It should sound strange, right? To arrive somewhere you've never been before and immediately feel at home. Maybe it's because of all the time he spent in Sumina's suite at the Hotel, or in other spaces she's cultivated for herself that bring to mind these vaunted halls. Maybe it's only that he's with Sumina, and that's it. She is his home. She has been for a long time, now, as he's told her time and time again before.
Which is why when her very soul tugs his along, not pulling him, but guiding him, his own heart following her lead, that arriving here doesn't feel like an ending, but...a beginning. This has been their final destination for some time, ever since he returned to Hotel Caelum with no means to return to his own world, but even if that weren't the case...
His work is done, his legacy secured by his students. He's sure of it, and so...this is what he would choose anyway. To be with her, to make a new home, a new life at her side. To...stay.
So β here they are. His soul follows the light of her own, until they're at the threshold of his new home, their home. Bewildered even so, he exchanges looks with her, brows flying up, his grasp on her hand iron-tight. Once again, a necessary anchor. ]
We're...home. [ He finishes her thought, trying out the word on his tongue. It feels right, given to this place. ] How did you...?
[ But he trails off, shaking his head. It doesn't really matter how. His surprise melts softly into a grin, buoyant and wide, as he turns to wind his arms around her waist, lift her bodily off her feet, and spin her around. ]
Aha! We made it! About time, heh!
[ About time for their life together to truly begin. ]
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It should sound strange, right? To arrive somewhere you've never been before and immediately feel at home. Maybe it's because of all the time he spent in Sumina's suite at the Hotel, or in other spaces she's cultivated for herself that bring to mind these vaunted halls. Maybe it's only that he's with Sumina, and that's it. She is his home. She has been for a long time, now, as he's told her time and time again before.
Which is why when her very soul tugs his along, not pulling him, but guiding him, his own heart following her lead, that arriving here doesn't feel like an ending, but...a beginning. This has been their final destination for some time, ever since he returned to Hotel Caelum with no means to return to his own world, but even if that weren't the case...
His work is done, his legacy secured by his students. He's sure of it, and so...this is what he would choose anyway. To be with her, to make a new home, a new life at her side. To...stay.
So β here they are. His soul follows the light of her own, until they're at the threshold of his new home, their home. Bewildered even so, he exchanges looks with her, brows flying up, his grasp on her hand iron-tight. Once again, a necessary anchor. ]
We're...home. [ He finishes her thought, trying out the word on his tongue. It feels right, given to this place. ] How did you...?
[ But he trails off, shaking his head. It doesn't really matter how. His surprise melts softly into a grin, buoyant and wide, as he turns to wind his arms around her waist, lift her bodily off her feet, and spin her around. ]
Aha! We made it! About time, heh!
[ About time for their life together to truly begin. ]