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Lithuania brings yellow fever to Rotterdam 2021
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...okay...
...I feel the rhythm...
*swoosh*
...something’s going on here...
*another swoosh*
The music flows through my ve-e-e-ve-veins𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔
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IT’S TAKING OVER MEEEEEE
oh NO IVETA WTF ARE YOU DOING HERE IN LITHUANIA REVIEW GO HOME
ARTIST & ENTRY INFO
‘Bout the fucking time I am gonna talk about our bois, eh?
The Roop formed somewhere in around 2009, back when the lead singer Vaidotas Valiukevičius probably felt like he needed to be in a band, after many years of twists and turns of being a solo pop sensation and then it all ceasing a year prior. In 2009 he did get to cross paths with the drummer Robertas and the guitarist Mantas, one of them not being very fond of working with a former pop sensation but eventually giving into it. They had a small start, kinda went nowhere, but in the end they did start get some gigs at some point, and the gigs were small. For a band existing for so long and needing recognition, something eventually happened and they ended up on the Eurovizijos 2018 with “Yes, I Do”, which is more closer to the band’s older repertoire, because of course, they hadn’t hit big with their new sound just yet.
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And when I first heard it, I was mindblown how good and stylish did it sound??? Yeah, somehow, I would never have had this sort of expectation in my life that I would’ve been mesmerized by a band I’ve never heard of (but I’ve heard of its lead singer and his past career but haven’t thought of him in years), but it’s just nowadays the thing that happens to me, when artists I don’t have many expectations for by name just slay my existence. (Major paragraphs about one such act coming up on my last review before the 2021 final)
What clicked with me is that song has the undertones about overcoming depression, because Vaidotas was diagnosed with one a year earlier, and it’s coming from Lithuania of all countries... Lithuania, the fucking country that’s number 1 or at the very least top 5 in suicides in handful of categories. And I would’ve loved to see us send such anthem of hope and light for those in need of it, but alas... we preferred love story and husband on stage (who broke up with her anyway sometime later because mutual reasons idek). Not that I’m mad, but it left me miffed and clamouring for The Roop to one day make their big Eurovision break.
And they did! 2 years later we saw the group re-emerge in the new Lithuanian NF’s format, Pabandom iš naujo 2020, with a song that’s different to their usual back-then style, the sleek and quirky dance hit “On Fire”. All was swell and we were actually doing well in the odds and were many people’s faves, but once again, for The Roop it was not meant to reach their dream of reaching out to more audiences, for that Eurovision that they were going to was cancelled, but the panini didn’t stop them, and they still ended up becoming one of the biggest current Lithuanian acts, still getting gigs during the panorama and all that, and awarded for all they had to be awarded for in the Lithuanian Grammy’s equivalent M.A.M.A. This indeed was just the beginning for them.
Oh right and they also won the German Eurovision event thingy in place of the real one. And got a silver plastic miniature of the Eurovision trophy. Life is fine.
Then they got a record deal with Warner Music Baltics, went to Finland to do some music work with another Warner branch, and that’s just a part of how “Discoteque”, their entry, was born. It’s a dancy upbeat song, and its lyrics are all about the freedom to dance alone. Nothing to do about quarantine eventhough the “alone”ness suggest otherwise, lol.
REVIEW
I was craving this moment ever since. Though, I kinda thought that the “Discoteque” title was weird on the first glance at the participants/entries list, and not because of it being written without an h. It’s because... The Roop? Going funky? Throwback-esque? After the modernity that “On Fire” was?? hmmm k show what you got mwah mwah xx
And then when it released, it hit me very unexpectedly. Like. Okay. This sounds weird. Very bass-driven, in a way. It has an opening monologue, and a clicking chorus with a KILLER INSTRUMENTAL SECTION???? The one where it makes their hands go crazy when it goes on???
