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Star Gazing

I've queued up a bunch of my older pieces, in order of when I wrote them, however I just couldn't resist posting my most recent writing first.

This is, probably my absolute favourite thing I've written in a while. It's also the first actual just pure fluff I've written I think? I usually write so much angst.

I never decided on what species Callum was going to be, but it would be a species that is reminiscent of a Calopus. Alois is a winged variant of the Avelus descent. He's basically like if an angel and a human had a kid, he's got wings on his back and a couple small halos. Though I forgot to write in his halos LMAO

Oh it would also be good to mention what the sanctuary specifically is. This is the sanctuary of the Evanesce Lovers. When word got out that Calopus and Fengshuang were "dead", a sanctuary was put up in memorial of them. In the sanctuary, there is a huge statue of the two gods, standing at 2300 and 2500 cm tall. (75 and 80 ft)

Callum could never place why, but he felt drawn to the sanctuary for the Evanesce Lovers. He often found himself draped across the horns of the Calopus, staring at the magic particles that slowly fell around him.

Whenever he can't sleep, he comes to this spot. The particles helped lull him to sleep. Something about them was comforting. The priests of the sanctuary eventually had gotten used to finding the Courtenay prince fast asleep, 75 feet above the ground in the horns of the Calopus. They'd gently wake him up, and he'd stay for a little while before the sun fully rose signaling it was time to return home.

This night was no different. Callum had dance stepped his way up to the top of the statue, and settled in his usual spot. The white particles gently fell into his hair before dissipating. He closed his eyes and smiled.

While it was nice to finally be open with the neighboring kingdom, at least partially, the constant upkeep of his "image" around them was exhausting. His mother was insistent that they look and act perfect around them.

"One sign of weakness is all it takes" She said.

It was very clear to him that she didn't believe the two families could get along.

He thought back to the Huanglong prince, he met him on the night of the ball. Callum couldn't image a man like him trying to harm their family. He was noble, and sweet. Their time together that night was short lived, but it felt like an eternity in his memory that they let loose and were truly themselves on that balcony illuminated by moonlight.

He wished he could dance with him forever.

Callum heard a faint swoosh. He opened his eyes and sat up, looking around him. In front of him was a winged figure, only illuminated by the soft glow of the magic particles and the faint tinted moonlight through the mural.

"Alois?" Callum could just make out his features. He tilted his head. "What are you doing here?"

Alois smiled at him. "I saw you leave the castle, I was curious where you were off to"

Callum's face was flushed, and he was thankful for the poor lighting hiding his features. Callum had just been thinking of him, and like it was fated Alois had appeared.

He swore for a moment he could see something red faintly, that traveled from him to the dragon shifter that sat just a couple feet away.

"I...I come here when I can't sleep. I can't really explain why, I just feel....feel drawn to it" Callum felt embarrassed to admit it.

"Would you mind if I joined you? Maybe I could finally get some shut eye as well" Alois let out a soft chuckle.

"N-not at all! Feel free" Callum scooted to the side a little to make room for them to both lay down.

Alois must've noticed the small amount of space where they were to lay.

"Here, lay on my wing. We'll save room this way"

Callum was hesitant at first, not wanting to hurt him. He slowly and gently laid himself on top of the wing. Through the small areas of skin that was exposed from his outfit touching the feathers, he could feel how soft they were. He resisted the urge to snuggle into them, that would be far too weird. He settled lower down on the wing, he head at the same level as Alois' chest.

"You can lean closer if you want, you're pretty close to the edge. Can't have you falling off the side" Alois's arm reached above where his head lay, and his hand lightly tugged on Callum's shoulder.

After a moment, Callum slowly moved in closer. His body was only inches away from Alois' now, and his head more at level with his own. Alois gave him a soft smile when he had finished shifting.

Alois gazed up at the particles that were falling from above them.

"These fall in constellations" Alois lifted his hand closer to the enchantment. "Like....This one here! This is Cassiopeia"

Callum watched as Alois pointed out the "stars" that formed the constellation.

