The Heart Of Alchemy

Visions, Consequences, and Love

" Soon, child. Soon everything will spill, and nothing shall be left. . . "

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Varian could feel light pounding against his eyes. It seemingly felt like the lids of his eyes were burning. A sudden sharp pain stabbed his head, and he opened his eyes and sat up quickly. Though, it was rather too quickly, as stars floated across his vision, and the only thing that kept him from falling back onto the bed was a warm, comforting hand on his shoulder.

Varian could see 2 blurry figures before him. Both had brown hair, but the one had significantly longer hair, as the other had a goatee instead.

" Varian, are you with us? "

The boy gave a sloppy-looking nod to the figure who spoke. The pain in his head soon became dull, nothing more than a buzz of pain instead of the scream he felt before.

Before he could speak, coughs racked Varian's entire body. A gentle rub on his back and a glass of water later, Varian was starting to get around.

" W-where's- " but Varian could tell his voice still wasn't ready to work properly. Rapunzel, however, already knew where he was going.

" You're wondering where the people who were with you are, right? " The boy gave a nod. " We thought they might have caused you to do- whatever it was that happened, and I may or may not have had them put into the dungeon. "

If Varian was able to, he would've started yelling at the princess. But he didn't and just shook his head quickly towards the older girl.

" So, they didn't do that to you? "

" Th-they're my fr-friends. . . " he speech was barely above a whisper. Rapunzel heard that though and asked if he wanted some privacy with them. When he greedily nodded, she smiled before gesturing for Eugene to call the guards in order to get Varian's friends.

After a few minutes, a knock was heard at the door, and when Eugene opened it, in came Hugo, Nuru, and Yong, plus Stan and Pete, who Varian assumed were the ones to guide his friends along. His face lit up when his gaze met Hugo's own. Rapunzel, Eugene, and the guards made their way back to the door. Rapunzel spoke once more.

" Oh, and, Varian, " she gave her sunny-like smile to him, " welcome back home. "

Soon the door was closed, and it was just Varian and his friends- his family. He tried to get off of the cot he was laying on previously. Hence the term previously and Varian felt his knees buckle as soon as he took a step.

The impact of the floor didn't hit him, however, as he soon felt himself being held up by Hugo. The blond smirked and lifted Varian into his arms before setting him back into the cot.

" Guess you could say I swept you off your feet. " A sad smile broke across the blond's face. Nuru and Yong made their way over to the cot and sat in the chairs next to it. Hugo, meanwhile, took a seat on the cot Varian sat on.

" But, seriously, Goggles, what happened? "

The Royal Engineer stayed as silent as the calming winds of Corona. He felt as if the world was against him. As if his very soul had been tainted with the bloody juices of lies.

Varian shook his head before leaning it on Hugo's shoulder. He felt weightless for some reason. A reason he, for once, didn't know the answer to. It scared him deeply.

Hugo took in the sign of silence and fear his boyfriend produced and kissed the top of Varian's head. The comforting gesture made the boy sink into the warm arms of his lover.

Nuru couldn't help but smile at the scene before herself. The love her friends shared was as pure as metal.

Yong smiled as well and joined in comforting Varian by hugging the older boy. Nuru did the same but placed one of her hands on the boy's head to fiddle with his hair a bit.

The silence among the found-made family was peaceful, though still full of worries and concerns. It was nice.

Varian felt his heart filled with joy with the comfort of his friends. Yet, the guilt of worries washed over him. His body became slightly rigged.

" I'm sorry. . . "

Hugo looked at Varian with a broken look on his face. His arm tightened slightly around the boy's waist as he lifted Varian's head to look at him.

" There's no apology needed, Var. "

Hugo closed the gap between them with a kiss on Varian's lips. At this, the boy seemed to calm down, as he looked at the older boy with eyes full of passion.

Varian wished he'd told them about his nightmare, but he'd already bothered them enough. He would deal with that on his own later. As of now, he had a family to help comfort him.

Guess who finished watching Tangled: The Series? This girl! And guess who still hates Cassandra? Your author, of course. 😅

Have a wonderific day/night, my friends! 😊

~ Brooklyn