The doors to the porch were open, and the sound of heavy, steady rain came through.
Along with sprays of water. Touya shook his head and went to close the doors, wondering who had forgotten to latch them firmly. He paused with his hand on the doorknob, though, because Yue was standing outside.
Yue perched at the very edge of the porch, almost in the downpour, face tipped up. His eyes were closed. “You can close the door if you like,” he murmured.
Touya’s mouth quirked. “Won’t your feathers get wet in all this?”
Yue shrugged. “It’s a fair price for peace.”
“Peace?” Touya stepped out onto the porch and held a hand off the side. The weight of the rain nearly drove his arm back down.
Yue opened his eyes and Touya was surprised to see that they were, indeed, at peace—even a little dreamy. “This is the best season of summer, for me. The rains. The influence of the sun isn’t as harsh.” His eyes drifted closed again and he let out a slow breath. “When the rains are all around me they soften the world. The sound closes in and gives me solitude.”
Touya smiled, a bit rueful; he could take a hint. “I’ll let you enjoy it, then.”
As he turned away, though, Yue said, softly, “I don’t mind you.”
Touya stood still for a long moment before turning back. He came to lean against the rail beside Yue, and closed his eyes, and listened to the curtains of rain closing them in together.
End
Oh how I am loving your writing style it leaves enough to the imagination but gives a clear indication of feelings of charaters. I love the idea that yue loves toya too. Thanks
Thank you! I have to admit, I’m firmly convinced that Yue would love Touya just as much as Yukito does.
I remember reading and loving the previous parts of this series way back when I was new to fandom, and rereading them was a familiar pleasure. But this one is new to me, and so its loveliness was particularly striking. I really love the image of Yue soothed by heavy rain. Also, I love how you portray Touya’s attitude towards the situation and Yue’s slow warming up to him. This moment really worked for me in showing how their relationship finally reaches a tipping point – I hadn’t even realized how deeply invested in their relationship I became before tearing up a little at this, to my own surprise.
*pleased* Thank you, it’s lovely to hear this one had such impact!
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MY FAVORITE! Kudos for you, lots of kudos for you, for this, for the rain that brings this emotion. (I don’t even know why to bother with reviews for you, I doubt I ever going to diverge from the ones I aldready written)
*grins* I’m perfectly happy to get reviews like this as often as you like!
hmm…I never really thought about it before, but I can guess that Japan’s rainy season is much like America’s in that the sun doesn’t have much influence over things just then. The rains happen right before the intense heat of summer comes. So yeah, that and Yue would enjoy solitude, he seems the type to enjoy the quiet at time. Not that he minds Touya being there. 😉 This was cute. Nice job.