There’s just so much that was put into “Discoteque” that makes it stand out. They even explained certain parts of their song in the music video’s description, like, the extremely syllabic staccato chorus harkens back to the Lithuanian folklore days the way the melody is sung, the bridge made up of odd beatbox noises is meant to symbolize the first human music to ever exist (possibly from mouth sounds), and there’s also this out of key tinkly tune on the bridge that I can’t help but note everytime I listen. As well as I like noting that moment when his voice glitches out in the intro before the verse, and the hi-hats clapping 4 times before the second verse stars. I just love me some little details.
The lyrics are somewhat simplistic, with still some grammar gripes (never heard a soul say “wounded soul” without indicating if it’s “a” or “my” wounded soul???), but at least somewhat better and less cliche than rhyming “fire” with “desire” WHO DOES THAT. But props to The Roop for simply just making people not mind that lyric (at least at large) and now we ended up with an OGAE voting winning song / contender with the “fire / desire” rhyme thrown in there. Mad respect lol.
(Yeah and also not a huge fan of the “body’s shaking” line, I guess that’s just me that hates certain words/word combos or think they’re just too weird in context. Apologies)
No but for real, they have crafted and put down a LOT of details in this song, and not just it, but also the choreography (according to them, all inspired by their childhood) and the video (same inspirations as for the choreography), and the whole vibe, and the outfits, and the color scheme (predominantly yellow with purple backdrop and also checkered visuals)... every single thing was crafted out to perfection and I fucking adore it, and I couldn’t have wanted any other way. The MOVES are in THAT specific order they want, although hard to memorize in sequence though, no matter how many times the Roop taught us to dance like them. Also this finger fucker dance move which I still cannot practice without realizing mine are jerky:
No wonder you got them pointing at you, mister, shit’s hard to practice!
And the music video trajectory, oh the music video trajectory (that is still not uploaded on Eurovision’s Youtube channel for some reason. Has it got anything to do with Warner?). Okay, it starts with an “On Fire” callback, with the band leaving to their dressing room, and Vaidotas is by the mirror with his white turtleneck, while a riff begins and he just starts feeling the peculiarity and reveals his yellow suit, and everyone goes for a dance, firstly just with all of the crew that is back from last year (the three Roop members + dancers Marijanas and Miglė), then with a bunch of people in stylish bowl wigs, and then they go back to the dressing room for one final mirror selfie.
my absolute favourite moment is this though. ahh yeah go ahead and feel yaselves
Though I gotta ask, was this move really inspired by Arvydas Sabonis or did Arvydas Sabonis influence The Bangles to walk like an Egyptian first?
It’s yet another quirky song from them, in a somewhat less conventional but at the same time more conventional way. Might have taken me a little time to get invested in it a a bit more, but if it’s an instant success with audiences, I can’t fault them for it, absolutely.
Approval factor: Absolutely. I wanted them for a long time, I am not disappointed.
Follow-up factor: Both songs from The Roop are amazing, and also, LRT trusted in them to participate in the next selection once it will be held, and so they did give in, and LRT appointed them an automatic spot in the NF final (which they haven’t done since 2008), and they won fairly and squarely with an unimaginably big amount of televotes lol. We love our Roops. So the follow-up is just as good as the previous entry, which I still sometimes do prefer and think it would’ve stood a bigger chance to win unlike “Discoteque”, but we’ll see, we’ll see.
Qualification factor: lol this is like the surest we’ve been about our qualification in years. Now I don’t wanna last-minute jinx it or anything, but we do have a slick performance and a song that’s somewhat of a clicker at first listen, so yeah, there’s your reasons why we pretty much shouldn’t fail, even if as semi openers. (And mind you, the openers to Eurovision in the 2020s, at least the actually happening Eurovision! Sorry Sweden 2020, The Mamas at least started the 2020s for Melodifestivalen xx)
NF CORNER
Now, just because The Roop were the clear standouts of an otherwise so-so NF, doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any decent songs. Like for instance:
• Gebrasy - Where’d You Wanna Go?
