C'est La Vie (Adriel & Ophelia) [COMPLETED] - Eternal City RP2024-03-28T21:45:41Zhttps://eternalcityrp.com/forum/topics/c-est-la-vie-adriel-ophelia?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe world has changed a lot.…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-04-06:6610746:Comment:4039452020-04-06T12:58:10.514Z✓ Jihoon Limhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Shadow
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The world has changed a lot. If he was to compare to the time he was born, over 1200 years ago, the old him would never have thought it would come to this. But just like that persona, Adriel came to terms with his current status and condition. You can't keep hanging onto the past, your life will never improve if so. So he didn't. He misses a lot of things… some of them were people. He wished he would've taken the chance he was given…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The world has changed a lot. If he was to compare to the time he was born, over 1200 years ago, the old him would never have thought it would come to this. But just like that persona, Adriel came to terms with his current status and condition. You can't keep hanging onto the past, your life will never improve if so. So he didn't. He misses a lot of things… some of them were people. He wished he would've taken the chance he was given and make good memories; ones he could look back at and smile. His time with Ophelia was one of the significant ones. And to know she too, has widened her knowledge as she traveled, learned new things, it assured him greatly that she was a survivor and wouldn't let anything take her down so easily. He didn't need to worry for her because she could take care of herself. "You try, that's the best part of everything. Knowing that you tried." The effort makes up most of it. There's a reason why passion stayed by for so long, after all. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He chuckled at the thought of building their own boat and sailed it together, she wasn't wrong, he probably would've wanted to build them a boat so they could do exactly that. Alas, it seems like the world had other plans. "I wouldn't count that part out. It could still happen, we have yatch… boats, cruise ships. If we wanted to sail, there is a means to it." Perhaps, they could still do that, someday. "Don't jinx it" he chastised playfully and flicked her hands, a gesture Adriel normally does whenever he was trying to scold her. If he didn't live through the changes every century, he wouldn't be able to adapt that easily either. "Tell me about it" he scoffed, "I had to take a few months to even navigate myself around the apps. It's so useful though" No one could deny the technological advancements had benefited mankind greatly. Though, all the good also comes with all the bad that could be done.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> His gaze fell on the cuff-links on his sleeves, it seemed so long ago when Phe gifted those to him, "Can't believe it's been over 300 <a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/43638122e659bc96c2d215f6ff980a84/2d2f0f91ca3624ce-c5/s500x750/850c27756d7c5f5467dc40ff3fff31c37a315351.gifv" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/43638122e659bc96c2d215f6ff980a84/2d2f0f91ca3624ce-c5/s500x750/850c27756d7c5f5467dc40ff3fff31c37a315351.gifv?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-right"/></a>years already" He should actually give himself kudos for keeping it safe until now. Wearable too. "I wish you the best, Phe. May you find what you're looking for." And share the happiness. Adriel didn't expect for her to even say a word about scheduling another meeting together, much less pulled into a hug. It left the Valkyr gaping in awe before slowly easing into her hold and returning the hug, "Please… I'll always find you, right?" For once, the smile didn't seem sad. He'll find her, Evermore could be a whole country and he would still find a way to find her. He never truly gave up, after all. "You too, Phe… take care yourself" he murmured and watched as her figure slowly started to disappear amidst the crowd. "We'll see each other again" he murmured to himself and made his way back to the office, but not before grinning at the cuff-links. </span></p> She nodded slightly, she defi…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-04-04:6610746:Comment:4038382020-04-04T17:40:13.909Z✓ Ophelia Dreyvalian ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IcePrincess
<p>She nodded slightly, she definitely found value in traveling, even if she was forced to do so, moving from place to place and seeing so many communities, meeting so many people and observing the world, it had made her a more open-minded and understanding person, she learned very quickly not to judge before she knew the full story, to look at the world with her eyes wide open and to absorb everything around her piece by piece. “Thank you” she responded when he said she was proud of her for…</p>
<p>She nodded slightly, she definitely found value in traveling, even if she was forced to do so, moving from place to place and seeing so many communities, meeting so many people and observing the world, it had made her a more open-minded and understanding person, she learned very quickly not to judge before she knew the full story, to look at the world with her eyes wide open and to absorb everything around her piece by piece. “Thank you” she responded when he said she was proud of her for rallying her people “I can’t say it has been easy to make a group of people fear for their lives feel like it’s okay to live it but...we move forward day by day”.</p>
