Hear those bells ring deep in the soul
Chiming away for a moment
Chiming away for a moment
Well, this isn't the warm welcome Koa hoped for, but it's probably what he deserves. Pip accepts the cheese with all her inherent indignity, scampering off to scarf down the morsel as Koa comes to a halting stop some three strides away. He pauses a moment to settle his nerves, eyes drifting curiously to the string tied to his hero's toe. It's a nice distraction from all the things he's not really sure how to say, a little anchor to a simple reality that is no longer his.
Finally the young man sinks down to the dock, his legs crossed beneath him as he stares into the sea. "I feel like I've fucked up." Gone is the soldier with his shit together; there's no smile to bring levity to his heavy sigh. Koa frowns at the calm blue water, unable to meet Ronin's eyes. "As a Dragoon. As a man. Everything. You ever felt that way?" It's entirely rhetorical, of course: as far as Koa is concerned, Ronin couldn't be a fuck-up if he tried.
Finally the young man sinks down to the dock, his legs crossed beneath him as he stares into the sea. "I feel like I've fucked up." Gone is the soldier with his shit together; there's no smile to bring levity to his heavy sigh. Koa frowns at the calm blue water, unable to meet Ronin's eyes. "As a Dragoon. As a man. Everything. You ever felt that way?" It's entirely rhetorical, of course: as far as Koa is concerned, Ronin couldn't be a fuck-up if he tried.
Koa Carpenter
Feel your breath course frankly below
And see life as a worthy opponent
And see life as a worthy opponent
