why the sun sets red.

[Riel]

why the sun sets red.

we were sitting down by the docks, holding hands and staring out at the sunset. her soft, porcelain hand in mine, we turned and looked at each other. i gazed into her azure eyes while she stared into my own tree-bark irises. the wind blew across the water, bringing with it tiny drops that dotted our shirts. i was wearing my favorite grey shirt with the big letters that said 'NOT FOR SALE' and she was wearing a maroon hoodie.

i watched as she slowly leaned in, placing her mouth against my ear with tenderness. i sat stock still, and my breathing stopped. my heart was pounding quickly as she began to speak, and her breath tickled the inside of my ear:

'i know why the sun sets red.' she said to me. pulling back, she looked back into my eyes with a grin on her face. wondering at her words, I looked back out across the water and avoided making eye contact for a minute. obviously i could have asked her what she meant, but that seemed like the wrong thing to do. so i racked my brain, thought about it for a minute, thinking back to the science courses that i had taken.

oh.

'because red light travels the farthest.' i said to her. she reached out and turned my head back towards hers, making me meet her gaze. in her eyes, i could see that she was already laughing, and the curve of her lip only confirmed the notion. when she spoke, however, it was only to confirm:

'that's exactly it. red always goes the farthest.'

and then she leaned in, and pressed her lips to my cheek. i knew, without looking, that her lipstick would be there, a red imprint branded into my skin. instead of even attempting to wipe it away, i leaned in and pressed my lips against hers, smearing even more red between the two of us.

[Shadow-Love]

Awwwww. It's soo sweet. Nice job man.

[Riel]

Thank you for the compliment. It was actually inspired by 358/2 Days, the first cutscene.

[Annoyance]

This was so adorable. I loved it. :3

[Pestra]

The thoughtfulness, affection, and creativity are in this. But the flow of this entire piece feels sort of..cut down. There's barely any fluidity to this and I can tell that you either spent too much time on this or didn't spend time reading it over. I understand the vibe here, but I just don't feel it.

[Riel]

It was definitely the latter; I wrote this, posted it, and went along my merry way. I suppose that I could edit it at some point, or write a better story in a similar vein.

[Azrael]

Well. I never knew Days could help write something inspired from it but certainly far better.

Nice job.

[Diastyl]

Wow, its so cute......... Great job!