𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑟
#ffxivrp 𝆺𝅥 mun is 27 𝆺𝅥 muse is 28 𝆺𝅥 📝 : ˗ˏˋ ☆ Asteria
But beneath the layers of fear and memory, something inside her had begun to feel safe.
Not borrowed safe—belonging safe.
And for the first time in far too long, even if sleep still tasted of smoke and ghosts…
She was not waking up alone.
But beneath the layers of fear and memory, something inside her had begun to feel safe.
Not borrowed safe—belonging safe.
And for the first time in far too long, even if sleep still tasted of smoke and ghosts…
She was not waking up alone.
Perhaps she didn’t know yet.
Perhaps she
Perhaps she didn’t know yet.
Perhaps she
Miyako murmured faintly in her dream—
Miyako murmured faintly in her dream—
The buns—little guardians of moonlit comfort—had nestled themselves in a perfect circle, their tiny breaths puffing gently into the blanket. The soft weight of them created a cocoon of safety, their presence a silent promise: you are not alone.
Silas, despite his claim of
The buns—little guardians of moonlit comfort—had nestled themselves in a perfect circle, their tiny breaths puffing gently into the blanket. The soft weight of them created a cocoon of safety, their presence a silent promise: you are not alone.
Silas, despite his claim of
Miyako’s body remained curled instinctively against Silas, her face hidden in the warmth of his chest. The tremors of her nightmare had quieted, but her sleep was the kind that didn’t quite loosen its grip—fragile, tentative, a survivor’s
Miyako’s body remained curled instinctively against Silas, her face hidden in the warmth of his chest. The tremors of her nightmare had quieted, but her sleep was the kind that didn’t quite loosen its grip—fragile, tentative, a survivor’s
Silas could tell it wasn’t simple rest. It was a fragile truce—her body surrendering to exhaustion while her mind still fought shadows unseen. But at least, for now, she wasn’t alone in the fight.
Silas could tell it wasn’t simple rest. It was a fragile truce—her body surrendering to exhaustion while her mind still fought shadows unseen. But at least, for now, she wasn’t alone in the fight.
Miyako’s trembling slowed. The tension in her fingers loosened until her hand relaxed in his grasp, her breathing falling into a fragile but steady rhythm. She murmured something—half a name, half a sound—and nestled deeper against him, the ghost of a tear trailing down her
Miyako’s trembling slowed. The tension in her fingers loosened until her hand relaxed in his grasp, her breathing falling into a fragile but steady rhythm. She murmured something—half a name, half a sound—and nestled deeper against him, the ghost of a tear trailing down her
The little buns, reassured by his calm tone, hopped quietly around the edge of the bed. One nuzzled at her knee; another curled against her ankle, their collective warmth forming a quiet
The little buns, reassured by his calm tone, hopped quietly around the edge of the bed. One nuzzled at her knee; another curled against her ankle, their collective warmth forming a quiet
Whatever she saw behind closed eyes—firelight, ruin, the shattering echoes of a life once lived—began to lose its hold as his hand threaded through her hair in patient circles. Her whimpers faded to small, broken exhales, the kind born from exhaustion rather than peace. The soft, muffled sound
Whatever she saw behind closed eyes—firelight, ruin, the shattering echoes of a life once lived—began to lose its hold as his hand threaded through her hair in patient circles. Her whimpers faded to small, broken exhales, the kind born from exhaustion rather than peace. The soft, muffled sound
Whatever dream claimed her was not kind. Her voice caught in her throat, too faint to form words, but her body curled in on itself—until one of her hands reached instinctively outward, searching for something, for 𝘩𝑖𝑚.
Whatever dream claimed her was not kind. Her voice caught in her throat, too faint to form words, but her body curled in on itself—until one of her hands reached instinctively outward, searching for something, for 𝘩𝑖𝑚.
Her breathing began to even out, but there was still a tension in her shoulders, a faint tremor in her hands. Within minutes, the peace she had spoken of cracked—her fingers twitched, a soft whimper broke the
Her breathing began to even out, but there was still a tension in her shoulders, a faint tremor in her hands. Within minutes, the peace she had spoken of cracked—her fingers twitched, a soft whimper broke the
The silence that followed carried her words away, leaving her eyelids heavier than before. She shifted again, pulling the edge of the blanket over her knees. “Maybe I’ll just… rest my eyes for a moment,” she said, though her tone carried that faint tremor of
The silence that followed carried her words away, leaving her eyelids heavier than before. She shifted again, pulling the edge of the blanket over her knees. “Maybe I’ll just… rest my eyes for a moment,” she said, though her tone carried that faint tremor of
Her gaze wandered toward the window where moonlight spilled through the curtain, brushing pale against the floorboards. “It feels… peaceful here,” she whispered, her voice growing slow and hazy. “Like the world decided to stop
Her gaze wandered toward the window where moonlight spilled through the curtain, brushing pale against the floorboards. “It feels… peaceful here,” she whispered, her voice growing slow and hazy. “Like the world decided to stop
She tucked one leg beneath the other, settling sideways on the bed while he remained near. The rabbits had begun to settle too, their quiet rustling
She tucked one leg beneath the other, settling sideways on the bed while he remained near. The rabbits had begun to settle too, their quiet rustling
When he rubbed her head again, she stilled beneath his touch,
When he rubbed her head again, she stilled beneath his touch,
“I… suppose it’s not fair,” she murmured, glancing down at herself.
“I… suppose it’s not fair,” she murmured, glancing down at herself.
She smiled—small, luminous, and achingly real. ”Till then, Jui.”
She smiled—small, luminous, and achingly real. ”Till then, Jui.”
A pause—the kind that hummed with unspoken things. ”I’ll call,” she promised, her words wrapped in the kind of sincerity that could
A pause—the kind that hummed with unspoken things. ”I’ll call,” she promised, her words wrapped in the kind of sincerity that could
Her hand brushed against her sleeve as she looked up at him, eyes glimmering like
Her hand brushed against her sleeve as she looked up at him, eyes glimmering like
She stepped back just slightly, the breeze catching her hair as her smile turned soft, wistful. ”But you should be careful,” she added quietly. ”If
She stepped back just slightly, the breeze catching her hair as her smile turned soft, wistful. ”But you should be careful,” she added quietly. ”If
”An incentive, hmm?” Her tone turned light, teasing, though her eyes held something
”An incentive, hmm?” Her tone turned light, teasing, though her eyes held something