I’ve actually been slightly rooting for this guy ever since he didn’t go by his stage name yet and sang a song co-penned by Michael Schulte (yes, THAT Michael Schulte, apparently) in 2018, and now it’s just astonishing about the amount of recognition he received with his fairly competent pop ballad piece (if it wouldn’t have done a Jurijus this year) about what sounds like a road accident. Many people said that if The Roop weren’t in this year, he would’ve won easily, but if not for The Roop, who knows how else would’ve the lineup sounded?
• Gabrielius Vagelis - My Guy
Sounds like a love song to a guy, is actually about your own personal cheerleader that you can call “my guy”, I guess... simple synthpop piece performed by a competent and yet also very underrated by the televotes every single year he’s competed in singer, with his constant fashion choices additionally bringing him down a slight notch. Also would be a nice future ESC candidate, who knows when though, because Gebrasy is the main focus first, I guess.
And a few other songs I kinda liked, but I don’t wanna go too much in detail about each.
NF CORNER (NON-COMPETITIVE)
Organization-wise, we gotta say that we’re getting towards a pretty neat and tidy organized NF ever since Pabandom iš naujo format had even started. Sure, there were some withdrawal dramas from before the lineup (one of them being Evelina Sašenko who represented Lithuania 10 years ago already), and also the pressure of The Roop ending up as automatic finalists, and making some competitors feel like their tries are not worth it when there’s an obvious elephant in the room? But otherwise, not much notable has happened.
Except interval acts. Some good fucking food. Each and every time. Lithuania’s refined talentry jumped out constantly. My faves were Sisters On Wire though.
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Maybe they could bring the chilled out pop rock sound that The Roop tried to carry out in 2018? Who knows.
Also this guy called Voldemars Petersons sang his entry in multiple different styles, trying to give versatile genre roulette artists a run for their money. Good for him I guess
Also, manly tears on live TV
ANY LAST WORDS?
The Roop knows just how proud the nation Lithuania is of them tonight. If I know them right, they’ll stay cool, calm and collected before the show and manage to give out their best to bring Lithuania a certified final placing, and possibly a good final finish. I am grateful for them ever having had an opportunity to showcase themselves, and I will forever look back on “Discoteque” as one of the best we’ve ever sent.
SĖKMĖS LIETUVA!!! SĖKMĖS THE ROOP!!! LET’S DISCOTEQUE WOOOOOOOOOO 💛🖖💜
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816: Prince of Space
In a lot of ways this is one of the more daunting reviews I've taken on. There are various reasons why I might not want to review a particular movie. Maybe, as in Last of the Wild Horses, the movie just doesn't interest me. Maybe, as in Hobgoblins, I just hate the movie that much. Maybe, as in Swamp Diamonds, I have a hard time coming up with anything to say about it. Prince of Space falls into none of those categories. Instead, like Pod People or Manos: the Hands of Fate, this is one of the classic episodes, the ones that have been so thoroughly watched, discussed, and destroyed by the fandom at large that I'm not sure I can really contribute anything.
The goal of this blog is completeness, though, so here I go. Phantom, Dictator of Krankor, has come to Earth to steal the secret of Professor Maki's advanced rocket fuel (or Professor Macken, or Professor Marken... the dub actors cannot seem to agree). Fortunately, Earth has a secret weapon – the invulnerable Prince of Space! Prince of Space steals the formula back from Phantom and chases him away, so Phantom falls back on Plan B. He kidnaps the world's leading scientists and takes them to Planet Krankor so they can see just what a mighty empire they are up against. Once again it's up to Prince of Space to save the day!
Prince of Space was originally a TV show, Yūsei Ōji (Planet Prince), which was made to capitalize on the popular Super Giants film series – yeah, you read that right, Prince of Space is a ripoff of Star-Man! The series proved popular enough in itself that two movies were made based on it, and it was these that were edited together into the Prince of Space we all know and love. They did a surprisingly good job, actually. The resulting film feels only slightly bifurcated, mostly because the three children pretty much vanish for the second half, and I'm guessing the original Prince of Space movies were intended as 'part one' and 'part two' of the same story. It's also the rare MST3K movie that remains entertaining even without Mike and the Bots at the bottom.
