"There, there - you can cry. It's okay. I would never judge you for that," says Rudaba, sitting beside him.
There was a crowd now.
He supposed in hindsight it was to be expected--that after his outburst with Iraj, that the other residents of Gandharva Ville would seek him out.
It was overwhelming. It was a bit humiliating, too--that so many people were seeing him in such a state.
Yet no matter how much shame built up in his chest, the tear still came forward and out, dripping onto the ground, one by one.
“You're not alone,“ says Yohanan.
Those words were oddly soft and gentle coming from Yohanan. Yet Wrenn still flinched away, trying to cower away. He buried his face, wanting to snap those walls back up and demand they all leave him alone. That he didn't want nor need their kindness.
That he didn't deserve it.
Maybe those words slipped out, somehow, without him noticing. There was a hush among the crowd around him now, with only the sound of rustling leaves and bodies shuffling.
“Don't think for even a second that you have to prove something to me. I like you just the way you are,“ says Nasrin.
Nasrin spoke first, of reassurance, of praise. To comfort him, surely, but it only made more tears fall from his eyes.
Like him??? How could anyone like him? They heard the rumors, didn't they?
"You don't know what you're talking about," Wrenn managed to growl out. "You--you don't know anything about me... Not really."
He heard someone respond with, "That doesn't sound right."
To which he shook his head.
"I'm a monster," Wrenn whispered. "You know--all of you, you all know, don't you? Then why..."
"Why?" Someone echoed, but through the throbbing in his own chest, Wrenn couldn't make out who it was. "Why what? You've been nothing but good to us. What makes you such a monster, anyway?"
"Sometimes your brain will lie to you and tell you bad stuff, but it's not true. It's never as bad as it seems," says Farbod.
"Ghh..."
Such ignorant kindness--how could they all be such fools? Did they not understand who they were talking to? Wrenn couldn't understand it. After everything that happened...
"He's right," Someone else chimed in. "Things are not as bad as they seem... and you really have been good to us--all of us."
"But... we understand if you don't believe it just yet," another person added. "We can head on back, maybe get you some fresh water."
“And If you're not ready, we can wait," says Hayyan.
“You don't need to worry. You're safe with us,“ says Futuh, puffing up his chest.
"You... you all..."
Wrenn wanted to tell them so desperately that they were wrong. That he was dangerous, that he should be despised. They in the echo of the voices who currently gave their love to him, he remembered the voices of a family.
A family who had loved him just as much. A family who saw him as one of their own--and once more, it was happening all over again.
It was terrifying. It was horrifying.What if these people got hurt? What if they got hurt because of him? How could they know so much, and yet so little? He was dangerous to be around.
...
Wasn't he?
Over and over, again and again, the people of Gandharva Ville told him no, no you are not dangerous. They told him yes, yes you are cherished. They told him yes, you are one of us.
And yes, we love you.
He broke down in tears once again, his chest heaving heavily with hiccups and sobs.
Someone who was sitting next to him started tracing their hand along his back. He didn't flinch.
He only quietly cried, terrified that something in his chest wanted to accept their warmth so badly, and that he couldn't stop it.
The twinkling constellations of the sky, in his heart--the fates of himself and the people of this place, they were shining the same as they did the day the miners took him into their arms.
... Yes, for all of the doubt placed into his mind, these people were his family--and Gandharva Ville was his home.
Home.
He was home.
He finally found his home.
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you know, when sun jae figures out that sol is from the future, he so confidently says that he'll diligently run to 2023 to meet sol there.
we don't even question it.
realistically it's 15 years and no one in their sane mind will ask anyone of that but with sun jae, having met the 2023 sun jae in both timelines and knowing how down bad insane he's been yearning for sol despite him not having a chance yet unable to let go... we don't even question it. we don't even question the whole 'ah life moves on, people move on and drift and change' thing that'll definitely be a question with any other couple.
we just naturally accept it, yes ofc sun jae will wait and reunite with sol again, 15 years is nothing.
sun jae doesn't even have any questions, he just naturally accepts that yes ill take care of myself for the next 15 years, where's the face mask?
in the world of so called situationships, cheating, falling out of love, long distance relationship struggles, commitment issues and so on... this pure, intense love is just so wonderful to witness. ofc some situations are reasonable and can't be helped but these two who'll go against time and fate for each other just to be together... i know it's a drama and it's idealistic but just for a few hours, you live in this space where two people purely seek each other because they wouldn't want to be anywhere else, no matter how many years they've to wait.
in so many romance dramas and movies, the question of actually wanting each other comes up, with the whole second lead involvement and misunderstandings and more, but here, there's nothing. you know both of them only have eyes for each other and it's so beautiful, that's what pulls you in.
two dumbasses adoring each other and falling hard so badly that time is just a small obstacle to overcome.
