Went to sea in a sieve

THE VALKYRIE

You bring clarity when I can't see past
All the places where I made my mistakes

Even if now may not be the time for them to be making these sorts of decisions, hearing Sunjata's opinion so plainly helps Hotaru know where they stand better than she might have expected. Admittedly even she isn't sure how she feels, or if it would be fair to Flora to decide without her input. So when he puts the ball in her court, she makes her own stance clear, even if this wasn't a conversation she expected to have while harvesting cactus spines in the desert on a random day. "It feels selfish to want to try again," she admits quietly. "I always seem to live when they do not, and it feels like they pay the price for my hope." And while she won't say it aloud, he knows already that she often feels cursed. But Flora is alive, and isn't that proof that maybe something has changed? "But the war is over. The refuge exists. I would want to try again, in time." Time only because they need to have fewer moments like these, uncertain and questioning, if they are to be good parents as a team.

Not at all bothered by the soft prick of embarrassment she can feel from him, Ru smiles and moves her hand to the back of his neck, threading her fingers into the hair at his nape. "Then we'll work around it. Long-distance communication devices, or more frequent visits, whatever it takes." And if the thought of moving has been on the tip of her tongue for weeks now, she doesn't mention it. "I fully support you doing it." Because bluntness has clearly worked so far, so maybe it's best to employ it again.

Your love has turned me into something better
Elevate me with your love forever