[private] Give me a reason - isakov

[Elain]

your faithless love’s the only hoax i believe in. “Oh!” The sound slips from her lips as she whirls - not having expected anyone to be submerged in the frigid river. For a moment, she hesitates, but her guard falls when she sees he is young - close enough in age to her and he doesn’t look threatening. For sweet Elain, that is more than enough. “Oh yes, I’m fine,” she says, though she’s caught somewhat off guard by the fact that he’d seen her and she hadn’t even seen him there. But she’s so much more than fine. Nervous. Excited. Happy. She is not blessed with the same self confidence, so her cerulean eyes immediately slide to the river’s edge at the compliment. Her sister is not at all unkind, but Eadaz is not one to give compliments freely. She can feel the thrum of heat run through her, but she overcomes her hesitation and returns her gaze to his. “That’s sweet of you to say,” she says, quietly, as a smile blossoms across her lips.  It was a glasslike, fragile little smile, but offered to him all the same. “I’m not sure why I stopped. I felt silly, I suppose, laughing and splashing in the river by myself.” It feels like she’s entrusting him with a secret by admitting such a thing, but she entrusts him with the knowledge anyway. She’s hardly ever alone, and her sister is just so...serious. She almost feels ashamed at how foolish she must have looked - she knows that Eadaz would have never approved. And a flicker of worry flashes in her eyes if she wonders if her sister does know.  But Eadaz’s gift is fickle, so Elain holds on to the hope that she hold on to moments like this - tucked away into her sister’s blind spots. “I’m Elain,” she offers, as she moves closer, stepping back into the water - albeit only ankle deep.  She nearly recoils at the cold. She’s not sure how he can stand it, failing to suppress the shiver that overcomes her. “Aren’t you cold in the water?” She asks, curious but there’s concern coloring her voice too. e l a i n .

 

@[isakov]