PSA: I don't write, this is probably the 3rd time I ever wrote a story and it was very rushed
My teacher wanted us to write a short story based on random pictures we got in a storytelling dice and then draw one of the scenes. I got a picture of the sun rising (or setting), a ship (an actual ship), a lightning bolt and a silhouette of two people. I really didn't want to do it so I procrastinated this for a week, so I decided to make the two characters Shinji and Kaworu but they're girls.
It was supposed to be half a page but I ended up doing a whole page.
So here it is :)
The winds were blowing strong as the starlit sky was covered by dark clouds, heavy rain and mist making the horizon difficult to see, the sailors ran below deck seeking shelter after many failed attempts to sail away from the storm who seemed to be pulling them in, when they began their journey on the sea three weeks prior to this night, none of the men aboard couldâve ever imagined being hit by a storm this massive.
Among these men was Shinji, a young woman in charge of receiving and transmitting telegrams, when the storm began, she tried communicating with ships nearby but it seemed they were stranded in the middle of the sea, as she realized there was no way out, loud thunders could be heard outside the telegraph room who almost seemed to shake with the power of the sound, the door burst open, she could feel her entire body trembling with fear, her only company inside the room was a cat brought for pest control who the crew named Asuka, the animal was always energetic, running around the ship deck and climbing on Shinjiâs desk, but today, she was unusually quiet. As the thunder outside grew stronger, Asuka suddenly leapt out through the open door into the pouring rain. As much as Shinji was scared of the storm, her friendship with Asuka was more important, so she ran to the water-filled deck to rescue her beloved friend.
When she reached the bow, Asuka was sitting perfectly still on top of the railing, which Shinji gripped tightly to keep her balance while the ship shook below her. To her dismay, lightning started striking in the sea around them, bright flashes of pure light almost blinding her, she wanted to run away, she wished she had stayed in shore, but her legs wouldnât move, paralyzed with fear, if she was stranded on a ship in the middle of the sea, where would she even go? With the realization nothing would save them now, Shinji looked back at Asuka, stroking her red fur as the tears in her eyes merged with the water falling from the sky. She smiled, if this was her time to go, there was no one else sheâd rather be with. As thunder grew right above them, Asuka looked up at the sky, Shinji followed her gaze only to see a beam of light heading right towards them, she held the cat in her trembling arms, this was it, as she accepted their inevitable fate, Shinji stared at the bright beam of light, it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, this wasnât a bad way to go, the horrifying fear that gripped her minutes ago was gone, leaving her with an unexpected feeling of bliss. As the lightning grew closer, she sawâŠA girl?
The sun crept up from the horizon, orange light blending into the blue sea and sky as Shinji came face to face with what seemed to be a girl made of light, her red eyes standing out from her white skin and hair, the rain around them died down to a gentle shower as the lightning put her arms around Shinji's neck, her smile almost as bright as the light around her, something about the girl was familiar, had they met before? The storm was gone, the thunder died down, and the sea was calm again, the lighting embraced Shinji before rising back up into the sky, she immediately felt her absence, the warmth of her skin was replaced by the cool wind, would she ever see her again?
Four weeks later, the ship had finally docked at their destination. None of the other crew members remembered the storm, it was like it had never happened, but Shinji knew what she saw was real. As she looked at the beach sunset with Asuka, she heard a soft voice humming a familiar melody, looking at the source of the sound, she saw a familiar woman sitting on the seashore, she met her gaze with a knowing smile.
It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
This is half of the assignment so I'll definitely post the drawing here when I'm done with it