@Starli and Ellerie!

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@Starli and Ellerie!

@Starli and Ellerie!

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN; SHIPPING TIME (specifically Ellerie x Tempest ;])

So! Going off of the plan we made in the Diaries thread, I’m assuming I’ll start with Tempest arriving at Ellerie’s house? Unless you’d prefer something else, of course.

I’m not sure what to say, but I’m very excited! Without further ado, let us begin!

submitted by Writing+Tempest, age who knows, The Mindscape
(April 26, 2023 - 10:50 am)

back to the Chirp at Cricket
#Tempest#

#I smile. "#So, you know how I'm a shapeshifter?#" I start, the hand that isn't holding hers fidgeting with my shirt, "#Yeah, so...#" My thoughts are running a mile a minute. There's so much to say. How can I explain EVERYTHING right now? It's impossible.#

#I try again, sighing. "#I've always seen you how you are. You can't pretend to be something else in the way that I can. And I love that about you! And... I feel like when I DON'T show you how I am, when I'm shifting... I'm hiding myself from you? I don't want to hide stuff from you. I want you to know everything. So, um... I'll just show you.#"#

#And for once, I stop. I stop shifting. It's like a weight is being lifted off my shoulders. When you've been constantly doing something for years, I guess you get used to a bit of pain. I just never noticed it until now.#

#I avoid Ellerie's eyes. I'm not proud of how I look. My arms are covered in scars from who knows what and my hair is long and unbrushed. You don't really worry about that kind of stuff when no one can see it.#

#I glance back at them for a moment. "#Ta-da.#" I say weakly, nervously. It's ridiculous to be so scared of showing her this and I know it. But it's not like I can hide my fear now.#
~
And a refrence photo I sketched out... I forgot the scars, but oh well :\ 
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submitted by Tempest, age who knows, This thread ig
(May 14, 2023 - 8:56 pm)

:Ellerie:

:":Tempest...:" They aren't making eye contact with me. Well, until I say their name. His clear blue eyes look into mine. ":You're... you're beautiful, Tempest. You're perfect.:":

:Maybe it's from how much I genuinely love him, but I've never seen anyone so perfect. Even the scars- they match mine. We're both scarred. His hair is white and curly, or maybe just tangled. It's shoulder length. His skin is pale, which makes sense, since he probably never goes outside in this form. Pointy ears. Unapologetically Tempest.:

:He looks scared. I know exactly why- it's like how I keep my hair in a braid, except a much bigger deal. I guess I should take my braid out, too, but I really don't want to. No one has seen it out since... since the cabin. I hug Tempest, the same Tempest I've always loved in their true form. I quietly say in their ear, ":The spitting image of perfection.:" That's exactly what they are. I reach back, while in the hug, to subtly take the rubber band out of my braid. Tempest probably won't notice my hair undo itself into its natural waves. He probably won't notice the red strands of my natural color or the way my bangs, always back in my braid, fall to frame my face. But it'll be there.:

:":Thank you for showing me,:" I say. Trust. Tempest trusts me. I trust Tempest, too. Today is perfect. Today is perfect because Tempest is, and Tempest is here today.: 

submitted by Ellie, age Idk
(May 14, 2023 - 11:14 pm)
#Tempest#

#When Ellie hugs me, I can barely contain myself. She called me perfect. Perfect! It seems so unreal. Like some sort of dream.#

#I hug them back, as tight as I can. My eyes well up with tears and I let them fall for once. Somehow I feel like I can't hide anything right now. All I can think is, "they think I'm perfect. They think I'm perfect? They think I'm perfect!"#

#I bury my face in their shoulder. Part of me wants to pull away, to pretend I'm fine, but I know I can't. Because I have to admit I've needed this. I've needed this for so long. Ever since that day, when they... When we were pushed away, because of me. It was my fault. Ellie doesn't know that, though. And she likes me. No, she loves me. Right.#

#"#Thank YOU.#" I say quietly. "#Thank you so much.#" I pull myself out of the hug just enough so that I can look at them again. Our eyes lock and another wave of emotion washes over me.#

#I suddenly realize that I'm safe. I'm completely safe with Ellerie. They would never hurt me, not like... they did. Ellie will never leave me. And I'll never leave her. Not in a million years. Not until I fade out of existence and the sun explodes. Never.#

