#everlasting-unicorn

Everlasting couldn’t say that he was unhappy, but neither would it be true to say that he was happy. He missed home like an ache in his body. There were people here that he cared a great deal for. They were lovely and he was grateful for them. However, he still felt alone; adrift. His new home was a source of comfort though as was his ability to garden around it. This was one thing he could not do in his true form and that knowledge helped him to continue on.

On this hot Sunday he was dressed in some comfortable summer clothes with a large floppy brimmed hat keeping his pale skinned face in shade planting some jasmine that he hoped would climb up the tree trunks that held up the front of his small patio. He was wiping dirt onto his shorts from his hands when he heard the distinct sound of someone breaking out of the forest into his yard he turned on alert but still with a smile. “Hello?”

It had been a terrible idea, Evelyn knew. But as with all terrible ideas she had went on with it as it had seemed perfectly logical at the time. But she should have known better, of course. Going to her pond in itself wasn’t a bad thing. But going alone, this soon? Not so good. Letting out a low sigh, the brunette made her way out of the meadow, picking a direction at random. Her thigh screamed to be taken home but she ignored the throb, knowing that the more motion she could gain, the better.

Evie had been so lost in thoughts and daydreams that she hadn’t even realized where her maye not-so-random direction had led her until she saw the tidy garden and darling house. Perhaps her subconscious had led her here on purpose, as it couldn’t possibly be a bad day if she could see Ever’s smiling face. “Oh..it’s just me! Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you”

Avery frowned in concern as he stared at his phone.  Finding a stranger wouldn’t be too hard, his classes kept him super busy.  Finding one that would let him kiss and grope them was another thing entirely.  Heading out to the quad Avery waited until someone he didn’t know passed close enough by for him to speak to them.  “Excuse me, I was wondering if you could help me with one of my text messages.”  Avery wasn’t normally into men but the text compulsions didn’t take any of that into consideration.

Ever was lost. Lost in all senses of the word. He read the letter again and again, not fully understanding what was expected of him in this place. There were too many buildings and too many beings and he missed home with a fierceness that made his whole body, still unaccustomed to remaining in it’s ‘human’ form for this long, ache. He tried to remember the directions he’d been giving to find his room. “506. 506,” he repeated under his breath, though he hadn’t actually even found the correct building yet. Was it too late to just run away back home? He found a nice looking oak tree old and creaking it’s language in the breeze. Sitting under it he reached out a hand to the bark. “Hello old one.” It was only then that he became aware that he wasn’t the only creature enjoying the gift of the oak tree’s shade. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt.”

Evelyn let out a soft sigh as she rested her charcoal pencil on the ground and gazed at her surroundings. There was still awe and appreciation for the aesthetic beauty of the island, even after being there for well over a year now. But there was also still a slight look of homesickness in the pale blue eyes that swept over balmy palms and plenty of green. Even the oak that she sat under, the one that she had deemed her favorite, seemed unchanged even though it was nearly November. Nothing at all like fall in her hometown of Greenwich. After a moment she dug into her bag and produced a set of colored pencils, filling in the leaves of the tree the way she remembered from a robust Connecticut autumn. So engrossed was she in her happy new task, that Evelyn actually jumped when a seemingly sudden voice sounded nearby. “Oh! You scared me!” She exclaimed, then laughed lightly as she looked up into the kind eyes of a young man. 

@everlasting-unicorn

[text] Yes hello! You’re doing just fine!

[text] You’re very welcome, I’m so glad that you liked it. And very flattered too.