[private] a shadow in paradise

[Velkan]

The last year has been a blur because I’ve just been so happy that everything has felt like a dream. I did not know it was possible to love anything as much as I love the two little foals I helped bring into this world. It still doesn’t quite feel real and at the same time it feels like I am finally living. Like all these years I have just been a phantom and it took two purple foals to turn me into something of flesh and blood. I am thankful, as well, for the sweet mare that created this family with me. For her kindness in letting me actually be a part of it. Did you know this is the first time I haven’t been chased off by a family member? Pretty cool, right? It’s not like we’re married or anything but there’s a special level of friendship, I think, for whatever we are. I have greatly been enjoying staying in Ischia, though I’m starting to worry that I will not be welcome now that Donny and Millie are growing up. It’s something I’ve been meaning to ask, a fear that’s been present ever since they were born if I’m being honest. As soon as I resolve to ask Eva the next time I see her, don’t I just come around the bend on the beach and spot the very same mare. Seeing her always brings a smile to my face, whatever worries are going on in my head, and I don’t waste any time in going over. I stand out a lot in this bright, sunny place so I’ve taken to decorating myself with tropical flowers - or letting the kids do it for me. Today I have been draped in plus magenta flowers and I gotta say, they compliment my complexion very nicely. “Eva! How are you today?”

artwork by space1993

@[Eva] but also @[donny] and @[Millicent] are welcome to crash if they want <333