The Duet (Co!Wilbur)
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It had been so long since he had been in a stable place, most of his friendships cutting off over 10 years ago. He had traveled so long all alone until he had found someone who could stay with him, his young daughter, Tallulah. The time of their meeting was a long story and at that one for another time, but he had taken care of her for a few years at this point and had been the thing that kept him going when he didn’t feel like going anymore. They would travel together for a long time, though Wilbur made sure that every week at least, they would have their music practice together, whether it be at the best or worst time, it was most important.
Together they would play their favorite song, his daughter playing her flute and he would play his violin. He eventually decided that maybe they should take a break from their years of endless traveling, especially as that’s all he’s done his entire adult life. They could find a stable and safe home and area to be in. Eventually he found a cabin that was slightly far from civilization but not too far, it still had some buildings around it. It seemed like the perfect place for him and his daughter.
Once they finally got there they could move in, after those couple years for Tallulah and the decade and over for Wilbur, they were finally in one spot. After so long they were finally in a calm environment, where they could stay in one place for once. No matter if they were moving in, they were moving around the world, there was always time for them to play together, whether it be music or just in general, that was what he lived for.
He decided after so long of not being near a town, he could see what was going on, upon his arrival he noticed a festival and decided to head into it. He had stopped at a few games but decided to stay close to one that he very much enjoyed, a game of archery, which was one of the things he enjoyed doing from time to time. He was usually a fan of calm activities, like writing or painting, but he did very much enjoy archery.
He had been at the stand for a bit and he wanted to get one of the prizes, I mean it was simple but he wasn’t really trying at the time. He had too much on his mind to do with the moving and all of that type of stuff, also worried about his daughter at home, hoping she was settling in well to their new home. The thoughts running through his mind of all the times he and his daughter had played together, he usually wasn’t away from his daughter for more than a few hours, but he had been exploring about half the day.
“It’s okay, she’s strong.” He thought to himself. “Just focus the arrow and go through with it.”
He had pulled the bow’s string back, slowly aiming his arrow until-
“Hey, do you know how to do this game?” A man about his age had spoken, stepping onto the slight deck that was outside the game.
“Yeah, you just hit three targets with your arrows. Any certain prize you are going for?” He had replied in a slightly quiet tone to the man, releasing his first arrow and hitting a target right after finishing speaking.
“I see, I like the duck a lot!” The man had calmly replied. Maybe that made some sort of sense in Wilbur’s mind, considering the man had wings in a yellow tone. He didn’t want to look too much into it though. He just had to follow through with the arrows.
“Ah, okay, personally a fan of the polar bear myself.” Wilbur had replied, in a calm, general tone even though his mind was slightly racing, landing his second arrow into the target in sync with the man landing his first.
The man had landed his second arrow just after Wilbur had landed his last. Wilbur picked up the duck and handed it off to the stranger, he hadn’t talked to a lot of people often so he figured it would be a nice gesture for someone who decided to be so kind to him.
“Aw- Thank you-“ The man had replied in an equally as general tone as the atmosphere, though Wilbur knew he was genuinely thankful. The man had landed his last arrow.
“Then there’s something I should give you.” The man spoke again, calmly before reaching into the prize bin and grabbing the polar bear stuffed animal, then handing it to Wilbur who took it gently.
“I love it, thank you.” Wilbur calmly had replied, setting his bow back on the rack, close to the exact same time as the man.
“Awesome, I will see you around then.” The man said kindly, doing a small nod towards Wilbur.
“See you around then!” Wilbur had said, he enjoyed the interaction with the mysterious man and, well maybe it was a sign of some sorts. Maybe he picked the right town to stay in with his daughter.
The festival was fun, he’d stay around of course but he had to make sure to get home soon to see his daughter, he had to make sure to get home early, to get some rest at least, he couldn’t miss practice with his dear daughter.
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