Even though it’s a joke, even though her eyes are kind, even the suggestion of being boring bothers Laurelin. That’s one of the last things he ever wanted to be described as - right alongside being told he was ugly.
He’ll brood on that later when there are less distractions, wondering what he could have done differently to avoid even the suggestion of being boring, even as a joke.
The fact that she shifts a little closer and that eases some of these thoughts enough for him to focus on her words. Which are a little depressing so maybe he would’ve been better off not returning to the present and staying lost in his head. Laurelin had never thought such things - but he listens with some patience for them to be over, for her to get them all out. Maybe then they can talk of cheerier things.
“What’s so bad about the dark? You know, besides the monsters.” He can’t help but ask with a small smile - easy for him while they both stand in the soft blue glow of his light. Laurelin didn’t mind the idea of the sun never coming back, but that’s mostly because he just didn’t think past the aesthetics of it all.
“I don’t think we’ll have to leave, I’m sure there’s some kind of magic that’ll keep everything alive if the sun never comes back. Right? We've got every type of magic you could ever think of - surely someone will find a solution to one problem or another.”
He’ll brood on that later when there are less distractions, wondering what he could have done differently to avoid even the suggestion of being boring, even as a joke.
The fact that she shifts a little closer and that eases some of these thoughts enough for him to focus on her words. Which are a little depressing so maybe he would’ve been better off not returning to the present and staying lost in his head. Laurelin had never thought such things - but he listens with some patience for them to be over, for her to get them all out. Maybe then they can talk of cheerier things.
“What’s so bad about the dark? You know, besides the monsters.” He can’t help but ask with a small smile - easy for him while they both stand in the soft blue glow of his light. Laurelin didn’t mind the idea of the sun never coming back, but that’s mostly because he just didn’t think past the aesthetics of it all.
“I don’t think we’ll have to leave, I’m sure there’s some kind of magic that’ll keep everything alive if the sun never comes back. Right? We've got every type of magic you could ever think of - surely someone will find a solution to one problem or another.”
LAURELIN
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