[Opened Again] Adventure Forward X Reader One-shots

[Romantic] Stratosfear x Anshine [4]

Aaand there's our 4th one, requested by SpACE_Venturer
So much gay- this one was requested with a scenario from the requester themself and is more of the aftgn universe this time
Technically this is an expansion to strat's tragedy of a backstory??? I can't really deny it's canon to the fanfic-

Why did you let me write this space? This was not the way I wanted to say Stratoshine real in tgn or the 10 years thing but here we are- enjoy reading this- I will personally bonk you on discord for letting me loose like this /joke
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They sat under the stars, staring at it's beauty silently. Neither of them said anything, until Stratosfear broke the silence.

"You know, whenever I feel like things aren't as great as they are or when I feel lonely. I always found myself looking at the stars, they remind me of you"

"Was there a time you wouldn't look up there and have it remind you of me?"

"... There was, when I left town. I refused to look up at the stars, it really hurts to do so"

"I'm so sorry-"

"After a while, I eventually embraced it and let the pain go. I just know you'll be fine out there, and I had a life to live. I look up there if I wanted peace in my mind, to reminisce of the simpler times"

"Oh, I see. That's nice"

"Had you still consistently stared at them in the night back then?"

"Always. Even if I was exhausted, it calms me when I'm troubled with everything. I even wonder about your well-being, if you're happier where you went to"

"It was happy. For a long while it was"

"What do you mean?"

"Despite living my days playing my guitar for a living just so I can eat everyday, things changed when I met someone, she was my everything."

"What's her name-"

"That, I can't say."

"Did you forget her name?"

"... I did... I didn't want to forget her name, my memory has been so faded ever since then. Like a suppressed memory"

"What happened to her? If you're comfortable to share"

"She and I got together, got married and had a son. It was the happiest time of my life, it really was... But then my son had an illness and he was..." there was a tinge of sadness in his eye.

"Oh I'm so sorry-"

"It was devastating, I was clouded by grief. She tried her best to comfort me, and I was a bit better, but then she was taken away from me too. An accident— I can barely remember what happened, I don't want to remember it anyway"

"If you can't remember her name, do you at least remember your son's name...?"

"I remember. I named him after my dad, Julius"

"Wait your dad's name is Julius? Isn't that my dad's-"

"Has he not told you? His best friend is my father. And to hold a promise from him to care for me when I can be given to someone else or an orphanage, he still went on to care for me even if he's busy as a mayor."

"I knew about Julius, but not him actually being your Dad! I wonder how they're doing..."

"I like to think they're happily talking about us wherever they went in death, and having fun like the best friends that they are and will always be"

"Sweet. I guess that makes me feel better about his death, knowing he'd be happy up there with my mom and Julius"

"I want to know how you dealt with everything when I was away all those years ago"

"Well... It was hard, having to lose my dad, being a mayor this early in life. With you leaving it was worse, I really felt bad snapping at you like that, I never... Thought about what you were dealing with, but I suppose I couldn't take it back. I tried to be strong, being mayor was as stressful as I expected it to be, I never considered having any family. I don't see myself with anyone, I didn't really have any idea about romance really."

"I see..."

"Was your wife your first love?"

"No, if I have to be honest, she was the only girl I would ever love. But she was never my first love and she knew that, my heart had someone else but I knew I might not have a chance with them."

"Who was it?"

"You"

"Me?" Anshine seemed surprised.

"Of course. But I was afraid to say anything, you had an ambition, you're nice. You made my days better when it felt so dark and sad for me, you made me see the world with a hopeful mindset. You... Gave me hope of a happy life despite all the tragedy, I came back to apologize, to be with you. I had nothing left except you and our friends, but you're my main reason why to love living my life, you're the Star of... My darkness"

"I... I never thought how much you saw me like that, I thought I had no chances with you... I thought you only liked me today as Anshine, and you only saw a friend in Mason"

"No, you were always the love of my life, I don't know why I never told you. But I'm glad you felt the same, as awkward as it is to learn about it when we're about three hundred years old."

"We've been spending our lives back then doubting the other's feelings and confession. But now we're free from any problems in life, we can live happily together"

"I've never been as happy like this in so long, I never thought I'll feel it again... But it feels good, because I know no tragedy will take this away from us. We've been through too much"

"No more sadness, only happiness now. We got what we wante-"

"Oh shush, we're talking too much, come here" Stratosfear pulled Anshine closely, leaning in for a kiss. When they moved away after the kiss, the stars seemed to shine brighter. They smile at each other and continued to gaze at the stars, in the moment they felt completely at peace, happy to be in each other's presence.