Valentines Day? Shore!
Cw: mentions of food,alcohol, and jon&jer being absolutely in love with eachother.
->Summary: Jonathan and Jerico spend their valentines day at a beach, proving to be one of the best days of their lives.
->only mutuals allowed to reblog.
->♡ A/n: this was going to be a short one shot...key wors. Was
Jonathan read the date on his calendar. 14th of february, valentines day.
A few years he wouldnt have bothered with the festivity seeing as he was single,but now that he was taken, well he wanted to at least try.
He still had to work though, it was a week day. So as he fixes his button up, he does a small mental checklist, he would work until midday, take the rest of the day off and take his girlfriend out.
It was an easy plan,and easy plans often mean that theyre going to get really complicated, really fast.
But luck does seem to be on his side,for once, because he does work until midday and just as hes ready to clock out,he hears heavy footsteps approach.
Those footsteps,he knew them well, they were heavy,firm,and and quickpaced. He shoves his laptop in his bag and without looking up,he says--thought we agreed i'd pick you up.
Jerico shrugged--Listen,I couldnt wait anymore. I missed you--She answered,pulling Him in for a hug as soon as he approached. He hugs back with a big smile, hiding it on the crook of her neck.
--Happy Valentines,luv-- he says softly, voice dripping with silk like sounds, warmth in his tone and eyes holding her gaze like one would hold a piece of glass.
--Happy valentines-- She answered, looking into his beautiful green eyes, hid behind those glasses. Her hands go to press against his cheeks and kiss him.
Kissing back,he hugs her waist and smiles against her lips, leaning closer. He feels her hands move to his hair and play with it
--Lets go get lunch?--He asked,reaching over to turn off his desk lamp.
--Lets go
He offers his arm and she takes it,both walk out in quiet conversation. He guides her out of the institute as both co-workers and students see the grouchy archivist, arm in arm with a gorgeous woman, and smiling.
Truly, a valentines day miracle.
Jon watches as his girlfriend pulls out her headphones, he helps her put one on his ear and she puts one on hers. Hooking it to her phone, hes soon hearing the start of a song.
《Can we go where no one else goes?
Can I know what no one else knows?
Can we fall in love in the moonlight?
I wanna get lost with you
I wanna be lost in you (you, ooh)
Been waiting a while for you
I need to do this right with you (you, ooh)
(I mean, if you want to)》
They go out to eat as expected, but everywhere they go is jam packed. But not finding a Seat was not on their worry list,they had something else planned.
Both stand under one of the bridges of the River thames. Jer lets go of her boyfriends arm and Gently raises her right hand, the Sky darkens above, thunder rolls and the air smells of salty sea water and ozone.
He hears her say a few words in what seems to be latín,but shes speaking too low for him to hear over the music. He can barely make out some words.
"Everflowing seas...Like the loving embrace of...Rivers of old...gateway"
Around the arch of the bridge,the River water swirls and whirpools,rising In height until they fill the arch,and then....the water is held there, but it looks like the body of a jellyfish in texture,beautiful and haunting with colors.
--Water under the bridge,they say--He joked with a smirk.
--Awful--She answered without looking away. Her hand lowers and she takes his arm once again.
--We're not going to end up soaked,are we?--he asked.
--Nope, dont worry-- she answered,and both Walked into the portal of swirling colors underneath the cloudy Sky.
As he walks through,all Jonathan can see feels like the ecosystem of a dream, he sees River fish swim above him, algae and other River Flora at his feet, he sees freshwater crabs walking nearby, above him the sunlight is swirling and wobbly, everything, even the music hes hearing, feels distorted. At some point he swears he sees a Fallen log above him.
Then, he hears the crashing of waves, the salty smell of the air, he finds himself underneath a huge arch made of rock,behind Him the swirling portal that soon splashes down
Stone, above him and underneath him,looks ancient And theres a slight teal spiral residue on the stone hes standing at. Underneath it by a few inches the salty water ebbs and flows.
Carvings,theyre on the stone and around the arch. He takes a moment to inspect it, hes learnt the old language that lays there.
"Ever reaching sea, through its loving embrace, of old Rivers gateways Open and close for the master of the Ocean, ruler of all water that grants us life.
Step forth and travel, dear wanderer,travel to wherever Rivers can take you"
He sees that the carvings around the arch are praises and pleads of safety thruought the journey along the intricate net of Rivers.
Then,he heard a chuckle--are rocks that interesting?
Rising his gaze to look at his girlfriend, he notices two things...
One,theres a smug,teasing look on her face.
Two, she was a solid two meters away from him.
--There were carvings, I got curious. Its not like you told me how you managed...that!--He pointed behind him where the portal was.
