time. sorrow.
“you seem so tired. always
worried about everyone else.”
a gentle palm grazed over the side
of his face and rested there. “when
was the last time you took some time
for you.”
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her face clouded
over. she could tell
he was modest about
her absence — and the
turmoil it may had caused.
she closed a few feet of distance
almost as if she were floating,
“oh scott.” her voice inflected
an emotion for the first—
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“ not much different. ” shrug, day by day and time had been a standstill. waking up to go to bed ——— care for a family without one of its heads … the most important one. the stars ◜𓊖↓◞
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she attempted to remain
casual, although her
thoughts, a
cosmic beings, and
his own converged
in her mind.
“just enjoying the sunset.”
her words came forth a
void. “how have you been,
since—i left.”
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clearing his throat ——— in utter awe as she’s finally reclaimed her spot upon this world. an absence that felt like eternity.
“ what’s .. up, jean? been a minute. ”
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her posture straightens,
eyes drifting toward the
familiar face before speaking:
“ scott, ” there was a pause.
it didn’t belong there. “ it’s
good to see you.”
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she paused momentarily
to give herself a second to
ponder. “ it does, almost feels
like an omen. ” their gaze, shared.
“ like something world-ending is coming? ”
her poor attempt as a joke.
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/ thinking im going to write my jean in more long - novella form interactions as a bit distant and absent minded, as internally the phoenix is trying to take over her again
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as if there was a gentle whisper
that past her ears that informed
her of his arrival, she’d turn.
“ oh, scott. ” a simper at the
corner of her lips. “ i didn’t know
you were there.”
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approaching cautiously ———— he’s quiet but delicate in his pace. settling himself behind her as skull tilts upward toward the heavens, attempting to find what she’s viewing.
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“ i find it easier to appreciate
moments like this. ”
there was a deep exhale as if
to breathe in the view before them.
“ we both know they are few and
far between. ”