Scenes for Achernar and Spica. Spicaâs isnât perfect but best so far. Achernarâs on the other hand is THE ONE.
Achernar has similar story to Orestes. He was young, beautiful, naĂŻve, and just a bit LOT more arrogant than what was healthy. That cost him dearly in a fight that he couldnât win but was to proud to back out of. Injured and scarred, he withdrew from the world. Only one he couldnât force to leave him was his mate, Spica. Their union was an arranged one, as is common for high borns, and to be quite honest Achernar had not paid much attention to her at all. Spica was quiet and timid, never speaking a word unless spoken to first and Achernar considered her boring.
Spica herself on the other hand considered her lucky in her match. She knew she wasnât a great beauty or a good socialite, nothing like Achernar. Her familyâs status was the only thing that made anyone pay any attention to her. She didnât mind that her mate didnât pay any attention to her either as long as she finally had her own freedom, too.
After the incident she started to become concerned about him though. He completely shut himself inside his room, doing nothing, seeing no one. As he would not accept any living company, Spica got the idea to get him a mechanical companion. She commissioned Yaroush from a master from Shifting Expanse. The bird was made to match her familiar, Lhiki, with similarly advanced level of intelligence and independence as the living bird.
At first Achernar paid no mind to the ârubbish tin canâ. But in time he began to pay attention as his fascination to the mechanics won over the state he had held on for moons and moons. His injuries had healed long ago, he was just doing nothing out of self-pity for the wrong that had been done to him.
Achernar was heavily scarred now though so he would not leave his rooms often but he began to tinker with toys. Simple string toys at first, moving on to more and more complex and mechanical builds as his skills grew. His interactions with Spica grew more frequent too. He needed someone to acquire the materials for him after all. He never even noticed when some small talk started to wiggle its way into their conversations. He hadnât realized before that his mate had so much knowledge of animal anatomy and how useful that could be to him. Or that she even had any interests at all.
He no longer feels like he was wronged. He was just a selfish young dragon with no regard for anything that didnât entertain him. But even though his view of himself has changed and it has been decades, he still doesnât go out. He is still ashamed of his scars and his lost beauty.
Spica on the other hand, though initially hesitant, took over the practical side of Achernarâs work and has grown into an adept business dragon. She is still mild mannered and soft spoken but it is now an exterior that hides strong soul that knows exactly the value of his mates work and how important her own role is in handling the customers, money, and public side of things.
All in all theyâre both pretty satisfied with their arrangement. Achernar, while not exactly happy, does find satisfaction with his work, especially after he mastered magic that allowed him to begin working on things like advanced prosthetics that work like a real limb. Spica is free to pursue her own interests and they benefit the business too. At the moment she considers Achernar more of a business partner than mate and it is a sentiment he is relieved for as heâs not anywhere near ready to let anyone quite that close to him.