This is kind of surprising, because Prince of Space has basically the exact same plot as Invasion of the Neptune Men: a z-list superhero and a bunch of little kids try to stop an alien invasion too incompetent for even Godzilla to take notice. But while Invasion of the Neptune Men was an unmitigated pain parade, Prince of Space is silly, over-the-top fun. Why the difference? Prince of Space still isn't what anybody would call a 'good' movie, but it gets right a great many of the things Invasion of the Neptune Men got wrong.
For starters, Prince of Space has characters in it. There are the three kids: scientist's son Johnny Maki, and Wally the Bootblack's two wards, Kimmy and Mickey. They have names, lives, and interests – these are minimal, but they exist. Johnny likes to watch boxing on TV and worries about getting in trouble. Kimmy and Mickey are proud of their jobs as Wally's assistants. They talk about the problems presented to them, instead of just pointing and running around like the kids in Invasion of the Neptune Men. Their familial connections to Dr. Maki and Wally mean there is an actual reason why they keep getting involved in these events.
Similarly, Wally/Prince of Space is himself a character. I'm not sure how a guy who makes his living shining shoes finds the time or money to be a superhero on the side, but his secret identity is actually relevant and in danger of discovery. He, too, also has a bit of personality – he's the type of person who is kind to a fault, often to his own detriment. He takes in the two orphans even though he really can't afford to. He returns forgotten items to his customers even though it takes him away from his work. Tips the kids earn shining shoes are explicitly stated to be theirs, not his, even though he could use the money.
The Neptune Men were nothing but singing humanoid buttplugs – faceless, nameless, and devoid of personality. The Chicken-Men of Krankor have faces, which allows them to react to things, and Phantom at least has a distinctive look and personality, with his arrogant attitude and obnoxious laugh. What's more, the aliens of Prince of Space have a goal. While the Neptune Men seemed to just be throwing stuff at the Earth at random, Krankor is specifically after Professor Maki's rocket fuel and at first his attempt to conquer the world is focused on that. Later, after Prince of Space thwarts him over and over, he becomes increasingly obsessed with destroying the hero by any means possible, whether it benefits his invasion plans or not.
There is one kind of cool idea in this, actually. In one scene a reporter asks Dr. Maki why Phantom would be after his formula, when the technology of Krankor is so far advanced over Earth's. Dr. Maki replies that Krankor is advanced in some ways but not in others, and they happen to be lagging behind Earth in the development of rocket fuel. This is a neat concept. We don't know, after all, what constitutes a 'level' of technological development because we have only one example of a technological civilization, and that's our own. Maybe somewhere out there are aliens who have made enormous strides in mathematics but still believe the body is composed of humours that must be balanced. If that sounds unlikely, think again: it was the actual state of things in Europe when Newton and Liebniz invented calculus. Or maybe the inverse is true: maybe the aliens are skilled doctors who can perform life-saving operations we wouldn't dare attempt, but they don't understand things like logarithms at all.
If this were a good movie, the stuff humans are good at and Chicken-Men not would be a key to their final defeat. But this is Prince of Space.
The entertainment factor here is also upped by the fact that Prince of Space is not afraid to be ridiculous. Invasion of the Neptune Men was often rather restrained. Prince of Space has a big-eared, matronly giant who destroys Phantom's enemies with weaponized halitosis. The Chicken-Men themselves are delightfully ridiculous, with their pointed noses and hoods that suggest their heads and chins are pointed too, and their spaceship looks like a roast turkey. Prince of Space's own ship looks like a modified bumper car and he has a magic wand that deflects death rays. It makes the movie enjoyable in a way Invasion of the Neptune Men never even approached.
