#askthenightlights

The fuchsia had spent some time away from his beloved mate. Kaspar has returned to his hive under the waves to get in touch with his lusus again. He was tired, and it showed. His tail was dragging on the ground, his fins were drooped as he opened the door. 

He didn’t knock, just entered. He found his purpleblooded love busying themselves by tidying up their hive. Tianso turned to Kaspar with a slightly shocked expression. 

“Kaspar? Where have you been? What’s wrong?” So many questions and so little time. It was just refreshing to see the soft face of his mate, Kaspar didn’t want to speak. 

He paused for a moment, holding up a webbed finger to tell Tianso to wait. From his pocket he pulled a small picture in a small frame. It wasn’t big, but he hadn’t felt like carrying a large frame to Tianso’s hive. He was tired. In the frame was a picture from Kaspar’s phone, one of him and Tianso smiling together. It was one of the few times the fuchsia genuinely smiled. 

“It’s been a few pedigrees. I wanted to give you a gift.” Tianso’s eyes lit up at the picture. They took it gratefully, setting it on a shelf. As they turned around back to Kaspar, the fuchsia was right behind them. Kaspar pulled Tianso close, pressing his lips to their forehead gently. 

“Thank me later. Can we lay down?”