this is for @loaf-with-jam, @lyssa-heart550 and anyone else that ships these two (it's pride month may as well... i did a lot of research... this will probably be the only time I write something like this)
What if Si'riya realized that what was between them was more than friendship?
The great Tulkun drifted through the moonlit water, her massive form casting shadows beneath the surface while stars reflected across the sea like scattered diamonds.
(Y/n) lay on her back, hands behind her head, staring upward.
Beside her, Si'riya did the same.
For once neither of them was talking. Which was strange. Because usually when they were together, silence lasted approximately three seconds.
Then one of them would say something ridiculous. Usually at the other's expense.
A shooting star streaked overhead.
The Tulkun let out a low, gentle call beneath them.
And somehow, in the quiet, (Y/n) found herself smiling.
"What's that look for?" Si'riya asked immediately.
(Y/n) laughed softly. "I was thinking."
For a moment neither looked away.
Then something strange happened.
And neither seemed in any hurry to break the moment.
(Y/n)'s expression softened. "You know..." she said quietly.
"I think you're the only person I've ever met who drives me completely insane."
Si'riya laughed. "The feeling is mutual."
The sincerity in her voice made Si'riya glance over.
(Y/n) was looking at the stars again. Thoughtful. "Most people don't understand me."
Si'riya snorted. "That's because you're an idiot."
"I understand you because I'm an idiot too."
That got a laugh. And for some reason it made both of them smile.
They were alike in all the ways that mattered. Stubborn. Reckless. Loyal to a fault.
The sort of people who would charge into danger first and think about consequences later.
They fought. Argued. Annoyed each other endlessly. Yet somehow always ended up together again.
The realization settled quietly between them.
Not sudden. Not shocking. Just... true.
Like it had always been true.
They weren't opposites. They never had been. They weren't people who completed one another because they were different.
They completed one another because they were the same.
Each understood the parts of the other that nobody else seemed to.
The hopes. The flaws. The dreams.
Si'riya rolled onto her side slightly.
Looking at (Y/n). "I never have to explain myself to you."
(Y/n)'s eyes found hers. "No."
The answer came effortlessly. Because she did.
And Si'riya knew her too. Perhaps better than anyone.
The ocean stretched endlessly around them.
The stars glittered above.
And suddenly the space between them felt very small.
"I think..." Si'riya began softly.
A small smile touched her lips. "I think you're my better half."
(Y/n) laughed quietly. "No chance."
"We're exactly the same."
And somehow stole their breaths, something neither expected.
For a long moment neither spoke.
The world seemed to narrow until there was only the two of them. The sea. The stars.
And this feeling that had been growing for far longer than either wanted to admit.
(Y/n)'s smile softened. "So what are we supposed to do about that?"
Si'riya's heart hammered.
Because she knew exactly what (Y/n) meant.
And judging by the look in those eyes—so did (Y/n).
Slowly.Si'riya reached for her hand.
Their fingers intertwined naturally.
Like they had done it a thousand times before. Maybe they had. Just never realizing what it meant.
The distance between them disappeared. Neither rushed. Neither hesitated.
When they finally kissed, it was gentle. Tentative.
A question and an answer all at once.
And when they pulled apart, foreheads resting together, both were smiling.
Not surprised. Not confused. Just... happy.
Like they had finally found the thing that had been missing.
Or perhaps realized it had been beside them all along.
Below them, the Tulkun released a deep, contented call into the night.
Si'riya laughed softly. "I think she approves."
The stars continued shining overhead.
And together, hand in hand atop the back of a gentle giant, they watched them until dawn.
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