[Coco] Heaven and Earth - Ashes
Title: Ashes.
Summary: The first time Ernesto stopped Héctor from going home, it was to save his life.
[If I’d returned home with them, this wouldn’t have happened.]
Characters: Héctor Rivera, Ernesto de la Cruz, Imelda Rivera
Other fics from the series can be found here.
A/N: It’s been… months since I last posted anything for this series, but I finally got there. Better late than never. I think.
Art by Dara!
The Revolution did not end in July 1914.
The Federal Army would keep going, aimless and weakened, for another month before disbanding. That didn’t mark the end of it, either; too many factions, too many factors at play; unrest and violence would continue to cause ripples throughout Mexico for years to come.
But in Santa Cecilia, on one bright July morning, no one knew that. All they knew was that something was over at last, that Huerta was gone - fucked off abroad, they said, and to hell with him and his mano de hierro - and that was good enough reason to celebrate.
There was food, there were drinks, there was music and dancing. Everyone with an instrument had brought it out, and Héctor and Ernesto were right in the middle of it, guitar in hand and singing their heart out. Héctor had never felt so much relief at once; it was almost like being drunk, while knowing there would be no headache to follow the wonderful sensation.
He sang, he played, and occasionally caught sight of Imelda, who was dancing around with other girls, laughing and sometimes looking back at him, her smile so wide.
We won, that smile told him, and Héctor smiled back.
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