04-01-2023, 06:12 PM
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— neuna
How swiftly the smile dissolves! And how sweetly she laughs at his confusion.
(She forgets that there are things worth fearing. Dark things, evil things, things designed only to bring harm. She forgets because these are the things she has always loved the most, fiercely. Starting, perhaps, with her father.)
His confusion distracts her from the worry that plagues her, the thought that Eros might be gone for good this time.The soft peals of laughter dissolve around a grin as he glances into the darkness around them.
No, he says, and her heart twinges but she thinks it must be all right. She is a fully adult thing now, she cannot rely on the creature for comfort anymore, even if he is the last thing (other than all that fog) that connects her to her father. She must learn, eventually, how to be all right on her own.
“Friend,” she answers, smiling still. “My best friend,” she adds, though her pale cheeks flush with embarrassment at the thought that her sisters might somehow know that she’s said this.
She draws in a breath and studies him then. “What are you doing out here all alone in the dark?”
(She forgets that there are things worth fearing. Dark things, evil things, things designed only to bring harm. She forgets because these are the things she has always loved the most, fiercely. Starting, perhaps, with her father.)
His confusion distracts her from the worry that plagues her, the thought that Eros might be gone for good this time.The soft peals of laughter dissolve around a grin as he glances into the darkness around them.
No, he says, and her heart twinges but she thinks it must be all right. She is a fully adult thing now, she cannot rely on the creature for comfort anymore, even if he is the last thing (other than all that fog) that connects her to her father. She must learn, eventually, how to be all right on her own.
“Friend,” she answers, smiling still. “My best friend,” she adds, though her pale cheeks flush with embarrassment at the thought that her sisters might somehow know that she’s said this.
She draws in a breath and studies him then. “What are you doing out here all alone in the dark?”