MAEA
He took her hand for a second time, and Maea's smile brightened, her fingers closing around his. Standing up, she tugged at him, tried to make Loren stand up as well. She held on to his hand, quite stubbornly refusing to let go.
"I see a boy playing at being a man, even though he's not really there yet," she told him. "I see someone who's been jerked around by others his whole life, finally free to call his own shots... and not quite sure how to go about it. I see a kind, caring person who's been hurt a lot, and tries really hard not to hurt anyone else the same way... and it doesn't always work, but he keeps trying."
Looking at him, she tilted her head, thoughtful. Tried to summarize him in some other way, based on everything she'd seen and been told, everything she knew about Loren Launceleyn.
"I see you," she eventually just said, voice warm with affection. "A stranger who gave me company and help in the Labyrinth for no other reason than because you wanted to, who called me out on being an idiot and who still saved my ass even after I was rude and cranky with you. I like you. I want to be your friend. That's... about it." And if this friend of hers sometimes was an arrogant prick and a self-absorbed asshole... well. They all had their flaws.
"What... do you see, when you look at me?" Maea asked then, a little tentative. Became rather embarrassed right after asking; her fingers loosened their grip on his hand, about to let go.
"I see a boy playing at being a man, even though he's not really there yet," she told him. "I see someone who's been jerked around by others his whole life, finally free to call his own shots... and not quite sure how to go about it. I see a kind, caring person who's been hurt a lot, and tries really hard not to hurt anyone else the same way... and it doesn't always work, but he keeps trying."
Looking at him, she tilted her head, thoughtful. Tried to summarize him in some other way, based on everything she'd seen and been told, everything she knew about Loren Launceleyn.
"I see you," she eventually just said, voice warm with affection. "A stranger who gave me company and help in the Labyrinth for no other reason than because you wanted to, who called me out on being an idiot and who still saved my ass even after I was rude and cranky with you. I like you. I want to be your friend. That's... about it." And if this friend of hers sometimes was an arrogant prick and a self-absorbed asshole... well. They all had their flaws.
"What... do you see, when you look at me?" Maea asked then, a little tentative. Became rather embarrassed right after asking; her fingers loosened their grip on his hand, about to let go.
I'm an angel bored like hell
And you're a devil meaning well
And you're a devil meaning well
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
