thirdsonofasgard asked: [Kisses.] Happy Valentine, my dearest friend. I have brought you a gift.
-She laughs and hugs him.- Amusingly I did too, but oh?
[He hands her a bottle, painted blue and white and tied with a silk ribbon.]
Essence of a Star. I’ll not bore you with the story but…’tis very special. For my most special friend.
-Her mouth opens slightly and closes again as she tries to form words. A full minute later and she composes herself enough to speak, hugging him tightly as she does so.-
Am I to find it has something to do with your darling son?
And…I…can only thank you, Balder. For being something so close to my heart that I can barely find words sometimes.
-She smiles and hands him a small carved heart, pressing it into his hands and closing them over it.-
A present, from one family to another.
[He runs his thumb over the carving, his face lighting up with a smile that hurts his cheeks. Never before has a gift said so much, while being so small.]
It is beautiful. I shall place it somewhere special…thank you, for being…the one person who seems to know my soul. Better than I do myself, it seems.
-She laughs and kisses his cheek, squeezing his shoulder in a gesture of friendship.-
I do not. I merely know how to point you in the direction of discovery for yourself.
You would have made a fine Valkyrie, milady. [He hugs her tight, heat swelling to the point of bursting.] Truly, you are the best of my friends. I owe you so much.
And you shall make a spectacular Father, darling. -She hugs him back and smiles.- I could say the exact same for you, Balder. You help me see the kindness and light in people and situations when I sometimes lose my way.
Then let this day celebrate our friendship—may it never end, e’er the world fall down around us.
Sawa, my friend.
