You're Me

"You're Me" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
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The blankets rustled softly as Akkey adjusted her position, cuddled right under the crook of Blunt's arm. A stream of moonlight fell across his face, lighting up his sharp jawline and part of the scar she had given him many years ago. She traced it gently, always filled with regret, but learning to forgive herself after every time.
Blunt growled and shifted, and she paused and stared at him to see if he would move again. He didn't, so she continued on her mission to follow the lines on his skin.
It was a little while after when her metaphorical ears started picking up on a hum. Akkey sat up very slowly in confusion. It was a sound that she knew very well, the sound of a portal; but she hadn't activated one at all. She pulled the blanket closer around her shoulders as she looked around, debating on whether to get out of bed to investigate. She scrunched up her nose after a second thought and decided to get up after all.
The moment her bare feet touched the cold hardwood, she knew she wasn't in the tavern anymore. Akkey studied her surroundings carefully, knowing exactly where she was.
"A dream..." she said to herself. It wasn't the same as her nightmares, with the vast expanse of ankle deep water and nowhere to go. No, it was like that place where she met Orskaf. A clear divide before her, like an invisible wall. Two opposing waters at her feet, one on her side and one on the other. A warmth that she couldn't quite place, but something told her she knew what it was.
Akkey sat on her knees on the ground, adjusting the blanket around her as the shallow darkness lapped around her legs. She was about to meet someone.
It was a few moments after-or hours, there was no reference of time in there-when something appeared before her, and she grinned to herself, because she knew the person very well. Dark braided hair with splashes of white from her younger years trailing behind her as she floated down, bright green eyes that matched Akkey's perfectly, the old scar on her cheek still present.
Her visitor landed softly right in front of her, meeting her perfectly at eye level with a confused expression on her face. She looked older, worn, and beaten.
Akkey gave her a warm smile, as if welcoming her, lifting her right hand up and pressing her fingertips against the transparent border between them. Her visitor glanced at it, spotting the old scar given to her by the King, and touched it with her own left hand as dots began to connect.
"You're me," they said simultaneously. Hearing their own voices from each other's lips startled both of them, and Akkey started laughing, while her other self gave her an apprehensive smile and started pulling at her darker hair.
Akkey sighed as she collected herself, glancing at her puzzled face, "Blunt said make contact with my other me, I didn't expect it to actually happen and so soon."
She blinked, still confused, but hearing a familiar name, particularly his, soothed her, "Is that him?" she motioned beyond her, and Akkey turned to see the image of their bedroom flickering in and out of existence, Blunt still asleep under a pile of blankets and hair. She giggled, "Yeah."
She nodded slowly, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks, recalling her conversations about timelines with Milae. It was obvious what they were to each other. In another lifetime, I guess that's what happens... Wait, then what happens to Stonegit?
"What happened there?" her thoughts were interrupted as Akkey motioned towards her bandaged arm.
"Oh this... I was, uh..." She pressed her lips in a thin line, her hand hovering over it, forgetting that she couldn't feel pain in this world. Her braid floated behind her as the lake water where she was in the physical world shifted around. Akkey gave a small sigh of understanding, "Shadows?"
She nodded.
"They're never really gone," she quoted, her gaze trailing to the side, "It comes back every now and then."
"How many times have you tried?"
"Twice on purpose, not counting the earthquake accident. First one was Blunt's-" she motioned towards her chest, where the scar she was tracing earlier would be, "-and the second one with Juro. Kind of got the idea from you... I think it was your first time trying it on purpose, too. Didn't quite work out though, right?"
"Yeah," she nodded, recognizing the events she was referencing, "A shadow mage visited Yrus, and the earthquake was like a half a year before, although it wasn't too severe. I'm up one on you I guess, with this Liam incident."
They were silent for a minute, letting the comfortable silence fall around them, "What year is it there?"
"1060.
"Ah. 1070."
"I look good for a 46 year old," Akkey laughed.
She smirked, "Considering all the shit that's happening, I guess yeah."
"Let me guess... Frigga?"
Her head shot up at that, and Akkey nodded, "She's going around timelines, I think. Eir's gone."
"Here, too. Hunter couldn't heal my injuries up."
Akkey nodded seriously, "What are you doing now?"
She leaned her head to the side, "Milae and I are working on it. But for now... I need to go see Blunt. I'm just... tired." she gave a weary grin, knowing that she would understand every bit of emotion and thought weighed in that single word.
"Right..." she said, right as the transparent wall between them warped and flickered. They looked at each other, understanding that they were both waking up.
"I'll see you again?"
"You tell me, you seem to know more about this than I do."
Akkey laughed at that. She became more serious as they both began to fade out of existence, "Good luck. Be careful." Her lips turned up in a small smile, before she disappeared.
She blinked, finding herself back in cold tavern floor, wrapped up in her blanket. Blunt was sitting up behind her on the bed, yawning and still half asleep, "Hey baby girl. What are you doing out of bed?"
She turned to look at him, grinning from ear to ear, "Guess who I met!"
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Akkey Black