Work Text:
Albedo POV:
I wish I never met you.
My day was just like any other, packed into a plastic container with my other nut-kind. Funny thing is I'm not sure I'm even a nut at all. Some people refer to me as stone fruits - even if I was a fruit we still wouldn't fit.
I used to think fruits and vegetables weren't worth thinking about. The people would always consume them within a few weeks since they had been brought home, some didn't even last a full day. I never cared about vegetables until I met you.
As a tall, slender and blue carrot, you stood out from the rest. I watched as the person pulled each orange carrot out of the bag individually, slowly cutting them up before tossing them into the pan. The cries of pain and the smell of stewed corpse was horrible but it had become the norm for me. Yet, you didn't seem afraid either despite the possibility of being chosen next. It was as if you knew you were never going to be next. That got me curious and so, as the lights dimmed and the person retired upstairs, I leaped out of my container and onto the counter surface.
I slowly rolled over to you and you jumped back. "What the-" was the first words you said to me.
"Do not be afraid" were mine to you. "My name is Albedo Almond."
"I'm Kaeya Carrot" you replied.
There was an awkward pause, then I spoke. "Why are you blue? I thought Carrots were orange"
"I'm actually a shade of purple" You said proudly, and then you began to explain the reason behind your colour and introduced me to a new world of knowledge. You taught me about the variety of your kind and how the orange carrot came to be so popular. We laughed at the fact you were once cultivated for your stem and your body to be discarded yet now people discard the stems. We talked for so long that night that it felt too early for the sun to rise.
The next night, despite being the only carrot left, you were never eaten or tossed away. I rolled over to you and we continued the conversation. This became my new norm, and I liked it. You were funny and open-minded, a refreshing world away from my stiff and closed Almond kind. I looked forward to our conversations every night. But one night we took it too far. We had gotten along so well together that we assumed this was the next step to take - but we were wrong. You cracked my shell open in more ways then one that night.
The hard tip of your tap root pushed through my pericarp until it hit my seed coat. The feeling was like nothing I had ever felt before. It was the perfect concoction of both pleasure and pain. You thrusted in and out, our bodies in perfect sync until our vitamins were bubbling and frothing like dish washing liquid. Our combined smells was intoxicating and if I was able to drink it, I would binge it. We moaned together as we hit the climax, that was soon replaced with the familiar post-vitamin clarity. I panicked and rolled away, back to my plastic container.
I was too shy to see you again. Not for a few days until I was certain I could speak to you again. When I finally came back I was shocked to see you in such a state. You were covered in dark mouldy patches and when I touched your surface you felt soft. "Kaeya..." I whispered, trying to hold back tears. "Hey It's okay. I'm just a little bruised that's all" You said to try and reassure me, but we both knew what this meant for you.
I stayed with you that night, as you told me about your life stories. I listened attentively to your memories of the fields and the farm life you missed very much. The mould spread rapidly and you struggled to speak. "Let me tell you about my beginnings" I said as I snuggled up next to you, letting you rest your already weak body. As my story came to an end, I watched as you shut your eyes and a small smile formed on your face. "I'm so sorry I ran away from you" I said as almond oil fell from my eyes and soaking the ground beneath us. I looked at the mess I had made and my heart ached for you to say something before you left this world.
I felt a tap and I looked up to see your eyes open. "You did what was right" you said, your voice hoarse. "We were never meant to be, Albedo. But that doesn't mean I never loved you"
The End. :)