// won't you breathe with me? //
He had not forgotten. It was she who broke the pattern they had fallen into, of searching the woods from morning to midday until they had to tend to practical things like work and food and other mundane tasks. And perhaps it could have waited until morning, but she felt as though she might actually burst unless she told him now, because tomorrow... who knew if tomorrow would even come, at this rate? All the order of the world was upended, and Maea couldn't take anything for granted.
Smiling ear to ear as he appeared in the doorway with a smile soft enough to make her blush, her head bobbed hastily to stave off any concern. "Yeah I'm fine. More than fine, actually - can I come in? You will not believe this if I just tell you." Shifting the mysterious bundle in her arms, she stole a curious peek past his shoulder to the space beyond the door. Delicious aromas wafted towards her and her stomach churned; she had forgotten everything about lunch, or even dinner, too absorbed in getting home to pay heed to such trivial things as food.
Smiling ear to ear as he appeared in the doorway with a smile soft enough to make her blush, her head bobbed hastily to stave off any concern. "Yeah I'm fine. More than fine, actually - can I come in? You will not believe this if I just tell you." Shifting the mysterious bundle in her arms, she stole a curious peek past his shoulder to the space beyond the door. Delicious aromas wafted towards her and her stomach churned; she had forgotten everything about lunch, or even dinner, too absorbed in getting home to pay heed to such trivial things as food.
Maea
// won't you take me to your heart? //
