Aurelia
these nightmares all bend
silver linings are all i need
silver linings are all i need
While Aurelia had not initially expected this to be what came of their tentative, cautious friendship, she hates to think of where Maeve might be now if she had not been here to soften the blow of all of this. Maybe it's a sign regarding her own dilemma; the timing and placement is uncanny.
She doesn't know. All she knows is that the thought of anything happening to this baby - newly-discovered as it is and probably no bigger than a grain of rice (okay it's prob bigger but Aurelia's not a fudging doctor okay) - strikes something within her. Something deep-rooted and primitive; protective and nurturing.
Well, it's a relief to know that Aidon wasn't so helpless that a normal tumbleweed had threatened his life. Though she isn't always able to look up at Maeve directly since cooking requires that sort of attention, she listens. A small grimace forms on her face in reaction to the fact that this particular, sentient bush sucks the life out of other beings. And that grimace deepens when it's described as being as big as a person. "Yikes... guess he's really lucky you were there, huh?" She says with a gentle smile, thinking a bit more about the adventures that Maeve has apparently gone out on. There's a pang of something deep in her chest. A feeling of being left out, a feeling of missing out.
But it's brief, and makes no appearance in her expression.
As Maeve takes the plate and bowl for her and her companion, Aurelia settles into the couch beside her to begin eating. "Unseen one? You gotta explain that. What, can he turn invisible or something?" She's a bit hesitant at first, almost... poking at her food with how much she's watching Maeve eat. Not like a hawk, but she glances up at her quite a lot, trying to see if she's alright with it, to see if it makes her sick, or if it's not to her liking.
The fact that it is after all draws a relieved sigh from Aurelia's lips and she smiles with the comfort that brings, "I'm glad you like it."
Once they've finished eating and the conversation about giant tumbleweeds and Aidon's name dies down... Aurelia straightens up and looks more directly at Maeve with a serious air about her now. "Maeve?" There's a tightness in her voice, a tension in her chest, and her tone comes out a bit more tense than the contents of what she's actually saying, "I just want you to know, I'm here for you no matter what happens, whatever you decide to do but, if you're worried that you're going to raise this baby alone, you're wrong, okay?"
Her brows lift with earnest and she reaches out to place her hand over Maeve's. "I'll be here, if you want me to. If you want, I'll be here every step of the way. Whatever that looks like. I'm not gonna leave you alone again." Whatever that looks like.
She doesn't know. All she knows is that the thought of anything happening to this baby - newly-discovered as it is and probably no bigger than a grain of rice (okay it's prob bigger but Aurelia's not a fudging doctor okay) - strikes something within her. Something deep-rooted and primitive; protective and nurturing.
Well, it's a relief to know that Aidon wasn't so helpless that a normal tumbleweed had threatened his life. Though she isn't always able to look up at Maeve directly since cooking requires that sort of attention, she listens. A small grimace forms on her face in reaction to the fact that this particular, sentient bush sucks the life out of other beings. And that grimace deepens when it's described as being as big as a person. "Yikes... guess he's really lucky you were there, huh?" She says with a gentle smile, thinking a bit more about the adventures that Maeve has apparently gone out on. There's a pang of something deep in her chest. A feeling of being left out, a feeling of missing out.
But it's brief, and makes no appearance in her expression.
As Maeve takes the plate and bowl for her and her companion, Aurelia settles into the couch beside her to begin eating. "Unseen one? You gotta explain that. What, can he turn invisible or something?" She's a bit hesitant at first, almost... poking at her food with how much she's watching Maeve eat. Not like a hawk, but she glances up at her quite a lot, trying to see if she's alright with it, to see if it makes her sick, or if it's not to her liking.
The fact that it is after all draws a relieved sigh from Aurelia's lips and she smiles with the comfort that brings, "I'm glad you like it."
Once they've finished eating and the conversation about giant tumbleweeds and Aidon's name dies down... Aurelia straightens up and looks more directly at Maeve with a serious air about her now. "Maeve?" There's a tightness in her voice, a tension in her chest, and her tone comes out a bit more tense than the contents of what she's actually saying, "I just want you to know, I'm here for you no matter what happens, whatever you decide to do but, if you're worried that you're going to raise this baby alone, you're wrong, okay?"
Her brows lift with earnest and she reaches out to place her hand over Maeve's. "I'll be here, if you want me to. If you want, I'll be here every step of the way. Whatever that looks like. I'm not gonna leave you alone again." Whatever that looks like.
so please just hold onto me
these demons, they're old to me
these demons, they're old to me
