Theea
I laugh, bumping my elbow lightly against his arm. "Deal. I’ll take all your sugar and cream rations and leave you with the bitter stuff. Sounds like we both win," I say, flashing him a quick grin. The rain drums a little softer under the cover of the buildings, and even though my hair’s a soaked mess and my boots are probably more puddle than leather by now, I find I don’t really mind. Walking alongside someone makes the storm seem smaller somehow.
"Maybe," I say, thinking about it. "Maybe Torchline’ll feel like home, and... if things don't work out the way I hope... I'll just keep wandering until some place feels right." I laugh under my breath, wringing some water from the ends of my hair. "Either way, it'll be... an adventure, I guess. As cringey as that sounds."
I glance over at him, my smile tilting slyly. "Thanks for helping me out. Pretty sure I’d be a soggy ghost in Ludo’s Woods if you hadn’t found me. You sure you're not some secret agent of the Greatwood, sent to rescue hopeless travelers?"
"Maybe," I say, thinking about it. "Maybe Torchline’ll feel like home, and... if things don't work out the way I hope... I'll just keep wandering until some place feels right." I laugh under my breath, wringing some water from the ends of my hair. "Either way, it'll be... an adventure, I guess. As cringey as that sounds."
I glance over at him, my smile tilting slyly. "Thanks for helping me out. Pretty sure I’d be a soggy ghost in Ludo’s Woods if you hadn’t found me. You sure you're not some secret agent of the Greatwood, sent to rescue hopeless travelers?"
welcome to the world of pretend
where we pretend we don't feel pain
where we pretend we don't feel pain
