#eclipsed star

[illuminating-dawn]

It's getting harder to ignore the ache where bees used to gnaw within. It's getting harder to smother the stench in comfortable scents. It's getting harder.

*The aches and pains have gotten worse over time. It feels like she is burning up from within.*

*It has been getting harder to exist calmly.*

[phlurrii]

ok so obv, Meau won't let anyone especially humans give her or her kids pets, but are there any pokemon (besides Noe) Meau would let pet her? I genuinely think baby Ody trying to cheer her up by petting her would be adorable

Yep! She’d let Ody, Bucket, Flurry, Deca, etc pet her ^^!

She’d be a bit apprehensive about random Pokémon, she prefers to know someone before they touch her. Something… I think we all kinda relate too XD

Girly just wants personal space, she’s not a domestic animals nor pet, thus she’s not likely to want anyone to touch her even if she had a better relationship with humans ;3

[sephirotha]

Eternal Slumber

Ardyn found it difficult to let go of Stella.  He just wanted them to be locked in this embrace for the next ten years.  Just slumber on, in each other’s arms, until his time was up.  He would have been happy with that.  Whilst the True King slumbered in the Crystal, he would have a taste of peace with his star.  No-one around to pry them apart, nothing to awake them from their sanctuary…just him and Stella.

Yet he could picture the confused and distraught look in her eyes as she would wake up from her dreams and see him.  So, he gathered his will and strength to get up and tuck her into her bed.  His hands hovered over her after he brought her blanket across her.

He leaned closer and kissed her forehead.

[sephirotha]

Eclipsed Star VI

Ardyn adjusted Stella in his arms as the ship descended.  He stood at the back of the aircraft and jumped.

There was a loud splash as the magitek engine crashed into the water and Ardyn landed on the bridge, smirking a little.  He stood straight and glanced at Stella as her head rested on his shoulder.

“Sleeping like a baby, Stells?” he whispered as he made his way across the bridge.  “I did hear that you were a heavy sleeper.  You could sleep through Insomnia’s destruction and never stir once.”

He kept whispering to her.  Mainly rambles about her time in Insomnia.  Just something to fill the silence as he reached the gates to Insomnia and walked through the wrecked streets.

He talked about the performances he had seen her in. Described her first performance to every detail.  He could even remember the diamond necklace she had to put on for that night.

He wondered if she could actually hear him in her sleep.  Was she listening to him telling her stories of the past?  Perhaps she was pretending to sleep so when he would lay her in her bed, she would run at the first chance she got.

Ardyn only stopped when they stood outside the Citadel and looked up. He rested his head on hers, nuzzling her gently.

“We’re home, Stells.  You must have been terribly homesick all this time.”

He adjusted his grip and walked into the Citadel.  He strolled over to the lifts and went up to where her room was.

It took him a moment to take in the room, his lips parted slightly.

It was a large bedroom but cluttered with many trinkets.  A king-sized bed stood in the centre, covered with dark blankets and white sheets.  It was flanked by identical bedside tables, with lamps.  The left bedside table had a golden figurine of a character and a box of tissues.

At the end of the bed was a chest of drawers, probably full of certain clothes or other clutter the princess kept around.  On top were a couple of dusty tomes, although now that Ardyn took a better look, they were art and lore books from video games and anime.

Opposite the drawers and across the room stood a large dark wardrobe. To its right was a flat screen television on a television stand.  There was a games console of sorts underneath it and a couple of remotes and controllers.

Just above the drawers was a small black chandelier that provided the main source of light to the room.

To the left of the wardrobe was a door, which probably led to a private bathroom.

To his right, Ardyn spied a large bookcase which needed a stool for the princess to reach the books on the top shelves.  Next to it was a desk, cluttered with pens, scraps of paper and a couple of books.  The wooden chair beside it was angled a little so it didn’t line up perfectly.

On either side of the door were display shelves, housing many collectables, figurines and plush toys.

Across the room, opposite the main door, was a window which granted a view of the city for the princess.  There was a sofa in front of it with plenty of cushions and a stray magazine slung across the seat.

Ardyn carried Stella to her bed and gently rested her head on one of the many pillows she had.

“You truly were treated as a princess,” he said as he looked around. “How long have you spent in this room I wonder?”

He glanced at the desk, seeing the chair that was out of place. He could picture Stella sitting there, one arm slung across the back, pen in hand as she watched whatever was on the television.

His gaze eventually returned to her and he took her cloak off. Stella’s lips moved as she was lifted and tucked under the covers.  Her arms went around the duvet and hugged it close to her chest.  Her body adjusted to the bed and she turned on her side, facing him.

Ardyn brushed the hair out of her eyes, thumbing the scars idly.

“Sleep tight, little princess,” he whispered into her ear. “You needn’t fear anymore.  I will protect you…”

He kissed her forehead before getting up and slowly walking out. He stopped at the door and gazed back at her, gripping the door frame.

“Welcome home.”