Linkon's streetlights shine softly far below, but up here, on the rooftop, the noise and lights of the world fall away until there is nothing left but the wind, the faint hum of the air units, and the pulse of two hearts trying to keep up with another.
Blankets and pillows are scattered across the little nest built beneath the stars, framing two bodies that lie side by side—so close that their shoulders brush whenever one of them shifts.
Xavier fights his toughest battle to keep his gaze fixed on the constellations far above, tracing them in hopes it will be enough to distract him from the beautiful girl at his side. His expression is gentle, unreadable, the kind of calm that hides a unique type of hurt beneath the façade.
Though they both seem relaxed on the outside, their minds are a turmoil of wants and wishes. Xavier wouldn't dare to act on them, trying every single day to be just what she needs.
So, she turns towards him and coaxes, "close your eyes." Despite the raised brow, a flicker of amusement (one that only she can decipher) softens his features before she takes matters into her own hands and covers his eyes with her palm.
"No peeking." The demand follows, and somehow without his sight, her voice is even more alluring than usual. Xavier chuckles under his breath, in defeat, in adoration—remembering another time, another life, and their shared moment on top of a roof where they once watched the setting sun.
"Don't look," she whispers, just to be safe, and leans over him. The world narrows at the sensation of a gentle weight settling over Xavier's chest, and suddenly her pulse beats in sync right against his own now that her breath warms his lips.
The moment is soft, barely more than a brush of lips—so very tender, fleeting, a whisper of a kiss that tastes of courage and longing. Until Xavier's arms finally dare to embrace her like he dreamt of doing for countless of times. The kiss turns into something real, something as lasting as his love for her.
art: @/puri24a | dividers: @uzmacchiato
i'm a teeny bit early with your present, but i wanted to at least send this over during my break. my love letter will follow once i have gathered all these scattered thoughts of adoration i have for you. happiest of birthdays, my love 🥹🤍
RYUUUU !!!!! 🎉🎉🥳🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL !! you are such an angel and i am so happy to know you !! all of your love’s are so lucky to have you and i know they will all be spoiling you today !! i hope that you have such a wonderful birthday and a great year ahead i love you <333
here is a little ryu moodboard <3
ERIS YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE !!! MY LOVE FOR YOU IS BURNINGGGGGGGGG HOT WAHHHHHHHH THANK YOU FOR THIS MOODBOARD 🥺 i’ve always loved your for eye for detail and how everything you create always looks so fluid and effortlessly gorgeous. thank you for seeing me in these beautiful things I AM SO FLATTERED I LALALOVE YOU!!! (also two cocktails? is that for you and me? while we wait four karasu and otoya to arrive for our double date? 🤭)
RYU ! ! BDAY TWIN ! ! hehe <33 thank u for sharing your love and creativity and silliness ( and knowledge of perfume and scents heh ) with us this year. i hope you have an immensely special day today and every day <3 <3 i am so lucky to share this day with you ; i am wishing you so much sweetness and warmth in the year to come. thanks too for making this year so special and being in my life . . i know mr alhaitham must have prepared something so special to share with you ; his love for you is encompassing and complex and boundless . . ! anyway . much love to you today and always <3 <3 ily ! !
OS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i do not want to sound like a broken record so i shall leave my soggy and sappy words in the ask i sent you, but thank you lots and lots!! even though our bdays are a day apart and we are separated by oceans, i think it's such a beautiful thing that time zones still allow me to share something so special with you🥺 we are like an eclipse in the way we cross over! and i will cherish it while it lasts!!
i hope your day was just as special !! i just know kazuha has written the most romantic and eloquent birthday poem dedicated to you!!! IT MIGHT BE ONE OF HIS BEST WORKS YET!!
