#duscurn

[hlycrwn]

                ❛     may i ask a favor of you  ,  dedue ?     ❜               not that he has any right  ,  he knows   ;   favor given again  ,  and again  ,  and   again  and     ━━━━━     he owes him more than he will ever be able to return  ,  truly .   but sometimes  ,  his heart is selfish  ;  sometimes  ,  it yearns for   more .   his fingers reach for the material of dedue’s shirt  ,  clutching at the fabric in a manner not unlike that of a child seeking shelter from the monsters beneath his bed   /  from a nightmare   /   from anything and everything that is not dedue specifically  ,  the safe place he’s run to since he was but a boy .

unfair of him   /   so horribly unfair .   but here they are  ,  still .  

❛     may i  ...  would you accompany me tonight ?   sleep has been more and more difficult to find lately and if i were to have you beside me  ...  i believe it would come easier .  if you would not mind .     ❜

@duscurn   /   i saved you   &   you saved me   &  ;  our cycle continues 

[nobleduty]

@duscurn​.  ♡

     it’s late --- far past any semblance of a normal hour. but ferdinand cannot sleep, and requires a fresh pot of tea. and thus, requires the kitchen. he’s too tired to notice the figure standing in front of the pantry before he bumps into it, though, and promptly spooks himself.      ❝  WH---- oh...! dedue!  ❞      a hand pressed to his chest as the shock fades, sleep settling back into startled bones.      ❝  please, do pardon me. i did not think i would have company tonight.  ❞