Hi I am sectaranza trash and I wrote this for a friend of mine.
It's gijinka au too bye
"Hey Taranza, would you like to take some pictures with me?" a feminine voice called out.
The spider servant wandered along the hallways of Floralia's grand library. It was probably his favorite place to stay in the entire world. He refused to say it, but the only reason why it was so enjoyable was because she was always there. But, there were many great finds when it comes to books as well...
"Of course!"
He walks more quickly, his cape moving along with his form to turn a corner to greet a shorter spider servant. He couldn't help his heart suddenly jumping in his chest at the sight of her, let alone hearing her voice. She looked a bit confused, holding a small camera whilst reading a book. Taranza always found the tiniest of details about her to be absolutely adorable.
"I, um… I'm not sure how it works." Her expression seemed worried to him.
Taranza laughed gently, not to mock her.
"Sectonia, see the button right there? When you press it, you take a picture, or a still image. You can see the picture come out of this little slot right after! It's probably the most unique technology I've seen!"
She rotated the camera and looked closely in awe. Sectonia didn't notice, but Taranza was smiling from ear to ear in glee.
"Let's take one together, shall we?"
Sectonia nodded slowly, and handed the small device to him. He flipped it so the lens was facing them.
"Get ready to smile on one… two… three!"
Click!
The light from the camera startled the shorter servant. "T-That was really bright…"
"You're not supposed to look directly into the light source, it hurts your eyes."
As they waited for the photo to be made, Sectonia noticed their close proximity and smiled.
"Ah, look! It's done!" Taranza cried out in excitement. He pulled a shiny thick paper out of the slot, the size of his hand. At first, Sectonia couldn't see the image that was supposed to be there. Then…
An image of Taranza and Sectonia smiling together appeared. A noise of surprise uttered from Sectonia, amazed how one tiny camera could freeze a moment in time.
"Let's take more, Taranza!"
He didn't have any hatred for her, or any annoyance with her curiousity.
Their land did not have a ruler. Taranza's and Sectonia's race were that of spiders, but they were typically referred to as spider servants. This was because they had multiple pairs of hands to easily multitask away. Their lives were meant to serve others, but in Floralia, there was nobody to really serve… at all. The amount of inhabitants was low, and many conflicts were not severe. Wars were nonexistent. In fact, Taranza found himself struggling with this odd, aching loneliness before he met Sectonia.
He was the only creature who regularly tended the grand library at will. Nobody else took care of it, and eventually became abandoned before he came along to repair it. When Taranza had appeared, he believed that there was potential to Floralia striving with history. There, he read books about the land much farther below the clouds. The flower citizens began to flock to the library more often, the wrinkled pages finding some use for once. They were discovering a new world to them.
Discovery did not really affect the loneliness he felt. It really only made him feel worse. Taranza never figured out what it was exactly. He was just a spider servant that stumbled across an abandoned building. That's all he really was to himself. Though he wanted to explore the world more, he preferred to stay in Floralia. It was truly home to him.
A few weeks after he had cleaned and dusted off many books, a creature that looked more like his race was spotted in the corner of the library. She sat on a chair that creaked from its lack of use, and came by nearly everyday. On the sides of her head were orange horns more curved to the sides, which was very different from Taranza's that stood straight upwards. Her hair was a pale white and was more thicker. Sectonia was often too buried into the information that she was reading costantly, and never noticed Taranza's curious stares. The way her hair fell past her face as she leaned closer into the book she read was probably his favorite detail about her.
In Taranza's eyes, she was absolutely stunning.
A few early mornings ago, Sectonia appeared near the doors of the library. Now that it had some visitors, Taranza regularly locked the library for its own safety. So, Sectonia simply had to wait for his arrival.
When he leisurely arrived to the entrance of the building, he was amazed to see her standing patiently near the door. He felt his heart beating out of his chest in embarrassment. "How awkward to see her here at this hour…"
"Hello! I think I woke up an hour too early…"
"N-No it's fine! Sorry to make you wait!" he says, proceeding to unlock the door. A polite gesture was shown by holding the door open for her. She smiled and stepped inside.
The library was silent as usual in the morning. Sectonia made her way into her signature area and wandered around the shelves. They were packed with books about the history of Floralia, and even the history about Dreamland, the land below. Carefully pulling a few books out of their spots, she stacked them on her hands.
Taranza felt like a creep.
He watched her expressions change, from blank to bored, to content. She really seemed to enjoy what she was reading.
"Excuse me, um, m-miss…" Taranza called out as he timidly made his way towards her.
She looked up from the current page that she was reading from and looked up. Her silver eyes met with another pair of silver eyes.
"I'm wondering… What are you reading about? S-Sorry, not a lot of people come around here as often as you do. And every time you stop by, you always finish reading everything that you pick out."
Holding a gloved hand to her mouth, she gave her reply a thought. The silence felt as if it was digging into Taranza. What if she was creeped out? What if she was one of those strict kinds of people? Endless thoughts streamed through his head as he worried.
"...Floralia. I don't know much about the history." Her voice was dreamlike and soft, almost a whisper.
Taranza beamed. "Oh, and what is your name?"
"Sectonia. It's nice to meet you."
The two began to work in the library more often. More people arrived to the library, which was a bit surprising for Taranza.
Together, Taranza and Sectonia organized books and shelves. They dusted and cleaned more empty areas of the large halls. As time went on, they became closer friends. They read together, and learned about new concepts that neither of them knew even living in Floralia for so long. There was a flower citizen at one point who questioned their relationship, since she noticed they were always around each other. Taranza blushed and said they were simply friends, and Sectonia didn't know how to answer.
Though Sectonia is timid, so is Taranza.
He had been thinking of gifts to give her, as a way of saying thanks. She contributed so much to the library and he couldn't be more thankful. The other message that he desperately wanted to get across was that, he loved her.
Spending so much time with her made his adoration for her blossom into a beautiful flower. He never experienced the fluttering feeling of attraction or anything crossing the lines of friendship. But to Taranza, Sectonia was considered something much more than a friend, deep in his heart.
Taranza was still nervous that one day he would tell her, and that she would reject his strong feelings. He refused to and didn't want to ruin their friendship.
So, he locked his feelings away, only letting some affection appear. He never wanted to lose Sectonia, who was his best friend and first love.
I was originally going to make this a oneshot but I'm just gonna split it into chapters yeah