Eidolic
Arthur no longer sleeps. Instead, he watches over Alfred with a ghost of a smile throughout the day, reading to him quietly when his mother's back is turned.
He sees quite early that Alfred is remarkably intelligent; he listens attentively when spoken to, and he laughs at almost everything, giggling half-words all the time.
Arthur reads him stories of the epic kings and queens, all of the fantastic wonders in his holy book. He will never admit it, but secretly the adventures are his favourite too.
Alfred's parents sense nothing but comfortable silence, a sense of constant well-being each day.
Posted: June 4, 2016
Word Count: 100