Hope

Acere · 09-02-2023, 11:24 PM

The life he had here wasn't all that bad. He got to see his family to some degree. Winter and Snow occasionally visited him, and even Finn and Lumi visited from time to time as well. He had accepted his place in the world long ago. To walk the ethereal planes of Somnium. He had done all he could in life, and though he wasn't proud of some of his decisions, he had come to terms with his regrets and choices. He wasn't perfect. Far from it. Much like everyone else. Did he regret not trying harder in some aspects? Of course he did. While he still felt like he failed Ignis in many ways, he also felt like there was no helping him until his nephew wanted to try to help himself, first.

He sighed as he laid out on his side, stretched out beneath Somnium's sun. The gentle lapping of the lake on the shore nearby was soothing. The breeze in the trees. The sound of birds and cicadas. It was like a peaceful summer all the time. Winter did not touch here unless he wished it. But he was enjoying his otherworldly version of retirement...but he had to admit...he did often think of those he had left behind. Those he had trusted. Those he loved regardless of their relationship to him. Shaye. Actaea. Elias, Bellamy...and many others. He did, of course, miss his first love. He did not see her in this place...it was possible she really had gone to join the ranks of Valhalla where she rightfully belonged. Something else he had come to accept. He'd never see her again, but something told him she was where she belonged. And that was alright with him.

The Winter King stretched out before rising to his feet, shaking his coat free of any grass that clung to him. While thirst wasn't a real thing here, he still acted as if things were like the living world. He ate. He drank. He slept. It gave him a sense of normalcy. Made him feel a little more like he still existed. Like he was still alive. He slowly made his way toward the lake, though as he got closer, he noticed something different today. Someone was...there? He slowed down, his crimson gaze nearly squinting as he tried to determine whether or not his mind was playing tricks on him. And then...the form spoke. His ears perked immediately. That voice...he recognized it. But he had to be sure. Absolutely sure that his mind was in fact, not playing tricks. He hurried to the tree where she was, and as he approached, he couldn't contain the happiness he felt at seeing her again. "You are not alone, Bellamy," He reassured, and he couldn't help the crooked grin that parted his lips.

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