The easygoing factions ebbed and flowed, until they simply didn’t. He paused at the top of the stairs at her statement – brows furrowing immediately, spine straightening until he seemed every bit the taut, unyielding figure. And beneath it all was an obvious bout of apprehension and tension, the sort of trepidation that followed him everywhere he went – even if he never longed for it in the structure and bones of their own domicile.
Taking a long, slow, deep breath to rid himself of the initial misgivings, before his mind jumped to a mess and myriad of conclusions, each one more haunting and distinct, he nodded, taking the cue for the library. Trying not to pace the floor, he didn’t take a seat – keeping some matters at bay by action alone – going to one of the windows and placing the candle within. “What is it?”
Taking a long, slow, deep breath to rid himself of the initial misgivings, before his mind jumped to a mess and myriad of conclusions, each one more haunting and distinct, he nodded, taking the cue for the library. Trying not to pace the floor, he didn’t take a seat – keeping some matters at bay by action alone – going to one of the windows and placing the candle within. “What is it?”
deimos
Never let them drain the river of your soul
