[Tales of Legendia] [Fenimore x Shirley] Can you hear me over the sound of the waves?
Fandom: Tales of Legendia
Pairing: Fenimore Xelhes x Shirley Fennes
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG
Warning[s]: Mild shojo-ai, references to violence, tons of spoilers
Author's comments: I wrote these a little differently than my past sets. The ones from Fenimore's pov are blue, the ones set from Shirley's pov are pink, and the ones reflecting either or both of them are purple.
#8- thousand
And sometimes I had to remind myself- there were so many other Ferines, but Fenimore was the one who had struck me and changed me.
#11- blur
She moved so fast it was clear she didn't even give a second thought to what might befall her if she defended me.
#9- king
I knelt before the bed and rubbed her sore feet, my head dipped low out of respect for my fragile queen.
#23- child
How childish could she be, refusing to speak to her brother even when I had relented and suggested it?
#17- vision
Not only was she all I could see, but she was all I wanted to see.
#45- naked
I shuddered to imagine the manner in which those scars had been inflicted on that small, slim body.
#32- eye
"You can't look me in the eye now and seriously tell me that you hate all Orerines because if you really love me, you'll love whoever I love too."
#49- hunger
Fenimore was sated as never before, despite her continued imprisonment, and it was all because of something as simple as a voice.
#40- history
"At first I thought it was most important for you to fulfill your destiny, but now I know we need to put you and your emotions first- forget destiny!"
#41- power
What was power divorced from love?
#30- ghost
"Fenimore's blessing will be with me always."
#3- young
How could Shirley be so naive about so many things- the Orerines, her duties, love?!
#7- one
There were thousands of things worth living for, but I could think of only one worth dying for.
#25- shadow
I could tell that Fenimore had opened the door to my flower-filled room without lifting my head as her shadow darkened the face it meant to lighten.
#34- sing
"I'm glad you still remember the songs of your people, because I'm sure I've never heard them sung sweeter," Fenimore sighed, coming to sit beside Shirley.
#28- fortune
That wealth of blessings was only hers to give, never to keep, and so she gave them judiciously, making me feel fortunate indeed.
#6- gentle
WIth such a rough attitude, I hadn't expected the gentle hands that now caressed my worried brow.
#38- wash
I had scrubbed my defiled body over and over after escaping from captivity, but it wasn't until Shirley washed it for me that I finally felt clean.
#18- attention
All she could talk about was Senel this and Senel that and after a while I didn't really hate him so much, I just wanted her to pay attention to me instead.
#37- time
What I regret most is that we never really had any time to enjoy together without fear or anger or disappointment.
#10- learn
After a while, I realized that Shirley wasn't the only one who had something to learn, and so I began to listen...
#15- hold
"Please, Fenimore, hold me like this, just a little...just a little while longer..."
#24- now
"Of course," I answered, tightening my grip around her shoulders, "It's all I can do for now."
#31- book
Norma asked me if I'd like a turn writing in their log, but I turned it down because I didn't want to write something stupid that Shirley might laugh at later.
#29- safe
Even if I lost everything else, my feelings for Senel, Stella, Fenimore, and everyone else would remain safely in my heart forever.
#27- hide
I never hid my true feelings, but Shirley was much more discreet.
#48- precious
I liked to think she would've blessed my children too, had she lived to know them, since, half-Orerines or not, they were mine and they were darling.
#35- sudden
It shouldn't have taken me as long as it did to realize how suddenly life could come to a screeching halt.
#36- stop
But it did.
#5- wrong
I may have had my reasons, but it was wrong to want her to think like me.
#13- change
It hurts to think you changed someone for the worse, but in other ways, I suppose I changed her for the better too.
#21- fool
"We were both fools for love, weren't we?"
#26- goodbye
"As long as you remember me, there's really no real goodbye."
#16- need
"I really need you to believe in me or I'll never stop having these doubts."
#50- believe
"More than ever, more than anything, I believe in you, Shirley."
#1- motion
We could never have imagined that one gesture, one word, one smile could mean so much.
#2- cool
"Don't be so cool and aloof," Shirley pouted, "I know how sweet you are inside!"
#33- never
"You can't make me!"
#14- command
"I'm the Merines, of course I can!"
#42- bother
"That's right, and I'll obey," Fenimore smiled ruefully, "Of course you can."
#12- wait
"How can I wait when the chance may never come again?"
#22- mad
I wasn't just angry or even furious- I had gone mad and giving up myself allowed Nerifes in.
#39- torn
"Tell me why this is so hard, when, actually, it should be easy."
#20- picture
"What a picture we make- a Ferines who loves an Orerines with every fiber of her being and another Ferines who hates them just as strongly- but we love each other."
#19- soul
"Until I saw these things here with you, I had never felt so deeply about the truth and meaning of these things before."
#47- harm
I harmed the one I'd never meant to harm.
#46- drive
It was Fenimore's support that pushed me further and further until I found the inner strength to drive myself.
#44- wall
With my ear pressed to the cold prison wall I listened to you.
#4- last
And it might as well have been the first and last thing I ever heard.
