OC Stories

Apology 🥀

A/N: These aren't humans and this isn't earth so don't expect it to be reality-accurate

Saturn sat on the couch, relaxed, with Borealis laying over their lap, who was intently watching the TV playing his favourite movie for the 10th time today. Saturn practically had the script of the movie memorized by now while listening to it as background noise throughout the day, but had agreed to sit and watch it with him at least once before turning it off. Boris had insisted that they wouldn't understand the true depth of the movie unless they paid attention, so Saturn had decided to let Boris show them what he meant.

While they were watching, Saturn caught movement in their peripheral vision and looked at the doorway beside the TV, which now had G standing on the other side of it, hidden mostly by the beads hanging from the frame. "Hey, Honey?" he said softly, pushing the beads aside with a small clatter and looking at his partner. "Do you have a moment?"

Before answering, Saturn looked down at their son, silently asking if it was okay to leave. Boris glanced up as well and nodded with a smile, sitting up and pausing the movie. Saturn grinned back and got up from the couch. "Don't press play without me, I'm really liking where your movie is going!" They said to him while walking over to join G. "I'll be back in a second, sweetheart."

"Okay, Baba! I won't!" Borealis replied with a wave, then was obscured from Saturn's vision once they passed through the bead curtain separating the living and entrance room. G led Saturn straight to the front door, reaching for the knob to open it – but then he stopped.

He faced his partner for a second, wearing a nervous yet gentle smile. "You have a visitor." he gestures towards the door. "She told me to let you outside without me, as she has something private and important to talk to you about. I could tell she was genuine, but I could also sense anxiety in her tone and see it in her posture. I don't know what she's going to say, but I'm not going to intrude and ask her." He glanced to the side. "I'm sorry if I'm overanalyzing again, but... I just want to make sure you're prepared for something unexpected or upsetting, just in case. Come back inside or come get me if you need to, honey, okay? I love you."

"Oh, I love you too, dear." Saturn takes his hand and looks up at him with a smile. "Thank you for telling me. You don't have to apologize about anything, either. you're almost always right with your observations and predictions, and I appreciate your warning."

G returns Saturn's smile and rubs his thumb on the back of their hand, leaning down to share a kiss with them before putting his hand on the door again. "I honestly hope I'm wrong." He says. "Good luck out there, honey."

He then opens the door for Saturn, holding it while they step outside into the warm evening air and closing it behind them. They don't see anyone at first, so they step out into the light of the star, scanning the expanse of grass and fields of fruits surrounding the small farmhouse they live in. The house of Oren, G's father, sits closely on the horizon, and Saturn notes that none of the lights are on. He's probably settling down to sleep by now, so nobody would be in there.

Finally, after walking all the way to the edge of the small orchard, Saturn spots a little mobile on the stone-tiled pathway leading to their fields, surrounded on both sides by towering red grass taller than their husband. The pathway is not meant for mobiles, it's meant for walking... but this visitor might not have known. Saturn wondered why the visitor decided to go back into their mobile instead of waiting just outside the house. G had presumably seen them moments before coming to get his partner.

Before Saturn could approach the mobile, however, the door opened and out stepped a tall, pink outerhead, with an abundance of flowers stuffed into a giant crack where her left eye should be. Saturn was immediately hit with a wave of happiness seeing her, gasping and grinning brightly. Her face lit up just as much and she shut the door to her mobile, jumping out into the open. "Saturn!!" She shouted with a beaming grin.