she leaned back dramatically to look at Sagittarius, but only briefly; her gaze returned quickly to June and Theo, suddenly serious and stern. “Listen, you two. I’ve taught you what I can. Even if it weren’t for... well, everything, this is all I have to offer. You’ve already got a great teacher with you, even if it is… him.”

Despite her words, she hadn’t spoken bitterly. June was surprised to see warmth in Capricorn’s expression. 

She leaned forward suddenly, taking both of June’s hands in hers and holding them tight and close together in front of her. Her eyes, warm and golden like melted chocolate and sunlight, looked steadily at June with sudden determination.

May I just say, I love how you change the color of your Google docs. I started doing it to mine, having one uniform color for every wip. So the outine, actual doc, and character paraphernalia are all in the same color. It really adds a unique feel to every story. P.S. Good luck with the timeline