#"#I love you.#" I repeat, "#I love you more than anything or anyone. Okay? You are everything to me.#" I pause, then add in a small voice another question. One that's been on the back of my mind for far too long; "#You wouldn't leave me... Right?#"#

#Maybe it sounds self-centered or stupid to ask that, but there's always that part of me that will remember what happened last time I assumed. I don't want that to happen again. Especially not with Ellie.#
submitted by Tempest, age who knows, sobs i love them
(May 15, 2023 - 7:41 pm)

:Ellerie:

:I Take Tempest's face in my hands, using my thumbs to wipe away his tears. Leave Tempest? I couldn't, even if I wanted to, which I definitely don't. I'm in too deep. I'm in too deep, and, gosh, does it feel good.:
:":Never.:" I tell Tempest. It's so easy to say because it's true. Today, I'm bearing my soul to him. He can have it. He already does. ":Nothing anyone says or does could ever make me leave you. Even if the world was ending, I'd be by your side and use my last breath to tell you I love you. Nothing will ever change that.:" If I had to choose between Tempest or stop breathing, I'd choose Tempest. Tempest is my everything. I love him. And he loves me too- nothing has ever made me so happy.:
:I dont know if I'm crying. I don't think I am, but I can't tell. If I am, I don't care, because it shows how much this really means to me. We can tell each other anything. I could never hurt Tempest, that would be equivalent to the worst crime imaginable. I don't ask if tempest is over gonna leave me, I suppose the fact he asked me about it initially is enough of an answer for me:
:We both lean in so that our foreheads are resting against each other. I want to know everything about Tempest. I want him to know everything about me. Those would be some sad conversations. But, the second they bring it up, I'll reciprocate. No one's seen me with my hair down, at least no one currently around, and now Tempest will, it's pretty much unwraveled. Proof I trust Tempest. I do. I really do.
I Look into his eyes and it really hits how I won't leave Tempest. We're forever. This is the person I'm going to be with for the rest of my life. I got so incredibly lucky.:
":You can always tell me anything. I'm here. I'll always be here for you. Always.:":
submitted by Ellie, age Idk, sobs me too
(May 16, 2023 - 6:27 pm)
#Tempest#

#I smile at Ellerie, even though my vision is still a bit blurry. "#Ditto,#" I say, "#If there's ever anything, you can tell me. Anything at all. I'm here to listen, always. Day, night, whatever. I'll be there.#"#

#I kiss their forehead gently and then look at them. I must be the luckiest person in the world; Who wouldn't want to have Ellerie? She's the world. A goddess, even. All I want is to be with her and to love her forever. Which I know I will, there's no doubt. There's just something about her, where I just KNOW. I know we were meant to be together.#

#Her hair is unbraided, for once, and beautiful. Like rivers of chocolate. Wavy, flowing, divine. 

#"#Ellie...#" I whisper. I know how she doesn't like her hair down. But they took it down- for me. Well, not FOR me, I suppose. More like, in support? It feels nice nevertheless.#
~
this is all i had time for oops :\ 
submitted by Tempest, age who knows, THEM <3333
(May 16, 2023 - 8:01 pm)

:Ellerie:

:I smile, hugging Tempest again. Ellie- I love my nickname so much. We stand there like that for a while, no words said, crying into each other. I don't know how to describe all the feelings- euphoric, excited, and so, so in love. I didnt even think I could ever be this in love, but I proved myself wrong. I can see a whole future with Tempest.:

:Tempest. My favorite word. My best friend. My partner in crime. My boyfriend. My love. My world. I'm holding the world in my arms. I didn't know that was even possible, but it feels like, crying against my shoulder, there's something so pure and perfect- I certainly don't deserve him. But he chose me.:

:He CHOSE me. It could've been anyone, but he chose me.:

:When the crying fades to sniffling, I decide to talk again.:

:":What're you thinking?:" I ask. I always wish I can read Tempest's thoughts. I can't, so this'll have to do. I don't know why that's what I ask, though. I just... want to know.: 

submitted by Ellie, age Idk, augh so cute
(May 17, 2023 - 12:24 am)
#Tempest#

#"#It's... hard to explain.#" I say to her. "#And long. And confusing.#" I'm thinking of a lot of things, to be honest. How much Ellie means to me is a big one, of course, but there's also a lot of... memories. I guess I never really had anything to remind me of when I was a kid before, but now I'm back in that body again, with the scars to prove everything happened. Sure, I could just shift again, but I don't really want to right now. There's something powerful about both of us being our truest selves together.#