<p>He had always been a daydreamer, it was one of the things she had always loved about him so it didn’t surprise her when he explained how he still wanted to hold onto the idea of what could have been “I like to think we would have built our own boat from scratch and taken it across the seas” all of the travelings they experienced but instead of alone, together. “Honestly, after the past 100 years I’ve lived, I don’t actually think things could be worse” she meant that, it wasn’t something she could even feel like she could jinx because the worst had truly happened, she had lost her people and not been able to get to them for years, there was nothing more painful she had experienced than that.</p>
<p>She laughed under her breath when he said he needed to move towards adapting to modern times “I have been telling myself that same thing for the past few months, I had to get one of the younger stars to teach me how to use a cell phone and even now I still get confused by the thing” she gave an amused shake of her head, when you spent so much time in the world, sometimes it became hard to adapt to change because you just wanted to hold on to what you had before. Her eyes softened a little when he said he wore the cuff links because he promised he would always keep them on him, he had always had this thing with promises, they mattered to him greatly “You took really great care of them” she commented in a soft voice, smiling slightly as she looked up at him.</p>
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<p>“I still have a long way to go too” she responded and nodded thoughtfully “But for once the journey feels exciting to me, a path I actually want to go down” it did scare her a little to be selfish and to do something simply because it was what she enjoyed but she realized she had very little to cherish in her life and decided it was time to change that. She felt her heart clench in her chest when he asked her if they would meet again, she looked up at him now the two of them had stood up from the bench and she hesitantly leaned in to hug him, wrapping her arms around him gently and holding him for a few brief moments “I sure hope so, besides it’s a big city but you’ll find it’s a surprisingly small world” she nodded before pulling back and heading towards the exit, glancing over at him over her shoulder as she left “Take care of yourself” she spoke softly before heading back towards the shop.</p>
<p></p> People were bound to evolve,…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-04-04:6610746:Comment:4040042020-04-04T08:11:21.490Z✓ Jihoon Limhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Shadow
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People were bound to evolve, especially as the times change, he adapted well to the technological advancements the world offered while still remembering his past, and he was sure Ophelia was the same. Though he still longed to be reunited with her the way he wished secretly inside his head, being able to see her again today was more than enough. Adriel was glad to find her fine, healthy and content with the life she currently lives…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People were bound to evolve, especially as the times change, he adapted well to the technological advancements the world offered while still remembering his past, and he was sure Ophelia was the same. Though he still longed to be reunited with her the way he wished secretly inside his head, being able to see her again today was more than enough. Adriel was glad to find her fine, healthy and content with the life she currently lives in. Things will never be the same ever again. But that doesn't mean he couldn't still make the effort to befriend her after rekindling their relationship. A friendship is just as pure, the Valkyr knew he would want to look after the Celestial Wayfinder, one way or another. Now that he's finally seen her again, he'll be sure to make up for every single mistake he's made. It was the least he could do. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"So we traveled… and learned so many new things…" It <a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/7041490ad247fb6e820a5b87af61ff31/tumblr_mwwd2fGj3B1qjozueo3_250.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/7041490ad247fb6e820a5b87af61ff31/tumblr_mwwd2fGj3B1qjozueo3_250.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-right"/></a>opened his mind to potential risks and opportunities alike. He's traveled before settling in England, but it was a different kind of setting. Things were different because the circumstances were different. A smile crept up when she told him she went through a series of an adventurous journey, "You found others like you and somehow… you managed to rally them together, I imagine that's quite the impressive feat, I'm proud of you, Phe" he truly was. The person he knew, was just as strong, but the woman he sees today, seemed to exude a stronger presence. "It's not realistic but I'm sure everyone has, at least, dreamt of a life they wanted, once. For me, the life I dreamt for was that. No matter how absurd it sounded like." It was one way to fuel his dreams. "Well, here's to hoping it wouldn't get any worse than it already has, for both of us" Whatever Ophelia went through, Adriel wouldn't want to pry, it wasn't his place and he had no right to ask. