Day 4, enjoy! A.U. day, yay!
Beautiful Illustrations
Walking hand and hand with his girlfriend, Sora playfully swung their arms back and forth as they walked along the sidewalk. Kairi tried her best to keep up with her zestful boyfriend as she used her white cane to guide herself. "Where are you taking me?"
"Well, since it's your birthday I want to surprise you. So, I can't tell you yet." Sora told her.
Kairi turned to him with a know-it-all smile. "Sora, you forget that I have the ears of a dog. I can kinda guess where we are."
"I know that, but at least act surprised when we get there, okay?"
Kairi heard the pleading in his voice so she went along with it. "Okay fine, I'll act oblivious."
Once Sora reached the open grassy field he turned to his girlfriend. "Alright, we're here. Guess where we are."
"Um...outer space."
"Nope."
"Hmm...how about the beach?"
"Uh, uh." Sora shook his head.
Kairi brought her hand up to her chin to carefully think. Her expression perked up when she thought of another answer. "Oh, I know! We're at the local park."
"Bingo! Surprise, we're having a picnic at the park!"
Kairi fake gasped and cupped her hands over her mouth. "Oh Sora, I could have never guessed that you would take me to my favorite place in the city."
Sora rolled his eyes and playfully punched her arm. "You're a bad actor."
The redhead smiled. "Sora, I knew where you were taking me ever since we left the car. The chirping birds and the barking dogs were a dead giveaway, you know."
"Well, you know I like to surprise you, regardless of you know where I'm taking you or not. Gotta keep the relationship fun and sparkling from time to time."
Kairi walked closer to him, reaching out to feel his cheek. "And that is why you're the best boyfriend ever."
Sora grinned as he allowed her to rub his cheek. The couple got close to give each other an affectionate peck on the lips. When they pulled apart Sora was looking to find a good spot to sit on the grass.
"Alright, let's get this birthday picnic started. Here, I'll take your cane." Sora reached out and grabbed her guiding stick, gently placing it on the ground. Sora lifted the red and white checkered blanket out on the grass and set the picnic basket down. After he straightened the blanket out, he took Kairi's hands and carefully sat her down on the ground.
"There we go." Sora said, sitting himself down soon after.
The distance sounds of children playing, birds chirping, and people jogging by ran through Kairi's ears. Sora was busy taking out some of the food from the picnic basket. Turkey and cheddar cheese sandwiches, various small fruits, small blocks of cheese, and non-acholic wine were all inside.
Sora handed her a sandwich, along with a container of grapes. Then he laid out his sandwich with a container of cheese and one containing strawberries. He poured them some of the wine in two small white cups. For the first few minutes, they sat quietly as they ate their lunch in tranquility.
Kairi turned to him after she chewed on a few grapes. "Since it's my birthday, can we play my favorite game?"
Kairi always loves how Sora describe things to her. Since he is a talented writer, he has this gift of giving her vivid, aesthetic images in her mind just by the way he describes things. That's why she made a game out of it, just so she can hear him explain how things of the world look from his perspective. Because based off Sora's eyes everything sounded beautiful.
Sora raised a brow and covered his mouth that was filled with food. "You mean that game where you give me a word or phrase and I describe it for you?" He muffled while munching on his sandwich.
Kairi gave him a quick nod, like a little kid begging for ice cream.
Sora sat up and poked her nose. "We haven't played that one in a while. But sure, why not? Anything for the birthday girl."
Kairi poked her lips out as she was finding a word for him to describe. "Hmm, how about snow?"
Sora repositioned himself, thinking of the right words.
"Thick sheets of fluffy powder. Soft and cold, but doesn't last forever. Basically, its rain that freezes. Freezing rain that gracefully falls from the sky."
Kairi processed the description through her mind. Since Kairi was raised in a city with warm weather year-round, she never got to experience snow. But she was always curious about it due to hearing people's love for the unique weather.
"A night sky with a full moon." she said.
"Darkness with twinkling specs of scattered diamond dust all over. The full moon serving as the sky's personal night light. It possesses this mysterious power of bringing people's thoughts and emotions out in the open."
Kairi nodded with a small smile, enjoying the imaginary scenery.
"Describe your high school experience."
"Another form of hell with a savory side of teenage angst."
Kairi burst out laughing, "Was it really that bad?"
Sora chuckled, "Yes, high school sucked! All four years, and yes, even senior year. All I can say is be glad you were homeschooled. You didn't miss anything worthy, trust me."
