[SWP] light it up

Success! The forest sings as if in thanks: a joyful music Seiji feels in the marrow of his bones. Like nothing he has ever heard before; it builds and builds, soft and lovely. He blinks, lifting his head from his work for the first time in many long minutes. He sees the others around him, dirt on their hooves. Rotten flowers uprooted. For half a heart beat, it seems the forest draws breath. And then: Solanis. It’s a dream. It’s a place fit for a god: all golden and soft, its silent voice humming through them. Seiji stands very still, his eyes fluttering shut. He breathes in, and the song is in his lungs. The light is golden even against the backs of his eyelids. He exhales, and opens his eyes again. Something giddy moves in his chest. His ribcage shaking with silent laughter, he bounds on nimble hooves toward the nearest stranger - K’yarie was her name? - and moves to touch her gently on the shoulder. See? See? We did it, didn’t we? His mouth opens, and no sound comes out. But he’s nodding, joyful, as he bounds away from her and toward Waker, too, to try and nudge him, as well. We did it! We did it! And if he could speak, he would tell them, Well done! But he can’t, so he silently laughs, his steps light through the field of gold. The last of them, the largest, who hasn’t spoken, is moving away. Seiji studies him a moment, ears twitching, before he bounds after. Not knowing why.

img by Tildae @ flickr

ooc // @K'yarie @Waker just because you were mentioned ;) He's left, though.