--Fair. Cmon
He jumps and walks over the stepping-stone like path to avoid the water that flows througought the spaces between each rock.
--Where did you send us, exactly?-- he asked once he was beside his partner,taking her hand.
--Ryhope Dene Beach, Durham--She answered,nonchalantly.
Jonathan gives himself exactly 30 seconds to assimilate the huge damn distance he traveled in what felt like less than one second.
--Wonderfull-- He answers,clearly Fighting with his own logic.
--You look like a deer in headlights
--Gee,wonder why
She snorts and lays a teal and green blanket across the stony beach. She sits with him and both start to pull out a few tuppers with food.
Both had agreed to make food from their countries to celebrate, the smell of spice rich food, the good drinks and the beautiful view of the beach underneath the Overcast Sky...
It was heaven.
The couple sits there,chatting,gossiping and laughing over small things as they eat food from eachothers cultures,its tasty and love full. Jerico devours the spicy curry,drinking down every last bit of Paneer soda.
Jon mimics his lover in the same way, hes gobbling down a few empanadas, and more than delighted at the taste of Fernet and Coke. Both talk and its like it was their world, and the rest were just living in it
When the main course is over with, it was for deserts,Mysore Pak And chocotorta. Jerico decided to join in with the fernet and coke, and while she ate the delicious Mysore Pak, Jon tried out the Chocotorta.
--How did you come up with this? This is so good--She exclaimed, with a big smile.
Her boyfriend is halfway into shoving a spoonfull of cake into his mouth as he answers-- its my childhood, I know how to make it...sort of. My moms better at it though-- he took that spoon into his mouth,and he added--how did you manage to make the cookies so soft?
--You soak them in chocolate milk--She answered, taking a sip from her drink,the sweet and bitter,like bitter root beer, that effervescence of the coke sizzling on her tongue. Tastes like home, a New home of two cultures, hers and her lovers.
--Thats...actually clever--He adds, setting down the now empty Plate...has he just inhaled a whole portion of it?--Im taking half of whats left
She snorts--Alright,do I get half of the Mysore pak?.
--Of course,its only fair--He replied, winking with a warm smile.
Soon,they put everything away and the silence falls between them. But its a comfortable silence, Jon looks upon the Ocean, the shore, ebbing and flowing with seafom and spume.
Its hypnotizing, how the waves roll and crash with such a Grace, its calm for such an overcast day. The water seems silken in its shiny appereance, he sits there crosslegged, serene and contempt.
He wasnt that big of a fan of the sea,or the beach, he wasnt big on swimming but...since dating jerico hes taken a love for it. As long as there was a body of water,his lover was close to him.
Grabbing a pebble, he weigh it in his hand and throws it, making it skip on the surface of the water,one, two,three,four times until it sinks.
--Did you see that?--He asked,all proud of himself.
--I did,try again!--His lover answers,voice dripping with excitement and what seems to be some sort of effort.
But he doesnt pay mind to that last detail,he Scans the rocky beach for another pebble and throws it, it skips five times before sinking.
--Ah damn!--Jeri exclaimed, finally he turns to see his girlfriend grabbing a Fallen piece of sea glass that had Fallen on the blanket.
--What- isnt that illegal?--The archivist asked,looking as his girl wraps that sea glass with golden wire, making the piece look like an eye.
--Only if you get caught--She answered non-chalantly with a small shrug. She keeps on her job of doing that jewelry piece and he sighs with desesperation.
He turns his gaze to the Ocean, grabbing another pebble and throwing it. The overcast day shone its grey white light upon the world,the Winds cold but not too cold, and the ocean's shore hasnt risen yet.
--Cmon now,you see anyone here who would see us?--She added,making him snap out of his poetic little mind space he was in.
--I Belive thats because of your meddling--he answered,voice Flat tone and dripping with deadpan sarcasm.
--Well if you want me to get the cops in here then im more than glad to do so
--Haha,so funny
Silence falls once more,Jer twists the gold wire with care and with the help of jewelry pliers. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Jerico work hard at whatever shes doing,but he doesnt interrupt,instead he makes sure his gift for her is ready. He wasnt sure when to give it.
Maybe half an hour passes by, he hears her sigh in relief and set down the pliers.--God,finally
He looks and sees a crown settled on her lap Next to two necklaces. He blinks a few times--No way you whipped that in half an hour
--Fourty minutes--she corrected calmly.
--My point still stands-- He added--How
She shrugged and took the crown--actually,its missing something
Jonathan sees her Grab the crown and walk up to the shore less than three feet away from him, she puts her hand in the water and pulls something out,he cant see what.
