#florentia

Florentia & Perez

By @zoraedits

Oh my they are so cute Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

Florentia Lombardi

~ Perez and Florentia

(Manhwa One Shot PT 1)

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Until find a new source to read TCF. Here's a little one shot from I'll be the Matriach in this life/ I will be the head in this life.

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Spoilers ahead

Perez knew he was dreaming, he had to be. Because he was seeing such an absurd scenario that it was only possible in his worst nightmare. He looks at the dream Perez walk past a black-haired Tia in civilian clothes not even sparing her a glance. And the dream Tia shoots his dream version a glare.

He then sees himself asking Chaton Soseue why he was late, to which he realised his carriage hit someone as his horse went out of control. His dream self doesn’t pay much attention to it. But Chaton still continues telling how a woman was killed in the accident and that it was the last surviving Lombardi, Florentia Lombardi.

And his dream self doesn’t respond to it. Again. At this point, Perez hopes to wake up from this nightmare but he can’t. His dream self looks broken and all he wants to do is shake him up and tell him to go look for Tia, there is no way Tia died.

He screams in frustration. It does the trick and he wakes up with a jolt.

The room is still dark, but there is no mistaking it, its Tia’s room at the empress palace. The same room where he has spent every possible night.

He looks at Tia, fast asleep beside him and quickly gathers her in his arms, fearing someone would take her away from him, just like they did in the dream. But he isn’t careful in his desperation and Tia wakes up.

“Perez?” comes her muffled voice.

“Sleep.” He tells her.

“Perez, why are you sweating so much, why is your heart beating so fast? What’s wrong?” Tia’s voice rises in octaves as she tries to struggle out of his arms to look at him.

“I will tell you in the morning Tia. Sleep. Please.”

“Okay. Just tell me you are okay. Or should I send for Estria?” She answers.

“No no, I am fine. I am fine because you are with me, Tia. Now please sleep.” Perez reassures her, rubbing her back so she goes back to sleep.

“Okay okay. But you better tell me in the morning.” She warns him and snuggles more into him.

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IN THE MORNING

As Perez comes out of the bath, he sees a massive feast in Tia’s room. He knows Tia’s worried about his behaviour last night. He can feel her gaze follow him from where she is waiting on the table as he gets dressed.

On their days off, like today, they try to spend the morning together and then spend time with their kids and family.

“Perez, come fast.” Tia orders sounding every bit worried and annoyed.

Perez laughs and throws the comb, knowing that Tia would love him even though his hair’s a little mess.

“Don’t worry Tia, it was just a nightmare. I am fine.” He explains trying not to worry her further.

“Perez, whatever it was, it scared you badly. I haven’t seen you that afraid in years.”

Seeing her green eyes, silently begging him to tell her, he gives in and narrates almost everything. He won’t tell her how his dream self reacted to her accident. He himself wasn’t ready to accept it yet.

He thought he did job being vague but the pensive look on Tia’s told him a different story.

“Tia?” He calls her.

“Should I tell you? I should tell you.” She mumbles to herself.

“Tia? What is it? You can tell me anything. I won’t let anything to you. You know I am the Emperor I can keep you safe from any harm.”

But Tia didn’t reply and continued staring at him troubled. Perez couldn’t take it anymore so he rose from his seat and kneeled in front of hers, drawing her hands to himself.

After a beat of silence, Tia said. “What I am about to tell you is very absurd okay? I hope you believe.”

“Every word you say is gold for me Tia. Please, tell me.” He tries his best to reassure her.

“So you know how my mother is from a tribe, right? Well her tribe has a secret. They all are born with different superpowers.” Tia pauses as if to let it sink in and then she continues seeing the utmost trust in Perez’s eyes.

“The greater the power they have, the tougher the consequences were. For example, my mother could see the future. She knew when she had me she would pass away, but she loved me and my dad enough to go through with it. Her lifespan was affected by her choices. As her daughter, I had powers too. But since I was born half between her and my father, my powers come with less scope and close to no consequences.”

“Do you want to know my power, Perez?” She questions, knowing full well he is a sucker for anything from her. But she needed to see his desire to continue this, to know that-

“I won’t stop loving no matter what it is.” He responds as if he knows what she wants to hear.

Florentia takes a deep breath, “I have lived three lives.”

Perez was ready to hear anything and not show any shock to his Tia. But this was beyond his wildest dream. He never let go of Tia’s hand, but his brain was running faster than ever. Slowly a lot of Tia makes more sense to him.

“So did you marry me in all three of them?” He asked.

“Is- Is that’s what you curious about?” Florentia felt it was so absurd that she burst out laughing.

“Yaa its important to me.”

“No,” she answered after composing herself, “I had lived a life in a different world. And I have lived once as Florentia once too. This is my final life and I choose to live this with you.”

“Tia I am so happy you wanted to live with me.” Perez had a renewed will to make this life of Tia the best one she had. She should never regret choosing him.

“And your dream was how I died in my last life.” She muttered begrudgingly.

Perez paused. All plans to sweep Tia off her halting. His eyes shook and his body went rigid on the floor.

“Wh- what?”

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