DEIMOS
the ocean does not apologize for its depth
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
Smiling, he waited, patient and forbearing, as she decided the best way to navigate the potentials. Unbreakable tethers, something uniquely him, and limitations – things he knew well by now. “Understood,” and just as she had predicted, he’d noted the list within his mind, and prepared for departure.
What he didn’t expect was what came next – for the filaments of the life drain, something he’d comprehended for so long in all primordial factions, to no longer be so hollowed and decrepit. Another means, where restrictions, curbs, and restraints were lifted, leaving open space where there’d once been deterrents and barriers.
For a few moments, he was speechless. Eyes widened, he glanced back at her with a rapt awe, before shaking his head, the corresponding grin large and massive, amused and bewildered all at once. “Thank you, once again.” He didn’t know what else to say – the changes so vast and deep, overwhelming and comforting within a singular threshold. “I will use it well.” And with a bow of his head, he would then depart, keen and eager.
{FIN <3}
What he didn’t expect was what came next – for the filaments of the life drain, something he’d comprehended for so long in all primordial factions, to no longer be so hollowed and decrepit. Another means, where restrictions, curbs, and restraints were lifted, leaving open space where there’d once been deterrents and barriers.
For a few moments, he was speechless. Eyes widened, he glanced back at her with a rapt awe, before shaking his head, the corresponding grin large and massive, amused and bewildered all at once. “Thank you, once again.” He didn’t know what else to say – the changes so vast and deep, overwhelming and comforting within a singular threshold. “I will use it well.” And with a bow of his head, he would then depart, keen and eager.
{FIN <3}
for the space they take
and so, neither shall I
and so, neither shall I
