Where the Heart Is [Complete]
Who: turntodarkness, earth_bonds, watersacrificed and memoryshell
What: An attempted rescue; a journey to a young man's greatest wish.
When: Late afternoon
Where: A cottage in the woods, in appearance, at least
Warnings: Possible mentions of inhumane experimentation; emotional trauma
Wherever you were when the Strangelings approached you with the old photograph of the twins and their adoptive father, you aren't there now. No, instead you're now in the woods, surrounded by picturesque trees and the most lovely cottage you have ever seen.
It rests on the shore of a clear river, with a walkway slick from recent rain and drops of water clinging to the green, green grass. The stones that make up the house all glisten from the water, smooth from having once been within the river itself. After all, this level of care to the house's structure tells you it was built here by careful hands. It's the same with the garden surrounding the house: careful hands tend these plants, leading them to perfection. The well in front is also well-maintained, just like the entire clearing.
The lights are on within the cottage, and it's overall very warm seeming. Even the smoke that curls above the twin chimneys is inviting, as if asking the travelers to enter the beautiful place. And at least to Terra, this place will seem far too real--far to horrible to be a reality. Aqua won't know it, not at all. It'll be completely strange to her. Xion may know it, if she's been told of the childhood home or has gone through any of Terra's photos. But Terra... He'll know it by heart.
After all, he had once dragged his brother from the cottage's burning ruins while their parents died within.
What: An attempted rescue; a journey to a young man's greatest wish.
When: Late afternoon
Where: A cottage in the woods, in appearance, at least
Warnings: Possible mentions of inhumane experimentation; emotional trauma
Wherever you were when the Strangelings approached you with the old photograph of the twins and their adoptive father, you aren't there now. No, instead you're now in the woods, surrounded by picturesque trees and the most lovely cottage you have ever seen.
It rests on the shore of a clear river, with a walkway slick from recent rain and drops of water clinging to the green, green grass. The stones that make up the house all glisten from the water, smooth from having once been within the river itself. After all, this level of care to the house's structure tells you it was built here by careful hands. It's the same with the garden surrounding the house: careful hands tend these plants, leading them to perfection. The well in front is also well-maintained, just like the entire clearing.
The lights are on within the cottage, and it's overall very warm seeming. Even the smoke that curls above the twin chimneys is inviting, as if asking the travelers to enter the beautiful place. And at least to Terra, this place will seem far too real--far to horrible to be a reality. Aqua won't know it, not at all. It'll be completely strange to her. Xion may know it, if she's been told of the childhood home or has gone through any of Terra's photos. But Terra... He'll know it by heart.
After all, he had once dragged his brother from the cottage's burning ruins while their parents died within.