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perhaps, in time she would be more comfortable to share some details as they catch up. The Celestial seemed busy, understandably so. 3 years, that's how long she's stayed here. It was impressive. He wouldn't expect her to stay for long. The city must've offered a better sanctuary compared to elsewhere. "I am, I need to make a move and adapt to the century, right? If I don't, then I'll have to catch up" Speaking of which, he wondered if he could be given the chance to continue this another day, she had to leave for her errands soon and he didn't want this to be their last meeting. When she asked him why he held onto the cuff-links, up to the point where he made sure to wear them until today, Adriel found himself shrugging, a small smile playing on his lips, "It reminds me of you. You made it, especially for me after a dozen tries. The least I could do is honor the promise I made to always keep it on me. So I did." And because I miss you, he mumbled to himself.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> "You should be proud. You've come a long way, Phe. You have so much potential and I imagine you've utilized them." And there it was, she had work to do and he really shouldn't be keeping her from it. "Right, and I should probably get back before my lunch hour is up... " he stood up and bit his bottom lip apprehensively, "Phe… will we meet again?" He sounded so timid and gentle, as if hoping she would say yes. </span></p> Every time she thought about…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-31:6610746:Comment:4035402020-03-31T23:11:04.936Z✓ Ophelia Dreyvalian ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IcePrincess
<p>Every time she thought about that time in the past it was always accompanied by the thought that it was such a long time ago and she had changed so much since then. The Ophelia he knew back then had changed and evolved over time, back then she was naive and wore her heart much more carelessly than she does now. Still, him being here did tug at her emotions and make her miss the person she used to be a little “I think in a way our minds were...too far forward for that single city, we needed…</p>
<p>Every time she thought about that time in the past it was always accompanied by the thought that it was such a long time ago and she had changed so much since then. The Ophelia he knew back then had changed and evolved over time, back then she was naive and wore her heart much more carelessly than she does now. Still, him being here did tug at her emotions and make her miss the person she used to be a little “I think in a way our minds were...too far forward for that single city, we needed the space to see things” now that she was looking back on it she did have a lot of opportunities to explore and see brand new things throughout her life.</p>
<p>She smiled slightly when he asked what the experience of finding people like her was like “An adventure, a really long adventure that I never expected” firstly she had found Artemis and William which had led her to travel the seas with Niram and Alva and slowly but surely they began to build up their numbers. She had been happy not to feel so alone in the world because while she had been taken in by a family after she fell, she always wondered why she was so different from everyone else, why she couldn’t remember her past and those travels finally made everything fall into place. “Easy is never the realistic path” she commented softly, she had learned that with time, if something seemed too good to be true, it usually was, which is why every decision she made now came with caution.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8de42c92cf593944806b8313f116adc7/tumblr_inline_pfymh6AcUB1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8de42c92cf593944806b8313f116adc7/tumblr_inline_pfymh6AcUB1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>She nodded slightly when he expressed that he hated that he had to hurt her, she could sense how sorry he was and she got this feeling from him that he hadn’t really moved forward with his life. She hadn’t had a choice on that matter, when you lived a life like hers you couldn’t be constantly thinking about the past, you had to be thinking about tomorrow and how you were going to stay alive. “‘I’ve been through a lot worse” he commented softly and shrugged, when you put it all into perspective, her first heartbreak had been nothing compared to spending her life on the run, not being able to get to her people for a full century and eventually being the trigger which caused the death of many people. “Yeah it almost seems unreal huh?” she commented it and nodded “But I think the fact my people have been living here for 3 years without any of casualties is enough of an advocation” though she still felt the need to be careful.</p>
