Maea
And I never know what to say
'Til I'm already walking away
Letting her arms drop to her sides, Maea didn't try to dodge the powdery handfuls of snow that were flung her way. Harder packed snowballs collided with her chest, and in the drifting flurry of the aftermath she watched Thalassa beneath a light frown.
"I do see you, Thalassa," she responded, her quiet voice carrying well in the quiet of the wilderness around them. "I'm right here, listening to what you are saying. But I'm not interested in being a crutch for you to lean on." Dusting snow off her gloves Maea kindled an orb of fire and approached the younger woman, meaning to share the heat before either of them lost a finger.
"You seem to be under the impression that I have everything a person could ever want in life. But in my eyes, all I am doing is relying on the people around me. Danta gave me a job. Kiada and Talyson helped me fix up the office I'm using. Harper and Hotaru and Evie listen to my troubles, and somewhere between all of that I am trying to find what I am good at, what I am passionate about, which things give my life meaning, and what's worth fighting for when everything sucks and nothing makes any sense."
Sighing, she raked loose tendrils of hair from her face, taking in the pirate before her. "I can't even imagine what it's like, having no memories of your past. I only know what it's like to lose loved ones. But what I can say is this - no one is going to help you unless you ask for it. No one is going to come swooping in to pick up the pieces of your life for you. Only you can do that. Fixing what you see as flaws in my life won't make you feel any better - trust me. I've tried that, and all it gave me was heartache and bitterness."
"I do see you, Thalassa," she responded, her quiet voice carrying well in the quiet of the wilderness around them. "I'm right here, listening to what you are saying. But I'm not interested in being a crutch for you to lean on." Dusting snow off her gloves Maea kindled an orb of fire and approached the younger woman, meaning to share the heat before either of them lost a finger.
"You seem to be under the impression that I have everything a person could ever want in life. But in my eyes, all I am doing is relying on the people around me. Danta gave me a job. Kiada and Talyson helped me fix up the office I'm using. Harper and Hotaru and Evie listen to my troubles, and somewhere between all of that I am trying to find what I am good at, what I am passionate about, which things give my life meaning, and what's worth fighting for when everything sucks and nothing makes any sense."
Sighing, she raked loose tendrils of hair from her face, taking in the pirate before her. "I can't even imagine what it's like, having no memories of your past. I only know what it's like to lose loved ones. But what I can say is this - no one is going to help you unless you ask for it. No one is going to come swooping in to pick up the pieces of your life for you. Only you can do that. Fixing what you see as flaws in my life won't make you feel any better - trust me. I've tried that, and all it gave me was heartache and bitterness."
Wanna punch you in the face
But I won't, but I might, but I won't
