She knew his heart as no other did. Her light was in his veins and her stars were in his soul, and even when he had difficulty finding the words for what he desired she saw through him and grasped the truth of what he meant. What he needed, in order to survive the battles ahead.
He closed his eyes, a subtle tilt of his head into her touch as her fingers stroked light through his thoughts. The sea was cool around them but her touch was warm against his skin, starlight through silk. Moon and shadow. Mist and light. The flicker of motion a second after it had already passed. All of these things and more, he could become.
Yes, he agreed quietly, but with a hunger in his heart for this skill.
And he listened to her lessons well.
~Fin
He closed his eyes, a subtle tilt of his head into her touch as her fingers stroked light through his thoughts. The sea was cool around them but her touch was warm against his skin, starlight through silk. Moon and shadow. Mist and light. The flicker of motion a second after it had already passed. All of these things and more, he could become.
Yes, he agreed quietly, but with a hunger in his heart for this skill.
And he listened to her lessons well.
~Fin
