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Roald Dahl Event (tangerine jeans: color- tangerine)
Love in Motion (PercyAudrey)
Word Count: 502
"Is it time?" Audrey asks, feeling around until she finds Percy's hand in the darkness.
"It is," he confirms. "The sun has just started setting."
Audrey smiles to herself as she allows her husband to guide her. Despite her blindness, she has learned to navigate their home easily, and though she doesn't need to hold his hand, it's become a tradition.
She hears the subtle creak as the door opens and snorts. Percy keeps promising to oil the hinge, but he's always so busy with work. Really, that familiar sound has become so commonplace that she might not know what to do if he ever does fix it.
The gentle breeze tickles her skin. The scent of flowers and freshly cut grass fill her nose. Her heart aches a bit. She's always loved being outside, and she misses those beautiful explosions of color.
What she misses the most, however, is watching the sunset. The first time she told Percy this, he marched her outside and watched the colors change on her behalf. After that, he began describing the sunset for her. It's been three years since she lost her sight during the war, but she can still recall each shade and tint so vividly.
"It's jasmine and tangerine right now," he tells her.
Audrey smiles, recalling the vibrant orange, the gentle yellow. She's always loved the way Percy describes everything. It isn't just simple colors, but specific shades; using only his voice, he paints such a beautiful picture for her.
"Tangerine is my favorite," she tells him, snuggling into his chest.
Percy presses a kiss to the top of her head. "I know," he chuckles.
She snuggles closer, a small smile on her lips. A comfortable silence hangs between them as they wait for the shifts in color.
"There are streaks of rose and violet now," he announces.
"Rose and violet," she echoes. "A garden in the sky."
She tilts her head back, the colors in her mind. If she uses her imagination, she can pretend that she's really seeing her beloved sunset again.
"It's darkening now," Percy says. "The edges look inky, and I can see the first star of the night now. Make a wish."
Audrey shakes her head. "I already have everything I want," she laughs. "I don't have anything else to wish for."
"Really?"
She nods. The first few months without her sight had been hell. She'd cursed the universe for taking away something so dear. As time went on, however, she had learned to live without it. Then Percy came along, and everything seemed to fall into place; everything was perfect.
"I have you, a home, and we'll meet our sweet Molly Grace in a few months," she says, turning to him. It takes a moment to find her husband's lips, but she manages. Her lips brush against his in a chaste kiss. "I have everything I could ever want."
He holds her closer, and she breathes in his familiar scent of sandalwood and pine. "Me too."