I can't control their fear, only my own.
Before Lena could reach for a mug, he offered the full one in his hand, already palming the extra he'd pulled from the cabinets. As he filled it, he glanced up at her, admiring the way a few strands of hair were already falling from her braid from the morning's work. Zavien didn't want to stare, but there was still that urge to commit everything to memory, to cherish each moment like his last, so he had to consciously pull his eyes away to glance at the sky that was starting to turn the purply orange of sunrise. Not wanting to miss the big moment - the end of LongNight - he moved to the door, opening it to let Lena exit first.
Following, he settled against the railing of the porch, leaning forward to take in the rays pushing up from the horizon. Despite the melancholy mood that had tainted everything, he tried to give her a warm smile. "How was everyone this morning?" It was one of the things he'd distracted himself with recently, investing his thoughts in the plants and animals of the Celestine rather than the purple lurking within their city. He liked to hear Lena talk, letting himself get lost in her voice, especially when she got passionate about a particular creature's progress or small personality quirks. Things might be different today, but he wished they weren't, and he hoped to pretend like it wasn't for just a bit longer.
Following, he settled against the railing of the porch, leaning forward to take in the rays pushing up from the horizon. Despite the melancholy mood that had tainted everything, he tried to give her a warm smile. "How was everyone this morning?" It was one of the things he'd distracted himself with recently, investing his thoughts in the plants and animals of the Celestine rather than the purple lurking within their city. He liked to hear Lena talk, letting himself get lost in her voice, especially when she got passionate about a particular creature's progress or small personality quirks. Things might be different today, but he wished they weren't, and he hoped to pretend like it wasn't for just a bit longer.
Zavien
