π£² β§β warm waters ( re : tidesong, and what love means )
it was... not love at first sight, exactly, but - familiarity.
like : oh, hello, it's you.
it's going to be you.
π£² β§β character : itoshi sae
π£² β§β fandom : blue lock
π£² β§β notes : quote from mhairi mcfarlene
for @chrisaemas for the winter wonderland event. happy ( belated ) 3 year anni corae <3 you are both so wonderful and the way you understand each other is so telling of your humanity. i love the way you love immensely. i am thankful to know you and i am thankful you are here. i love you cora!
IN TIDESONG , THERE IS :
THE SHORE : the sands of time are not always changing, you think. the shore will always be there despite it all, the fine grains beautiful in their essence, but cruel in their movement. a gentle breeze in the wind, the way it carries fine particles-- there, just barely seen, but felt. the way the sand brushes against your face, over and over. the bitterness it leaves on your tongue.
no, it doesn't hurt, you say, his thumb grazing your cheek, wiping away the fineshrine of the earth. not the initial brush. but time after time, the sand digs a little deeper, leaves the most superficial, fine cuts in your being.
it hurts after a little awhile. it does. you don't really like to say it. you can endure it. it's the only way to move.
but sae knows. he knows in the way he takes that spare beach towel and drapes it over you. he knows in the way he hides your face from the cruel winds ; he's sure you understand his warmth, that you feel his presence. that despite the coldness in his words, there's always him beneath it all, something so incredibly human and resilient beneath all the pain and calculations.
the shore will be there despite it all, unchanging. it is something you must live with, the hurt, fleeting and flowing. you smile in quiet thanks, and in return, he leans into you, presses his forehead against yours.
you take the opportunity to cover him, too, your hands gentle in the way they grab the towel, trembling ever so slightly.
the shore and sands will be there despite it all, but so will sae. you have promised this to each other, silent. unspoken. understood. always, always, always.
THE WAVES , UNCHANGING. you learn to love the sea. you're not sure what it is, really. the way it reveals itself as cold and cruel. the way it reveals itself as calm but quick to pull you in, the waters secure around your body, holding you despite the chaos in motion. the way you find warmth somewhere ( it's always been there, you've known this, you were never afraid of the cold because it's not cold to you ).
you learn to love the sea for what it is and all it encompasses. you learn to settle into the cold until it turns into something else. you learn to relax, to let the tides carry you forevermore.
you do not learn to love sae. to love is to not seek the changing of another, to mold them into something better, something worth loving. you love sae in a way that does not demand glorification in the qualities of another. you love sae as he is, as he comes, his words confident, simple and short, his acts of love quiet yet always known and felt.
LOVE, ALWAYS ( FOREVER , SIDE BY SIDE , YOU & I ). you think you have slept five hours in the past two days. you sit on the couch, plush, comfortable, feel the weight of him as he takes a seat beside you, occupies the space that you both share. he puts down a cup of coffee -- yours, of course. coconut creamer and sugar just how you like it.
you stare at it for a moment, a word of thanks on the tip of your tongue before he leans over, kisses your temple, his hand on your thigh, gentle. a reminder that he's here with you, always.
you like this kind of peace. the mere existence with each other, the tender air that carries so much weight. the love that is known in silence and solace. you think you find home in him, as he does with you. even in distance, even in the moments where life is too busy, you are always on each other's mind, some way, somehow.
you watch as sae absentmindedly traces the ring on his finger, the inscription known by heart. a mantra in the mind. you find yourself smiling. he notices this, raises a brow.
"your coffee will get cold."
( not an issue. he always makes it when you're halfway through your morning routine. always knows you'll start drinking it a few minutes after you begin your day. worst case scenario, he brews another cup. )
"you'd make me another."
he looks at you, and you think his eyes are the most beautiful thing in the world. your smile grows, just a little bit, and if you look carefully, you might see his, too.
you speak again. he loves the sound of your voice.
"you love me, sae."
a pause. his gaze does not falter, but something about it changes. subtle. you can't identify it. he answers like it's second nature, like it's something he doesn't even have to think about. he's known for a long while.
"i love you."
you think you could spend every lifetime with him.
"i love you, sae."
( the coffee stays warm, and there is something about the way your laughter fills your home that makes his heart ache in the brightest of ways. he kisses you, warm and soft, like there's an eternity in the little space between your bodies, like there's a forever. always, always, always. )
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despite what others see, his love is not quiet. it's powerful, all consuming. his hand on your lower back nudging you closer is not out of possessiveness, but out of protectiveness. he's your shield. he will always choose to stand between you and the world, not because you can't handle it, but because the world doesn't deserve you.
i think of corae every day. like genuinely sae x cora is so canon to me. like i'm not even joking they r so canon to me. corae exists in my selfship universe that's how canon π like i didn't understand sae at all when i first watched blue lock and then i knew through cora and now i feel like i know him enough that... he's literally little brother / reluctant bestie. like i'll be chilling w oliver then teasing sae about cora... the same way i tease my little b brothers π IN AIKAVE AKSHKSBAJVS
corae you are so canon to me....
bro i acc think more about corae than i do about aikave LMAOOOOOO i only think about aikave when cora texts me but i think about corae like... just going through my life like "oh that's so corae core" or wow the way cora loves sae is so beautiful.
insane self ship.
NO ALSO BC CORA SELF SHIPPING W SAE IS WHAT DRAGGED ME INTO SELF SHIPPING TOO AKBSKSHSJHS
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