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The stars have always been shining above even before time, yet in this very moment, as I gaze up at shooting stars above the expanse of the night sky, I was met with not just the sight of the universe, but the sight of Xavier's smile directed at me.
"You're missing out on the view, Xavier."
"Not really, I have something better to look at." He quips, before his hand caressed my face like a sacred treasure.
"I should be the one flattering you tonight, not the other way around."
"Just having you here with me is the greatest gift you could ever give me." Finally tearing his eyes off of me to gaze at the stars beyond.
"The sights before us always felt monotonous, yet it makes a difference when I'm with the person I cherish the most. It gives a whole different meaning... Like a new discovery from the mundane."
"Xavier.."
"I always thought I'd be resigned to a life of just me, of just protecting, of just being a shadow of myself after all these years. But you? You gave me life, you gave me purpose, you gave me something to look forward to. But if you ask me what I want for a present from you... That would be spending each birthday, each season, each moment... with you. So will you humor me?"
"You're unfair..." Pouting at him, he chuckles— the sound I would never grow tired off even if I hear it for eternity, because it is from him. The man who holds the key to my universe.
"You don't have to tell me about those Xavier, because we'll always be together. We'll spend all of that and more together. Because that is my oath to you— actually no... That is what I always wanted deep inside."
Silence befell us, but it wasn't as bad. Not long after, I was in his arms as the stars continued to traverse the space above us. His lips mingling with mine as our hands find each other amongst the sensation of him claiming me as his, lips meeting teeth, yet he did not pull away, only pulling me flush towards him.
Not long after, we found ourselves in a place I knew all too well, a piano standing by the center bathed in moonlight, his hands leading me towards it, his efforts never fails to amaze me, always making sure I would be the one spoiled at every opportunity, yet the thunderous beats in my heart gave me no break, as if telling me that this was real, that Xavier's existence in my life is real, not an illusion... but real.
Then soon a tune I know yet so different danced in the air as his fingers met the keys with familiarity of a man who loved this instrument. His eyes never left me, a concert that was only made just for me.
"You're making me feel like it's my birthday instead, Xavier."
"It's not just my day, but our special day. I'd rather share it with you than hoard it all for myself. I've been alone for years, now let me share this day with the person I cherish the most." He then looks at the keys then back at me again, never missing a beat, then his voice starts singing alongside the tunes from the piano.
His voice accompanying the song he was playing made me weep, the emotions flooding through me as if the music and his voice had longed for someone to hear its rawest forms had me pulling his face back down to kiss me.
"You will never truly be alone, while I'm here. We're stuck forever now, astrophel."
"I've longed for you to call me that, my dearest. It has been such a long time... I was afraid you wouldn't be able to remember the nickname you once gave me as passing."
"Everything about you... is forever stuck to me. Oh my dearest astrophel, the man who came from a distant time. One day let's leave everything behind for a week and visit our Uluru."
"Sounds like a plan, no rain checks alright? Once we go there... We might never leave."
"That's a hard proposal, but we'll see. Our planet, together..." I grinned up at him as the melody from the piano continued, our hearts forever intertwined, not by fate, not by time, but by ourselves. So on his most special day, my dearest wish is for him to always be happy, and that all his wishes come true.
'My Xavier... Astrophel— happy birthday to the man you roamed time to be with me. I am truly grateful to be the one who gets to spend each day with you, in your arms... forevermore.'