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Speak To Me

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I wanted to draw 
Ludwig again, after DatNachtmaehre complained that I draw her OC Baldur more often than I draw my own, lol.
So this is like about 15 years after the main events. The war is over, and Lui and Diana actually ended up getting married and now live together in Great Britain. They aren't in love, but extremely close, and it was the best solution for both of them. Lui teaches English Literature and German, and Diana works as an art teacher, but only half-days.
What happened to Baldur? They don't know. He could be dead, he could be alive. No one knows for sure. 

Also Lui seems to be one of those men who never lose their baby face, no matter how old they get. Plastic surgeons hate him!




♪♫ Music! :la: Instrumental  ||  Original


Be still, my love
I will return to you
However far you feel from me
You are not alone


I can't let go
You're every part of me
The space between is just a dream
You will never be alone


I will always be waiting
And I'll always be watching


We are one breath apart, my love
And I'll be holding it in until we're together


Hear me call your name
And just speak, speak to me



Sometimes Lui stays up until late at night correcting papers, essays and the like. Sometimes it happens that he plays a bit of piano afterwards to unwind.

His baby grand piano was one of the first purchases he made after arriving in Great Britain, that wasn't an absolute necessity. It was a used one, and it needed some fixing, but he was able to get it at a decent price. As Diana loves to listen to him play, she doesn't mind when he plays at night and wakes her up. She simply closes her eyes and lets herself drift back to sleep while listening to his music.

Lui tries to avoid it during the week, but sometimes, on week-ends or when he doesn't need to teach, it happens that he plays until dawn breaks, and the first light of day makes the rain sparkle against his window. Sometimes he doesn't notice that his mind and heart slipped back to his younger self. He only notices hat he's been crying when the tears hit the sleeve of his jacket.

It's so stupid, he thinks while wiping them away with the back of his hand. It's all in the past, it can't be undone...crying won't change anything. It would be much more useful to just move on and make the best of it.

But sometimes he can't help but to look at the old photograph on the wall, to see all their faces, to see his face...to recall how he loved when he played the piano for him.

And he plays, and tries to summon the sound of his voice into his spirit.

"Speak to me."





Reference for the piano and the pose

Baldur (Character & Backstory) © DatNachtmaehre
Lui (Character & Backstory) & Art © SweetLittleVampire (me)
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WilliamHip's avatar
Por alguna razón ... me recuerda a Jonathan Joestar por el color del cabello y su rostro físico.