Evie
When hope and peace begin to fray
Her palm forms neatly over his cheek as it presses into her hand as if it was shaped perfectly to fit it. Is her easy acceptance of him the reason she'd been chosen? Or is this the culmination of all the favor she never received, the loud silences and cold shoulders - finally made equal with the grandness of this gift?
"Ice is even louder. You'll see," she assures as a future of learning she's only envisioned for Erebos unfolds before her on his behalf. "Erebos is healthy, though significantly smaller. Do you think that makes you the big brother?" Her dimples deepen with the width of her grin, a little thrill straightening her spine as the reality of how her family has grown trickles in past the shock.
The openness of his expression makes her heart ache, hand dropping so she can shrug off her outer jacket to offer it to him. "Of course that's alright. Amhran," she tests, letting her tongue learn the curves and shapes so it might begin to memorize it. "How about we get you into the main house? You're going to give Deimos a heart attack either way, best to do it with clothes on." Her laugh is a birdlike titter from the faint refrain of nerves. Gods what she wouldn't do to be able to brace him through the Attuned bond.
"Ice is even louder. You'll see," she assures as a future of learning she's only envisioned for Erebos unfolds before her on his behalf. "Erebos is healthy, though significantly smaller. Do you think that makes you the big brother?" Her dimples deepen with the width of her grin, a little thrill straightening her spine as the reality of how her family has grown trickles in past the shock.
The openness of his expression makes her heart ache, hand dropping so she can shrug off her outer jacket to offer it to him. "Of course that's alright. Amhran," she tests, letting her tongue learn the curves and shapes so it might begin to memorize it. "How about we get you into the main house? You're going to give Deimos a heart attack either way, best to do it with clothes on." Her laugh is a birdlike titter from the faint refrain of nerves. Gods what she wouldn't do to be able to brace him through the Attuned bond.
know that daybreak is not far away
