𝑸𝑰𝑭𝑹𝑬𝒀.

ㅤ { for qifrey’s own good or not , olruggio had still caused pain . / so / much pain . it was , possibly , something he could only hope to repent by giving out joy to replace all the sad , aching memories . just like noz . } { very , very gently taking ㅤ

ㅤ { something soft and tender . sweet , like the bliss carried from foregone days of youth . despite the fleeting nature , olruggio too had grown the colour of the fire he worked with , distantly thinking as the blood rushed to his cheeks that the kiss felt exactly like ㅤ

ㅤ { if the man had less of his bearings , he would have been convinced this was a genuine last ditch attempt on his life . olruggio could practically / feel / his heart stop , then leap out of his chest , / thump thump thump / like the things pretending to be a colony ㅤ

ㅤ { oh . } { that expression , that wonder , the same face he’d made when qifrey had talked about his future for the very first time- } { the face of someone who’d just been handed moon . the face olruggio had been subconsciously ㅤ