<p>“Sounds like you’re keeping busy” she commented it softly “You don’t realize until you’ve lived for quite a while how important that is” as an immortal is was incredibly easy to get sucked into the dark sides of life or get bored of the world, she often found herself needing to learn new things in order to keep her mind from wandering too much. “And back then I could only make them with the scraps leftover from the nobles, nowadays I can pretty much get hold of anything I want, it’s almost dangerously creative” she grinned slightly, she was really enjoying being able to bring whatever was in her mind to life. As she inspected the cuff links, the realization set in that he had kept them for this long, not only kept them but worn them and ensured they still looked as shiny as the day she gave him them “Why did you wear them for so long?” she asked it in a soft voice as she slowly pulled away.</p>
<p>“Around thirty now” she responded with a slight nod of her head “I have a lot of people looking up to me now, I almost feel like a proud mom” she laughed shaking her head slightly. She could see that look in his eyes, she remembered it, it was the ‘just a little while longer look’ he would give her whenever he came to see her at the blacksmith. She sighed gently “I should be getting back to work” she had an important customer coming this afternoon and she didn’t want to be late to meet them.</p> He didn’t mind if he had to w…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-30:6610746:Comment:4033472020-03-30T16:24:36.077Z✓ Jihoon Limhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Shadow
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He didn’t mind if he had to wait for her for as long as he had to, he only ever wondered when things may end, even if he didn’t want them to end. At nights, just to make him feel better, Adriel would often think back how they used to enjoy the days together. He would come back with a bouquet of flowers for the Celestial and she would tease him how cheesy he was being, especially with the poems he gave. It felt so long ago, but it…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He didn’t mind if he had to wait for her for as long as he had to, he only ever wondered when things may end, even if he didn’t want them to end. At nights, just to make him feel better, Adriel would often think back how they used to enjoy the days together. He would come back with a bouquet of flowers for the Celestial and she would tease him how cheesy he was being, especially with the poems he gave. It felt so long ago, but it always gave him a clear reason to smile upon his day, knowing those memories may not bring her back to him but at least it could remind him of what they had, once. “No… we never did plan to stay. I thought sooner or later, we would’ve gone elsewhere. I wanted to take you away, I was just waiting for the right moment” they were never going to stay there forever. Every single time he boarded the ship, he would stare at the sails, wondering how it would feel to be boarding the same ship but with her, instead. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He wasn’t sure if he would’ve tagged alongside her to help her find others like her, but he knew he would’ve tried to be by her side for<a href="https://25.media.tumblr.com/4f59dfcee744d6cbbf9b7b7c9733c187/tumblr_mvnmyqKUXz1synbbgo6_250.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://25.media.tumblr.com/4f59dfcee744d6cbbf9b7b7c9733c187/tumblr_mvnmyqKUXz1synbbgo6_250.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-right"/></a> as long as he could until he couldn’t. That alone gives him enough reassurance that while things would end someday, he would try to make it last. “How was it? Finding others like you?” He imagined it must’ve been exciting for her, to find the people she’s been trying to find. Me too, he murmured silently to himself, upon hearing her wish that things could’ve stayed easy for a while longer. But he couldn’t say it out loud, he didn’t want to reminisce the good times that would coerce the sadness and nostalgia out. Not now. He just found her again so he’s going to make the best of her company, per usual. “It does suck to know you had to be kicked to the face for you to understand it had to be done for the better” he sighed heavily, he would’ve preferred to be briefed about it easier, but that’s never an option. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Somehow, it sounds absurd to think they’d offer us the thing we never wanted and we’d accept without fighting it, maybe that’s why it forced itself on us when we least expect it” It comes biting you and you’re left with minimal options or none at all. “I hate that it meant I had to hurt you though” It has passed, but that didn’t mean Adriel could forget how her heart must’ve felt. His heart yearned for her for centuries, after all. “The idea of a place where everyone could co-exist and live peacefully in a community that is unified… that’s a pretty picture” The blond was grateful to have heard about Evermore when he did, life was a bit better, he didn’t have to run as much as of a century ago but it did feel slightly bland to be moving here and there every few decades, simply because he didn’t age. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I enjoy working as one, I’ve traveled but traveling for work hits differently. Besides, I met plenty of other people, some of them are in my contacts” he chuckled, some of the people he’s met are to his liking, he felt this curiosity rising up when his gaze fell on her, her smile always held a message in them; whether they were an emotion or simply a facade, Adriel wondered if she was truly happy now. “Your dresses always did look fashionable and unique, I’m guessing your customers would love that kind of flair.” When she examined the cuff-links, Adriel only had eyes on her, staring at the raven-haired beauty with an indescribable look, yeah, he misses her. A lot. “And it ended up being perfect for another three centuries. I kept them polished all the time” To say he was proud would be an understatement. “I lost it a few times but I always got them back.” If he could, he wanted to stay here and keep on talking with her, “How many of your kind are there, here?”</span></p> One thing she had always appr…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-30:6610746:Comment:4034242020-03-30T11:57:04.256Z✓ Ophelia Dreyvalian ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IcePrincess
