forum Broken Dreams and Haunting Memories// Closed!// 16+

Started September 19, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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“What type of rooms do you even have?” He asked, looking around. “There must be a lot, this place is huge!!”

"Well, there are lots! Music rooms, libraries, a garden, most anything you could think of." Astral chuckled some, turning to hear down the first hall.

He gasped. “Oh my gosh can we go to the library??? Pretty please!”

Astral chuckled some, nodding.
"Of course! Next stop, the library!" The god smiled some, heading down the almost maze of halls. Finally, they came to large, carved double doors, Astral opening them with one hand.
Inside was the library, as promised, massive soaring bookshelves and a fire pit to one side.

“Woah….” he said softly, looking around the wide room. “This is amazing!” He exclaimed quietly, a wide smile appearing on his face. “So many books….”

Astral grinned, still holding Simon close.
"Mm… so, which kind should we look at first? There's almost every book you could imagine in here…" The god smiled, walking into the room fully.

“I bet! Or at least I’d hope so considering the size of this place.” He seemed very very excited about the room. He squirmed a bit in Astral’s arms, the only reason being his enthusiasm. “Can you put me down for a sec, please?” He asked quickly, looking up at Astral hopefully.

"Sure thing!" Astral set Simon down, grinning.
"If you need help reaching anything I'll be here to help." The god stayed by Simon's side, hand on his shoulder a moment.

He nodded happily, practically buzzing with excitement. He then darted around the room, stopping to look at things briefly before darting off to another corner of the room, similar to what he’d done at the zoo. He just had a child-like excitement about him.

Astral leaned against one of the massive bookshelves, grinning. Simon just looked so… happy. He loved it all, he never wanted it to end.

Eventually, he saw something that he wanted to grab that was unfortunately out of his reach. He turned around, looking over at Astral, a soft pout on his face. “Could you get that for me?” He asked, pointing at the book in question.

((I love how Simon’s actually tall just not compared to Astral lol))

(Mhm lol, that's what you get for living with a seven foot tall god)

"Sure thing!" Astral made his way over, reaching up to easily reach the book and offer it to Simon. He grinned, chuckling.
"Good choice," the god noted.

He smiled up at the god, taking the book from him carefully. “Thank you! I really like this book, I just haven’t gotten the chance to read it in awhile.” He said, gently caressing the book’s cover.

"Well, I'm glad you do now…" Astral smiled, lightly putting his hand on Simon's shoulder.

“Me too.” He said, leaning into the god’s side. He was so comfortable around Astral now. How much would all of their interactions change once Simon found out? It was hard to tell right now. But there was no way Simon would be cuddled into Astral’s side like how he was now.

Astral put an arm gently around Simon, smiling. God, why did it feel like he was going to cry? He just… he couldn't lose this, he couldn't lose Simon.

“I might just want to go sit down and read for a bit if that’s okay with you.” He said quietly. He didn’t necessarily want Astral to leave though, but he also knew it was selfish to make him stay.

"That's perfectly fine," Astral said softly. "Do you want me to come with you, or would you like some alone time?" The god offered a smile, knowing he would be okay either way. One of the options just so happened to end with him retreating to his workroom to bawl his eyes out.

“Um Can you stay here with me? If you don’t mind?” He asked sheepishly with a flustered smile.

"I don't mind at all," Astral said, smiling some. He put his arm more securely around Simon, smiling down at him. He'd cry later, right now he had to savor every moment he had with Simon.

“Mmm okay then lets go find somewhere to sit and we can just relax.” He said, smiling up at him, leaning up and running a hand through Astral’s hair.

Astral chuckled some when Simon ran his fingers through the god's hair, taking his hand gently and leading him over to one of the couches by the fire.
"Does this work for you?"

“Mhm!” He said, sitting down and leaning back on Astral as he started reading.

Astral relaxed with Simon leaning against him, actually reading over the man's head secretly. This was just so… good. It was right, even when Astral knew things would go so horribly wrong.

Simon liked having Astral’s arms wrapped around him. He felt so….safe, and wanted, and cared for. Those were things he quite literally hadn’t experienced for almost 100% of his life.