Ocean's Breath Plateau but i always thought that i'd see you again

for @Seelie if you have time/energy! <3

he'd known for a while that hari smiled upon him. the fact that he had made it this far in age was testament to that, and recovering from the latest brush with death had only proven it further. 

ten days after the incident, he felt well enough to shift closer to dutch and family—which is where he'd wanted to be all along. aditya tried his best to keep his daughter-in-law (whose nerves were clearly shot) company, and marveled at how quickly the children were growing.

and now, seelie had been returned to them. . .and in so little time!

seelie,  chhoti si chaiyya, he called out to her one early evening, when the sun was just beginning to sink beneath the ocean's edge. his golden eyes, though clouded now, were tinged with a glint of fire, and the grin upon his face could rival the full moon for its brightness.

all he wanted now was time with her. with them—all of them whom he'd helped to bring into this world by some measure.