I can't control their fear, only my own.
As she leaned into him, Zavien switched his coffee to one hand, wrapping a warm arm around her shoulders. He released a deep sigh, releasing some of the pressure in his chest. The worries and fears felt distant when she was in his arms; not necessarily any less powerful, just something on the horizon, too far away to taint the moment, but still visible.
Smiling softly, he raised his mug to his lips. "That's good." It was easier to focus on the good, to root for the animals striving to heal and Lena's diligent ministrations that helped them along the way. He latched onto it with stubborn refusal to let the feeling slip away. Raising an eyebrow of interest, he asked, "What kinds of species?"
Meanwhile, her words felt like a subtle hint at something more, but Zavien didn't know what it may be. They twisted through his mind, trying to puzzle out the hidden meaning, yet only making the anxieties return. Instead of drowning in those implications, he chose to nod his head, trying not to let his thoughts linger on the potential future regrets his choices may yield. Squeezing her shoulders gently, he looked to Lena with a warm smile tinged with sadness. "But it also forces the world to stop for a minute, giving us a moment to cherish and reflect for the coming year."
Smiling softly, he raised his mug to his lips. "That's good." It was easier to focus on the good, to root for the animals striving to heal and Lena's diligent ministrations that helped them along the way. He latched onto it with stubborn refusal to let the feeling slip away. Raising an eyebrow of interest, he asked, "What kinds of species?"
Meanwhile, her words felt like a subtle hint at something more, but Zavien didn't know what it may be. They twisted through his mind, trying to puzzle out the hidden meaning, yet only making the anxieties return. Instead of drowning in those implications, he chose to nod his head, trying not to let his thoughts linger on the potential future regrets his choices may yield. Squeezing her shoulders gently, he looked to Lena with a warm smile tinged with sadness. "But it also forces the world to stop for a minute, giving us a moment to cherish and reflect for the coming year."
Zavien
