And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
Jude's forgiveness crashed over her like a wave on the shore, dashing against the walls she'd constructed around her heart and sending them crumbling to the ground. Tears streaked down her face as she held him, felt him pull her closer, and she curled against him, clinging as though he were the last tether holding her to the sand. She had been so very lonely, even with the friends who had welcomed her back with open arms, separated somehow from them by the guilt and shame she bore like a cross upon her back. With the sudden, unexpected absolution that Jude offered, she felt washed clean.
She was alive. She was alive. She was alive, and Jude cared. It felt like so much more than she ever could have hoped for, and she decided in that moment that she would do everything in her power to avoid hurting him, to keep him safe from harm. She would let nothing come between them again. It had been all her fault before - she knew that, felt it in her bones - but that just meant that it was up to her to do better. And she could. She would.
Jude's proffered smile was faint, but it was there, and Soh offered a shy one in return, reaching out to brush an errant lock of dark hair from his eyes, a movement that felt as natural as breathing. For the first time in months, she relaxed into the memory of the person she'd once been, full of light and warmth and hope. She had no idea what Jude had been through since they'd last spoken, and so it was with a vague sense of optimism that she said, "I'm so happy to see you. How have you been?"
She was alive. She was alive. She was alive, and Jude cared. It felt like so much more than she ever could have hoped for, and she decided in that moment that she would do everything in her power to avoid hurting him, to keep him safe from harm. She would let nothing come between them again. It had been all her fault before - she knew that, felt it in her bones - but that just meant that it was up to her to do better. And she could. She would.
Jude's proffered smile was faint, but it was there, and Soh offered a shy one in return, reaching out to brush an errant lock of dark hair from his eyes, a movement that felt as natural as breathing. For the first time in months, she relaxed into the memory of the person she'd once been, full of light and warmth and hope. She had no idea what Jude had been through since they'd last spoken, and so it was with a vague sense of optimism that she said, "I'm so happy to see you. How have you been?"
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now
You don't wanna know me now
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
