Timelessness

    Four brothers. Timeless.
    It was different than being endless, because their existence was guaranteed as long as the earth continued its meandering rotation around the sun. When this ceased...then the concept of time would also be gone, and the Timeless would end just as the earth did.
    There were many Timeless; the sisters of the oceans, the keepers of the continents, the spirits of the holidays...it goes on and on. But without a doubt, the most powerful were the four brothers who kept the seasons.
    The eldest brother was William, the keeper of winter. He was a man with silver hair, and intense, light gray eyes. His skin was pale and unblemished, his features in sharp definition. Always, the presence of cold, piercing wind surrounded him. One could say he was the most responsible of them all, one could call him the sternest... But these things did not make him who he was; he had a deep love of his brothers, a comfortable camaraderie with the other Timeless. His heart was, despite all outer appearances, warm.
    Frederick was the keeper of fall, and the youngest of the brothers. With a decidedly mild temperament, he always seemed to have his spirits up, if not in a good mood in general. Auburn hair and dark green eyes seemed enigmatic, but his intrinsic joy was infectious to those around him. With skin neither pale nor dark, skin that just was, it made sense that Frederick was just Frederick, and that's all there was to it.
     The middling brothers were twins. They were almost opposites in nature.
     Samuel was the keeper of spring, and his twin's senior. Prone to mood swings and unreasonable fits of sadness and anger, he was most certainly the most expressive of his brothers. Most often he switched between cautious optimism and melancholy. His hair was such a light brown as to almost be blonde, and his eyes were an unflinching hazel. There was a certain fragility to his gestures and features, and often times his brothers were rather over-protective, even Frederick who was younger.
     Then his opposite, Simon, kept summer. Simon was over-flowing with life. Strawberry blonde hair and dancing blue eyes kept he and William as contenders for most handsome brother. While normally one would say Simon had merely average features, they were enhanced by his mischievous, joking nature. There was no doubt that despite Frederick's perpetual good mood, Simon was truly the happiest of them all.
     Together, the four brothers kept the seasons across the world on track. Their actions and presence managed growing seasons and heralded the advent of holidays. Of all the Timeless, they were the most active, and upon closer inspection, the most powerful.
     They were not endless, but they were indeed Timeless.