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Alexei had been out of the palace for years, all the way back in Alexander for sometime and spending the summers in Lividia. The usual pretty much for him, with the exception of no parents. Ever. Maybe that was why it felt so good to come here, here he wasn’t alone, there were people here, good people. He’s older now, solid 14 now, decked out in dress uniform for his regiment, only the best for his Grandmama. ‘Grandmama!’ He runs to her, actually slips and slides for a second, and then lands in her arms, chuckling about the fact he almost fell.’ God, god I’ve missed you, how have you been, oh god..’ He didn’t want to ever let go.
when he almost slips, her eyes widen, old lips taut with tension - but he falls into her arms, and beneath her throaty groan of strain, a joyous laugh emerges, fluttering from her heart, gurgling like an echo in a well. hands folded over his head, she presses her head to the crook of his neck, before she fervently kisses his cheek ❝ oh, my darling, my little one ! i have missed you too, oh how i have thought of you every day. you and -- ❞ the others. her tongue mistepped, an adult greeting for a little boy. she expertly pivots, gracefully raising her voice once more, tilting his head down to look up at his water-coloured eyes. ❝ and look how much you’ve grown ! you’re taller than i ! ❞

