<p>One thing she had always appreciated with him back then was how patient he always was with her, when she first told her he wanted to court her she had shrugged it off for a while thinking that everyone whoever said that didn’t have the time or commitment to give to someone who led a busy life like her “Neither of us ever planned to stay in London” she responded and gave a small smile in his direction. Perhaps what happened was inevitable because their paths weren’t following in the same…</p>
<p>One thing she had always appreciated with him back then was how patient he always was with her, when she first told her he wanted to court her she had shrugged it off for a while thinking that everyone whoever said that didn’t have the time or commitment to give to someone who led a busy life like her “Neither of us ever planned to stay in London” she responded and gave a small smile in his direction. Perhaps what happened was inevitable because their paths weren’t following in the same direction. “Leaving to see the world was a big step for me but one that led me to find so many people like me” which meant she was no longer alone when it came to the life she led and she liked to think she prevented some of them from ever coming into harm’s way.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/0e7c63e43658d5a368adee3973e7098d/tumblr_inline_pfymy7DvQb1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/0e7c63e43658d5a368adee3973e7098d/tumblr_inline_pfymy7DvQb1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>She nodded slightly, pressing her lips together to hold back the emotion as he said he didn’t regret the decisions he had made when it came to them “I just wish it could have remained...easy for a little while longer” she always remembered her time with him as the simpler time in her life when things made sense and there wasn’t this constant quest to find more. Where she didn’t feel as pressured to be this leader she was apparently assigned to by birthright. Not that she was complaining, she had now come to understand the part she must play when it came to her people but she still had those small moments where she wondered if it was possible to have a life of her own too. “Maybe hurt was the push we needed to find where we were supposed to go” she spoke it softly because she didn’t know how to feel about seeing him now, it felt like this distant nostalgia she wasn’t supposed to return to but him being here right now was making her feel emotions she hadn’t in a long time.</p>
<p>The way he described the city as magical made her smile softly “I’d like to think so in some aspects but then maybe I also want to believe that magic is actually made up of this general desire for everyone to be able to live their lives, equally” that was the impression she got from the council and the ambassadors. Of course, there were exceptions to the rule but they were outliers, not the full story. “Well, at least it’s an official title, something you can earn” she had never had a professional title really and now she was self-employed so she still didn’t have a formal job title, not that she minded, she actually quite liked working alone “It was the one thing which always made sense to me and it turns out other people quite like what I made too” she smiled to herself but she gasped when she looked down to see the little cufflinks she had made him, still shiny in the sleeves of his shirts.</p>
<p>She reached out hesitantly to turn his sleeve and inspect them with a soft smile resting on her lips “I remember making these, took me hours because the inscription was so intricate, I must have redone it about 12 times before getting it perfect” it had been a great learning process for her and honestly, it meant something to her that he’d kept them all this time.</p> He didn't mind what she did,…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-27:6610746:Comment:4029902020-03-27T15:15:50.024Z✓ Jihoon Limhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Shadow
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He didn't mind what she did, back in the day. When he first met her, he was just captivated by her beauty and came to know that she was a lot more than what she seemed to carry herself to be. Finding out that she was working at the smithy piqued his interest, even more so when he finally realized after a few months of getting to know her, that he was visibly weaker around her. Adriel may have lived a fair few centuries before…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He didn't mind what she did, back in the day. When he first met her, he was just captivated by her beauty and came to know that she was a lot more than what she seemed to carry herself to be. Finding out that she was working at the smithy piqued his interest, even more so when he finally realized after a few months of getting to know her, that he was visibly weaker around her. Adriel may have lived a fair few centuries before meeting her, he may have known his way around things as a Valkyr and knew that there were so many others in the world that they lived in;</span> <b>supernaturals</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. People that tried to live their lives normally. But he didn't know what a Celestial was, not until Phe herself, told him. It took her a great amount of trust to even be telling him all of those. After finding out what she was, how different it makes her to stand out even within the supernatural realm, the Valkyr volunteered to help her find more information regarding her species.