Lena
even when no one was looking
I was still kind
I was still kind
“Sometimes that’s how you know,” she murmured in return – bravery always came at some cost. Determination, steadfastness, loyalty, and stalwart interludes often played a part; but it was the sacrifice immersed within that really grated and churned. Usually, they were offering themselves up to danger, treachery, and deceit, knowing what the outcomes could be. These moments, here and now, were a little different – but no less burdensome, lonely, and terrifying.
She gave him another tight squeeze before leaning downwards, if only to give the stroke of finality away. Unfurling the bandage with her light touch and dexterous fingers almost felt like cutting lifelines apart; knowing what lurked underneath, about how this would set Zavien on another path – if only for a short time. Peeling the bandages away revealed exactly that; the injury only a slight blemish and scar. “Looks like you’re ready,” on a quiet, sad smile – she’d always been content to let them go, to release them back into the wild, to rejoice at their opportunity to go live again – just, this one came with an additional and painful caveat.
She gave him another tight squeeze before leaning downwards, if only to give the stroke of finality away. Unfurling the bandage with her light touch and dexterous fingers almost felt like cutting lifelines apart; knowing what lurked underneath, about how this would set Zavien on another path – if only for a short time. Peeling the bandages away revealed exactly that; the injury only a slight blemish and scar. “Looks like you’re ready,” on a quiet, sad smile – she’d always been content to let them go, to release them back into the wild, to rejoice at their opportunity to go live again – just, this one came with an additional and painful caveat.
with all of my heart
even when it is invisible
even when it is invisible
