#Jiro x Nahoko

[floralcavern]

‪‪❤︎‬Oh, to have a Ghibli romance❤︎‬

#Studio Ghibli #Ghibli #Ghibli romance #Romance #hopeless romantic #princess monoke #Sen x Ashitaka #howl’s moving castle #Sophie x howl #when the wind rises #Jiro x Nahoko #Whisper of the Heart #Shizuku x Seiji #Spirited Away #haku x chihiro #The tale of the princess Kaguya #Kaguya x Sutemaru #Ponyo

[suddenfiction]

the space between dream and reality

When he finally put his pencil down, she was sound asleep. He had let go of her hand hours ago, but it lingered near his, a ways from her futon. He watched her quietly for a moment, noting the rise and fall of each breath, the translucency of her skin. Her pallor, but he shrugged that thought off.

In this space, the space between twilight and dawn, he felt as though he was dreaming. Perhaps he was. Since their wedding night, his life had become hazy. His sense of time was gone, but he didn’t mind. He wanted to stay in this moment forever next to her.

He didn’t want to sleep. He didn’t want tomorrow to come.

“You let go of my hand,” her voice was soft, barely a whisper.

Startled, he smiled at her. “I’m sorry. I got distracted.”

She smiled back tentatively. “Are you finished?” He nodded. “Come to bed.”

He hesitated and she noticed but didn’t comment. He slipped into the futon carefully as she took his hand.

“I won’t break,” she said, and he was stricken. He felt like crying, but didn’t. He leaned in to kiss her.

In the field the next day, a gust of wind blew and drew his attention away from the plane, just for a moment. While his colleagues cheered and called to him, he could barely hear them. All he could hear was an emptiness. A hollow space. Perhaps it was the sound of his heart beating.

The haze cleared and his plane soared above him into the clear sky. Flying like it would never come down.

#the wind rises #kaze tachinu #studio ghibli #jiro x nahoko #fic #miyazaki hayao