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Of course, he'd help. When you love someone that much, <a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/yA90WemzkoCAg/giphy.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/yA90WemzkoCAg/giphy.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-right"/></a>wouldn't you love to offer them a much better life in the future? In the future he saw was that of them maintaining a careful one, but a life filled with love nonetheless. Clearly that didn't work out as he expected it would. Adriel was visibly surprised when she told him she was just about to ask him to leave with her in search for her kind, people like her, "Really?" He didn't expect that one. "So… we were going to leave, at the end of the day, one way or another, huh?" It was inevitable too, he guessed. If they didn't leave because of that, they would eventually need to leave due to their never-changing youthful appearance. They were both immortals, so it would be difficult to blend in for decades in the same place while looking the same.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> "Maybe… but I don't regret a single moment of it. Every choice and every decision I've made during our time together, they were sincerely from my heart" he didn't regret being weak around her upon knowing a Celestial and a Valkyr couldn't be together in the same room, much less sleep on the same bed. It didn't stop him nor her. Ophelia remained an important figure in his life, "I've lived a long life, but our time together will always be the best memory I had." As ironic as it was, he found love when he had least expected it. He frowned momentarily upon hearing her confession about what he had made her feel when he left, he hated that he was the reason for that frown and pain, "I hate knowing I hurt you that badly... " he murmured softly, his eyes were still searching for her own, desperate to find that validation once again. After all, Adriel knew he still loves her even when she may no longer feel the same about him. To him, it seems like his feelings to her may never change. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"If you like the city and managed to find somewhat a home out of it, I guess it must be true what people say about it. It's magical?" From the outside, it looks intimidating but so welcoming. He remembered being enticed by it when he first laid eyes on the eternal city just as he passed the border. From her words, every species had a representative, a spokesman, he could only imagine that means equality. "Yeah the title does make it sound a lot fancier than it actually is but considering as I do field trips and compile information from inside my office, I can't say much" he chuckled, it makes up a stable job for him as he couldn't wander around forever and he's had experience being a businessman so why not delve into something similar? "So you're putting that sewing skills to good use. I'm glad, you were always so good at sewing, I still have the cuff-links you made me" He even wore them today, somehow he just wanted to keep wearing them as a memory, so he lifted up his hand to show her.</span></p> She nodded a few times, they…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-27:6610746:Comment:4032222020-03-27T08:51:27.224Z✓ Ophelia Dreyvalian ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IcePrincess
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She nodded a few times, they were busy, she knew him before she had really known what she was and what her duty was and so she had been living her life free, she had no idea why she never aged or why she always felt this weakness she always did around him but she had done her best to try and live her life, to be happy and to set down roots. How naive she had been back then in retrospect. Still, she remembered those times fondly because it was the time when she…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She nodded a few times, they were busy, she knew him before she had really known what she was and what her duty was and so she had been living her life free, she had no idea why she never aged or why she always felt this weakness she always did around him but she had done her best to try and live her life, to be happy and to set down roots. How naive she had been back then in retrospect. Still, she remembered those times fondly because it was the time when she felt most truly herself, when her burdens were only her own. “I was a young girl trying to make something of herself” she commented with a slight grin, she missed being so ambitious and all those long days in the blacksmith but she definitely didn’t miss the muscle ache that came with