the distance from me to where you'd be

Indigo · 07-22-2021, 06:48 PM

Indigo had been absent from the Armada for a long time, he’d never really found his place there and never truly fit. Leaving had been one of the best decisions for his growth and he wouldn’t regret the fact. His parents hadn’t chosen him as heir so he had never pursued his path in the Armada, he couldn’t have Aslatiel and living beside her would have been too much to bear. His band was everything he’d never realized he wanted, an alternative to his once predetermined life.

Aslatiel erupted. Indigo wasn’t sure he had ever seen her so angry before. He didn’t know if it was because of his news, his distance, or something else but he took it, he took her emotions. She was irate and he didn’t even fully know why. Ears pressed to his skull Indigo had barely moved as she paced in front of him, her irritation and fury palpable in every step she took. Her voice wasn’t a whisper like his had been. No one stirred, but the goats were all awake now, bleating softly. They weren’t loud enough to mute Aslatiel’s next words either.

They hurt most of all. Tore at his heart as she offered to kill Duchess and take her womb.

Indigo was far from prepared to be a father, this wasn’t the right time for him or the band but he wouldn’t have ever contemplated ending those little lives. He told Duchess they would raise them and he meant that. What was hard to get past was acknowledging Duchess had done this on purpose, knowing he wasn’t ready. "Aslatiel, those are my children." He whispered, stunned to hear the words from her lips. He wanted so badly for Arcturus to be his, but that wasn’t possible. He loved her two puppies, he could only imagine the deep emotions he would develop with his own. He was hurt and disappointed but he did want them, no matter their mother’s faults.

"Asla" -- "Indy"

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