@timecxtter said: Gerascophobia- Fuu and Shin? o:
Phobia Drabble Prompts. Gerascophobia: Our muses meet each other forty years from now.
It is times like these that bluntly remind Shin of how time affects him so much more slowly than almost everyone else.
It's not that Fuu looks particularly old, really -- but his looks have changed somewhat in the first place, and it's as he approaches that the far older of the two ponders what it may be like if he aged like most other creatures do.
I’d probably have gone blind, for one, he thinks to himself, then pushes the thought process away.
It has been a long time now. That does not scare me anymore.
“Fuu.” he begins, his tone mostly even and relatively emotionless. Until--
“It’s very nice to see you again.”
Something in the back of his mind wants to touch Fuu’s face. How has his skin changed? Does it feel different? How prone is he to wrinkles? Does the elasticity of it change? How--
Too nosy. Too invasive.
“Is miss Vivi doing well? It’s been a while since I last had the chance to speak to her, but she’s always been brilliant company. And you-- I’m very glad you were able to tell her how you felt.”
He pauses for a moment, a rather impish expression on his face, but it’s gone about as quickly as it appeared.
“I mean that, you know. Believe me, I understand how difficult that sort of thing is. But you’re happier now, aren’t you?”
A quiet laugh is given, then he nods.
“Forgive me for lacking better phrasing, but-- It’s written all over your face. That’s good, though. You deserve to be happy. To live a life that you genuinely enjoy.”
He’s not entirely blind to things Fuu has done, in this reality or others, but there is no sense in bringing those things up now.
“Come here, and I’ll fetch tea--You enjoy rose tea, right?--and you can tell me about how things have been going for you.”
