With every broken bone, I swear I lived
Her smile was a slow thing. It grew with the approaching footsteps, despite her best attempt to keep herself in check. Cracking an eye open, she squinted up at Harper when his shadow fell over her. Blocking the sun, crafting a halo of light behind his silhouette. An air of rare calm lay over her, unshaken yet easily undermined by a faint flutter in her belly.
"I can sleep anywhere," she smiled, "and it's been a lot going on lately. You are not late at all." Patting the doorstep beside her, she offered him a seat. "It's good to see you again, Harper. How have you been?"
Not ready to move from her spot just yet, and unwilling to rush headlong into the training, Maea only shifted slightly to make room for him. Honestly, she wouldn't mind just napping in the sun; if she stalled long enough he might linger for another day.
"I can sleep anywhere," she smiled, "and it's been a lot going on lately. You are not late at all." Patting the doorstep beside her, she offered him a seat. "It's good to see you again, Harper. How have you been?"
Not ready to move from her spot just yet, and unwilling to rush headlong into the training, Maea only shifted slightly to make room for him. Honestly, she wouldn't mind just napping in the sun; if she stalled long enough he might linger for another day.
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