Preface: The top is written by Apheliion's creator, Steelmalak (on Tumblr under that name. ) I wrote under the line as Nari.
This is simply a look at how they see each other (I will post the letter Nari wrote to Apheliion in another chapter. )
To my Marquis Sorrow, my Beloved Nari, my Oasis, my guiding star,
When I first met you, I knew you then as my Marquis; no questions, only rank to one newly awakened to the Truth. But as I came to know you, to learn about you, I found a broken boy, lost and bewildered amidst black seas of desolation.
I cannot see that boy any longer, for the treasure I hold in my arms each night is not a boy, but a man. You've healed, grown and matured in ways I could have never foreseen, and every day that I can wake up and see you beside me is the greatest gift I could hope for. You set my soul alight, your touch leaves trails of fire along my bark. Your eyes are vision of beauty that even the greatest sonnet could not describe. Your lips are to me like a fountain of sweet dew that never satiates, for I never cease to hunger for more. To hold you in my arms and feel your passion burning inside me is to know rapturous bliss, of which not even poets can tell of.
I crave your love like water in a desert; verily, you are my oasis, my safe haven amidst shifting and scorching sands. In you I find solid ground upon with to stand.
My love, my light. May whatever looms above deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and I.
With all my heart,
Apheliion
Apheliion looked over at his dearheart, who still slept soundly among the warmth of their blankets. He smiled and leaned over him, pressing a kiss to his fronds as he slipped the wax-sealed letter into his hand. Watching his beloved sleep for just a little while longer, he turned and slipped silently from the room, to return to his work in the Vault.
Nari blinked sleepily, stretching with a soft squeak. He stared at his hand, the envelope in it. What is this?
Hmm…only one person who could have left it.
Ohhh!
The small thief sat up, turning it over. He saw the gold wax seal, running his finger over and admiring it for a moment. "Pretty," he whispers, voice still thick with sleep.
Open? Yes..
Can it be opened without breaking the pretty seal? Maybe, can try.
Hnnnn… wanna read it.
Reaching into his nightstand, Nari pulls out his dagger and carefully pries the envelope open. Not breaking the wax seal! Yay! He pulled out the letter inside. White eyes scanned the letter, reading each word carefully, Tears start to well up, little sniffles and he grabs the hood from his nightstand as well.
Hugging it to himself, he re-read the letter, trying not to drip tears on it. Laying back on the bed, he curled back up in the blankets, still sniffling.
Oh Nightmare… he feels that way?
Why the tears? Because it's comforting.
Why comfort? Because you haven't had anything close to this before, anyone close to him.
The small thief pulled the blankets over his head, breathing the scent of his Apheliion, his Night, his only love and his protector. This brought him peace, security and most of all, love.
After a few minutes of laying bed, he got dressed in loose pants and shirt, folding the letter into it's envelope,padding down to the kitchen. His dearest will need something to eat and he wants to make sure that he does all he can to make sure that Apheliion knows how much he loves and appreciates him.
Then he stops and looks around. Well hels, Apheliion has domesticated him. When did that happen?!
Why did that happen?!
Oh, because he loves the man, because he loves taking care of him…. he loves Apheliion with everything he has. Well, lets get lunch finished and bring it to the lab. And make the silly man eat.
This will be cross posted to Archive of Our Own under my account Borne_Trickster