And when she walks back,the crown is behind her back. She sits by his side,facing Him,he turns his body so hes staring at her face.
--So,whats all the mystery?-- he asked with a small smirk and smugness,to hide how curious and flustered he was.
--this is my gift,part of it--she explained,showing Him the crown.
Its made of an intricate weave of gold wire with seashells,seaglass and two almost bioluminiscent feather Like ornaments on the side.
The glass shimmers under the light, the crown is breathtaking, with the arrow dwarf seashells acting as "spikes",the sundial and scallop shells ordered in such a way that they mimicked Rolling waves as they sit at the base of the crowns.
And weaved between them all are the Teal and green seashells a green one at the center is wrapped in wire in a way that looks like an eye, the two bioluminiscent bits are weaved at the end of the crown in a way that looks like sea slug antennae.
Yet when he saw the gold wire fourty minutes ago, it was shiny and New,now it looks old and almost crystalized in the same way the Ocean crystalizes some materials
Speechless, he lets her put the crown on his head. She smiles looking at him, with his deep green button up,his dark desaturated brown pants and dress shoes, wearing that greyish dark teal trenchcoat to Keep him warm.
--My king of the sea--jer whispers incredibly soft,Like the murmurs of the crashing waves. She takes his hand and kisses his knuckles.
--I..im speechless--He says under his breath--I- ive never...been gifted something like this. God,youre so skilled...
She giggles and sits closer, he hugs her waist and kisses her. She kisses back leaning on him and wrapping her arms around his neck, he sighs against his lips and nuzzles her cheek with his nose.
--My gift looks so daft in comparison...--He says,a little flustered.
--ah dont say that, cmon, lemme see
Begrudgingly,with his face a few shades darker from the blush,he pulls out a small box wrapped in green paper with an eye motif.
--Here--He says,handing it to her.
She takes it and settles it on her lap, she Gently unwraps the gift,noticing the small lines across the surface--Did you wrap this?
--Tried and failed miserably,multiple times--He answered,embarassed. But he does see the endeared smile on her face form as he confirms that.
She uncovers a beautiful oak box, old with Ocean motifs,waves act as a frame for the beautiful ship in the center. The locks look old and unpolished,the wood has seen some weathering and its...antique,gorgeous.
The latches Open,showing a small octopus plushie,then beside it is a sea turtle necklacee with a larimar acting as the Shell of the turtle.
Her eyes also notice the picture printed underneath it all, its a picture of them on their first actual date. The night post the corporate party,the night that Jerico had transformed,willingly,in her Real form, and the night both finally got together.
Taped to the lid,she saw a letter
Unaware to Jon's anxious fiddling,she opens it. Shes carefull with the green wax seal that holds the simple stamp of an eye.
The letter within it, reads as follows.
"My dearest Jerico...
I want to wish you a lovely happy valentines,being your boyfriend has been one of the best things in my life.
You never leave,you never falter, im so lucky to be loved by you. You hug me like the shore hugs the sand, you are the fresh cold water on a hot summer day, without you i'd be lost in the deep,hadal zone of life's troublesome Ocean.
But beside cheesy Ocean references, I do love you. I May not be the best with words,but my actions and gifts hold such love in them, and I know you know.
Yet it would be unjust to not try and be better when you try all the time to be good to me...
I love you would fall short, any words in the human dictionary would fall short I belive. Shall I try to describe it, I do not know if ill be succesful at it .
My love for you knows no limits,its an ever expansing trench that even I do not dare to tread. Youre my safety, the place I can always return when im stressed, or lonely or worried or a million other things I cannot put into words.
Why you Belive me deserving of so much love, I do not know. Never saw myself as a gods chosen,I do Belive God got a kick out of me by putting me through hell and back, but not you...
You chose me,every day, even when i was- still am dense,when I couldnt notice the loving gazes in your eyes, the way the world would smile upon me somehow because you willed it. Always patient,always understanding,your kindness is proportionate to the Beauty you hold.
And even if Beauty is held in the eye of the beholder,as Someone whose seen a lot, and has something going on with eyes and looking, I can confirm youre the most beautiful woman ive seen- that has ever graced my eyes.
What a godly Beauty youve got,intricate and ancient as you are, mysterious and ever changing...
The wind in my sails,the north star in my Sky when im lost,you help me Keep my head above the water and sometimes I just feel like im just a fish out of it, Like im out of my depth when im around you.
And I love it, and I think together we are writing a beautiful story,you certainly are the most beautiful story ive ever been a part of, the book I could get lost in for the rest of my life.
I love you,every day and always, and perhaps if reincarnation is a thing (something you Keep putting off in confirming for me) I hope I find you in the Next life,and every single one after that.