ANYWAYS THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY CORNER OF THE INTERNET THAT MUCH BETTER AND BRIGHTER! ILYSM <3
MY LOVELIEST RYU !!!! I’M GLAD YOUVE HAD A GOOD BDAY SO FAR !!!! i hope your day only continues getting better from here !! ilysm and you are such a wonderful presence in our community, we are all so lucky to know you and hear abt your day and life <33 nowwww im quite sure xavier and alhaitham dont take this day lightly, what are they treating you to today???? ILYSM MWAH
SORRY TEAAAAAAAAAA I DELAYED ANSWERING THIS ONLY BC I WANTED TO THINK ABOUT YOUR QUESTION 🥺
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR THE BDAY WISHES !!!! I LOVE YOU SOSOSOSOSOSOSO BAD AND I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF A WONDERFUL PRESENCE YOU ARE ON HERE
it’s so crazy bc what we do in xavier’s bday card is rlly similar to what i had in mind for mine. i am sucker for good views, so i think he’d use his evol to teleport us to some really beautiful high points in the city maybe some that aren’t so easily accessible to the public, to make it more special. we sit and chat and watch before moving on to the next location. perhaps the places he takes me to have significant meaning and something in common with each other that i'd have to figure out at the end! 🥺 and when it’s dinner time, he takes me back to his apartment and cooks me the most delicious meal. IK HE ISNT THE BEST COOK BUT HE WILL TRY HIS BEST, AND I KNOW A LOT OF LOVE WILL BE POURED INTO IT
for ryuhaitham my answer came to me in a modern au setting (not gg!ryuhaitham tho). alhaitham knows i love fun decor (for example, irl i own a typewriter, a jewellery box that looks like a leather suitcase, a decorative steampunk gas mask etc) so he'd prob gift me something along the lines of this. this year it is an otamatone and a really fucking sick and expensive resin lamp hgkdfhgkjdfk. alhaitham likes to make things interesting, so he also booked us dinner at one of those fancy and highly exclusive restaurants that take your phone away when you enter. it's an odd concept but some of these places promise to make eating such a unique experience that we've always been curious hehe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVOURITE BEAUTIFUL KIND FUNNY SWEET RYU!!! Knowing you is such a pleasure and not a day goes by without you in my thoughts <3 I hope you've been celebrated to the fullest of your wishes and that you have a wonderful year in front of you! Thank you so so much for being here with us and letting us get a glimpse into your wonderful mind!
leaves this small present like a dead mouse on your doormat
AUPHIE 🥺🥺🥺🥺
i have screamed plenty in the reblog of your drabble so i’ll try to keep this short in order to save you the trouble of reading my screams TWICE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT SOBSOSOB you are such a wonderful friend and you are part of the reason why i am able to play dolls with you in this space so comfortably and openly. thank you for always so supportive of everyone around you! ILY A MILLY ♥️
RYYUUUUU HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND YOUR HEADER IMAGE RN IS SO CUTE... YOU AND YOUR WIFE SO MOVING SO MOVING.. but seriously HAVE THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS I HOPE YOU GET YOURSELF DELIGHTFUL TREATS AND YOUR HANDSOME SCRIBE SPOILS YOU WITH ALL YOU COULD EVER DESIRE 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🥳🎈🎉 you are such a joy i am so happy you share your ryuworld with us here on tumblr!!!
THANK U LYRAKITTY !! ♥️ I AM SMASHING MY KEYBOARD WITH VIOLENT AGGRESSION BC YOU ARE THE DARNDIDDLY SWEETEST EVER
and omfg i cant with the header. it was such an adorable gift from winter like… yes dats me with a birthday hat on my birthday getting birthday smooches 👉👈 HOW FANTABULOUS IS THAT !!!! thank you for celebrating with me today!!! ♥️
happiest birthday to ryuie my baddest most gorgina mutual <333 i’m sorry i can’t be punctual with the bday wishes TT but!!! you deserve to be celebrated everyday anyway heh i know of a frail scholar who’ll agree with me (๑>•̀๑) we may not be close but i have to admit that you’re someone i really admire (even when before we became moots + you r very iconic to me and i started associating this shade of green in your theme w you lolol)… it’s a similar feeling of spotting a very cool awesomesauce person around that you can just admire from afar!!!!! youkno!!!!!!!! ❤️＿❤️
anywhoosies! for this successful trip around the sun, i hope life is always gentle and beautiful for you + may you always be surrounded with the best things + lastly for you to know that me and many others cherish your presence berry much <3333 again HAPPI BIRTHDAY!!!!!
KAI 🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵 you will have me crying three days after my birthday
i think my exhaustion from work and doing too many things back to back have got me feeling a little clouded and down so receiving this was just… perfect timing! so don’t apologise for being late because this ended up working out 😼♥️ (as they say, things happen for a reason!)
thank you for your sweet and beautiful message !! IF IM AWESOMESAUCE, THEN YOURE EVERYTHINGBAGEL. AND IM VERY GRATEFUL I AM MUTUALS WITH SOMEONE WHO IS THAT COOL AND THAT EYE GET TO ADMIRE YOU NOT FROM AFAR >:)
