The Sky's Eternal Sunset

Reef With A View

There is a haven, an underwater nook
It's even better than a worm without a hook
I have aspirations that amount to nothing more
Than to see the light reflect your scales
When I swim through that door

Some people dream of a cavern in the deep
Or a place filled with some seaweed to eat
But I've got you and
Now there's only one more thing I need
I wish upon a big starfish and grovel, beg and plead

Reef with a View - Chowderheads

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It's still dark when Sora wakes. He half expected the sun to wake him, but instead, the reason he's pulled from dreamland is a warm hand petting through his hair accompanied by a low gentle hum. A song that's been in his dreams since last summer and never fails to warm his heart.

He blinks his eyes open to find Roxas. He's turned on the low light lamp, and he's smiling fondly at Sora. Bright eyes with golden strands of hair framing his handsome face.

What a wonderful sight to wake up to. Sora just blushes and smiles back.

♌Good morning,♌ Roxas tells him.

⛎How can you tell? Sun's not up,⛎ Sora jokes.

♌It's rising soon,♌Roxas reveals. ♌I have to return. Someone will notice and come looking.♌

⛎Right,⛎ Sora nods in agreement. Can't have people searching for Roxas and actually finding him. That would not be great for keeping them on the down low. ⛎Stay safe,⛎he tells Roxas and pecks a kiss to his cheek making the mer sigh.

♌Tonight,♌Roxas starts and presses his forehead to Sora's. ♌I'll see you tonight?♌

⛎Roxas, you can see me every night,⛎ Sora promises, cupping his cheek and looking into his eyes. ⛎You never have to ask. This is your home too.⛎

Roxas offers a low humming trill, a noise Sora is quickly associating with happiness without words to accompany it. It reminds him of a cat's purr except it is shorter and more pronounced. Absently, he wonders what it sounds like underwater. Regardless, the sound makes Sora's stomach do a happy flip too.

♌Tonight, will you braid my hair?♌Roxas asks, a slight blush on his face.

⛎O-Oh?⛎

Sora now knows what a big deal this is. Before, he hadn't realized how intimate it was for a mer to allow someone who wasn't family to touch their hair. He did a little studying into mer culture under Riku's tutelage and was embarrassed to find he'd overstepped last year when he styled Roxas's hair. That what he did was essentially for already bonded couples.

Almost as bad as proposing at a first meeting. Not appropriate.

But now... now they're together. And Roxas is requesting it. Means Roxas sees them as a couple and trusts him implicitly. Sora was pretty sure this was the case before, but this... makes it all the more clear.

⛎Course I'll braid it,⛎ Sora says with a shy smile. ⛎Want me to uh, style it, like I did last year?⛎

Roxas shakes his head and brings his lips to Sora's, just barely brushing. Not quite a kiss as he's yet to push his lips to Sora's. Like he's teasing him a little. Regardless, it steals Sora's breath away making his heart race and his blood sing just thinking about Roxas kissing him again.

♌No, I just want you to touch me more,♌he admits, and Sora nearly chokes on his spit making Roxas snicker.

Roxas is still a tease even now. God, he's gotta know what that does to Sora. It's too early to talk like this. He's going to be thinking about it all day, dropping pencils and staring into the distance with that lovesick look on his face.