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           ❛   you  came  from  the  stars?   ❜    he  is  ELATED,  surprised  masked  only  by  the  ferocity  of  his  gaze.  the  hero  wrung  his  hands  together,  standing  beside  his  quivering  mare  who  nudged  and  nudged  at  the  stranger’s  shoulder  with  snorting,  puffing  nostrils.  his  hand  raised  slowly,  pointing  toward  the  glimmering  sky.     ❛   our  gods  did  the  same.  from  that  group  of  stars--  just  there.  in  a  nebula  beyond  here.   ❜

 THE  WIND  had  brought  her  scent;  clawed  fingers  grasping  the  awkward  handle  of  a  parasol  gone  astray.   silver  strands  all  but  envelop  him,  unkempt  against  the  breeze.   with  one  hand,  he  tosses  it  toward  the  gowned  woman  with  nary  a  single  word.  

 ears  twitch  at  the  sounds  of  flickering  candles  and  wind-blown  drapes,  eyes  darting  from  alabaster  wall  to  expensive  carpet.       ❝   i  was  afraid  that  no  one  would  take  me  seriously  if  they  saw  how  young  i  was.   ❞

      THE  ESSENCE  OF  youth  is  lost;  cast  into  an  eternal  prison  held  against  time.  the  hero  has  chosen  his  path  alongside  the  PRINCESS;  childhood  forgotten.  they  will  rebuild  the  country  together,  with  the  master  sword  an  ever-threatening  die  cast  amidst  their  fate.  still,  some  things  have  been  rebuilt.  redone.  REMEMBERED.  heavy  foots  fall  on  freshly  grown  grass,  body  surrounded  by  a  familiarly  unfamiliar  courtyard  where  the  flowers  did  grow.  

 THE  TWO  could  be  silent  in  each  other’s  company,  mere  statues  brought  to  life  by  autonomous  ANIMATION  and  the  promise  of  breath.  sesshomaru  flicked  his  eyes  toward  his  current  suited  companion,  thin  brows  lifted  ever  so  slightly.  but  there  was  more  to  this  chanced  meeting.  there  were  no  screaming  humans  brought  attention  to  his  appearance.  no  weapons  pointed   at   his  neck  or  head.  simply  silence.   still,  healing  would  take  its  time.  an  hour,  two  perhaps.  pointed  ears  twitched  at  the  sound  of  rustling  trees,  of  cawing  animals  that  cried  out  in  the  distance,  their  cries  wholly  unfamiliar  to  him.     ❛   . . .  why  are  you  looking  at  me  like  that?   ❜

 ❛   ...YOUR  KINDNESS  is  wasted.  i  don’t  need  your  help.   ❜

it was a little too common for the dorm to grow louder and louder in volume during the free time the ladies had to themselves. you could make out the way the females would throw their voices into talks, hoping to get their word in before the topic drifted into something else-- not to mention, the laughter could probably be heard throughout the entire building. they'd been told to keep it down but sometimes, it got out of hand. this was one of those times.

every talk going on had died immediately after the younger yelled out over them, pleading for the girls to shut up for just a minute. irene's eyes lifted automatically from where they were set on wendy before her, having just been engaging in excited discussion over their next comeback, to look up at joy, her features clearly exasperated. she wonders how long she'd been trying to get their attention.