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himejoshiheart ([personal profile] himejoshiheart) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-03-12 01:29 pm

By fireflies and neon lights (we'll dance until we die)

Author: Chibi
Story: duskverse
Color: Color Spray (dancing lights)
Styles and Supplies: graffiti (songfic challenge - song is 炜WARD ROMANCE by FLAVOR FOLEY), diptych + oils ([community profile] lyricaltitles  duet fic - Different lyrics from the same song), gesso + eraser (princess: the hopeful, crystal edition fusion au!) (i wonder if that also counts as collage/as collage instead of gesso...), interactive art because some of the lyrics from the song are there. life drawing + silhouette
Summary: Duskie and Hibby party at a festival
Prompt Reasoning: they're dancing! also theres lights
Wordcount: 718
note: dividers by [tumblr.com profile] cafekitsune 


"Hibby!" Duskie yells, grabbing her by the hand. "Let's explore- come on!" He spins her around, gives her a moment to catch her breath, before bolting off, hand still in hand.
It's a moonlit night. The weather is nice, there's a festival in town, and it's the perfect time to go run around and have some fun.
"Race you!" Duskie yells, and flames line his steps as he shoots himself off. He turns to see Hibby running after him- sparkles follow behind them as they do so, a smile on their lips- and yells out. "You'll have to be faster than that, Hibby!" He sticks out his tongue, then shoots off yet again.

They've ran off to the rooftops. The lights from the festival reach even up here- below them is a crowd, cheering, smiling, laughing. There are some Princesses performing down there- Troubadours who felt like joining in on the festivities, no doubt.
Neither of the two are Troubadours, but they're still going to join in. Duskie stops, turns around, and grabs Hibby's hands the moment they connect. Hibby's face shows a clear look of confusion, but her hands are too full to sign out a question- not that it matters, the answer's coming in one, two, three-
Duskie bolts off, Hibby in tow, and jumps right over a rooftop. Flames light his steps as he runs, spinning around with flames surrounding them. His Step charm brings them both speed as they spin around and around the rooftop, before Duskie moves his hands from Hibby's and to around their waist, then runs and jumps right off, the adrenaline running through him causing him to let out laughter as the two fall right off and land right in the middle of the festival.
He's laughing even more as he runs across the festival, Hibby by his side.
"Cause a commotion, shake the ground, rebound and make a total scene!" A Troubadour is performing nearby, and Duskie feels the feeling of the song through him. "Now darling, slow down- don't be so loud!"
He takes a moment to breathe, letting go of Hibby, and she looks at him with a look that says "Duskie, what in the heavens was that?!", even before her hands move to say it.
"Let's run around!" He pants. The way his heart is beating in his chest feels amazing. "Let's see the sights! Let's look at the stars!"
Hibby sighs and signs. "Please do not risk our lives yet again. However, if there is not anymore jumping off of rooftops..."
"There won't be anymore?" He says, moving to scoop Hibby yet again. "Please?"
Hibby nods, and lets Duskie grab her and run off, a trail of fire following their every step. There's a few close calls where they almost stumble into a stall or a performing Princess, one where they actually did stumble into a Troubadour who was dancing, but Duskie's gotten... a decent level of control over his fire-attuned Step by now, enough that he isn't crashing into everything like he did before.
"So darling, come 'round, don't you die down!" Another Princess sings, and Duskie dances in tune, spinning Hibby around. "Our 炜ward romance dyes the town loud-"
"- Spellbound just for you and me!" Duskie yells at the same time the Troubadour does, clinging Hibby to his chest.
Together they dance and sing until the sun rises and they all three detransform and collapse, Duskie falling right on Hibby and the Troubadour of Swords falling backwards, the guitar she was shredding on as she sang disappearing into thin air. Some official or another- a guard, or a member of the staff, or maybe some random stranger or fellow Princess will find them and take them to safety, where they will be checked over in a hospital and kept somewhere safe until they wake up. Most likely they'll be chastised for having partied too hard, but right now- right now, the stars are twice as bright as usual, Duskie has enough energy to dance for hours, and Hibby is too, caught up in the feeling of the Troubadour's song, and as said Troubadour calls out "Scarlet seams, the city shrieks (Don't sleep!)", all three feel that, in this moment, the night never ends until they say so.
And they're not done dancing yet.

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