Like the sun, we rise

by AudreyBorst

Elriel fic. Elain and Azriel create a life and world together and finding out they're more connected than they think. He thought I was the sun, he thought I was life. But he was wrong. I was the moon, he was the sun. I would only glow because he was there, I would only live with him in my life. He was everything good and I would not let him go. And like the sun, together, we rise.

1. Prologue

Prologue:

And the sunrise comes and wipes me away,

It takes my soul on a careful flight.

The world lends its beauty for me to keep,

It nestles me close and makes me feel alight.

I look to the sunrise for beauty and love and hope. I see the beautiful colors, vivid oranges and pinks and purples and blues. I see beauty everywhere I look. The sun calls to me, she says "I love you child, you are mine." I feel the wind in my bones, i feel the sun on my face, I feel the earth beneath my feet and I rejoice. The earth sings for me and I sing for it.

I look to the sunrise and i see no beauty, i see no love, i see no hope. I see no beautiful colors, just grays of hundreds of shades. I see beauty only when I look at you. The sun calls to me, she says "He loves you child, he is yours." I feel the wind when I'm in your arms, I feel your strength beneath my feet and I rejoice. You sing for me and I sing for you.

You are my sun, you are my light. How did I not see?