His mum and Jude had come first. Now it was time for Edmund to seek out Harper. He'd heard the man was home, so the young Ancient let his feet lead him on a route they had long since memorized. As he drew towards their street, he hesitated. He wasn't sure how he'd feel once he saw his own home. It'd been so long.
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Adventurer✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 19 | Height: 5'10" | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 5 - Strg: 19 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 20 - Luck: 20 - Int: SPLAT - Mythical - Darkling
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03-08-2023, 10:04 PM
the Stalwart
Teacher ✓
Age: 33 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Attuned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Nomadic Level: 5 - Strg: 15 - Dext: 15 - Endr: 27 - Luck: 19 - Int:
Played by: Brit
Change author: Posts: 1,062 | Total: 6,471 MP: 8062 Harper
I see what lies heavy on your heart
Spring means the garden needs to be weeded and replanted, and Harper - ever the sun lover, and incapable of ignoring any kind of task that requires physical labor - had set to working on it as soon as any risk of frost had passed. Gardening is one particular hobby he'd never anticipated enjoying when he was in his former homeland, but it has become something truly enjoyable since. It has been so many years he has been in Caido now that he can scarcely imagine any other place feeling like home. Even when theirs has been so very empty as of late - Maeve gone, Edmund missing, Jude quiet and isolated in his bedroom. Harper has been struggling to keep them all together, to make his arms long enough to hold them all, and every day he feels as if he's failing that little bit more.
He's not surprised to hear footsteps - many come to visit him when they see him outside, but he's not expecting the voice that follows the clearing of a throat. Jerking up, Harper swiftly stands and spins on his heel, taking in the new form of a face that remains stubbornly familiar. "Edmund?" he breathes. But even the shock can't delay him for long, ripping off and discarding his gloves immediately as he moves in long, earth-eating strides to the boy in front of him. Big arms coming to envelop the young Ancient and hold him tight against his chest, pressing a small kiss to the boy's temple. "Oh, Edmund. Welcome home, kiddo. I've missed you so much." Pulling back but keeping his hands on Edmund's shoulders - one gently holding the side of the boy's neck in a paternal embrace - the man smiles, full of love and understanding. "I'm so glad you're safe. How are you?" He doesn't doubt the boy had sought out his mother first, devoted as he is to her, and Harper can only imagine how hard that must have been. and the strength you still keep inside
Adventurer✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 19 | Height: 5'10" | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 5 - Strg: 19 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 20 - Luck: 20 - Int: SPLAT - Mythical - Darkling
Played by: Blackbird
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03-09-2023, 09:13 PM
the Stalwart
Teacher ✓
Age: 33 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Attuned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Nomadic Level: 5 - Strg: 15 - Dext: 15 - Endr: 27 - Luck: 19 - Int:
Played by: Brit
Change author: Posts: 1,062 | Total: 6,471 MP: 8062 Harper
I see what lies heavy on your heart
He can fall apart as much as he needs, because they may be of similar height but Harper is strong enough to hold the young man's weight, be it literal or metaphorical. As he reaches for Harper, he'll find the man easy to return back to his former place, unwilling to stray. It's clear the boy - a boy no longer, not really, but always to Harper - has far more to tell than what he says, but Harper does not pry for more.
Though the only alternative is providing his own state of being, which is far from positive. The man sighs softly, clearly hesitating. Edmund is like his own son and Harper would never put the burdens of adulthood on a soul he sees as his own child, but the Ancient is old enough to know more of the man Harper is beyond parenthood and protection. "It's been difficult, since you left. Not because of you," he is careful to explain, not wanting Edmund to blame himself, "but...well. Jude has been very reserved, and your mother absent more often than not, and Jude's mother equally so. It hasn't been easy." But Harper smiles still, even if there are small notes of strain in the corners. "But Jude will be ecstatic now that you're home. Have you already seen him?" and the strength you still keep inside
Adventurer✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 19 | Height: 5'10" | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 5 - Strg: 19 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 20 - Luck: 20 - Int: SPLAT - Mythical - Darkling
Played by: Blackbird
Change author: Posts: 507 | Total: 3,541 MP: 1525
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