Title: Contemplation
Fandom: Meine Liebe
Pairing: Slight Orphe/Ed
Rating: PG
Word Count: 175
Summary: Blessings from the other side.
She has a brother who believes in hope. Though she is dead, the hope lives on. She sees him there sometimes, by her grave, staring morosely down at the earth. Silly boy. She's long gone.
He's all grown up now, her Orphe, Strong and handsome and wrapped up in political affairs she never cared for. Still moody, still naïve, but wiser than he was. His eyes are clear, his heart guarded.
And far be it from her to rebuke him for not letting go sooner. Pain is pain, no matter how mellow, and she is earthbound, tucked away in a little locket of silver.
One day, his anguish will melt. All the things he never allowed himself will be there for the taking. His future. And Eduard, the sweet child. Grown like a weed, that one. He and Orphe were forever off making mischief together.
Not much has changed. His grief is still the only kind that distracts Orphe from his brooding. She hopes he hasn't long to wait.
Orphe can be a stubborn thing.
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