sun jae, in every timeline, from the heartbroken one to the living life well one, from the high school kid to the college kid, has only ever wanted sol. he fell for her kindness and never changed. she fell for his kindness and his wonderful being in itself and now she's down bad just like him. to think he helped her through vicious hard times the college sun jae won't even be aware of.
i feel that these two pull us in so well cuz at the end of the day we all want to be loved unconditionally and these two show us that, how it must be, to be so intensely woven into each other.
and to add on to that, in every timeline, they've also always been best friends with the same kids they used to run around together in their school days. yes it's a drama but don't we all want to have life long friends who'll always be there?
in all forms, love persists here, beyond time.
lovely runner is so filled with love, kindness and devotion in all ways that you just can't help but fall in love, just as sun jae and sol fell for each other.
now, isn't this a lovely thing for all of us to witness and experience together?
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I just wanted to quickly say thank you guys!! Like... LIKE REALLY!!! THANK YALL SO MUCH!!!! The amount of constant love I receive for my work has been overwhelmingly wonderful to experience. I don't even know how to put it all into words. BUT IM GONNA TRY!
FAIR WARNING! I'm about to be really really sappy under the cut. So feel free to ignore that if you wish. But I got a lot of emotions I'm about to try to say.
Hi hello and hi. Um. Well, it's hard to explain how much this has meant to me. How much your kind words have sent waves of joy through my heart. How much every like has made me smile. How every reblog has made me feel a rush of pride. Every person who spammed me with likes when finding my blog, every person who talks in the tags when reblogging me, every person who shows up constantly in my notifs, every mutual who interacts with me even in the smallest of ways, every other artist I interacted with who has been kind to me.
All of it. Every single notif has made me smile in some way and I cannot thank you enough. I was so genuinely shy about sharing Dandy with Tumblr because I began drawing Dandy at a very turbulent time of my life. My WH art and oc had become a place of comfort for my mind and I had wanted to interact with the community for a long while but I'm skittish by nature so it took a LOT of mental prep for me to start posting this stuff here.
And the fact I have so much positivity in my notifs! I really needed that. Truly, I did. I still don't see myself as a big artist by any means, but I know I'm so lucky to have the bit of engagement I do from yall!
I feel like I'm rambling. Needless to say...it means the absolute world to me that the art that brings me joy is given such love by yall. Even if hyperfixations change, even if time marches us all in different directions, I'm thankful to have this. Right now. When I needed it.
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You think Binah would ever sneak up on you? I think she would (mainly to see you light up in surprise that she's there)
absolutely. it's unintentional at first, simply a result of her preference to silently observe. she's startled you enough times that she begins placing a careful hand on your shoulder whenever she approaches you from behind, a firm, steady reassurance that she's there. even before she asked you to look after her cold, sadistic, yearning heart, she didn't wish to frighten you. it brings a hint of warmth to her eyes, when you stop getting scared and begin reacting with happiness, out of sheer delight to see her and only her
in the Library her affection for you is as subtle as a burning flame, compared to L Corp. very often your day ends by a pair of arms snaking around your waist, a soft hum coming from the Patron Librarian of Philosophy as she hugs you. her former coworkers would scoff, calling her weak at how gently she holds you, a tenderness unfit for an Arbiter. but it's worth it, in her eyes, to see you beam when your work ends and you can finally spend the next few hours in her arms. her hand settles on your shoulder again, like it always has, and you can see a faint hint of a smile on her lips as she presses a kiss to your cheek
surprise.
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dear everyone,
a while ago, i hit 1.5k followers on this blog.... i didn't want to get too sappy but i really wanted to write something, so:
the fact that over one and a half thousand individuals follow me is truly insane and too much for my little brain to grasp. i want you to know that i'm so extremely thankful for each and every single one of you and this makes me so so so happy. this is way more than i ever had expected when creating this blog.
i made this account back in june purely for my own enjoyment; i created it mainly because i was disappointed in myself for having stopped writing, since writing has been such a big part of my life since forever. ever since i stopped writing about kpop, i had barely written anything at all... i made this account just for fun with no pressure and no expectations, and before i knew it, this blog turned into something so special for me. the blog, all of the people i've met through it and all of the moments we've shared, all mean the world to me.
honestly, i'm not sure what i would do right now if i didn't have this blog and this community. these last few months have been pretty rough for me, but i've always been able to come back on here and gain a smile or some laughter. you've all helped me so much, even if unintentionally – every single interaction helps me push forward. i'm eternally grateful for every single like, comment, reblog and ask i've received on here, and your kind words really do mean the world to me. i don't know where i would be without you.
i hit 1k a while ago but didn't celebrate it properly, so i decided to make an 1k/1.5k-celly that i will be releasing soon (when i have more time to actually write)(hopefully at the start of december). please stay tuned!
and once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all so so so much. you truly are the best. 🧡🧡
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