Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Are you death or paradise?
The storm slowly approached on the horizon, lightning bolts striking down through the clouds as she chose to watch their destination rather than Tal when he answered. Thal nodded her head, understanding so much that it made her heart ache like Pierce was leaving before her eyes all over again. They should have been able to do more, to help keep the Family in Caido; even though he'd insisted it wasn't her fault, Thal was convinced that this hadn't needed to be the way things ended, empty and alone. There should have been a way to stop it or someone to blame.
As Tal returned the question, it was her turn to take a deep sigh. "I - " she paused, unsure how honest she wanted to be about it all before settling on something close to the truth "hate it." Stealing a brief glance at him, she leaned a little deeper into the railing as she whispered softly, "Pierce came to see me before he left, so I knew what was coming, but..."
Her head shook, trying to dismiss the hollow feeling despite how it never seemed to leave her. "It feels wrong, like..." Rain began to fall on her head and Thal shifted her head up to the sky, letting it fall on her face, the wind whipping in her hair. "Like someone stole my compass then threw me into uncharted waters that keep pulling me under the currents." She didn't explain that most days, it felt too overwhelming to bear, but she didn't have to when her eyes held a darkness that spoke of her suffering.
As Tal returned the question, it was her turn to take a deep sigh. "I - " she paused, unsure how honest she wanted to be about it all before settling on something close to the truth "hate it." Stealing a brief glance at him, she leaned a little deeper into the railing as she whispered softly, "Pierce came to see me before he left, so I knew what was coming, but..."
Her head shook, trying to dismiss the hollow feeling despite how it never seemed to leave her. "It feels wrong, like..." Rain began to fall on her head and Thal shifted her head up to the sky, letting it fall on her face, the wind whipping in her hair. "Like someone stole my compass then threw me into uncharted waters that keep pulling me under the currents." She didn't explain that most days, it felt too overwhelming to bear, but she didn't have to when her eyes held a darkness that spoke of her suffering.
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
There's just no time to die
Thalassa
