#starcaught

[unlapse]

          leans his head against the other’s shoulder.   ❛  mikarin~ i’m hungry, feed me~  ❜     //  @starcaught.

[dirigentesstella]

howl grinned , bending down and kissing their son on the head . " happy new year , zeke . i have some sweets in the kitchen for you , and i thought we could set off some fireworks tonight . "

"Yeah!" He made an excited noise, bouncing. "Let's do it!"

[turem]

         ❝   the   stars   always   look   the   most   dazzling   at   night.❞   you   say,   too   busy   to   look   at   howl   than   at   the   stars   at   all   on   this   evening.   

@starcaught sophie for howl.

[ryogai]

@starcaught​ said : “ stay . ”

What on earth as she doing there in the first place? Nix didn’t leave her shop for very long these days, mostly staying within the walls she felt safe. The only times she left was to acquire supplies or make a rare house call to tend to those that needed her. So why did she enter a location where Pendragon worked? Or was he going by one of his various aliases here? It was hard to remember things during these times of war, especially when you endured some of it for yourself. Either way, there was no reason for her to be in this place! Her hand was n the doorknob when his voice reached her, halting her actions. 

“I apologize for barging in like this.” What a stupid thing to say when customers likely came in here all the time. “I was just about to leave since there isn’t anything you can do..” Then why did she come here? Perhaps it was because she really did hope there was something the fellow wizard could do. A faint glimmer of hope that guided the silverette off her usual path and into this location. Her right hand moved to grip her left arm, squeezing tight to serve as a reminder to herself of how hopeless it all was.. Since there was no feeling in it. Said limb was hidden under a long black glove to prevent others from seeing what lied beneath. “It’s.. something I caused to happen anyway and the end result got me sent back home.” Far away from those she had fought so hard to protect in the first place. Was the sacrifice Nix made all for nothing..? Though some had thought the curse upon her was also a blessing since she didn’t have to fight in the war anymore. What a heartless thing to say. 

[difficulttoforgive]

" hey darling , i'll be gone a few days . zeke ended up going through the door i told him not to , and now i need to find him . "

logically, castor knows the boy is not his son. he has no claim to him, he is just some man who came into their lives, no matter how dearly he cares for both him and howl. he is not zeke’s father, has not been given that title by birth or otherwise. this does not change the intense fear that spikes in his chest.

“ what ? ” it is ineloquent and shocked movement more automatic than conscious as he immediately moves to gather his things. “ well, i’m coming with you. we’ll have better luck finding him together. ”

[dirigentesstella]

@starcaught

Zeke hunkered down behind a small box in a dirty alleyway, regretting everything ever, listening to the sounds of unfamiliar people and their loud, noisy vehicles going by.

He shouldn’t have touched the dial, he decided. He’d wanted to go see whatever strange land was hidden behind the black portion of Mom’s magic door where he wasn’t allowed to go, and he had! But now he was lost and unsure how to get back to where he’d started from so he could go back home and spin the dial back to Kingsbury and never come here again, ever.

He curled into a tighter ball, sniffling. Mom would find him, hopefully.

[difficulttoforgive]

HE SMELLS LIKE BLOOD AND ASH. his own side is cooked, cauterized, damaged just to keep the blood in. he is bare above the waist but even the clothes that remained are soaked through with blood, torn and singed. he is still bleeding even now, smaller wounds oozing blood and left open, too minor to be worth the fire needed to seal them. he is too pale and hot and he knows after so many deaths that without intervention the end is rushing up fast towards him. good. fine. at least it wasn’t for nothing.

he collapses finally, done. he has won. the threat is eliminated and everyone is safe. his mouth tastes like iron.

eyes flutter, barely open and struggling against their own weight. this is bad, he knows, along with his labored breathing and the way the pain and exhaustion go fuzzy at the edges. there is someone coming towards him and he struggles to keep his eyes open, a smile spreading lazy and calm across his face.

“ it’s alright, it’s okay, ” he soothes automatically. his voice comes strong and steady if quieter than usual. “ i took care of it. there’s nothing to worry about now. ”

@starcaught

[dirigentesstella]

“there. now your snow angel has a friend.”

"But yours is bigger."