Everest
Everest stays perfectly still as the middle wings begin to shift beneath his fingers, watching the interplay with eagle-ish focus. He doesn’t intervene, even when her sets of wings begin to jostle for control again—just observes, patient and present, cataloguing every overlapping twitch and hesitation. "Good," he murmurs softly. "You’re pushing boundaries now. That’s important."
He doesn’t sound worried, even as her wings bump. Instead, there’s an almost methodical calm to the way he speaks, each word carefully timed to not interrupt her concentration. One hand lifts slightly, hovering just off her plumage in case she falters.
"There’s interference—like two instruments trying to play the same note." His voice remains low and steady, guiding her focus back inward. "Don’t rush to move them together. Think of the middle pair as an echo. Let the front wings take the lead. Then let the middle ones follow behind, just a breath later."
His free hand lifts, mimicking the staggered rhythm in the air—first one pair, then the next, in a wave-like motion. "You’re not fighting them. You’re teaching them the same dance." He doesn’t reach for control again, just watches her try, and adds gently, "You’re closer than you think."
He doesn’t sound worried, even as her wings bump. Instead, there’s an almost methodical calm to the way he speaks, each word carefully timed to not interrupt her concentration. One hand lifts slightly, hovering just off her plumage in case she falters.
"There’s interference—like two instruments trying to play the same note." His voice remains low and steady, guiding her focus back inward. "Don’t rush to move them together. Think of the middle pair as an echo. Let the front wings take the lead. Then let the middle ones follow behind, just a breath later."
His free hand lifts, mimicking the staggered rhythm in the air—first one pair, then the next, in a wave-like motion. "You’re not fighting them. You’re teaching them the same dance." He doesn’t reach for control again, just watches her try, and adds gently, "You’re closer than you think."
even if i had to lose you to know you,
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
