Maea
You think killing is hard?
Try healing something. That is hard.
Try healing something. That is hard.
Momentarily blinded by the dazzling light, her feet slowed and stopped her in the shade beneath a budding maple tree. Spellbound, though she knew it would be best for everyone if she simply turned around and kept walking, her legs wouldn't listen.
Why was it always water, with this man? Always sunlight and clear skies, tempting as an ocean lapping playfully against the shore. At first, anyway. The storms came later, after you tricked yourself into swimming far out to sea. That's when the drowning began, and the dying.
The trouble was, even when she knew all that, Maea still felt the pull of him. After all these years, after thoroughly and irrevocably severing their ties, and realizing that neither could ever give the other what they needed... gods, but he was still beautiful.
Drawing in a quiet breath, she began to back away. Drew her cloak about herself and stepped back, soft footed so as not to disturb him or draw attention to herself. But just as she turned to leave, a dry twig broke underfoot. The snap was crisp and dry, going off like a gunshot, and delicate shoulders came up with a hiss of half panic - Fuck.
Why was it always water, with this man? Always sunlight and clear skies, tempting as an ocean lapping playfully against the shore. At first, anyway. The storms came later, after you tricked yourself into swimming far out to sea. That's when the drowning began, and the dying.
The trouble was, even when she knew all that, Maea still felt the pull of him. After all these years, after thoroughly and irrevocably severing their ties, and realizing that neither could ever give the other what they needed... gods, but he was still beautiful.
Drawing in a quiet breath, she began to back away. Drew her cloak about herself and stepped back, soft footed so as not to disturb him or draw attention to herself. But just as she turned to leave, a dry twig broke underfoot. The snap was crisp and dry, going off like a gunshot, and delicate shoulders came up with a hiss of half panic - Fuck.
You can break something in two seconds
But it can take forever to fix it
But it can take forever to fix it
