I'll let it burn the way the sunlight burns my skin
The way I feel inside, the way the day begins
The way I feel inside, the way the day begins
The words cut—clean, but not cruel.
Noah swallowed hard, the tension in his chest loosening just enough to let breath pass through. Not forgiveness—but not rejection either.
He nodded slowly, the motion stiff with all he didn’t say. He’d take awhile. He’d take trying. He’d take anything that wasn’t silence, anything that meant Deimos was still here, still reaching through the wreckage of what they’d once been.
Because after everything—after loss, after ruin—this felt like the first thread of something that could still be salvaged.
And gods, Noah would hold onto it with both hands.
”Then that is all I can ask.” Noah said. He took in a deep breath and stood, extending his hand out towards Deimos as a sign and confirmation of where they were right now. ”I’ll be back and forth between here and the Greatwood, helping in all ways I can. For now, I need to get back to my kids.”
Even though it hurt, still, there was a spark — the tiniest ember — of hope.
FIN
Noah swallowed hard, the tension in his chest loosening just enough to let breath pass through. Not forgiveness—but not rejection either.
He nodded slowly, the motion stiff with all he didn’t say. He’d take awhile. He’d take trying. He’d take anything that wasn’t silence, anything that meant Deimos was still here, still reaching through the wreckage of what they’d once been.
Because after everything—after loss, after ruin—this felt like the first thread of something that could still be salvaged.
And gods, Noah would hold onto it with both hands.
”Then that is all I can ask.” Noah said. He took in a deep breath and stood, extending his hand out towards Deimos as a sign and confirmation of where they were right now. ”I’ll be back and forth between here and the Greatwood, helping in all ways I can. For now, I need to get back to my kids.”
Even though it hurt, still, there was a spark — the tiniest ember — of hope.
FIN
I'm ready now, I'm not waiting for the other side
