Butterflies (BL)

Epilogue

"Hey, there you are!"
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5 years later...

"You know I think this window needs changing. Alfie says in thought as he stands back from the shop front, in the centre of the cobbled street.

He glances over at Dale who is standing by his side, wanting to give his opinion.

"I guess, it's been like that for a few years now. Who did the mural for you?" He questions.

"Oh God, I can't remember now, I think some local artists." Just for a brief moment, Alfie thinks he can recall the man, a man with dark brown hair, amazing eyes, but the memory seems to leave him as soon as it arrives. "Well give Henry a call, he can help you clean it off." Alfie instructs, as he makes his way into the shop.

Dale rolls his eyes. "You call him. He's your boyfriend!" He follows Alfie inside, to see Alfie taking one last look at the painting on the glass. A last chance to take in the details before it's gone all together. It was weird how each time he looked at it he spotted something new, this time spotting a small lilac butterfly in the corner of the window pane...

***

"Service!" Jojo shouts from his spot in the kitchen.

"Jojo, I'm literally standing right next to you!" Nam huffs, taking the two bowls of ramen from the shelf and serving it to the two waiting customers.

"I just like saying it, that's all! Don't take away my fun." He pouts.

Nam catches the aroma of the noodles cooking away in one of Jojo's woks. "You know I love miso so much. Can't get enough of that smell." He comments.

"Didn't we have a customer who had that as a favourite? Don't think they've been in for a long while." Jojo adds.

Nam thinks for a moment. Yeah that does ring a bell." The image of a guy with loose shirts briefly enters his thoughts, before he begins to replenish the chopstick pot with a purplish pink butterfly decorated on it....

***

"Blake, I'm so excited!" Sonny begins as they enter Blake's apartment where he now lives alone.

"What about?" Blake asks as they both remove their shoes, before Sonny hurls his nine year old self towards the sofa.

"The big city, it's so different from home I want to go see everything!"

Blake smiles at the child. "Well, we'll need to get you settled in first, mum and dad will kill me if you're not taken care of. Your room is the door at the end of the corridor."

"Ok" he replies, bounding in the direction of the bedrooms with his backpack on. Blake smiles at his son. Time it seems was indeed a healer of sorts. It had been a rough path even getting to this point but Blake knew being the big brother would have to be enough right now. He would be too young to understand, but one day Blake would fulfill his promise to his beloved artist and tell Sonny the truth about himself.

Sonny is on his way to his room, when he goes past a door, it's slightly open and something inside catches his eye. His bag slides off of his shoulder as he pushes the door open a fraction more. Was that Blake with no clothes on? He now steps into the room, taking in the image.

"Hey, what are you doing in my room?" Sonny jumped to the sound of Blake now standing in the doorway.

"Blake, you're naked!" Sonny says with a cheeky grin.

"And? We are all naked underneath!" Blake replies, making Sonny think on the words.

"Why do you have a naked picture of yourself in your bedroom?" The boy questions, now looking up at Blake.

"Well, someone very special painted it." Blake says, looking fondly at the image. The man who helped him find his way home.

"Well I think it's weird." Sonny concludes as he heads out of the bedroom, grabbing his bag on the way.

Blake chuckles at the comment. He looks back up at the image of himself, but it wasn't himself he saw. He saw Tamesh. His brushstrokes, his point of view. This was how he saw Blake, through his eyes.

He looks at the butterfly resting on his painted shoulder. Hey! There you are!" Blake comments, brushing his fingers over the tiny image, making the wings 'flutter'

My beautiful Butterfly...

(Roll credits whilst playing butterfly by BTS 😭)

THE END

Hope you enjoyed this tale thanks for reading:))

Jojo🌻

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