Kairi gave him a sympathetic look, "Aw, I'm sorry Sora."
"Nah it's cool. Riku and I made it through together so it wasn't too bad now looking back."
Some time went by as they went back to eating in silence. Sora figured she ran out of ideas and tacitly ended the game. About thirty minutes later, he was laying his head on her lap, drawing invisible shapes on her left thigh. Kairi brushed his thick locks back softly with her fingers. She had one more description for him, it just took her some time to muster up the courage to ask him.
"How...how would describe me?" Slight nervousness showed in her voice. Sora stared up at her with a raised brow. "Physically or personality wise?"
"Physically."
Sora eyes widened a little as he slowly sat up. "Really? I thought you told me you didn't want to know what you look like?"
"I know I told you that before. But I only said that because deep down I was scared of what you would say. My parents always told me that I was a beautiful girl growing up. But not once have they ever told me what I looked like. So, I always had this hidden insecurity about my looks, thinking in reality that I was actually ugly and not attractive. And since then I thought my parents were just telling me that to make me feel good about myself, not because I'm actually beautiful. I hate not knowing what I look like, but at the same time, I was afraid of how someone would describe me. But not anymore."
Sora expression became serious. "So, you're sure you want me to be the first person to tell you?"
Kairi nodded, "Yes, I trust you."
Sora paused for a moment, taking in a deep inhale. After analyzing his girlfriend's features, he let out an exhale. At this point, he let his heart speak its mind.
"Your hair is like contained flames, long enough to stop just above your shoulders. Your skin is naturally pale, but becomes nicely tanned when you go out on sunny days. You tend to have a rosy flush on your cheeks, giving you this "doll" sorta look. Speaking of your cheeks, they're so soft, pinchable, and kissable, and perfectly supports your cheekbones. Your face has these cute little freckles, that spread across the middle of your face."
Sora paused for a moment before continuing.
"Your lips, oh god your lips, they are full and warm, highlighting your signature smile. Oh man and that smile, every time you smile and laugh you put a spell on me. A spell that makes me fall harder for you every time you do it. You wear this necklace, it's this pearl that's shaped like a teardrop. You had it on ever since I met you, and it gives you this sense of femininity. You're wearing a pretty yellow dress with small white flower patterns. You have brown summer sandals on, along with some cute sunglasses. This is what you look like. To me at least."
Kairi was speechless. No words came to her mind whatsoever at that moment. There was too much to take in.
Sora reached over to grab her dainty hand. He pressed his lips upon her knuckles and looked up at her. "You're beautiful, Kairi. Breathtakingly beautiful. Your parents weren't lying to you and you know I would never lie to you. So, do me a favor and for just this once, believe my words."
A tear rush from under Kairi's sunglasses. She let out a soft gasp when she felt something wet run down her cheek. Kairi took her hand to wipe it away. Sora gave her a small smile, taking his thumb to help her finish the job.
The redhead made a sniffle after gathering herself together. "No one has ever talked about me like that before. Thank you, Sora."
Sora let out a soft chuckle as he brushed some hair behind her ear. "Well you wanted to know, so know you know how you look. Now, do you still think you look ugly?"
Kairi shook her head "no" to him. Taking his hand, she intertwined her fingers with his, pressing their palms together.
"That was the best birthday gift a blind girl could ever ask. Thank you for all of this." she told him with sincerity.
Sora hummed as he stared at her, admiring her beauty once more. He sat up and reached over to cup the side of her face, his thumb spreading lovingly across her cheek. The sound of the light summer wind filled the space between them.
"I love you Sora." Kairi told him.
Sora brought his face up close, brushing his lips against hers. "I love you too, Kairi."
The couple shared a sweet kiss as the warm sun rays fell upon them.
I wrote this due to being inspired by a Tumblr post that sounded so cute. Since the user who wrote it is no longer on Tumblr I'll just write it out for you guys.
yolucas:
cute story time: my one friend is dating a boy who is blind and they go for walks every day and as they walk she describes everything to him and he always says that "she makes everything sounds so beautiful, except herself, but one day I'm determined to make her describe herself in the same beautiful way she describes the earth" I'm so-
But yeah, I literally had no unique ideas for A.U. day for a while because I didn't want to be too generic and make a typical A.U. prompt. But due to remembering the cute Tumblr post and getting an idea for it, this prompt was born. So I hope y'all enjoyed it!
See ya for day 5!
"Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams." - Hosea Ballou
-NinjaQueen33