Finally, it's always possible to tell what's going on in Prince of Space. While there are endless shootout scenes, those are always connected with something in the story. Wally flees Chicken-Men through a graveyard after they discover his secret identity – will he be able to transform into Prince of Space before they catch him? Laser fire is exchanged as Prince of Space leads the captive scientists through Phantom's fortress. Will they make it to the ship to return to Earth? Invasion of the Neptune Men had none of this, just spaceship models shooting at each other without even anything to tell us how far apart they were. An action scene in which we really can't tell what's happening is dull. The director and editors of Prince of Space had at least some idea how to do it right.
I actually really wish this movie were in colour. According to the posters, Prince of Space's costume was red, green, and white, while the Chicken-Men of Krankor wore pink and purple. I'd love to see what colours were on the walls of the Great Hall, or that the giant was dressed in. It must have looked gloriously ridiculous.
Remember Invaders from Space, in which the bad guys were Kappa-People? Well, Prince of Space is less explicit about it, but I think the Chicken-Men are supposed to be Tengu-People. The Tengu is a birdlike demon in Japanese folklore who is supposed to be a harbinger of war. They are often depicted with unnaturally long, sometimes beaklike noses. Such noses are also featured in Japanese caricatures of white people. Hmm... they come promising peace and prosperity and then they blow your shit up. Sounds about right.
Wikipedia doesn't have an antique woodcut of anybody farting on a Tengu, but this watercolour of one getting yelled at by a monk is kind of fun.
This is another movie that is difficult to analyze, because it doesn't really have any higher ambitions. The original goal of the Yūsei Ōji TV show was to make money off Star Man fans, and the movies were intended to make money off fans of the TV show. Fortunately, enough effort and good fun were put into the result that it stands on its own. Of all the Japanese-Superhero-Versus-Stupid-Aliens movies I've seen, Prince of Space is undoubtedly my favourite... and the fact that I can talk about those as a genre is... well, it's sadder than talking about the Nazi Zombie genre, but not as sad as talking about the Bela Lugosi vs Gorilla Suit genre. So there's that.
The other wonderful thing we got out of Prince of Space is the 'temporally displaced chicken puppet' sketch, which is probably the funniest single skit in the entire Sci-Fi Channel era. Gypsy's burrito makes me laugh every single time.
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Hetalia- Gemstones (DenEst)
Please just take this. I’m so tired of looking at it but I’ve put so much work into it that I don’t want to discard it.
This was supposed to be for DenEst Week that took place at the beginning of the month but I could participate because my work schedule was too hectic with me working between two different stores. Prompt was for day 1: Siren Sunday so I decided to write more merfolk!DenEst. This fic is a squeal to my drabble, Sapphire.
Christian is Denmark, Eduard is Estonia.
In the dead of night, at the bottom of the ocean floor, Christian roamed freely amongst the graveyard of sunken ships alone. Every night he returns here, looking for lost treasures and jewels to return to his partner. It was dangerous to come here alone, no matter what time of the day it was. This spot was a popular spot for criminals to raid and sharks were known to swim about looking for food. But the danger didn't frighten him in the slightest. He had a goal that he was determined to complete—one of which was dear to his heart.
He had found the greatest gift of all, a sapphire ring, lost to the sea aboard one of the many ships. But in a quick escape that could have cost them their lives, that ring disappeared for good when Eduard had dropped the box somewhere along their route. Ever since then, Christian had been dead-set on finding something that could match the gift of Eduard's eyes glowing amorously as they did that day.
But every night he returns to their home empty-handed. Christian felt defeated each time but he did his best to never let it get him down. “The best always comes when you least expect it,” were words he lived by. It was after all how he met Eduard on that day when Christian found the man resting in his favourite spot up near the shore. He had to keep going, even if there were days he felt as if he was wasting his time searching the same spots repeatedly.
