Oh, empty my heart
There were subtle differences between hugging Sah, and the other people in her life. Her father was taller. Remi was broader, at least a little. Of course, Maeve and Hotaru were smaller and softer, and her mother could not even compare. But it was more than that. This did not feel quite as safe as with Harper or Sunjata, though it was close. Maybe the difference lay in the scent, heady and not entirely familiar. Or in the light tingle where his arms closed around her back. Maybe it was the way her heart couldn't quite settle, but kept racing along at a fast pace, even as Seren relaxed.
She hardly noticed when they returned to the ground. Only the faint tickle of grass beneath her soles suggested that she had forgotten to maintain the spell, and somehow it seemed like too much effort to start it up again. For the second time, she experienced how the world shrank away. The gleaming stars, the distant music and laugher, light spilling onto a field where night had made itself comfortable - it all faded into a backdrop to the beat of her own heart, and an acute awareness of Sah's rythmic breathing.
Was this how you made friends? How long were hugs supposed to go on? Something whispered in the back of her mind that this was probably a bit longer than normal... but Seren did not really want to let go.
So she didn't.
She hardly noticed when they returned to the ground. Only the faint tickle of grass beneath her soles suggested that she had forgotten to maintain the spell, and somehow it seemed like too much effort to start it up again. For the second time, she experienced how the world shrank away. The gleaming stars, the distant music and laugher, light spilling onto a field where night had made itself comfortable - it all faded into a backdrop to the beat of her own heart, and an acute awareness of Sah's rythmic breathing.
Was this how you made friends? How long were hugs supposed to go on? Something whispered in the back of her mind that this was probably a bit longer than normal... but Seren did not really want to let go.
So she didn't.
I've got to make room for this feeling
SEREN