"I never noticed, I don't have a lot of knowledge on the stars" He admitted, despite how much he loved them he never learned the specifics.

There was a small pause where they both stared up in silence, caught in awe of the magic. Alois turned, one hand moving and stopping just short of Callum's face. After a moment, he closed the rest of the distance.

"You know, you..." Alois lifted a little at Callum's face. "You have a constellation on your face too. I noticed it the other night"

Callum's breath hitched in his throat at the physical touch, face going red. He could feel his blush reaching his ears. They had been close these last few weeks, but not this close. Alois' other hand reached up and started to point.

"Right here, you have Lyra in your freckles. These star shaped freckles match up, and this one here, the biggest star is...Vega..." Alois' hand stopped mid reach for the largest star freckle. Instead of a finger, Callum's cheeks were met with Alois' lips. He planted a small kiss right where he was about to point.

Callum could only stare, he didn't think his face could get any redder. Instinctively, he scrunched up trying to hide his face. His head pressing into Alois' chest, his mind racing. Alois couldn't help but find the reaction adorable.

"Is this ok?" Alois tentatively put an arm around Callum, but didn't put pressure down so he could move away if he wanted.

No response came from Callum, but after a moment he slowly looked up and nodded. His face was insanely flushed from his shyness. Alois smiled at the approval, letting his arm lay slack around the smaller boy. Before he could psych himself out of it, Callum reached up and kissed Alois. It was his turn to be caught off guard now, but let himself melt into it. He pulled Callum in closer to his body, his wings curling around the both of them as the kiss deepened. Upon pulling away after what felt like ages, Callum promptly shoved his face into Alois' chest again to avoid eye contact, and the Avelus descent chuckled at the sight.

"Callum you are by far the most adorable person I've ever met" Alois' teasing words were met with a small whine of embarrassment, only making him smile wider.

Still holding each other, they slowly drifted to sleep. Both of them would be lying if they said it wasn't the best nights rest they've had in a long while.

"Alois, the suns going to come up soon..." Callum's voice, along with his light prodding, stirred Alois from his sleep.

"Aww, are you worried about being caught?"

Callum nodded, averting his gaze. "I'm not actually supposed to leave the castle at night, the priests usually wake me up when they get here so I go home before people notice..."

Alois pulled Callum in close to him, giving him a kiss on the same star freckle he had kissed the night before. "A few more minutes?" Something in Alois made him hesitant to let Callum go, like he had to hold onto him for as long as he could. No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why.

Callum couldn't resist such a request. He wrapped his arms around Alois' waist, setting his head on his chest. The warm embrace of the much taller boy soothed his anxieties, and he caught himself almost falling asleep again in his arms.

Callum finally propped himself up, much to the disappointment of Alois. He placed one of his hands on Alois' chest.

"Could the big strong Avelus descent fly me back to my room?" Callum knew what he said was absolutely stupid, and tried his best not to cringe at his own words. To his relief, Alois didn't tease him for it. Only giving him a sweet smile and a nod before picking him up bridal style.

Alois flew them high in the sky, high enough to where anyone who happened to look couldn't recognize them. They arrived at the castle soon after, the sanctuary not being far. He descended down to the balcony of Callum's room, setting him down on his feet after landing. When Callum turned to face him, Alois wrapped his arms around his lower back. Now that they were standing, Callum was at a height disadvantage. Pouting, he threw his arms around Alois' neck, and pulled himself upwards so he could reach his lips. Alois chuckled at his attempt, and opted to help him out a little by lifting him up slightly with his preestablished hold on his waist.

Before he was lifted up, Callum was just barely grazing Alois' lips. Now he was at the perfect height to kiss him, and took advantage of it immediately. They occasionally clashed teeth, startling Callum to pull away slightly, but Alois would pull him right back into the kiss every time. When they finally pulled away, slightly out of breath, Callum buried his head into Alois' chest one last time. He slipped out of the embrace, and quietly retreated back into his room. He gave him one last endearing look before laying himself into his bed to fake having been there the whole night. Alois hopped to the next balcony over, settling into his temporary room. Smiling to himself as he fell asleep once more.

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