【GaloLio】The way home

5.

The sound of the waves, it turned out to be like this.

There is a rustling sound, and the slight collision caused by the rapid flow of liquid, which is a kind of softness that is completely different from the collision of hard objects and the rubbing of flames.

Leo Phthia believed that he had seen the sea when he was a child, but after years of being with flames, his only impression of the sea was: distant and vague.

Burners have different living habits, but the biggest thing in common is that they don't like wet environments very much.Stripped of the moisture they need to survive and live, most burners choose to live away from water sources or in areas with excessive humidity.The ridiculous thing is that because technology and human consciousness have transformed "ice" into a substance that causes more trauma, water, which should be the number one nemesis, is made more amiable.

Leo can be regarded as a type with strong adaptability, but even after restarting the life of ordinary people and having a stable residence, his contact is still limited to the water treated by equipment for bathing and household cleaning, and the liquid flowing in these forms has no Threatening, yet easy to control...it makes him feel safe.

The ocean is a completely unfamiliar environment.

Huge, vast, with flows caused by gravity, atmospheric conditions, and thermal energy, as well as irregular ebb and flow with climate drastic changes.

At this moment, the sea looks as calm as a blue mirror, but when it is raging, it will turn into a roaring black monster, which is unpredictable and uncontrollable.The ocean is the existence of countless resources and marine life, and it also has the infinite power not inferior to the flame, which can swallow life and destroy the giant ship.

In the past that also had great energy there, teenagers would consciously avoid getting too close to the ocean, or even lakes and rivers-if the incompatible water and fire get too close, no one knows what unpredictable effects will occur, will it Will it cause damage to the natural environment, and will it implicate innocent lives?

So Leo has always felt that as long as he can stand on a distant cliff and watch the blue blurred into a thin line from a distance, it is enough.

Swish - Swish - Swish -

The gentle sound of the waves and the touch of the fine sand under the soles of his feet are as gentle as if his vigilance and intentional staying away in the past were nothing but unnecessary fear and worry, an illusion.

The ocean was once so far away, but now I am so close to it.There was a strange emotion in his chest, he couldn't tell whether it was comforting or sentimental.

"Hey!" Varys growled, thrusting the giant umbrella off the truck into the gravel and opening it.Captain Ignis carried two large boxes of ingredients from the carriage, placed them under the umbrella, and quickly set up the barbecue grill. The sunglasses were still on the bridge of his nose. Apart from the sweat on his cheeks, no expression could be seen.

Aina, who suggested a vacation, originally thought that the purpose of this trip was to allow the captain to have a good rest, and it would be good for the team members to bear the labor, but she was persuaded by Remy with a wave of his hand and a sentence: "That's how the captain relaxes." So she chose to chat with Rukia while arranging the meat and vegetables separately.

Gallo also volunteered to help with the food, but was punched away by the pink-haired girl with a strong fist: "God knows if you will take the opportunity to steal food, your appetite will make us suffer."

"Wow - be gentle, your fist hits my wound." The young man touched his arm with a little pain.

"Your recovery ability like diamond is fine." Aina ignored him, but wiped her hands, and pulled Leo, who was facing the ocean in a daze, and circled his wrist with her fingers Next, "I'm more worried about Leo. I've been busy taking care of Gallo these days, so I haven't eaten properly." The girl deliberately emphasized her tone when she said "again".

Only then did Leo come back to his senses, met the girl's concerned eyes, and smiled a little ashamedly.

Gallo stretched out his arms from behind to wrap around the boy's shoulders, and explained to Aina seriously: "With me, that kind of thing wouldn't happen."

Rukia pushed a small trolley of iced drinks, opened two bottles of beer and handed them to Ignis and Remy, and did not forget to join in the teasing: "I don't know who it is, it used to be at the headquarters You can eat, drink and sleep casually."

"Indeed," Varys agreed, continuing to separate the vegetables from the meat and put them on the oven. "Even the clothes are handled in the headquarters laundry room."

"Ahh—you guys!" Gallo raised his voice as if protesting, but he saw Leo turned his head and smiled at him, with a bit of "I see" and a bit of tenderness in his eyes.

The dissatisfaction on the young man's face disappeared in an instant. He scratched his hair, reached out and picked up a bunch of fruits from the plate that Aina had just put on the plate, and took off the top seedless cherry and handed it to Leo's lips. The young man only hesitated slightly, He opened his mouth to swallow the ruddy flesh.

"Look!" Gallo gestured to the others confidently, and then stuffed the rest of the fruit into his mouth.

"That's why I said I won't let you help!" Aina threw a few fruit cores at the young man with disgust, but there was a smile on her face.

Gallo nimbly turned around to avoid the powerless attack, then took Leo's hand and walked towards the sea, shouting to the members of the fire brigade behind him: "Then——call us when you are ready!"

Only then did Remy put down the cold beer in his hand, and told him earnestly, "Although the injury is healed, don't go into the water."

"Oh! I'll take Leo to step on the waves." The young man's voice went a few steps further away.

-

Because of the relationship between height and physique, Gallo's pace is obviously bigger than that of Leo.