it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/377d4de8dab87402d03e7472ecbdd7c2/tumblr_inline_ortfmgotjU1rifr4k_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/377d4de8dab87402d03e7472ecbdd7c2/tumblr_inline_ortfmgotjU1rifr4k_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>He had been the first person that had managed to take her away from that path, for a little while and while she played with coy with him for a while, she always found him pretty charming, she liked how open-minded he was when it came to her and her work. He had been with her while she researched what she was, she confessed to him about she didn’t remember her past and the two of them had searched down the truth together. She was going to ask him to come with her on the journey to find her people but he had disappeared into the night before she got the chance to “It’s funny because I was about to ask you to leave with me..help me find more people like me” but in the end, she had made that journey alone and it had been hard. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Or maybe we just didn’t know better back then” she had been pretty naive and definitely allowed herself to get caught up in the moment, she did regret letting herself get distracted a little but she didn’t regret her time with him. He had made the first part of her life brighter and for that, she would always treasure their memories. But that’s what they are now, memories, something that lays in the past. She pressed her lips together, feeling the emotion swelling in her when he apologized for not letting her say goodbye “It might have been easier for you but for me…” she shrugged slightly “I guess you could say it made me question a lot of things” like whether she did something to drive him away and whether there was anything she could have said to make him stay. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She nodded slightly when he said he would take her thoughts on the city for a fact “You should experience it for yourself, it really is quite the unique place to live, even for a fallen star” she never expected to find a place so tolerant and embracing of the supernatural. Where she could be in the face of those who she once fled from and find herself on some sort of equal footing with them, it was almost shocking for her. The introduction was simple but it felt like more than that as she looked back at him, it had been so long since she looked into those blue eyes, so full of emotion and depth “A financial manager, that sounds awfully proper” she commented and laughed softly “I have a little shop in the square, I make dresses for formal events mostly” and excitingly she’d been given an order for a wedding dress recently, she was looking forward to that. </span></p> Now that he was able to think…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-25:6610746:Comment:4031292020-03-25T10:49:12.933Z✓ Jihoon Limhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Shadow
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now that he was able to think things back, he remembered how much he missed the time he would need to sneak a peek just to get out of work to see her. Since Adriel works at the docks, a place that is always busy, he wasn’t able to spare as much time as he probably should. And there were times when he felt extremely burdened by the guilt since Ophelia deserved more attention. Nonetheless, the Celestial Wayfinder never expressed her…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now that he was able to think things back, he remembered how much he missed the time he would need to sneak a peek just to get out of work to see her. Since Adriel works at the docks, a place that is always busy, he wasn’t able to spare as much time as he probably should. And there were times when he felt extremely burdened by the guilt since Ophelia deserved more attention. Nonetheless, the Celestial Wayfinder never expressed her frustration over it. He tries to make up for it when he could. “Mhmm... we were so busy back then” When he couldn’t spend as much time with her, he would often send letters of poetry written by her dearest. “Our schedules are always clashing, when I’m free you wouldn’t be, and when you’re free, I wouldn’t be. It frustrated me for sure.” </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He always wanted to take her away whenever he could, meanwhile, Ophelia always had to think of the risks and long term effects. It was clear that she was more of the thinker out of the two of them. Adriel would be away sometimes, having to sail away, which would cause the Valkyr to recount the time they’ve spent together as soon as he returns. When she said that, Adriel found himself grinning softly and nodding, “I know… I know you would join me and follow me wherever I go. But I couldn’t have you do that even when I wanted to” It was a difficult decision to make but when he thought about her safety, there was nothing else more important. “That’s one of the reasons why I was smitten by you” Her endless motivations, it was no surprise Adriel too, was caught in her charms. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Maybe we have a penchant to rebel and want things we should be wanting, like any child, right? We’re children of nature so maybe<a href="https://i.gifer.com/NlA8.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://i.gifer.com/NlA8.