She wore a mortal guise. And even in this guise, he recognized her.
Beings made of water are not the same as those made of the earth or the nature. Nor are they like the wind who remember every secret spoken into the air. Memories pass through water and disperse into the greater ocean, collected. So the longer she stayed away from the boy, the less she was able to remember him.
Until a Traveler from another world was able to nudge her in the right direction. Once she saw him, all the memories came flooding back as if they had always been there. They greeted each other as long lost friends and lovers even though decades had passed.
Of course it is. But it is also the greatest honor one can have — to cherish those that we love. And let them live through us — in our hearts and in our actions — for the rest of our days.
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Re: Day 241
on 2025-02-16 03:56 am (UTC)Beings made of water are not the same as those made of the earth or the nature. Nor are they like the wind who remember every secret spoken into the air. Memories pass through water and disperse into the greater ocean, collected. So the longer she stayed away from the boy, the less she was able to remember him.
Until a Traveler from another world was able to nudge her in the right direction. Once she saw him, all the memories came flooding back as if they had always been there. They greeted each other as long lost friends and lovers even though decades had passed.
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on 2025-02-16 04:21 am (UTC)Re: Day 241
on 2025-02-16 08:07 pm (UTC)But their love story had already become somewhat of a local legend in their small village.
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on 2025-02-17 10:39 pm (UTC)[pulls at one of his own braids]