"Limerence": (English/n.) the state of being infatuated with another person.
The moment their eyes locked they knew - the flames within him twisted while the water within her turned. It was a connection, a connection that would lead to love, adventu...
(Hindi/n.)Destruction of the self; "destroyed in love."
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~ Ying Yue Jiang ~
The green sails bobbed up and down with the current, the sounds of chatter and laughter seemingly being carried with the wind into our bedroom. It was quite gloomy, despite all of the ruckus, the first time since I have arrived that the sunlight wasn't shining through the clouds. The gray sky swirled above, the air smelt dewy, signalling for rain in a few more moments. But despite the dark atmosphere, I bore a curious smile, since for one; I was quite a fan of rain, but also in anticipation.
Lia draped my silk robe over my shoulder's from behind, startling me slightly, "Ah- thank you." I said faintly, my gaze consumed with what I saw from the window. I already knew Lia rolled her eyes as I tried to tie my robe around my waist without looking down – I can't see them at all.
"For spirit's sakes Ying Yue- here." Lia grumbled as she tied the sash around my waist, "I swear if I left you, I would come back to you still standing here with your mouth to the floor in your damn lingerie."
"Sorry, I'm just curious." I said with an apologetic smile, but despite her crossed arms, she still bore a smile, "I know; hence the tight leash Fire Lord Zuko keeps on you."
"I'm not some puppy..." I grumbled under my breath, but Lia just grinned.
"Well, he didn't say you were a puppy."
"Then what did he call me?"
Lia opened her mouth slightly, before placing her finger upon her lips, "Puppy sounds nicer. Let's just go with that."
"What's that suppose to mean!?" I huffed as Lia laughed away, rummaging through my wardrobe. "You're really going to ask me what Fire Lord Zuko thinks about you?" Lia scoffed, picking out potential dresses for me to wear, all of them made from the finest silks and decorated to the spirits. It was my turn to be left speechless; she had a point. I just snickered to myself once more before gazing back to the window.
The Earth King and his brother-in-law, who has been nicknamed as 'the asshole' – courtesy of Zuko and Sokka, had arrived. I was eager to meet them, greet them once they finally docked. But Zuko made me promise one thing, and that was to not travel down with him to the docks. In all fairness, I wasn't too upset at his decision, mainly because as great as I felt, I also knew that I was still a bit too fragile to travel to the pier and back and have enough energy for tonight's dinner party.
So instead, I found myself helplessly scanning the grounds from my window, in hopes of finding them. I could hear Lia groaning to herself as she watched me stand guard at the window, "They just got here not even an hour ago, they could still be making their way up the palace." Lia spoke logically, and I couldn't help but smile sadly knowing she had a point. Gosh, I missed them – their dirty jokes, their loud laughs, even the teasing!
