I heard you screamin' that you want me dead
It's a jarring, abrupt decision, and Luka can scarcely imagine how his father will get it done in a single day, but maybe there is a little bit of unshakable faith left in his bones because he doesn't question it at all. Or maybe he just can't stomach the idea of the alternative. He's terrified to sleep next to his sister and the wolves, terrified to think his own nearness might doom them all, but sleeping alone might finish him off without the Family lifting another finger.
He's far too large to be carried, but his dad does it with hardly a breath of exertion so Luka goes limply wherever he's meant to be placed. As his dad ruffles his hair, Luka reaches up to grab at his dad's wrist and buries his face into the man's palm, shutting out the world with darkness that feels far more natural than the one beyond these walls. "Never gonna happen," he mumbles into his dad's hand, fingers trembling around the Wild Thunder's wrist. It takes everything Luka has left to let him go, but the promise of his sister's presence is enough to convince himself to do it.
Luka sits on the couch like a discarded puppet, listening to his dad's footsteps and the quiet passing of wolves through dark hallways, and he prays for the sun to return.
- Fin
He's far too large to be carried, but his dad does it with hardly a breath of exertion so Luka goes limply wherever he's meant to be placed. As his dad ruffles his hair, Luka reaches up to grab at his dad's wrist and buries his face into the man's palm, shutting out the world with darkness that feels far more natural than the one beyond these walls. "Never gonna happen," he mumbles into his dad's hand, fingers trembling around the Wild Thunder's wrist. It takes everything Luka has left to let him go, but the promise of his sister's presence is enough to convince himself to do it.
Luka sits on the couch like a discarded puppet, listening to his dad's footsteps and the quiet passing of wolves through dark hallways, and he prays for the sun to return.
- Fin
Is that what the voice says inside of your head?
Luka
