i open my eyes, and i am immediately greeted with what i wish could say was a beautiful landscape. unfortunately, everything is monochrome, so it doesn't really have an affect on me. no, i'm not colorblind, everything about me is just neutral. what i see, what i hear, even my name, which is Churitsu, by the way. i tap my headphones to at least fill an empty void in my head with music, but alas, it's neutral and muted.
i finally stand up and dust off my grey dress. i feel an unnatural urge to go to the cathedral that i see in the distance, so i gather a large amount of what i believe is called "arcaea" and make it a floating seat. it takes me to the cathedral, right at the entrance, and leaves me by myself. i walk in, and i see no one in the main hall. actually, now that i think about it, i haven't seen a single soul since i woke up here. i start up the steps, and i start to hear footsteps that aren't my own.
i finally get to the top of the steps, and for the first time, my music isn't just neutral. i feel the bass in my entire body, and i have to turn it down. i look around, and i think i've found out the reason why my music suddenly filled my head. a girl dressed in all black with black hair and a black parasol at her side comes into my vision. i tap my headphones to go turn off the suddenly overwhelming noise, and stand for a second.
my heart is beating fast, i'm, nervous. not only because she's the first person i've seen since i've woken up, but also because...she's really, really pretty. as soon as i make my mind up to talk to her, she turns around to look at me. i'm frozen where i'm standing, i cant even speak.
"hello there."
"..."
this is so humiliating. i find a cute girl, and i freeze up like an idiot.
she steps closer to me, and i feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest. "i..i.." this is the first time i've felt emotions that weren't plain boredom, and i'm already messing it up.
she's face to face with me now, and i'm sure she can hear my shaky breath.
"are you alright? you are very pale."
she puts her hand on my bare shoulder, and for the first time, i can see actual color. it's fascinating, it's only showing in spots, but the fact that i can still see it is amazing.
"hey..when you touched me..i..." there i go again, tripping over my words. i gulp, and continue. "i was finally able to see color. not a lot..but..i think you helped me see colors."
the girl looks at me with a cold face, and i panic.
"umm..can i..get a hug..?"
she keeps her cold face, but says, "sure" and sets her parasol to the side, slightly opening her arms. i stare for a moment, before realizing, 'this pretty girl is actually letting me hug her'. i step closer, and wrap my arms around her, and suddenly, everything is so colorful. as her arms wrap around me, everything becomes brighter as well, and there's no longer that faint buzz in my ear.
the girl raises one hand and moves an ear phone off my ear. she then whispers in my ear, "better now?" i tightly grip her dress, and whisper, "yes."
we pull away from each other, but i hold her hand in fear that if i let go, i'll never be able to see all these colors again, that the buzzing sound will come back, that i'll never see her again.
"my name is Tairitsu."
"mine is Churitsu."
"hm, how similar. your name means neutrality and mine means conflict. anyway, i think we'll get along quite well, don't you agree?"
"i do agree. Tairitsu, thank you so much."
"you're welcome."
END.
hiii author here. just a few things to say about this one-shot.
firstly, this is sort of a "vent-fic" in a way, so if ur reading this and thinking, "tairitsu is super OOC (out of character) in this!", please know that i do not care.
secondly, my character, Churitsu, is supposed to represent neutrality between Hikari and Tairitsu if she were to be in the main story of arcaea. her memories are neutral, so they won't be light and bright like Hikari's, or dark and conflicted like Tairitsu's. they are all neutral, which is why everything she sees is muted and monochrome. she only starts to see colors that aren't black and white when she finally meets a person (Tairitsu) who can give her a colorful life and memories.
thirdly, these are the songs that inspired me to write this:
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also, my oc is in fact a lesbian and i intended for this to be 100% romantic.