#But the memories are still there. They always will be, even if I ignore them, I guess. It's not like I can ignore how everyone hated me because of something I couldn't control. That I was shunned by everyone but my family. Even my best friend turned against me.#

#But things are better now; I have to keep telling myself that. Just look at us. Me and Ellie. Together, hopefully forever. That's all behind me. It doesn't matter. Ellie makes me happy, she makes me forget it all, usually. Today's just a bit different, more emotional. That doesn't change anything; it's still us.#

#Us. I love saying that. It's like we're one entity. Not "her and I", us. Ellerie and Tempest. Tempest and Ellie. A couple, a pair. Something that no one can separate. And if anyone tries, I wouldn't let them. I'd find her anyway, and always love her. There's no way we will ever end.#

#Instead of saying all that though, I tilt my head and smile. "#Would you believe me if I said I was thinking about you?#" Might as well be a bit flirtatious to lighten the mood. And it's not like I'm lying either.#
submitted by Tempest, age who knows, hehe Tellie!! <3
(May 18, 2023 - 4:49 pm)

:Ellerie:

:I smile at Tempest. ":Ah, maybe. But I'm not very long and confusing,:" I laugh a little. I know Tempest is thinking about his past, it's something I can just sorta tell. Plus, I mean, he's back in that form, the one whatever happened happened in. I don't know what happened but scars come from somewhere. Fear comes from somewhere. I won't ask because I don't want to make Tempest uncomfortable, ESPECIALLY not around me, but it'll be in the back of my mind.:

:":I could argue that confusing fits- insufferable for sure, but I guess loving someone insufferable must be confusing,:" A little reference to our first date. I have absolutely no clue why I remember that, but I do, so might as well use it. ":But I'm too short to be long.:":

:If I'm being totally honest, I'm thinking about my own past too. But mine's irrelevant right now and always will be until I tell someone. Maybe that's part of why no one knows- I don't want to relive it, of course, but I also don't want to accept it happened. Saying things aloud makes them much more real. Sure, I trust Tempest with my life and want him to know everything; he has a right. But it's bad. Tempest doesn't need to worry about me. I don't want him to hear it and look at me like I'm a kicked puppy. I'm not.:

:I'm fine. Tempest was probably hurt worse than I was, which makes me feel sick. I hate the fact that things haunt him because I want him to be happy! I want him to be as happy as he makes me feel. He deserves it. I can't control that, so I make a promise to myself. Every time I'm with him, I'm going to do everything I can to make him happy. To make him forget about whatever hurts him most. If I can make it all go away, even for just a few minutes, that's enough.:

submitted by Ellie, age Idk, “OMG ITS TELLIE :0”
(May 18, 2023 - 10:42 pm)
#Tempest#

#I laugh. Ellie's too smart to fall for my antics. That's something I love about her, and the list keeps getting longer. Everything they do is laced with beauty. Her smile, her laugh, her words. She's wonderful.#

#They almost make me forget everything. Something about them- if I try, I can pretend it's just us. That everything is alright. Which it is now, because of her. She makes me the happiest. Everything else feels like a dream, not totally there. But Ellie. Ellerie. They feel so real. She's real and she loves me. And I love her back. So much, it hurts. I can't help but smile when I see her. They make my heart swell and my brain go fuzzy and I love every second of it.#

#"#You're not insufferable,#" I say, smiling,"#Well- Not usually. Sometimes you are. But only in the best way.#" Ellie IS insufferable. But only because I sometimes lay in bed wondering about her. When it's so late it's early, I'm awake and I'm thinking about them. Smiling in a dark room, with nothing in my head except for her laugh. Their voice. Her. Everything about her.#

#I want to spend the rest of my life with Ellie. I want us to be together every day until we're old. I want to be able to spend every minute with her. To experience everything together, just us. Or maybe with others too. Maybe we'd have a dog. Or a snake. Or something else; whatever she wants. It doesn't really matter to me. As long as it's us, I'll be happy.#
~
the song "Monster" from Adventure Time Distant Lands is a lot like how Tempest is feeling rn
submitted by Tempest, age who knows, YES you've seen it
(May 21, 2023 - 11:03 am)

:Ellerie:

:I laugh a little. ":Thank you for what may or may not be a compliment. I can't tell.:" I AM insufferable, but not in a good way. Maybe Tempest doesn't see it, see my flaws. Or maybe they do- maybe they do and they love me because I'm NOT perfect.:

:":So." I kinda don't know how to word what I'm about to say. I've never been so confident something's gonna last forever. But something this strong can't break. It's EVERYTHING to me. I feel like every couple has the conversation we're about to have, a conversation I've always wanted to have with someone I love. I never would've guessed it'd be someone as incredible and remarkable as Tempest:

:":This is forever, right? So... what're your dreams for the future?:" Specifically, OUR future. Together. But I'm sure he'll figure that out. I've thought about it, so I sorta know what I want, but I'll change any of it if it isn't what Tempest wants. His happiness means more than my own.:

:I'd do anything for Tempest. I'd give him all that he wants, anything, anything at all. I'd give him the world, the sun, the stars. Even that wouldn't feel like enough. He deserves EVERYTHING amazing life has to offer. I can't give it all to him, but I'll try to. I'll try.

:I can't stop making eye contact with them either. Their eyes, the color of water, drown me and I can't seem to reach the surface. I doubt I'll ever see this form again. I need to memorize it, I need to. It's easy to memorize the most perfect thing you've ever seen.: 

submitted by Ellie, age Idk, YES I have!
(May 31, 2023 - 7:50 pm)
#Tempest#

#The question takes me by surprise. I mean, I knew this conversation was going to come up EVENTUALLY, or at least I hoped, but I never thought hard about it. My future... OUR future... It's complex. To be fully honest, I never thought I would last this long.#

#"#Well,#" I say slowly, thinking through every word, "#We'd be together, obviously. Living together, if you want.#" I grin. "#Imagine that, Ellie. We could have a whole house if we wanted! Isn't that crazy?#"#

#For a minute I just smile. My mind is like a highway at rush hour. Just imagine. We could spend every second of the day together if we wanted. We would have a big backyard, and we'd go out there every morning, and we'd talk. We'd talk about stupid stuff. And serious stuff. We would be just a number of steps away from each other, just a yell across the hall, for as long as we wanted. We would watch movies, dance in the kitchen, cook together- or at least try, heh. It's magical to think about.#

#A piece of hair falls into my face and jolts me out of my thoughts. I brush it out of my face, then keep looking at Ellie. You know, just looking at her is magical in of itself. She's... human. Not perfect, now that I think about it. But human. THAT'S what I love about her- they're so, so human. No magic, as far as I know, but they feel like magic itself.#

#"#What do you think?#" I ask, wondering what Ellie's thinking. Does she want to live with me, too? Does she want to travel the world? I feel like she's like that.#
~
unrelated but I think you might think it's cool I saw someone at my Physical Therapist's yesterday who look SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE ELLERIE. As in. Had their hair pulled back, same build, looked about the same age. Not to mention they were wearing red, which I assosiate a ton with El. Idk where I was going with this, but uh. My inner Tempest was going crazy iykwim, lol :D 
submitted by Tempest, age who knows, Look at the discrip ;]
(May 31, 2023 - 9:37 pm)

:Ellerie:

:A house. I'd like that. We'd have a tree in the front, one with a swing attached just for fun. ":A house sounds nice. And... and we could have pets! Anything, anything that you want. And we could travel during the summer, too, if you wanted.:"

:We'd be so close. We'd never have to imagine conversations because we'd always be having them, so much til we're sick of talking to each other but keep doing it because we can't help but love it.:

:I want to grow up. Tempest and I are ageless, but maybe one day we'll look older. We'll be older. Because if I grow up, I can get that house and the tree with the swing. If we're older, maybe we can really commit. We're very committed, but REALLY commit. Put a ring on it commit. If Tempest wants. But I won't bring something that huge up to them now.:

:":And... we could live in a friendly neighborhood! One where the neighbors bring us muffin baskets when we arrive and they have little neighborhood parties and potlucks just for fun.:"

:I smile at Tempest. I hate my smile but I love TO smile. I've never felt so confident that the future might actually be okay. But now it will be. It will be because of Tempest.: 

-

OMG HAHA! I love seeing people who look like her- it helps me get inspiration on how to imagine her and how to think her voice sounds.

(also I would follow the thing in the description but still don't have it-) 

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