So here's to everything coming down to nothing
Here's to silence that cuts me to the core
Here's to silence that cuts me to the core
It was almost impossible for Soh to process all of the emotions that had overcome her in her panic, much less for her to understand Koa's. So it was that the flatness of his responses washed over her and, for once, she failed to read between the lines, to pick apart the distance and the disgust and everything else that was left unsaid between them. Instead, she curled in on herself, desperately searching for any sign that she was still her.
The problem was, she'd lost sight of who she was long ago.
"T-the Family?" she repeated dumbly, still scrabbling for mental purchase, a steady place upon which to stand. "They're - they can't be trusted," she said slowly, grasping for words as her panic began to wane. Surely, if she'd been infected, she would have a different opinion? Her breathing began to slow, and she added fervently, "And the Void is evil. It nearly killed me." There. An opinion that felt like herself, even if she was still trying to figure out who that was now.
But who she was now and who she'd been when Koa fell for her... well, they were two different people. And they had vastly different ideas of what to do now. Later, she'd look back on this moment and guess that despite everything, some part of him probably wanted to hear her declare her love of Stormbreak, her determination to reclaim her throne. But she was so very tired of fighting, so incredibly ready to bury herself under a rock until the storm blew over. And honestly? She didn't really know if she believed she was the best thing for Stormbreak anymore.
So when he asked what she would do now, there was no ready answer, no prepared fervor. Instead, her shoulders slumped and her gaze fell, and she said simply, "I don't know."
fin
The problem was, she'd lost sight of who she was long ago.
"T-the Family?" she repeated dumbly, still scrabbling for mental purchase, a steady place upon which to stand. "They're - they can't be trusted," she said slowly, grasping for words as her panic began to wane. Surely, if she'd been infected, she would have a different opinion? Her breathing began to slow, and she added fervently, "And the Void is evil. It nearly killed me." There. An opinion that felt like herself, even if she was still trying to figure out who that was now.
But who she was now and who she'd been when Koa fell for her... well, they were two different people. And they had vastly different ideas of what to do now. Later, she'd look back on this moment and guess that despite everything, some part of him probably wanted to hear her declare her love of Stormbreak, her determination to reclaim her throne. But she was so very tired of fighting, so incredibly ready to bury herself under a rock until the storm blew over. And honestly? She didn't really know if she believed she was the best thing for Stormbreak anymore.
So when he asked what she would do now, there was no ready answer, no prepared fervor. Instead, her shoulders slumped and her gaze fell, and she said simply, "I don't know."
fin
Where is this going?
Thought I knew for a minute, but I don't anymore
Thought I knew for a minute, but I don't anymore
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
