☆.。.჻· — a closed starter for @rebelliousrizareyes
It was a long shot, Kelani knew that, but he was willing to give it a shot anyway. He had heard of Yue’s ship being seen near East Reach, and he hoped Finnia was with her instead of on the land where all the attacks happened. Even though she was a daughter of the man he hated, Kel and Finn were much more alike than he had thought. She was family now, just like Avitej and the crew, and, of course, he was worried about the safety of his family – the safety of her. So when they stopped at East Reach and Avitej left to deal with some business issues, Kelani took a stroll through the port in hopes to see Yue’s ship, but with no luck. With a heavy heart he turned around and headed to the marketplace. Maybe he’d have a better luck there. Or at least he could get something delicious from the vendors there.
It was full with people, it seemed like people had gotten over the attacks, they were chatting, smiling, everything was so lively, and it brought a smile to Kelani’s face. Then suddenly— He saw a black haired woman slip into the crowd, he saw just a glance of her, but it was enough. It was her. Honestly, Kel thought he’d never see her again, yet here she was, even more beautiful than he remembered her to be. The wise thing would be letting her go and pretend he didn’t see her. After all he did it once –let her go–, it would be no big deal to do it again. But something in him didn’t let him do it, he wanted to speak to her, see her smile, even if it didn’t make any sense to do so. She hurt him, yet here he was about to run after her.
Quickly, before she could disappear, Kel maneuvered through the crowd to catch up with her. “Riza!” he called before reaching her. Heart beating in his chest like crazy, mouth dry, he couldn’t get anything else over his lips. As if time hadn’t gone by and she didn’t leave him, Kel felt that exciting tingling in his stomach. “Long time no see. And in East Reach of all places,” he finally managed to speak a few moments later, a small smile curving his lips.