Yours forever.
Jonathan Simms. "
You know how he sucks at emotions? Hes not ready for the waterfall of tears that come from his lover as she sets down the letter and hugs him. He hugs back and pats her Gently.
--Easy,im here--He promised softly, squeezing her.
--I love-i love you too--She answered between sniffs-- god,youre so good to me.
He held her tight, pressing his face against the side of her head. Rocking back and forth to calm her down, he smells her perfume, sweet..Like vanilla and coco...and salty- or was that just the sea around him- or wasnt she the sea?
When she pulls back, he gazes to her and finally takes in what shes wearing.
Dark Teal sweater that reaches up to her neck almost,ripped,jagged black jeans and boots,and her trenchcoat is a beautiful seaweed green.
--Youre....stunning...gorgeous--He gasps under his breath--God, you truly are out of this world--He kisses her,with all the love hes got. With the devotion seamen have to the Ocean, or the rain to plants it feeds.
She kisses back without no words to speak,only holding him as the Ocean becomes violent,the shore doesnt rise to them,but the waves get bigger and bigger, the Sky darkerns to the point the sun doesnt shine and lightning is the only thing giving some visibility with a short time to do so.
In the flashes of white light, their forms illuminate and are the only thing that acts as evidence that they were ever there. But he feels her form give way, he doesnt let go as her body feels more and more like hes hugging water.
Soon,two pair of arms embrace him,one around his neck and the other one around his waist. He feels her sit on his lap, but the kiss doesnt break nor does the Sky stop rumbling with thunder and lightning.
The roaring of the waves soon overpowers any and all sounds,the winds pick up, it would be a whirlwind of sand if there was any around. The clouds becoming ever Darker,theres a heavy smell of humidity and ozone.
Jonathan feels his hair whip past him,flowing in the violent Winds which howls can rival the roaring of the waves. He pulls back for a bit of air before plunging in for the kiss again.
The green glow of eyes invade the area,slowly in the air around him, green eyes Open and close as its glow lights up the pebble beach,bouncing off of sea glass which Scatter the arcane light they produce in millones of colors that get lost in the nooks and crannies of the stone around them.
In his hands he holds his partners face that cant seem to decide between feeling like flesh and bone or feeling like the coldest, icy water that his hand can barely hold.
The air smells like salt,moisture,ozone and the perfume of his lover. An intoxicating cocktail that has him drunk like a sailor, his free Arm goes to wrap around her waist.
He can feel himself getting dizzy,if he were to Open his eyes he'd see spots,his heart is almost beating out of his chest,he cant think Straight
Thats when the kiss breaks,he gasps for air loudly,but its drowned out by the sounds around him. With the increasing frequency of the lightning, he can see his lovers form shift from human to ancient being,but her eyes remain unmoving, worriedly looking at him
Flesh and bone then waves and foam, bright green eyes that for a moment seem to be overtaken by the dark water only to return moments later.
He smiles, drunk with love and dizzy with the lack of oxygen--..sundar-- he mutters leaning in.
And then,a few seconds of silence where both look at eachothers eyes....
Laughter,then comes laughter as both slowly realize that they got a little too carried away.
The storm dissipates,the Ocean becomes tame and harmless once more, the grey white light returns, and Jonathan pulls his girlfriend in for a tight,squeezing hug.
--God,I love you--He said,without shame or modesty,without fear or worry of being overheard. He exclaims his love to the air with pride and a beaming smile.
--I love you too--She answered, voice and grin warm as the sun. A wide,joyful and mirthful grin which makes his chest feel fluttery and giddy with delight.
Before they leave,Jerico shows that she had made matching necklaces with seaglass pendants. His was teal, and hers a bright green.
Once they were back in london, both returned to jericos place for a calmer,though not devoid of storms, afternoon that they spent cuddled up and watching movies.
Next Day,Jon found a beautiful bouquet of snapdragons on his desk. Its pretty big and ostentatious.
He couldnt Belive his eyes, what the fuck.
Blinking a few times,he grabs the letter and the fact that he recognizes the handwriting doesnt surprise him at all.
"I lied,heres the rest of my gift
Happy valentines love.
--J"
Furiously flustered, he takes the boquet carefully as it was made of glass,and Asks one of his assistants to get a glass of water in which to put the flowers. He can hear martin's cooing as he goes to get that water.
The rest of the day,hes got to deal with the cooing and gossiping of his coworkers,students and other staff over the flowers he received. Hes seen women and men alike jealous over said bouquet and the fact that he was taken.
Smugly, as he worked,he played with the seaglass pendant.
Yes,he was taken,and he wouldnt trade his partner for anyone or anything in the world.
Not a chance.
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