@tornbythelight “ exhausted, even. what keeps you awake? “ bare arms raise with mountainous goosebumps and she finds a jacket rather quickly.
lithe and quick the scavenger shrugs it on, the puffy material makes her look even slighter but she’s grateful for the instant comfort it brings.
@tornbythelight “ and you’re tired. “
she lowers, gently meeting the earth as one last shiver wracks her form.
she was used to these sessions being intense, violent even. but now they whisper to the shadows, telling of the obvious things.
it feels intimate.
she shivers again.
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Rage is a breath away. It frightens me when I can feel it so close, and so warm against my skin.
Tempting.
Terrible.
𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚.”
@PORCELAINARMOUR first she offered him, back on sands, when chaos and calamity rained down upon them.
now peace echoed around them, and she reached down, not to help him run from something, but to help him run toward something.
“ come on, why don’t you have a drink and get some rest +
@tornbythelight “ why are you here? “ her tone is quiet but not especially cruel or poisonous. just confused and weary.
they share that symphony.
the song of long, long nights and puffy eyes stretches between them both.
@tornbythelight insomnia in two parts; a symphony of restlessness and unease.
she doesn’t want to see him, so she attempts to ignore her ghost as she sits cross legged. her eyes are closed and meditation is also attempted but his presence is too strong, too ... TACTILE to ignore.
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@PORCELAINARMOUR let it stop you from your path. Let it motivate you.” She smiles. “Nothing is certain. But you have a gift, Finn. A connection, not just to me ... but to everything around you —- around us.”
@PORCELAINARMOUR still am.” Her palm presses firmly into the stone below, feeling it’s chill and it’s stillness. Her eyes close, and she delves into the earth - - breathing with it, breathing into it.
Grounding herself. Her hand slips from his shoulder.
“But it’s natural.
Just don’t +