She does not know why she’s asked it.
The bees have never hurt her either.
She is impenetrable, though they have buzzed around her head when she had dipped her face too deep into flowers, disturbing them. Perhaps it is something she only knows inherently, the same way she knows which plants will poison her should she try and make a meal out of them.
She smiles. And the smile is just as dreamy as the voice. Something about it tranquil when the girl finally turns to face her. Clementia feels no sharp sting of remorse for waking the palomino and, besides, she doesn’t seem to mind. And Clementia tips back her head to peer up at the bees who buzz over to investigate, smiling that tranquil smile at them as they come.
They are friends of this girl, who seems kind, thus she decides that they are her friends, too. But whatever reverie she’s found herself in is scattered when the girl speaks again and Clementia casts a glance around herself at the rainbows bending away from her. Still, the smile remains.
“I made them for you,” she says. It’s not true, but it could hardly be classified as a lie. She is still while the girl trudges through the water to get a closer look. And if she were the meaner sort, Clementia, perhaps she’d find herself annoyed at the prospect of being viewed as an object. But she has found herself captivated, too, captivated by the way the glitter catches the light, the milky white of her body edged in dark galaxies.
“Thank you,” she murmurs sweetly, ducking her head, bashful. The girl comes closer and the bees come along with her but Clementia feels no fear. It does not make her nervous that they all sink into her space. She is glad for their company. Doesn’t even hardly flinch when the girl reaches for her, dusts her mouth down the length of her neck. Still, she smiles that dreamy smile and reaches out in turn, gently bumps the girl’s shoulder.
“You’re beautiful, too,” she says, “and warm, like you’ve got the sun trapped in your skin.”
crack the shutters open wide
i wanna bathe you in the light of day
i wanna bathe you in the light of day
C L E M E N T I A
@[Pollen]