Clinging to the ruin of your broken home, too lost and hurting to carry your load
You know we all need someone to hold
You know we all need someone to hold
She's perhaps accurate in her estimations of their similarities, though Harper would not be in the headspace for such comparisons right here and now if he were to hear them. Aside from finding her aggravating, Harper has no true ill-will for Flora, which is why he's so firm in not giving her unearned or unnecessary quarter.
{ay}"I'm not trying to make it harder on you," he murmurs, "I apologize that I am." Because he won't change his mind. Still, he smiles wanly and extends a hand to take up hers, something more solid than before when he'd merely touched the back of it. It might blur a few lines still, but Harper is so very tired these days. "I don't resent you for it. I promise." Taking in a deep breath, he refocuses on the menu in front of him before shooting her a smile from under his lashes. "Now, how about we actually eat?"
{ay}"I'm not trying to make it harder on you," he murmurs, "I apologize that I am." Because he won't change his mind. Still, he smiles wanly and extends a hand to take up hers, something more solid than before when he'd merely touched the back of it. It might blur a few lines still, but Harper is so very tired these days. "I don't resent you for it. I promise." Taking in a deep breath, he refocuses on the menu in front of him before shooting her a smile from under his lashes. "Now, how about we actually eat?"
