by ruethefangirl » Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:22 am
A purple cat sat outside of the den with her white kitten, both of them gazing at the sky. โAnd which constellation is that?โ
โCapricorn!โ
Their mother purred at the quick, confident response. โYou are getting faster and more accurate,โ She meowed. โThat is all for tonight, little one.โ
Monty beamed. โThank you!โ They loved their nightly routine of being quizzed about the stars before they went to bed. It helped them figure out what they needed to work on. There was just one mystery, though. Something theyโd been turning over in their mind for a few days now. โButโฆ why donโt you ever ask me about that one?โ
โHm?โ
โThe flower one? Right over there, around Cassiopeia?โ Maybe it was a test? Maybe she avoided mentioning it on purpose, so that Monty would point it out on their own.
Their mother looked up at the sky again, tilting her head. โI do not know what you mean by that, darling. Maybe you can draw it out?โ
Monty faltered. Orโฆ maybe it wasnโt a test. Maybe they were confused? โSure.โ They drew the constellation for her.
Monty's mother looked at it thoughtfully for a bit of time. โI am sorry. I have never seen that constellation before. Maybe you are combining different constellations,โ She said gently.
Monty felt a little silly. Surely their mother would know if that was a real constellation. She had studied the stars far longer than Monty had. โOkay. Goodnight, mama.โ Monty didnโt mention it again. They didnโt want to look foolish.
โฆ
Many moons later...
Monty met Brisa online through a mutual friend, Wesley. The two of them hit it off, sharing an interest in learning, reading, and playing nerdy games together. Their friendship blossomed, but Brisa lived in Diamond Falls, an area many days of travel away, so they would have to wait a while to meet face to face since they were both studying and couldn't leave in the middle of it. That was okay. Brisa and Monty still managed to talk consistently throughout the days with their technology. They wore chat bracelets that let them send messages and voice memos. No one was surprised when they started dating. After a year of this, Brisa and Monty finally found the perfect time to meet in person.
As soon as Brisa laid eyes on Monty, she ran and tackled them to the ground. They fell into a heap together, laughing, crying tears of joy. Monty planned to show her around their home, ending the night by taking Brisa to the spot where they'd practice picking out the constellations with their mother.
Brisa and Monty leaned against each other for a bit, side by side, just processing the day and taking in the views.
"Look, there's Ursa Minor. Hey-" Brisa turned to face Monty. "What's your favorite constellation again?"
Monty almost went with the answer that they normally told everyone. "It- I..." Monty looked at her. Really looked at her. Brisa's long hair covered her right eye most of the time, even in the rare cases when they got to see pictures of each other. Now, she gazed up at them with her full attention, both eyes unobscured.
"What is it?"
"Your-your eyes..."
"Oh." Brisa blushed. "They're nothing special..."
"They are special to me," Monty meowed. Brisa's eyes were fully purple with white flecks in them. If they studied them long and close enough, it almost looked like the stars in her eyes were in the arrangement of a flower. "You're my favorite constellation."
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ruethefangirl on Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:53 pm, edited 8 times in total.
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