In the early morning hours, rumours circulated that a new ship had arrived to the famous graveyard and Christian wasted no time checking out the spot. He wasn't alone in these waters—others had heard the rumours as well and were all looking to discover treasures and goods from the forbidden world above. He was careful to avoid being seen; he often turned corners rather cautiously and was highly attentive to his surroundings. Mingling with the wrong crowds could get him in a lot of trouble or worse—death.
Christian mostly stayed within the areas where light could easily flow in. Going further into the decks below alone was too dangerous. He had heard many stories of merfolk getting lost and becoming trapped or killed by either their own kind or by prey. It was safer to stay closer to the top of the ship and they provided many good fortunes to him and Eduard and their ever-growing collections.
In a decaying room, several bodies floated about in an open room—one of a man and two young children. The spot looked already raided as there was not much left of the room. Most of the furniture had disappeared and the large cabinet doors were wide open with nothing inside. Christian didn't stay for long, not because of the possibility that nothing would be left, but because the sight of deceased children always made him uncomfortable and misty-eyed.
He continued on to the next room. He had gotten lucky as it had not been touched yet and there were no bodies (or other merfolk) to be seen. Much of the furniture in the room had slid down to the corner of the room on the angle of of which the ship had sunken. A large painting of a young woman dressed in elegant wear was still securely on the wall. Christian had found the woman to be fairly attractive and wondered if they happened to live on the ship and that this was her personal space. Grabbing the painting was extremely tempting but it'd be next to impossible to avoid being seen with it. Instead he kept his focus towards the furniture. Amongst the mess, a small wooden dresser caught his attention. In the past he had gotten lucky and found some beautiful and unique treasures inside.
His intuition didn't fail him when his eyes lit up at the sight of several boxes in the top drawer.
The first box didn't give him much to look at. It was mostly filled with pearl necklaces and rings with similar cuts of gems that he already had in his possession. Pearls were not worth much in their world. They were the “commoner's gem” as they were so easily accessible to the public. Some pearls were more elusive than others but these ones in particular were nothing special in their worth. Eduard only received the best from him and these just wouldn't do.
But the second box proved to be much more valuable.
Christian couldn't contain his excitement. Inside were many colourful gemstones: all bright, beautiful, and cut to precision. They came in all shapes and sizes, ranging from circular, rectangular, square, and even tear-shaped. They were just like the ones he had found months before in the other ship. It was exactly what Christian had been waiting to find. He knew Eduard would fall in love all over again with the sight of these alluring gems.
The third box did not contain any jewellery but rather letters of importance to whoever was living within these walls. He was curious to know what the contents contained but Eduard was more knowledgeable of the languages spoken on the surface and much of the paper was already falling apart with the ink smudged and faded. He didn't bother with the other drawers, this one box of gemstones was all that he wanted and needed and wasted no time leaving the ship, swimming away as fast and far away as he could. He frequently checked behind him to make sure he wasn't being followed. The further away he got, the less he checked his surroundings and his pace had slowed considerably. It wouldn't be long until he was back home and in the arms of his partner. The butterflies in Christian's stomach were almost too much for him. He really hoped Eduard would love the gift he spent so long and hard to find for him.
Inside the home Christian and Eduard shared, there was a special room just for Eduard. The walls were decorated with shelves and shelves of stone tablets, many of them full of merfolk history, culture, and folklore. Eduard enjoyed the peace and quiet on his favourite rock with one of these tablets. Many treasures decorate the room; a golden bust of a captain's head standing proudly on a stone pillar was the most noticeable and made a strong impression sitting in the middle of the room. Eduard was in a pleasant mood and found himself singing a tune, a classic folk song sung amongst his kind. Whenever he sang, he could never sit still. The music took him along a journey and in the midst of his reading, he found himself swimming around rather casually. Unbeknownst to Eduard, Christian was watching from the corner of the entrance. He was mesmerized by Eduard's movements as he felt his heart soar. There weren't enough words to express how much he loved Eduard. He was so intelligent and charming, he could do anything he could put his mind to. Everyday he wished he could give Eduard the world.
