Hello everyone! It was PruAusWeek2016 two weeks ago on Tumblr and... I wrote six short texts on the occasion. Thought I might post them here as well?
This will be all about PruAus. And maybe I'll post some other short stories here... Enjoy!
Also, happy birthday Austria.
Prompts: Rainy Day + Flowers
Rating: K
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: the characters belong to Hidekaz Himaruya.
Flowers In the Rain
It was supposed to be spring already. Yesterday trees were green and flowers started to bloom under the bright sun.
And today was nothing but a rain-soaked day, saddening Roderich. They had planned a picnic. A moment of intimacy on the green grass, just the two of them, just Gilbert, Roderich, fine food and a glass of wine. Their skins warmed by the sun that had returned after a too long winter. A light wind in their hair. And bliss in their hearts to share a moment together.
But nothing would go as planned. How could they possibly go for a picnic when it was raining so hard? From his bedroom window, he couldn't even see the street. Everything was dark and the rain just kept falling from the sky, as if to mock him and their soon-to-be canceled picnic.
Sad, Roderich picked up the phone and called Gilbert. The same idea had crossed his lover's mind and they agreed to go for a picnic later in the season, when the weather wouldn't be as changeable as it was now. But Roderich could hear the disappointment in Gilbert's voice. They hung up. Roderich felt his heart sink in his chest. What should have been a lovely, lazy day would be no more than a boring, solitary one.
He fixed some tea and grabbed a book, curled up on the couch, and started reading without really feeling like it.
He was struggling to finish the third chapter when he heard someone knocking on his door. He got up and opened the door, intrigued. He was really surprised to find Gilbert under an umbrella, flashing him a bright smile.
"Hello, Roderich!"
"Gilbert! But… But what are you doing here?"
"Just passing by to show you something."
"Nervermind, come in! You're soaked…"
"Nah. I need you to come with me, Specs."
"Where to?"
"Just… Trust me on this, okay? I just have something to show you."
Roderich took a coat with him and followed Gilbert under the rain, walking really close to him, holding the umbrella, the both of them trying to be protected from the rain as much as they could manage. Roderich felt better already, Gilbert was joyfully chatting and making him laugh like no one else could.
After almost twenty minutes walking, Gilbert stopped in front of a building entirely made of glass.
"Here we are."
"A… Greenhouse?" Roderich asked.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"See, we can enjoy flowers in the rain."
Roderich smiled and kissed Gilbert on the lips. Maybe that wasn't the date they had planned, but it was just as good.
The are other stories to come soon! Hope you liked this one...
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