#dorian crystal

[loonaserena]

Happy New Year from the Legacy Legacy gen 10 babies: Jude and the Literature class and Jamie and Lèonie ✨

Let's hope 2025 is good to all of us!!!

(poses by @simmerianne93)

[thelegacylegacy]

Augusto: ah, Jude! Welcome, welcome! Everyone, this is Jude Legacy, your new classmate!

Jude: hello, nice to meet you, hehe

Three sims welcomed him warmly.

Ava: finally! Another vampire!

Separated from everyone else, Luzía had turned from the window after hearing his voice and was looking at him like a deer in the headlights.

Jude: hi, Lu...

Luzía: ... hello...

Walking in front of her, Ava sent a cold stare in Luzía's direction.

Well, Jude thought, it seemed the bad relationships between wolves and vampires didn't involve only Luzía and him.

[thelegacylegacy]

"Released from ice are brook and river

By the quickening glance of the gracious Spring;

The colors of hope to the valley cling,

And weak old Winter himself must shiver,

Withdrawn to the mountains, a crownless king"

"We, it seems, have entered newly

In the sphere of dreams enchanted.

(...)

And the fire-flies wink and darkle,

Crowded swarms that soar and sparkle,

And in wildering escort gather!"

"Hear I noises? songs that follow?  

Hear I tender love-petitions?  

Voices of those heavenly visions?  

Sounds of hope, of love undying!"

[thelegacylegacy]

Professor Goth reunited everyone and told them to sit and Jude wondered what kind of lesson was held sitting on sofas and without a proper desk or notebooks to write on.

Augusto: let's start the class, shall we? Jude, don't worry if you don't understand something, you can ask later

Jude: ok...

Professor Goth started speaking and Jude understood why Apollo was so adamant on him joining the class.

The way the teacher spoke caught his attention in mere seconds and he couldn't help but drink from every single one of his words while he talked about the "honorable art of writing".

Augusto: human beings have relied on the arts for ages, looking for a way to give meaning to their existence and turn it into something worth living. As occults, we have knowledge and experiences above the simple human existence and our writing can reach levels they could only dream of achieving

Augusto: your passion for the arts and for the act of writing is what has brought you to this class, but don't forget that not only a formal education makes the writer, experiencing passion while living life to the fullest is what will make the difference to create real art

While the Professor talked, Jude turned to look Luzía's way timidly and was surprised when she smiled briefly at him.

It seemed the atmosphere of the class, with Augusto Goth's charismatic voice as background noise, was even capable of building bridges.

[thelegacylegacy]

Apollo: here we are, everyone is inside already

Jude: arg, I'm nervous!

Apollo: it will be fine! No one will try to eat you in there!

Jude: I'm not sure...

Apollo: come on, pretty boy, you deserve to be here as much as everyone else!

And, with those words, he opened the door and pushed Jude inside.

[thelegacylegacy]

Jude loved being part of something important and exclusive and the new level of camaraderie he had reached with his friends.

Now he fully felt like one of them.

And, who was he trying to fool, he also enjoyed the toasts from the fresh bowl of kava they prepared every night. At first he had had his doubts, but the others assured him the drink would help him reach "a new level of enlightenment" and, as always, curiosity got the best of him.

Yeah, why try to deny it, the sensation after drinking kava was absolutely marvelous.

[thelegacylegacy]

Jude's life changed after that eventful night.

Dorian: dear members of the Order, spring is soon approaching, and we must prepare for the night of Walpurgis

Now that he was a proper member of the Order of Enchantment, Jude had earned a place in their meetings, where they shared knowledge and secrets about the occults and UBrite and planned different ways to honor the sprites and mother nature.

[thelegacylegacy]

The voice spoke again.

"You chose wisely. Now, take off the blindfold"

When Jude finally recovered his sight, the last thing he expected was to see those sims standing in front of him.

He stayed there, paralized from the shock, while the others cheered loudly.

Jude: what the hell...

"Jude Legacy, welcome to the Order of Enchantment"

In the middle of the congratulations, Jude only had eyes for two sims, who were staring back at him, waiting for him to say something.

Well, Jude thought, Luzía and Apollo had a lot of explaining to do.