can't find a way to save you ● asteri

[bai shi ⦸]

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[color=#7E354D]BAI SHI
" do you want to burn in hell with me? "

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their life had been anything but calm, cool and collected, least of all since he had died, their one and only mate. the one that they shared their heart with, with which everything would have been shared, including the joy of their daughter's life. yet all of this had been ripped from them and cruelly turned away in a single letter that they had long been unable to forget about.

today being the anniversary of the day that their world was ripped apart, bai shi would wander into the neutral grounds, on their own journey to a field of sunflowers where graves had been dug and cairns built for the dead that they had lost, and those who had gone missing. in their fox body, the ancient being curled their body upon one old grave, head resting against the cairn, grief in their core as they let blind eyes fill with tears, seeking some sort of rest, and finally finding it upon Astéri's grave.

eyes opening, they found that time had passed, yet they were calm, calmer than they had been before they had fallen asleep. unfurling slightly, the fox would let their body change, going back to their dragon form, surprised by the fact that they could see here and now. they could scent a familiar scent, one that sent their heart racing and looking for the black furred body of their mate eagerly. they slowly realized that this was their dream, but they really just needed to see him and spend time with him again even through their dreams. "astro, please show yourself, chickadee?"

[Kydobi]

happy track! haha, I can't wait to read this

[Dionysus]

There was one thing for certain that astro was not expecting this, but he was more than prepared to grant Lynn one final wish or visit. He was always here in case the dragon needed him, despite been dead.

Death was nothing more than a formality I the lingré family. After all, death wasn't goodbye, it was more a long awaited respawn.  The small canine made himself known, titling his head with a faint adoring smile.

"I am here, you giant sap." he spoke softly.

[bai shi ⦸]

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[color=#7E354D]BAI SHI
" do you want to burn in hell with me? "

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a soft winded noise, the dragon getting to their feet, blue eyes wet with tears, making a gentle sound of grief intermingled with happiness, stepping forward to cast him in a warm shower of breath, "oh, asteri. Wǒ kě'ài de qīzi(my lovely wife -- lol)", they murmur, gently touching their nose to his head, letting their body return to a smaller shape, taking their jaguar form our of desire to curl up with him and groom his fur until it was as glossy as they felt it should be.

"I've missed you ... it's been a long time since I've dreamt of home and you, I apologize.", they murmur, tipping their head to take in the scenery of the oriental house around them, slowly decaying in shambles. "I'm so sorry, I still haven't found the bastard that took you from me." they growled softly in deep agony, putting their nose to his jaw, nuzzling him as they ran jaws together with him, purring as loudly as they could, unable to stop.

they didn't want this to be a dream, they wanted him back at their side, curled up and asleep around one of their eggs, protected by their larger body, meant for protecting those close to them. head hanging low, they moved closer, breathing in his scent until they could barely breathe in anymore, exhaling shakily, painfully driven to emotion, showering him with their affection.

"I've missed you at my side, with our children, chickadee. I can no longer hear your voice sing to me the songs of your travel and our childhood. the wind only blows colder without you there, beside my heart." they murmur, carefully attempting to step over him and guide him to a sheltered place, tripping themselves in their desires to make him comfortable, head abuzz with thoughts and words and many confused wishes.