Lately I’ve been a bit emotional. I keep thinking about Rook being in love with Ben for a really, really long time, until one day that feeling grows so deep he can’t deny it anymore, and it starts to show in the way he looks at Ben, no longer able to hide what he believes is a forbidden feeling.
And Ben… well, Ben finally notices.
But I can’t figure out what Ben would do next, how he would get Rook to open up and admit it.
It's hard to imagine why Ben is such an impulsive and somewhat immature guy. but i see ben going to revonnah for the harvest festival and at some point asking shar for sincere advice.
at some point he would ask to speak privately with rook after the festival. he would look at the sky and:
"u know, rook… i never imagined it would be like this…"
"of all the Revonnahganders, all captivating in their own way. so… why me?"
silence would prevail for a few seconds, rook would take a deep breath and calmly:
"throughout my life, i lived in a way that honored everything my father taught me, i followed all his principles and i wanted to be a Revonnahgander like him. and then, i met you; it made me question all my absolute certainties."
his gaze would shift for a moment.
"and i knew who i wanted to become, something beyond a revonnahgander."
"why you? because no one else has ever inspired me to become someone beyond who i believed i had to be"
"man... that is the sappiest thing that has ever come out of your mouth."
"no. i just… never imagined I'd hear that from you."
Ben would smile, glance sideways at rook for a moment, and hug him, burying his head. rook would hug him back despite the shock.
"u know… my heart's beating really fast right now."
"i'm fine. it's just… butterflies in my stomach."
"it's an expression. maybe you'll figure out what it means sometime."
and ben would get embarrassed and run off, saying, "because now isn't a good time! byyyyye!"