DEIMOS
“Of course not,” he snorted, but the extension was full of gratitude regardless. Evie was a comfort and a blessing in a myriad of ways, but being capable of vulnerability, of knocking away walls, with someone he wholly trusted – regardless of circumstances and conversations – was a boon all on its own. Whether or not the Flood and the Sword would tolerate one another long enough to see multitudes through would only be highlighted in the future; so he segmented away and concentrated solely on her.
He took in her serene, but still mischievous, devious, and lovely grin, matching the spectacle with one of his boyish and Cheshire ones – and the challenge alongside. “I have many skills,” came along with a scoff – self-deprecating in its own affects, before snagging at the mint shampoo. “Bet I can make it look even better too,” by way of teasing – placing a meager sized amount of it into his hands, the cool aroma permeating and pervading into the room. From there he gently coaxed it into suds in his palms, and then began to carefully, lightly, massage it into her temple, amidst water contorted from his elements then through the length of the crimson threads, all the way to the bottom portions. “Noah came to see me the other day,” he started; the uncertainty still lingering in those moments.
He took in her serene, but still mischievous, devious, and lovely grin, matching the spectacle with one of his boyish and Cheshire ones – and the challenge alongside. “I have many skills,” came along with a scoff – self-deprecating in its own affects, before snagging at the mint shampoo. “Bet I can make it look even better too,” by way of teasing – placing a meager sized amount of it into his hands, the cool aroma permeating and pervading into the room. From there he gently coaxed it into suds in his palms, and then began to carefully, lightly, massage it into her temple, amidst water contorted from his elements then through the length of the crimson threads, all the way to the bottom portions. “Noah came to see me the other day,” he started; the uncertainty still lingering in those moments.
who we were before bones, before dirt, before even light
we have always been deep, restless souls
we have always been deep, restless souls
