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ɢᴀʟʟᴀɢʜᴇʀ | ❝ 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡. ❞ ([personal profile] ruffian) wrote2024-05-26 11:11 am
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a reunion;;

[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-06-03 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday figures it's been nearly a year since he's left Penacony and said his goodbyes to the life he used to know. Travelling the stars with the Astral Express now has been... interesting. Cathartic, in several different ways. While he hasn't travelled to other planets as much as the others have, Sunday has come to enjoy the different planets and cultures that they've come across. There is something new to learn in each galaxy and planet that they see. Something new to discover about the stars they see and about ... himself.

While Sunday wouldn't say he's found his perfect paradise just yet, he has come to terms with quite a lot of things. Easing up on the way he has to control every little bit around him. Realizing that the surrounding worlds are more than capable of taking care of themselves, despite the little bumps and mistakes along the way. He has done a lot of reflecting. And searching...

There are still points of his life that he hasn't forgiven himself for. The darker things. The lost things. The people he used to see...

Sometimes he finds his thoughts wandering to the man that he used to quietly speak to in the lonely corners of Penacony's bars. Wonders what happened to him after he mysteriously vanished and was presumed dead after everything was revealed. Sunday sometimes dreams of his face and wonders if he still has the details right. The jawline, the scruffy hair, the messy unshaven look.

He's sitting in the Party Car of the Astral Express now in a quiet spot in the corner with a good book. It's late and he can't seem to sleep. The train has been making circles around Amphoreus again, probably in hopes of catching word from Dan Heng and the trailblazer. He's worried, of course... And yet, his thoughts are starting to drift again.

People comes and go from the Astral Express all the time. So he barely takes notice When the car doors open and close again.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-06-08 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[At first, Sunday thinks he might be hearing things. The deep sound of Gallagher's voice... That can't be something he's actually hearing right now. He lifts is head up, wings twitching curiously at the greeting.

He's had dreams of Gallagher in the past. Quiet, lonely dreams of what was left unsaid between them. He's dreamed about what he might say if he could speak to Gallagher one last time. But ... Is he dreaming now?

Sunday turns around slightly, expecting to see nothing but shadows in the party car. But ... Seeing the taller man there has Sunday staring ...

... Is he dreaming? Maybe he should try to get some better sleep? This isn't-]


...? You...? You're not here.

[Somehow, he's speechless. Opp.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-06-16 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday's thoughts are whirling. His eyes are wide and the moment that Gallagher's fingers brush so lightly across his cheek, Sunday flinches back. He's afraid. He's afraid that the moment that Gallagher touches him that he'll wake up and realize this is all nothing but his mind playing tricks on him again.]

Do not touch me.

[There's an old coldness in Sunday's voice. He has an unseen urge to pull back and become cold and calculated like he used to be. To protect himself or his secrets. Or his desires.]

I don't play with dreams, any longer. Gallagher is supposed to be dead. His story was over the moment that mine ended in Penacony. So, how are you here now...?

[He needs some sort of proof. Something that shows or says that this isn't a dream.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-06-21 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Likewise, there's a deep ache in Sunday's chest. He spent a whole year wondering what truly happened to Gallagher. Wondering if he was truly dead or merely hiding away somewhere. Busy being enigmatic. Or busy being dead. They had kept promises to each other, Gallagher even said that he would try to find Sunday if their paths ever took them to the stars. And it's that promise that left Sunday reeling all these long, lonely months.

How do you want me to prove it to you?

The question lingers and only makes Sunday's fear and desire mingle in his heart. He closes his book and gets up from his seat, still careful not to get too close to the man he dreams of. Then he softly replies,]


... Make me a drink. Like you used to.

[They're in the party car and there are plenty of tools and supplies for it. Perhaps the request is entirely silly. But Gallagher had been a drinksmith and had made Sunday special drinks occasionally. If the man is truly his Gallagher, then certainly he would be able to make a drink that he used to make Sunday on those quiet evenings between the two of them.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-07-03 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday goes to follow him, each one of his steps careful and timed. Almost like he's worried about getting a step too close to Gallagher. When he slides into the seat at the counter across from Gallagher... It's a painful reminder of those old memories. He watches the man quietly and wonders just how much of Gallagher is still the Gallagher he knows ... And misses.]

It's ... temporary. At least for now.

[He realizes very quickly just how much he has to tell Gallagher and that only makes his chest ache again.]

