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[Nov. 5, 2006][Original] Sorrow Made Me Old
Title: Sorrow Made Me Old
Day/Theme: Nov. 5, 2006 white in the moon the long road lies
Series: Original (another tale of Seif & etc. though...)
Character/Pairing: Seif and Rowan
Rating: PG
"The moon is full tonight," the former Holy Knight observed aloud for the sake of his blind companion.
"More detail," the short man urged. He had lost his sight only around a year ago and the loss still pained him deeply.
Seif placed his hand on Rowan's shoulder and stared up at the sky, trying to think of something poetic to say. He had never considered himself to be particularly good with words. No matter how deeply he felt something, when he tried to express it to others he would stutter and stumble over himself, obscuring both the meaning and the emotion. "The sky is dark, err, it's indigo," he began, "The only stars I can see are just little pinpricks of white light, but the moon is as round as a pie and white like...that shined up ceremonial armor Ran and Li and I would wear in the capital. The moon's just glowing as strong as a lamp. There's moonlight on your face. You can't see it, so you probably don't believe me."
"I'll try to," Rowan shrugged. He waited expectantly.
"What else do you want to hear?" Seif asked. That was really all he was getting out of the scene. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Well," the former Black Knight smiled, "I suppose that's enough about the moon and sky. I think I can see it in my mind. I almost feel like the moonlight is tickling me. ...But tell me about us, Seif. What do we look like now?"
Seif was glad that Rowan could not see him blushing. Tell him about "us?" What did that mean? Why did he want to know what they looked like? "We're the same as always," he suggested, hoping that Rowan would drop the subject and they could talk about something else.
Rowan tugged his sleeve like an impatient child. "Don't sneak your way out of this, Seif! What do I look like? Am I getting old? Are my scars frighteningly hideous? Say something."
He laughed at the ridiculous statements his friend made. "You don't look old to me. Besides, I don't know how old you are to begin with. Your bandanna covers most your scars. They don't look too bad. You're still strong, you're still shorter than me. Time doesn't march onward that fast."
"But your age is showing," Rowan replied.
"What? What do you mean? How do you know that?" Seif inquired, curious to see where this was going.
"Lean down and let me touch your face," the dark-haired man urged. Seif quickly obliged. Rowan ran his battle-strengthened hand across Seif's face, feeling the contours and wrinkles that ran deep around his eyes. "You didn't have all these lines on your face before. You're probably getting gray hair too. The sorrow made you old."
"Well, I am sure we're aged just fine for each other."
"Indeed," Rowan laughed.
"How old are you?" Seif asked, his curiosity piqued.
Rowan did not answer.
Day/Theme: Nov. 5, 2006 white in the moon the long road lies
Series: Original (another tale of Seif & etc. though...)
Character/Pairing: Seif and Rowan
Rating: PG
"The moon is full tonight," the former Holy Knight observed aloud for the sake of his blind companion.
"More detail," the short man urged. He had lost his sight only around a year ago and the loss still pained him deeply.
Seif placed his hand on Rowan's shoulder and stared up at the sky, trying to think of something poetic to say. He had never considered himself to be particularly good with words. No matter how deeply he felt something, when he tried to express it to others he would stutter and stumble over himself, obscuring both the meaning and the emotion. "The sky is dark, err, it's indigo," he began, "The only stars I can see are just little pinpricks of white light, but the moon is as round as a pie and white like...that shined up ceremonial armor Ran and Li and I would wear in the capital. The moon's just glowing as strong as a lamp. There's moonlight on your face. You can't see it, so you probably don't believe me."
"I'll try to," Rowan shrugged. He waited expectantly.
"What else do you want to hear?" Seif asked. That was really all he was getting out of the scene. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Well," the former Black Knight smiled, "I suppose that's enough about the moon and sky. I think I can see it in my mind. I almost feel like the moonlight is tickling me. ...But tell me about us, Seif. What do we look like now?"
Seif was glad that Rowan could not see him blushing. Tell him about "us?" What did that mean? Why did he want to know what they looked like? "We're the same as always," he suggested, hoping that Rowan would drop the subject and they could talk about something else.
Rowan tugged his sleeve like an impatient child. "Don't sneak your way out of this, Seif! What do I look like? Am I getting old? Are my scars frighteningly hideous? Say something."
He laughed at the ridiculous statements his friend made. "You don't look old to me. Besides, I don't know how old you are to begin with. Your bandanna covers most your scars. They don't look too bad. You're still strong, you're still shorter than me. Time doesn't march onward that fast."
"But your age is showing," Rowan replied.
"What? What do you mean? How do you know that?" Seif inquired, curious to see where this was going.
"Lean down and let me touch your face," the dark-haired man urged. Seif quickly obliged. Rowan ran his battle-strengthened hand across Seif's face, feeling the contours and wrinkles that ran deep around his eyes. "You didn't have all these lines on your face before. You're probably getting gray hair too. The sorrow made you old."
"Well, I am sure we're aged just fine for each other."
"Indeed," Rowan laughed.
"How old are you?" Seif asked, his curiosity piqued.
Rowan did not answer.