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 Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:44 am
Devyn laughed suddenly–an honest sound, given how difficult the previous conversation had been.
“You think I’d still look good with some silver? I suppose I’ll have to live long enough to find out.” He reached up to touch his hair, as if to test that it was still silky and smooth, but it didn’t take long before he was combing his fingers through Michael’s hair, too.
“I don’t think I need to live forever. But I’ve got a while left in me, at least. I’ve had the chance to live a long life, you’re still working on it. Can’t deprive you of your golden years. And, the boys will need us. So I’ll stick around until you can get your grays, too. And not because I’m worrying you. You deserve to grow old, and live a long, happy life. Extra, to make up for everything you’ve been through already. I don’t want to bring more grief into your life, Michael. I only want the best for you. And, I think I’m pretty good to have around. So I’ll do my best, now and forever.”
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:04 am
Now and forever was an incredibly long time. And yet, as much as Michael knew about starseeds and rebirth and everything, he wouldn’t be surprised if such a thing was actually possible.
But for now. For this life. He thought he would be happy if things continued as they were now. This moment of peace and being with someone he cared for, deeply. Probably even more than that, if he let himself think it.
He’d closed his eyes as Devyn combed his fingers through his hair, and laughed softly. “I think you’re pretty good to have around too, Dev. As long as we get to spend our golden years together.”
Michael could feel his heart racing and wondered if Devyn could feel it as well. He knew what the words sounded like. He’d been hurt in the past. He knew that Devyn was still grieving and still in love with Percy. Michael didn’t want Devyn to stop loving Percy. Besides, there was still a part of him that didn’t believe he was worth loving.
But he thought he could handle friendship. Co-parenting, even. For Atticus’ sake.
“Live for me, and I won’t put myself in danger for you.” It was hard to agree to. To not want to put himself in danger for Devyn or anyone else he cared about. But he would do it.
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:15 am
“That, I’d like to see,” Devyn answered, and a little bit of playfulness still lingered in his voice. “But I think I can do that. If you believe in me, I think I can do anything.”
He had some doubts. He had some worries.
But, he had Michael, too.
And for all the past he’d lived, he had a future, too.
He couldn't imagine death ever actually coming for him, no matter how reasonable, how realistic that might be. Did he think he was stronger than the inevitable? No. But maybe he was strong enough to put it off, just for a while longer. What was a few more decades but drops in the bucket? He’d lived through so much, why couldn’t he live through this, too?
He didn’t have seven more years to wait to be reborn, to start all over. He wanted to get it right this lifetime.
There was so much he had yet to do.
Suddenly, it seemed a little easier.
All they had to do was find the Chaos, and destroy it.
His world would protect him. It hadn’t let him down before. Why start now?
The light in Michael’s necklace swirled a little faster, a little brighter. He could see it out of the corner of his eye, even without turning to look at it.
Devyn thought that was a very good sign.
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