I'm looking for the meaning to my own journey. What lies before me now that Penacony is in its own hands is something that I have to experience and find on my own. I thought that by joining with the express... I might find what I am looking for.

[He is still somewhat lost and trying to find himself. Although Sunday's expression is much softer, quiet and sombre than it used to be. Like he's come to enjoy the quiet travelling. Even when the travelling isn't so quiet thanks to the other rowdy trailblazers.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-07-21 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[The gentle clinking of glass is oddly comforting. He didn't know how much he would miss the simple sound of Gallagher working.]

I ... I do not have the right to be worried, even though I often am.

[Of course he's worried about Penacony. He didn't spend his entire life surrounded by the idea of leading Penacony and keeping its peace, for nothing. It's hard to be so far away from home, his sister, everything that he worked so hard for. But he does not have the right to own those feelings anymore. Not until he's atoned for the sins he committed.]

Perhaps a part of me knew that you would have said that about the Nameless. That is why... I've let myself trust them as well.

[He glances up at Gallagher. His expression his sad, a little lost... but soft.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-08-25 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[The moment is a moment of quiet reflection. He looks at the glass and feels a small comfort in knowing that Gallagher made this drink for him. He looks up and sees that expression, only to feel the same old ache. The one he feels when he thinks of Gallagher, often.

He reaches out for the glass. Although, his fingers gently stop on top of Gallagher's hand before the other man can pull away.]


Thank you, Gallagher.

[... For more than just the drink? He takes it and takes a small, easy sip. It's cool and delicious.]

So you did keep your promise to find me again.
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-09-22 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday looks down at this drink and watches the ice clink as it beings to melt.]

If I'm being perfectly honest... no. I didn't think you would. There was a time I let go of such hopes. When I convinced myself that things like this weren't meant for me. Another quiet dream, shelved and gathering dust. One more thing I told myself I didn't deserve.

[There have been many things that Sunday has wished and wanted for in his life. And very few of those things have been in his grasp. He is not sure what he is deserving of, least of all the idea of Gallagher actually keeping that old promise.

But here he is.]


And what will you do now?
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-10-10 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday feels that painful ache in the centre of his chest. He doesn't know where his life will lead him now. And it's difficult finding what he's supposed to do or where he's supposed to go. But that is exactly why he's with the Astral Express, at all.

When Gallagher comes near Sunday finds his body tightening. Because he wants...

His hand reaches out and grips Gallagher's wrist, almost like he's demanding that the man never leave his side again.]


Then... stay by my side.

[If they're allowed to want things. If they deserve to have things.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-11-11 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[The breath leaves Sunday the instant Gallagher's arms wrap around him. Strong, warm, encompassing. Real. More real than anything he's felt in a very long time.

Perhaps this will slip out of his fingers one day. Gallagher will become nothing but a thought-up memory again. Yet, for now ... He can't help but to drop his forehead to Gallagher's shoulder and to slowly allow himself to be close to this man's enigmatic heartbeat.]


What I want...

[It's still hard for Sunday to say those things with the depths of his heart. Perhaps that makes him soft. But he looks up carefully at Gallagher, and the look on Sunday's face might say more than ever.]

I want you to not say another word until you kiss me.
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-12-11 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday shivers. His heartbeat feels too fast in his chest. For the first time in a very long time, he feels like his heartbeat is all his own. It scares him... But Gallagher's steady hold on his body and his face sends a stronger thrill of relief through him that he cannot deny. So, he shivers, pressing closer to Gallagher as their lips come together. Gentle and uncertain...

He grips the front of Gallagher's shirt hard when it grows deeper, needier. A strangled noise whimpers out of his lips before he throws his arms around the man, letting him shift upwards to kiss him more. He holds onto Gallagher like he might be worried he'll slip away again.

He better not slip away again. He'll be very angry...]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2025-12-26 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[The deep and heated kiss is enough for his temper, right now. He shivers against the other man as they kiss deeper, enjoying every puff of affection that blooms in his chest for it. When they part, Sunday's breathing is slow and his eyes are half lidded, cheeks blushing.

He still tries to resist the urge to admit anything but with Gallagher... Now that he is here and whole. It's easier to admit. He's getting better at this, even if it is slowly. Perhaps it'll be even easier now that Gallagher's here to remind him.]


It was significantly harder than it looks. [Was that Sunday? Making a little joke?? He huffs.] I ... hope you know that I'll be asking the others if you'll be allowed to stay on the Express for a time.

[... Once again. Sunday trying to get used to saying what he wants. Not just ordering it.]