Maea
The worst of all blessings
Solid ground beneath her body had never felt so good. Breathing hard as much from shock as from the exertion, Maea sprawled next to her new best friend in the whole world, only belatedly realizing she still had Liam's hand in a death grip.
Hastily reliquishing his hand, she peered over at him through a shock of white hair, braid come undone and all composure lost along with her footing. "Thank you," she got out through chattering teeth; a quick glance at the edge just beyond her toes sent a shudder through her small frame. "I thought... for a second..." Pushing herself up a bit she shimmied further in towards the trail and the trees, where strong roots would hold her world together a bit better. Maea didn't want to think about what her chances would have been if she'd been alone. He was right, it was dangerous. Dumb, even. But the options... What choice did she have?
Hastily reliquishing his hand, she peered over at him through a shock of white hair, braid come undone and all composure lost along with her footing. "Thank you," she got out through chattering teeth; a quick glance at the edge just beyond her toes sent a shudder through her small frame. "I thought... for a second..." Pushing herself up a bit she shimmied further in towards the trail and the trees, where strong roots would hold her world together a bit better. Maea didn't want to think about what her chances would have been if she'd been alone. He was right, it was dangerous. Dumb, even. But the options... What choice did she have?
The most beautiful of curses
Base by Skylark
