Touken Week 2021
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Sehnsucht - A wistful longing or indescribable yearning in the heart for we know not what
“Sensei, you’ve always gone around to coffee shops even when you were rank 2, haven’t you?” Mutsuki asked politely.
“Yes.”
She’s always loved the smell of coffee longer than she could even remember. Rather than it being an addiction to caffeine or a habit, her connection to coffee felt deeper than that. Every time she took a sip of coffee, it felt as though she was returning home.
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- Part 1 of Touken Week 2021
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“The current king of the White Kingdom has asked for your hand in marriage,” her father announced, over coffee and cakes. (In all honesty, she should’ve known better. Her father rarely calls her just for coffee these days.)
Her response was instant, almost reflexive. “I refuse.”
But it didn’t really matter did it? This was a normal occurrence among nobility. Soon, she’ll be leaving this place that she’s called home.
“Touka, please. He may seem off putting, but he’s really quite-”
“I will be his wife,” she corrected, “But I refuse to love him.”
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- Part 2 of Touken Week 2021
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“Touka?”
“What?”
“Is everything alright?”
Hell no it isn’t, but she didn’t want her husband to worry more (he worries over every little thing after she entered her second trimester). So she smiled, “I’m fine.”
He looked down at her, studying her face carefully, “Do your feet hurt?”
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- Part 3 of Touken Week 2021