Even though they walked at the same pace, the two held hands and walked along the beach naturally in tandem, leaving two strings of footprints of different sizes and depths on the soft sand.

"How is it? Isn't the ocean beautiful?" Gallo suddenly stopped and turned around to ask.

Leo hadn't spoken much since he arrived at the beach. Looking at the smiling face and broad shoulders of the young man in front of him, he pursed his lips, which still had the scent of the cherries the other party fed him just now: "The ocean...is beautiful, and It's spectacular." His eyes turned to the sea, the azure blue that had never been disturbed by disasters, just like the pupils of the man in front of him, full and full of power.

Gallo held Leo's hand slightly tighter, but didn't say anything.

Looking closely, the turquoise sea water rolled in with white foam, slowly submerging the insteps of the two of them, and the gravel under their feet seemed to shake slightly, like a natural dance floor formed by nature.

They continued to move forward in this wonderful sense of shaking.

"It would be great if Kanro and Mace... could also see such a scene."

"We'll come back together when they're free to move around."

Leo imagined for a while the two adults who had always been loyal and loving to him. Seeing this long-lost vast ocean, he wondered whether he would have a similar mood to himself, or would rush into the sea with excitement to experience it for himself.

"I did what I said." Seeing that Leo didn't respond, Gallo turned around. "Ah, but if they know that I made Leo cry, I might get beaten." He suddenly recalled What happened in the hospital a few days ago had a distressed expression on his face.

"?? Huhu." Seeing this, Leo couldn't help laughing.

"Ah... I laughed," the young man approached with a smiling face, his eyes seemed to be staring at some treasure, "It's very beautiful."

Leo's face flushed a little, and he was about to say something, but there was a burst of guitar sound behind him—a rather brisk tune, a type of song suitable for playing at parties.

The two looked back at the source of the sound at the same time. Remy, who was sitting under the parasol and played, nodded towards them, and Varys took out a tambourine from somewhere and beat the rhythm.

Leo listened carefully for a while, then hummed softly along with the melody.The boy's voice is not high, but his timbre has an extra softness when humming.

"What song is this?"

"I don't know... I remembered it after listening to it once." Leo answered honestly.

"Your memory is still so good." As Gallo said, he suddenly raised the boy's hand, and the other hand held his waist and turned around, then stepped on and jumped, and forced to draw several lines on the beach The trajectory was intricate, and Leo, who was held in his arms, only had time to open his eyes to express his surprise.

"How about it? A happy dance of fire-extinguishing souls—!"

"What kind of messy name is this?" The boy pouted.

"Hahaha," Gallo laughed out loud indifferently, "my uncle's name."

The boy raised his hand and put his temples, which were disheveled by the action just now, behind his ears, and also laughed out loud.

-

"Speaking of which, why does Gallo want to come to the beach?" Leo was a bit surprised when he heard from Varys that the vacation spot was designated by Gallo. He didn't think that young people would be obsessed with such leisure activities as vacationing. details.

"As I said, I want to take you to see the sea." Gallo turned sideways, "Is Leo worried recently? It's time to come to the beach to relax."

Leo was taken aback, then shook his head: "?? I'm very happy." He slowly leaned his forehead against Gallo's chest, "Everyone has prepared so well for this, and they always trust me and take care of me. Me, I'm a little...overwhelmed."

The young man scratched his cheek, usually rough as if he had no scruples, but now he became a little shy: "That's it. Leo always said that there is no need to buy so many things, waste resources and take up space. So I Let's discuss it with them and send "Memories"... it won't feel like a waste."

"?? So that's the case." Leo looked at the young man's face, his nose a little sore.That feeling that started from gazing out at the sea in the sun from a moving vehicle came back.

Being loved and illuminated, the warmth is so reassuring and moving that people are at a loss.

Leo Phthia is still a teenager, but so far in his life, he has lived with the awareness that he will burn to ashes in the end.

Witnessing the anger of Guray Fossett when he treated the lives of his compatriots as playthings and disposable resources, accompanied by the pain in Promea's body gushing out from his body, the one who traveled through the black sky and smashed into the tower alone At that time, he really realized that he would not hesitate to burn directly to ashes, and he was venting all his energy and emotions.

Why does it have the shape of flames turning into tears when it becomes an irrational fire dragon?Leo thought about it too.Perhaps this is the lament and final complaint that I, as a "human being", can utter to the world.

If this weak body can become a tool of revenge for others, and regain a sliver of justice for innocent lives, if the ashes after burning can bring others a glimmer of life, then what is Leo Phthia's life worth? .

What the person in front of me gave was more than just "memory"??

The boy felt the warmth in his chest welling up in his eye sockets, and he opened his eyes wide open vigorously, trying not to let the nearly full tears fall.

I used to think that turning into ashes and returning to the land was the end of my destiny, but now I feel that being able to continue to survive in the form of a human being will allow my future life to continue to have some value... that's great.

If I hadn't met the man Gallo Timos??

A layer of small waves quickly rolled towards them. Gallo quickly took a small step back and hugged him horizontally at the moment when Leo staggered under his feet. Shoulder.

