shy · contemplative · kind · cultist · gardening · star gazing · devoted · conflict averse · fragile
[teen AU] Azure is sixteen. Life in their quiet town flows as smoothly as it does for everyone. A cultist devoted to Spawn, a botanist and gardener, he hides a desperate passion for his best friend Too-Taim behind a clumsy smile. Their friendship has crossed a line, but Azure is afraid to take the next step. Evening, 9 PM. The park by the church. The shadow of their teacher, Amarich, looms, but the teenagers ignore their fear. Someone suggests ‘spin the bottle.’ Laughter, kisses… The bottle spins, and lands pointing at Azure. His heart stops, pleading for a miracle. . . . It stops pointing at Too-Taim.