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dreams of devotion | {kaige blitz} Dec 31, 2018 16:37:53 GMT -5

Post by gamemaker 💀 hades lochlan on Dec 31, 2018 16:37:53 GMT -5

here you go again
you say you want your freedom
well who am I to
keep you down?

It was near midnight, the silver world outside slumbering. The quietness had started to settle in softly, only feint noises of guitar instrumentals echoed within their home from the record player. Kieran sat content in his living room floor, catching popcorn in his mouth while waiting for his fiancee to return from the kitchen with drinks. He grabbed a throw pillow from the couch and tucked it under his folded legs, then tossed it back onto the couch after a moment. Paige had just bought them to week before; she would've probably killed him if he tried to sit on it.

As if on cue, she walked back in just as he turned back to the coffee table in front of him. Pretty red hair, an oversized yellow sweater, socks. That was it, but she made it seem like so much more. Damn, he thought, smiling at her, I really lucked out.

He forced his eyes away from her and down to the board game on the coffee table.

"You wanna be red or green? I already got blue."

like a heartbeat drives you mad
in the stillness of
remembering what you had
and what you lost

song: dreams
words: 176

Last Edit: Dec 31, 2018 16:40:29 GMT -5 by gamemaker 💀 hades lochlan

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dreams of devotion | {kaige blitz} Dec 31, 2018 18:20:43 GMT -5

Post by gamemaker 🍒 maryn hale on Dec 31, 2018 18:20:43 GMT -5

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya

The happiest day of her life, Paige has found, changes with each new sunrise.

For a long time, it had been that night she shared with Kieran by the campfire. She still remembers the way they had danced to the song of summer, the cicadas on the wind, and how he was just tall enough for her head to rest against the curve of his shoulder. Then, it was the moment they shared their first kiss — beneath the willow tree, under the storming sky. After that, joy became a familiar guest.

The happiest day of her life, once;
when they made love for the first time.

The happiest day of her life, once;
when they aged out of the reaping,
and when they were free to begin their lives without fear.

The happiest day of her life, once;
when Kieran lowered himself to one knee and proposed,
and when he built them a home from a memory.

The happiest day of her life, today — is when she walks back into that room, smiling, and doesn't even hear his question. She registers the word blue, sees Kieran's beautiful eyes, feels her heart begin to race; and nothing brings her more happiness than the fact that she has learned how fall in love with the same man a hundred times. There's an echo, a warmth in her stomach that her hand rises to meet.

To cherish, and to protect.

She's on her knees, right in front of him, before she realizes that she has even moved — and reckless as she is, impulsive and impatient and imperfect, she doesn't have the strength to hide her secret away. She wants it to become a truth, in this simple moment; theirs.

"Kieran." Now, she'll have someone else to adore just as much. "I'm pregnant."

She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

words: 289
table: dars
song: hallelujah - leonard cohen,
covered by renee dominique

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dreams of devotion | {kaige blitz} Dec 31, 2018 19:15:15 GMT -5

Post by gamemaker 💀 hades lochlan on Dec 31, 2018 19:15:15 GMT -5

here you go again
you say you want your freedom
well who am I to
keep you down?

She was his salvation. She was shelter from the storm beneath that old tree. She was an embrace beneath the stars; her hand fit into his with ease now but he still got butterflies from time to time.

He only half paid attention as she hurried to him, dropping to her knees at his side while he sipped his wine.

He peered at her from the side when she didn't answer his question, ("Babe, red or green?") she seemed a million miles away and as close as ever, all at once. She was like a dream, he thought; some parts of her were made too unfathomable to be understood with ease.

She was breathing hard like she'd been running, cheeks burning, eyes wide with excitement as she held her hands over her stomach. He thought she was either going to vomit on him or she was going to tell him something; he silently pleaded for the ladder.

"What?" he asked, his interest piqued. He sat his wine down and turned to face her.

She wasted no time.

"I'm pregnant."

He didn't say anything for a long moment, mouth hanging open by its hinges. He didn't remember moving them, but his eyes made their way down to Paige's stomach, where her hands still carefully rested. He felt frozen and undone; him, Kieran Lionel Emberstatt, a father. Of course the thought had crossed his mind but-

There wasn't time for a calculated response so he did something he rarely did: Kieran led with his heart.

He pulled Paige close, his heartbeat heavy within his throat.

"You're-" He felt tears stinging his eyes and a ghost of relief ran shivers down his back when he realized they were of pure joy.

"You're pregnant?" He almost couldn't believe it as his lips closed upon hers and his hands covered her own.

"How long have you known?"

like a heartbeat drives you mad
in the stillness of
remembering what you had
and what you lost

song: dreams
words: 300

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dreams of devotion | {kaige blitz} Dec 31, 2018 21:18:38 GMT -5

Post by gamemaker 🍒 maryn hale on Dec 31, 2018 21:18:38 GMT -5

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya

All at once, Paige thinks that she might implode — when she comes to a halt, when he freezes, when there's nothing but the sound of their breathing. It's not fear, though, and it's not anxiety. There's nothing negative that could describe how she feels in this moment. She's the birth of a galaxy given human form, the collapse of a star; and when Kieran pulls her close to him, she is warm. And safe, and loved, and a thousand other beautiful things. She is his.

His voice is a gentle, broken thing — and when she draws herself back to see the tears sliding down his cheeks, all she can do is smile. She doesn't have to ask if they're happy; he doesn't have to ask about hers when she also begins to cry. There are ways of falling apart that don't leave scars behind. She wants to be in pieces with Kieran, together, to rebuild each other. "Yeah." She laughs, nodding. "I am. I'm pregnant." His kiss spirits her away.

For five seconds, ten — a lifetime that she hasn't yet lived.

When she returns, cheeks red and hair wild, she rests her forehead against his own. "I was late, so I had suspicions — but I wasn't sure until today. The test came back positive." She squeals, throwing her arms around his neck. "You're going to be a father!" Unease eats at her, just for a second, but she pushes it away. "And I'm gonna be a mom." She hopes she'll be a good one, like her mother was; that she can be patient and kind and strong.

She takes Kieran's hand to remind herself that she doesn't have to do this alone.

"You're going to be perfect. You are perfect."

She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

words: 289
table: dars
song: hallelujah - leonard cohen,
covered by renee dominique