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BloodSentry
Your Nightingale
and my Divina!
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Divina was never the type to make the first move. She had tried before, and those experiences weren’t something she'd like to repeat. She had learned to enjoy life as it went by, to watch for moments and treasure them when they happened, but never to pursue them. She didn’t make the first move; she didn’t need to. Beautiful things happened on their own. She had no reason to chase after life, but right now, Divina was tempted to change that philosophy.
Divina hadn’t slept well last night—she hadn’t been sleeping well at all, lately—so she had taken to walking through the town in the early mornings, when the world is still and quiet and almost seems to be holding its breath while waiting for the Sun to rise. She’s not quite sure what, exactly, drew her to that particular café on that day at that exact time when
she was there. Exhaustion clung to Divina like a second shadow, and the chill in the morning air drove her into the nearest café for something to warm her up and give her energy. Divina had certainly came for the coffee, but she had stayed for the Imperial.
She was, quite possibly, one of the loveliest people Divina had ever set eyes on. Her hair was as dark and enchanting as a night sky, and her eyes were as green and lush as a forest. The Imperial was beautiful, but what really drew Divina in was that far-away look in her eyes, like she was in a world of her own making. Pen and paper lay strewn out before her, and a cooling cup of tea sat beside her, forgotten momentarily as the Imperial wrote. It was an effort not to stare as Divina waited for her order, and she bit her lip as she thought. She never made the first move, but what if she did nothing now and lived to regret it? She darted her eyes back behind the counter as the employee began filling cup, then looked down at herself and groaned. Divina looked like a mess. Anxiously, she ran a hand through her hair, trying to smooth the fly-aways and work out the small tangles, but then the barista was coming back with her coffee in hand. She took it with a smile, trying to hide the fact her stomach was in knots, then risked another glance at the Imperial- she had stopped writing for a brief moment to take a sip of her tea and glance out the window. It was now or never.
With a grin she hoped looked more confident than she felt, Divina walked over to the breathtaking Imperial who looked like she could breathe life into worlds with a single stroke of her pen and
by the Eleven, what she should even say, she was being so ridiculous right now-
“Hello, I’m Divina,” she said, and almost froze when the other girl looked at her with those wide, emerald green eyes.
It's too late to turn back now, she reminded herself, and forced herself to keep talking. “Is this seat taken?”
As the Imperial smiled at her and adjusted her things so Divina could sit beside her, her heart nearly skipped a beat. She had never been the type to make the first move- but maybe she could be.