Something in the Shadows

Ellis Avenell - fae - seelie knight

[elliswalksthoughthedark]

@ a park

"My friend was coming to visit someone, so I decided I'd join him," he explained.

[skylar-is-your-light]

East End - Navy Pier

Skylar made a habit out of visiting the Navy Pier, early in the morning, several times a week. He sat just at the edge of the dock, summoning a sphere of light into his hands. The sunlight from above, glittered through creating a kaleidoscope of colors as he spun it around and around. Once it solidified into a marble of glass, he cupped his hands around it. He invoked the little ball with a wish before throwing it out and allowing it to skitter accross the water where it eventually settled into a lazy turn while the current carried it away. One particular gem he held with him, it was blue and lavender, two of his favorite colors. He was saving it for a particular wish, a wish for himself. That someday might come true.

[elliswalksthoughthedark]

Ellis's body never let him sleep in. He put it down to centuries of waking up before dawn to go on duty. In all that time he'd never take a sabbatical. Despite being urged to to insure they stay fresh and on alert. Maybe he should have but there had always been one reason or another not to. Until now. When one of his best friends had said he was taking one and going to the mortal realm to look for his intended, Ellis hadn't thought twice about going with him.

It had been weeks since they'd arrived, travelling round looking for him. Yet still his body woke him up at an unnecessary hour. On a whim he'd decided to head into the city and wander round while it was still quiet. Specially the area by the water.

He meandered slowly along with no real destination in mind. But he stopped when a shining light caught his attention. When his gaze found it's source he felt a jolt through his entire system. Cause he knew that light. Knew the man it was coming from. Someone he'd resigned himself to never seeing again after he disappeared from Faerie.

His feet started moving of their own accord, carrying him down the pier. When he was a little way off he stopped again. "Skylar?" he said quietly.