But while he couldn't do that, Christian could at least start with the box of treasures he uncovered. He was quick to swim over and surprise him, cutting him off in his song as he lovingly tackled him into a tight hug and a loud “Oomph!” was heard. Christian always underestimated just how strong he truly was and the force was enough for them to fly backwards and nearly knock over the golden statue. When Eduard came to his senses, all he could see was Christian's hair in his face while his partner nuzzled into his chest.
“Christian,” Eduard whined, “You almost made me knock over Villem!”
Christian snickered, “I still think it's cute you gave that statue a name.”
“Hey, you're the one who picked it! I'm just using the variant that's most commonly used back home.”
It was true, while Eduard had thought it would be fun to give the statue a name, Christian was ultimately the decider for it. They had stumbled upon it on a large ship that had sunk far away in the middle of nowhere. On the side of the boat, “Vilhelm” was written on the side in large letters. Even though Eduard wanted something that was more common where he was from, they both agreed that it was a nice fit. Still, Eduard never seemed to call it that. He always used “Villem” in its place.
Christian was naturally affectionate but the way he left his kisses on Eduard's upper body and face were sultry at best and tender.
“Hey, what's gotten into you?” Eduard asked curiously. There was some playfulness in his tone as he didn't mind being spoiled by all the attention.
“I've got something special for you.”
Christian broke their loving embrace and his hand, he shows off the beautifully crafted box. He flicked the metal clip open and lifted the lid to expose the collection of gems.
Eduard was left breathless as his eyes lit up with life. It was the same look as he gave just like before when Christian showed him the large chest of treasures. It was exactly what he had hoped to see again.
“These are all...” Eduard paused, “for me?”
“Every single one.”
“Can I touch them?”
“Of course. They belong to ya!”
The collection featured an assortment of colours but Eduard was fixated on the greens, blues, and purples—some of his personal favourites. He loved the feel of them in his hands. They felt so smooth and even with the lack of light in the room, they carried a shine like he hadn't seen before. He was sure he could stare at them for days at a time and never be tired of them.
“They're beautiful Christian, thank you. Did you find this at the graveyard?”
Christian nodded, “Yep! A new ship showed up there. Ever since we lost that ring, I've been determined to give ya the best treasures around.”
“I hope you didn't go alone.”
“I've been going alone to these places alone fer a long time, you know that.”
Eduard looked up at Christian with a worrisome expression, “And you know how dangerous it is to go alone. You got lucky back there. If someone had saw you swim away with this box, there's no telling what they would have done to you.”
He sighed as he looked away, “I know, I know, but I was willing to that chance fer ya. Losing that ring really brought ya down for a while now so I wanted to find something that would maker yer eyes light up again. I'm glad it did the trick!”
Christian let out a jolly laugh. His partner's joy was highly contagious as Eduard got caught with a silly grin and a chuckle. “Yes it did, thank you. But don't forget, items can be replaced but I can't replace you. You said that yourself when I lost that ring.”
To Christian's surprise, Eduard leaned in a quick sweet kiss to his cheek before sneaking away as he held the box close to his chest.
“Where you going with that?”
“To put this in a safe place!”
For the whole day, Christian inquired where the gemstones were being kept but Eduard refused to give up that information. “You'll see!” he repeated multiple times in a calm and friendly tone. Other times, he'd simply change the topic to throw Christian off. When it was time for bed, they retreated to their room. Their bed was one they shared and on a bed of sea flowers. It didn't appear to be comfortable on the surface but it was one of the most relaxing spots he had ever slept on. It was there, nuzzled in between some flowers, that the box was visible and Eduard curled up next to it with his hand resting on the lid. Christian stared at him lovingly before laying next him and brushed his fingers against Eduard's hand. He loved Eduard more than anything in this world could offer him. He was grateful that his patience was rewarded with his dream outcome.
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