Alys
Alys was worrying at her lower lip with her teeth when Tal interrupted her fidgeting, stepping to close the distance between them and taking her hands. She looked up at him, her eyes open and honest as she considered that perhaps she wasn't being selfish after all. She wasn't asking him not to fight - she was just reminding him, she supposed, of what he was fighting for. For her, and for Sascha, and for a world in which they could once more embrace peace. Even if they did so with new scars to show for their efforts.
At Tal's wince, Alys reached up to cup his face with one hand, stroking her thumb against his cheek. "I know," she murmured. "I know you can't just sit by when you can help protect us all." She swallowed hard, dropping her hand to rest on his chest, feeling the thump-thump of his heart beneath her palm. "And there's nothing to forgive. I'm proud that you want to fight." And she was, truly, even if that pride was wrapped up in all sorts of other, more complicated emotions.
The seer stood on tiptoe, reaching to rest her forehead against her partner's. "I'm just terrified, too, and I don't know what to - how to -" She tried to force words past a sudden lump in her throat. "I want to help, too. I want to help you, and I want to help our friends, and I want to help Caido. I can't sit waiting to see if - waiting for you to come home, Tal. Just - promise me I can stay as close to you as I can, for as long as I can. And promise you'll come straight back to me, when you're done."
At Tal's wince, Alys reached up to cup his face with one hand, stroking her thumb against his cheek. "I know," she murmured. "I know you can't just sit by when you can help protect us all." She swallowed hard, dropping her hand to rest on his chest, feeling the thump-thump of his heart beneath her palm. "And there's nothing to forgive. I'm proud that you want to fight." And she was, truly, even if that pride was wrapped up in all sorts of other, more complicated emotions.
The seer stood on tiptoe, reaching to rest her forehead against her partner's. "I'm just terrified, too, and I don't know what to - how to -" She tried to force words past a sudden lump in her throat. "I want to help, too. I want to help you, and I want to help our friends, and I want to help Caido. I can't sit waiting to see if - waiting for you to come home, Tal. Just - promise me I can stay as close to you as I can, for as long as I can. And promise you'll come straight back to me, when you're done."
funny how it all works out in the end
you dance with the devil and you lose your head
you dance with the devil and you lose your head
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Emotional Telepathy | The user can read deep emotions of those within a 5 foot radius at will. Control is excellent. Note: "Deep emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Emotional Perception | The user can read surface level emotions of those within a 15 foot radius. Control is moderate. Note: "Surface level emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Emotional Telepathy | The user can read deep emotions of those within a 5 foot radius at will. Control is excellent. Note: "Deep emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Emotional Perception | The user can read surface level emotions of those within a 15 foot radius. Control is moderate. Note: "Surface level emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