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a> that’s it… somehow the things we shouldn’t want just drew us in for more.” Like how he shouldn’t be falling for a Celestial; a being that would weaken him the same way it would weaken her to be around him constantly. They were the dark and light, two complete opposites. Yet they still tried to defy all the logic surrounding it. “I’m sorry I never thought to give you the chance to say goodbye, it must’ve hurt badly… I just couldn’t fathom the thought of you uttering the word goodbye, I guess. Maybe I was selfish” he chuckled at the end of his words, it sounded so pathetic. A surprised look etched itself on his face when she told him she was past hiding who she was, he’s glad, “That’s good. Nobody should have to hide who they are… regardless of their situation.”</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> He still has yet to know more about the city but judging from the way she described it, the leaders, they sound like they make the city a thriving platform. “I’ve only been here for a few months so I’m still new, but you’ve been here for a while and I think I’ll take in your word” Maybe Evermore can be a place he calls home. God knows how long he’s been longing to find a place such as that all this time. The moment she clasped his hand into her own, Adriel could feel his heart fluttering at the mere gesture, “Pleased to make your acquaintance, Ophelia” the smile tugging on his lips was just like the smile he offered her the first time he met her. “I recently found a position in one of the companies here as their new financial manager, I guess you could say I’m here on working reasons. But who knows, maybe I’ll grow to like this city. You? What are you doing these days?”</span></p> She rolled her eyes when he m…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-03-22:6610746:Comment:4027002020-03-22T13:40:01.100Z✓ Ophelia Dreyvalian ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IcePrincess
<p>She rolled her eyes when he mentioned how she was always uptight, she remembered how he always called her that because she was too busy with her work to always spend time with him, he would often come to see her at the blacksmith and then complain when she wouldn’t slack off with him “Some of us had a lot of work to do back then” she commented with a wry smile resting on her lips, she remembered how much banter they used to have been them because of the differences in their lives, he was the…</p>
<p>She rolled her eyes when he mentioned how she was always uptight, she remembered how he always called her that because she was too busy with her work to always spend time with him, he would often come to see her at the blacksmith and then complain when she wouldn’t slack off with him “Some of us had a lot of work to do back then” she commented with a wry smile resting on her lips, she remembered how much banter they used to have been them because of the differences in their lives, he was the type who just wanted to get on his boat and sail away and she was always tied to her responsibilities. She distinctly remembered telling him that he was trouble at least a couple of times. Still, she had always found herself a little envious of the freedom he had and how he could go wherever he wanted to without fear. Well, up until what happened at the port it seemed.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/cb5d36a87161ed8644d47e6ec1f53c6c/tumblr_inline_pfynpufRYv1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/cb5d36a87161ed8644d47e6ec1f53c6c/tumblr_inline_pfynpufRYv1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>She nodded slightly, as much as she wanted to say that she wouldn’t have been in danger if she went with him, he was right, she would have been and she would have been put in the position where she would have likely put off her quest to find more people like her, people who needed her “You know I would have come with you right?” she would have followed him anywhere back then, she wasn’t sure if what was a good or bad thing but she would have, she was absolutely caught up in him. “Why is it that the things the world said we shouldn’t want were the things we reached for?” they literally made one another weak and yet they still found ways to be together because they cared for one another that much. “I really would have liked the chance to say goodbye” she spoke softly, nodding her head in understanding, now that he explained it, in a way he was right, him telling her to come with him would have been detrimental to both of them.</p>
<p>“But you should know that I’m past hiding from who I am” she admitted with a soft smile towards him “Here in this city the ambassadors all know what I am, I live with my people here and it’s...different from how things used to be” it had taken a long time to earn this status and feel like she could put aside her paranoia and make a life here but she still worried sometimes that it could go away and they would be left with nothing once more. Still, she couldn’t keep dwelling on those fears or she would never accomplish anything with her life. “Well then as an ambassador to the city, I welcome you” seeing the hand he held out she dropped her eyes to it for a moment before taking it in hers and holding it gently, her eyes full of emotion as she listened to him introduce himself “I’m Ophelia” what a strange situation to find herself in.</p>
<p>“And what do you intend to do in this city, Adriel?” she asked curiously wondering what he did with his life since they parted, whether he found his calling or not.</p>