the cycle ends right now

MAEA

Doing as she was asked, Maea closed her eyes. It felt silly at first, because she felt relaxed enough. After all, wasn't she sitting down? Liz's instructions were easy enough to follow, and gradually any sense of awkwardness bled away in favor of focus. Quickly Maea discovered that what she considered relaxed was anything but. Stillness she may have achieved, but so many muscles were iron hard knots reluctant to ease up. Some places were worse than others, too. Her stomach, the shoulders, even her hands refused the command to loosen and the had to try several times before the tension and release gave an effect. Joints popped quietly as she flexed the hands, each crack of a finger a delicious relief she hadn't known she needed.

When all of her body had been worked through, Maea found herself drifting across a plane of peace she only rarely experienced. Slow breaths whispered past lightly parted lips, and even her tail hung limp over the edge of the armchair, with no emotion to convey or betray, no pent up energy to release.

"I feel... calm. Peaceful." Slowly opening her eyes again, Maea regretted the return of light and impressions. Those few minutes alone had left her drowsy, and the thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to nap in the sunlight pouring in through the open window. Turning a somnolent smile on the therapist, the ancient shifted in her seat, easing a discomfort of posture she hadn't noticed earlier. "What were we doing now? I enjoyed that."

I see a new horizon, holding on to hope
Say goodbye to all my pain when it's time for me to go

BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3