#43- god
Your voice was like the voice of my god.
Pairing: Fenimore Xelhes x Shirley Fennes
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG
Warning[s]: Mild shojo-ai, references to violence, tons of spoilers
Author's comments: I wrote these a little differently than my past sets. The ones from Fenimore's pov are blue, the ones set from Shirley's pov are pink, and the ones reflecting either or both of them are purple.
#8- thousand
And sometimes I had to remind myself- there were so many other Ferines, but Fenimore was the one who had struck me and changed me.
#11- blur
She moved so fast it was clear she didn't even give a second thought to what might befall her if she defended me.
#9- king
I knelt before the bed and rubbed her sore feet, my head dipped low out of respect for my fragile queen.
#23- child
How childish could she be, refusing to speak to her brother even when I had relented and suggested it?
#17- vision
Not only was she all I could see, but she was all I wanted to see.
#45- naked
I shuddered to imagine the manner in which those scars had been inflicted on that small, slim body.
#32- eye
"You can't look me in the eye now and seriously tell me that you hate all Orerines because if you really love me, you'll love whoever I love too."
#49- hunger
Fenimore was sated as never before, despite her continued imprisonment, and it was all because of something as simple as a voice.
#40- history
"At first I thought it was most important for you to fulfill your destiny, but now I know we need to put you and your emotions first- forget destiny!"
#41- power
What was power divorced from love?
#30- ghost
"Fenimore's blessing will be with me always."
#3- young
How could Shirley be so naive about so many things- the Orerines, her duties, love?!
#7- one
There were thousands of things worth living for, but I could think of only one worth dying for.
#25- shadow
I could tell that Fenimore had opened the door to my flower-filled room without lifting my head as her shadow darkened the face it meant to lighten.
#34- sing
"I'm glad you still remember the songs of your people, because I'm sure I've never heard them sung sweeter," Fenimore sighed, coming to sit beside Shirley.
#28- fortune
That wealth of blessings was only hers to give, never to keep, and so she gave them judiciously, making me feel fortunate indeed.
#6- gentle
WIth such a rough attitude, I hadn't expected the gentle hands that now caressed my worried brow.
#38- wash
I had scrubbed my defiled body over and over after escaping from captivity, but it wasn't until Shirley washed it for me that I finally felt clean.
#18- attention
All she could talk about was Senel this and Senel that and after a while I didn't really hate him so much, I just wanted her to pay attention to me instead.
#37- time
What I regret most is that we never really had any time to enjoy together without fear or anger or disappointment.
#10- learn
After a while, I realized that Shirley wasn't the only one who had something to learn, and so I began to listen...
#15- hold
"Please, Fenimore, hold me like this, just a little...just a little while longer..."
#24- now
"Of course," I answered, tightening my grip around her shoulders, "It's all I can do for now."
#31- book
Norma asked me if I'd like a turn writing in their log, but I turned it down because I didn't want to write something stupid that Shirley might laugh at later.
#29- safe
Even if I lost everything else, my feelings for Senel, Stella, Fenimore, and everyone else would remain safely in my heart forever.
#27- hide
I never hid my true feelings, but Shirley was much more discreet.
#48- precious
I liked to think she would've blessed my children too, had she lived to know them, since, half-Orerines or not, they were mine and they were darling.
#35- sudden
It shouldn't have taken me as long as it did to realize how suddenly life could come to a screeching halt.
#36- stop
But it did.
#5- wrong
I may have had my reasons, but it was wrong to want her to think like me.
#13- change
It hurts to think you changed someone for the worse, but in other ways, I suppose I changed her for the better too.
#21- fool
"We were both fools for love, weren't we?"
#26- goodbye
"As long as you remember me, there's really no real goodbye."
#16- need
"I really need you to believe in me or I'll never stop having these doubts."
#50- believe
"More than ever, more than anything, I believe in you, Shirley."
#1- motion
We could never have imagined that one gesture, one word, one smile could mean so much.
#2- cool
"Don't be so cool and aloof," Shirley pouted, "I know how sweet you are inside!"
#33- never
"You can't make me!"
#14- command
"I'm the Merines, of course I can!"
#42- bother
"That's right, and I'll obey," Fenimore smiled ruefully, "Of course you can."
#12- wait
"How can I wait when the chance may never come again?"
#22- mad
I wasn't just angry or even furious- I had gone mad and giving up myself allowed Nerifes in.
#39- torn
"Tell me why this is so hard, when, actually, it should be easy."
#20- picture
"What a picture we make- a Ferines who loves an Orerines with every fiber of her being and another Ferines who hates them just as strongly- but we love each other."
#19- soul
"Until I saw these things here with you, I had never felt so deeply about the truth and meaning of these things before."
#47- harm
I harmed the one I'd never meant to harm.
#46- drive
It was Fenimore's support that pushed me further and further until I found the inner strength to drive myself.
#44- wall
With my ear pressed to the cold prison wall I listened to you.
#4- last
And it might as well have been the first and last thing I ever heard.
#43- god
Your voice was like the voice of my god.