"Oh——!" Gallo raised the boy's body steadily, and the waves below did not reach the boy's knees, splashing a part of his shorts, while Leo's clothes were dry and unchanged.

The young man commented on himself with satisfaction: "Just right." His bright eyes fell on Leo's face with a few teardrops.

The sound of the waves and the powerful arms completely surrounded the boy.It was not the first time that the four eyes met at such a close distance, but he still couldn't dodge, nor was he willing to dodge.

Leo pursed his lips, retracted his hands from the young man's arms, and raised them in his arms, barely holding half of the other's cheeks because of the size.The young man said slowly, "Gallo Timos, you are like...my light."

"A fire-fighting spirit that glows? That's cool." Gallo liked the metaphor, and grinned, "You too. Even without Promea, Leo is super-shiny in my eyes." Light!" He insisted on adding more exaggerated adjectives and prolonging the tone.

The boy blinked his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth to smile.The little moisture left in the corners of the eyes has almost evaporated, and the firefly purple pupils are transparent, clearly reflecting the appearance of the young man.

"Hey you two - both said not to jump into the sea."

"The food is ready! Let the party begin!"

Not far away was a call from his companions, and they answered without any hesitation.

"good--!"

The gentle sound of the waves and the wind, and the no longer violent sunshine covered everyone's face.

Gallo put Leo down from his arms, and when the boy's feet landed on the fine sand again, he took his left hand and walked back. When his thumb touched the gap on the boy's nails again, the two slowed down at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled.

-

The flames die, and there is no more armor.

Unburned fine floating dust is suspended in the air, and there is no way to hide it under the light, flickering in the ups and downs.

Some teenagers murmured softly.

That is the light that illuminates the floating dust, and it is my salvation and the home of my heart.

-Fin-

postscript:

1. In the year after the Promea incident ended, Galo and Lio maintained a legal relationship of guardianship and guardianship, lived together and became increasingly intimate.

2. The "lightup" in the title has many meanings, such as "ignite", "illuminate", and "rejoice because of someone". I think it is very suitable to describe the meaning of Galo's existence to Lio: to ignite the fire of life for him, to illuminate His life allows him to vividly present emotions. "LightMeUp" is like Lio's call and expectation to Galo, and the light who wants to protect his beloved responds to him.

3. The source of inspiration for this article is the two important songs of the movie. In the early interviews, it was mentioned that the image of the ending song "冰に关じ込めて" is that they are in love but cannot get close to each other (referring to Galo and Lio). Freeze yourself and wait.Later, the production team changed this idea (because they fell in love after all? XD)

"Shhh も本写も容きしめてあげるから／行かないで消えないで"

(I'll embrace all your lies and truths / Don't leave don't disappear)

In my mind, the lyrics of the first paragraph are Galo → Lio, understanding, tolerance and calling from the bottom of my heart.

"この手が頬に心に接れられるかそのinstant momentまで／解けないわ喵かないわ／美しき冰の集／The last まで君を待ってる"

(This hand will not melt until it touches your cheek and heart, I will not cry for this beautiful ice armor / I will wait for you until the end)

The second paragraph is Galo←Lio's point of view, love is pessimistic, frozen and still longing for the touch of love.

??Of course at the end, the light attribute Galo melted the ice armor with his warmth, completely rewriting Lio's sadness.

4. The BGM about the Burner is <Ashes> and several variations.

"They've burnt toashes/Faded to gray (They've burned to ashes/Faded to gray)"

"Returnedtotheearth/Yesit'smeanttobe"

In my opinion, it is the burner, and it is also Lio's elegy;

"Uncertain flame of hope I found/Will you lead me back on the right track?"

(But I find the fire of hope unidentifiable / Will you lead me back to the right path)

And the last line of the lyrics is full of the color of Galo←Lio: knowing that he is destined to be turned into ashes, but he can't help but have a little bit of uncertain hope, waiting for that person to take him to a place where he can feel at ease.

The parts of this song in the movie are all my abuse points, especially the part where Kanro and Mays are struggling to protect Leo, even after several times, I can’t help crying when the music plays??

5. The point of view in Chapter 4, about the need for "time" to repair the world, mainly fits with the last line of the lyrics "If we cangivethemtimessotheycanchange/I'mthinkingtheycanlearn."

6. The world of Promia is inseparable from discussions about politics, social systems and human nature, so I thought a lot about it during the writing process, and I will not shy away from mentioning it.It should be said that this is the greatest charm of the work "Promare" in my eyes. It can cause people to consider its worldview structure and political ecology, and perceive the metaphors and realistic allusions in it, which is enough to prove that this work is not sloppy, and is more worthy of respect and consideration. .

7. I really love GaloThymos who, as an "ordinary person", can continue to grow and save others, and is willing to spare no effort to guard Lio.He is not ashamed to apologize, is willing to break the principle for love, and dares to challenge the power, but ordinary people can illuminate the surroundings like a light.This article also wants to write about Lio's "cursed saint who fell into the mortal world" temperament and sense of gap.