#eltaro

[clockworkgalaxies]

Happy kinda Birthday to this leap year baby!

[traveling-sun-and-stars]

You left me for turnovers!

Keid 

[starr-lights]

Don't Leave for the writing thing

You already know where this is going lol. Also no editing done so lots of mistakes maybe and also bad writing??

The Prince was sitting up in bed, hands resting in his lap and necklace pulsing against his skin. His heart thumped along with the necklace in the quiet of the bedroom. Nothing stirred except for the rustle of the bed sheets as his boyfriend shifted on the bed. Keid looked down at him, a sad smile on his face. He pushed his hair behind his ear and leaned down to press a gentle kiss to Eltaro’s forehead.

His fingers danced lightly over El’s cheek bone, careful not to wake him. But he failed as usual.“Keid?” El’s voice, clouded with sleep, was rough amongst the early morning silence. 

“Hey babe…” Keid whispered. “I have to go. Duty calls.”

Keid watched as El’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion and then his face relaxed in understanding. But Keid would see they way El’s chin tilted slightly inwards in sadness.

“I’ll try to come back as quickly as possible. I promise.” Keid gave El one more kiss before pulling away from him. El sat up and watched Keid walk into their closet to change.

There were so many times when El wanted to tell him two simple words but he knew Keid was busy. He was a Prince with princely duties.

But as he watched Keid leave their room, those two words stayed stuck in his throat.

Don’t leave.

[andrcmedamn]

💘 for which ever characters you want

Fake Love

(Eltaro belongs to @clockworkgalaxies / @clockworknightmares)

He knew he had to find love again eventually. He couldn’t be alone like this forever. He had his children but they were busy with their own lives. He was an old man cooped up in the castle.

So he tried.

But every person wanted something from him. His wealth, his status, or a new and better life. No one wanted Keid for him. 

But one day he met someone. They talked and laughed and eventually started dating. Keid started to love her. She was sweet and kind. Even his children enjoyed being around her. But… things turned for the worse when she asked about Eltaro.

It would have been fine if she had simply been interested or even asked if Keid still had love for Eltaro. But instead, she asked questions that made his insides turn.

“Why him?”

“He was a Centaur, right? You knew you were going to outlive him but you still married him.”

“Did he contribute a lot to your work? He’s not Celestial so I’m sure you were always swamped with work.”

“His Celestial must have been horrible. I can’t imagine how much work it took to teach him our language.”

Keid didn’t want to hear any more. He could not bear hearing her, someone he had begun to love, criticize El. 

The next day, Keid broke up with her. He didn’t watch when she left with tears in her eyes and El’s name on her lips as she cursed him for still having the King’s heart.

[andrcmedamn]

Don’t Cry (When I’m Gone)

The crowd cheered and cried as it was joyous day in Andromeda. Etoile clung onto Keid, laughing and wiping at her eyes. Keid would have drawn her close and wiped those tears away but this time they were tears of joy. Kiran had his arm around Etoile’s shoulder, now much taller than his sister.

Raha, Damien and Jasper stood on his other side, their own laughter filling the air. Keid looked around, everything seeming to slow down.

The wedding will be huge, El. We’ll have a three- no five layered cake.

Keid’s hand searched for something- someone. It flailed in the space beside him and he turned, finding nothing but air. His chest tightened and he looked down at his hand. It was so…. Empty.

Is there going to be dancing?

Of course there is going to be dancing El.

Keid turned to look back in front of him. Quinn and Celeste. They looked so happy. Celeste looked absolutely stunning while Quinn looked handsome, just like his dad.

I can’t wait to walk down the aisle with you Eltaro. You’re going to look amazing.

He couldn’t help but see his own wedding. The same place, the same crowd of people. Everything was the same. Except for Eltaro. He was gone. Keid looked down at his feet, eyes blurring as tears threatened to spill down his cheeks.

“Asteri…”

Keid’s head snapped up and he looked around frantically, his heart thumping wildly in his chest. He looked to the empty space beside him and felt his knees shake. El- His Eltaro stood there with a smile on his face. At least it was a ghost of who he was all those years ago.

“Smile. It’s our sons wedding day.” El leaned in and pressed a kiss on Keid’s forehead. Keid closed his eyes, letting the tears fall. A small breeze brushed past, leaving a kiss on his lips. He opened his eyes and turned to see Quinn standing in front of him with a smile on his face.

“I love you Papa.” He said, pulling Keid in for a hug. He felt Etoile and Kiran join in. Keid laughed through the tears.

Eltaro was still here. In their childrens smiles and laughs. In the walls of the castle and the observatory. In the familiar weight of his rings.

“I love all of you.” Keid whispered, pulling his children in closer. “Your father would be so happy.”

[andrcmedamn]

Jump Part 1

(Eltaro belongs to @clockworkgalaxies / @clockworknightmares)

“Kiran!”

Keid was already diving off the edge, heart racing and ears pounding. He fell, the drop from the edge of the cliff to the water below much larger than he thought. He felt something almost lick at his ankle and stars it burned.

There was a loud screeched and then Keid heard nothing more. He fell into the water, screwing his eyes shut and trying not to scream at the freezing cold water. He kicked, legs already telling him to give up. He broke the surface, turning this way and that to search for his son.

But there was nothing other than the sound of waves crashing against rocks.

Keid took a deep breath and dived under, tearing open his eyes to look and search.

-

“-addy! Daddy!”

Eltaro breathed in, his throat closing in on itself. Kiran and Keid. They had both gone over. He- “Daddy you have to do something!” Etoile cried out.

El looked over, his heart stuttering in fear and guilt when he saw the scared looks on Quinn and Etoile faces.

“Daddy-”

Etoile grit her teeth. If her Daddy wasn’t going to do anything. She would. She ran, ready to jump off into the cold water but was pulled back by a hard which sent her crashing to the ground.

“Are you crazy?!” Quinn yelled. “Papa and Kiran are down there! What if they drown!?” Etoile bit back, tears streaming down her face.

“And are you going to drown with them?!”

El watched the exchange with horror. His husband and his son were down there. He just needed to jump and- and he could save them.

He just needed to jump...

[andrcmedamn]

Missing You

In the middle of the night When I don’t feel right I dream I can hold you

When he wakes from a nightmare, there is no gentle hand making circles on his back.

When he cries, there is no hushed reassurance that everything would be alright.

When his chest crushes under the weight of loneliness, there are no lips pressing butterfly kisses on the back of his neck.

When he screams in agony, there is no voice calling for his name worriedly.

The bed was too big, too empty for him. The warmth he cherished every night was gone, leaving only the cold touch of silk sheets.

He missed him. His everything was gone and now a part of him was missing. A piece that would never come back.

He pulled his knees up to his chest, his sobs the only sound in the too large room.

There were no more ‘I love you’s’.

There were only tears and a wish to leave the world so he wouldn’t be alone anymore.

There was only love. A love left to rot as it waits forever for its rightful receiver.

[andrcmedamn]

Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.

(Drawn by @trichosirius)