Maea
The worst of all blessings
"I don't think so," she replied, more than happy to feel him wrap his arms around her. She fit so very perfectly right here, and marvelled over how they'd never done it before. Hugged, or kissed, or gone on long adventures in the other's gaze. How might their relationship have developed if they'd kept in contact from the first time they met? Or indeed if she'd gone through with her plans to start over in Torchline?
"I might have to find a way to thank Flora," she said. "If not for her, I may never have stayed here long enough to appreciate the Greatwood. Or you." Although, that last one she couldn't say for certain. If her response to his stares that one time had been so strong, perhaps they would have found other ways to meet. Not as immediate or easily as they had while searching for roses, but...
"I'm grateful too. Thank you for asking, back then. It actually meant a great deal to me."
Shifting her weight slightly, her toes dug into the gravel of the bottom, soothed by the flowing water. Glancing down when something brushed against her ankle, she smiled; vibrant scales gleamed subtly as goldfish schooled around their legs, drawn to the sshahdow they cast over the surface.
"I might have to find a way to thank Flora," she said. "If not for her, I may never have stayed here long enough to appreciate the Greatwood. Or you." Although, that last one she couldn't say for certain. If her response to his stares that one time had been so strong, perhaps they would have found other ways to meet. Not as immediate or easily as they had while searching for roses, but...
"I'm grateful too. Thank you for asking, back then. It actually meant a great deal to me."
Shifting her weight slightly, her toes dug into the gravel of the bottom, soothed by the flowing water. Glancing down when something brushed against her ankle, she smiled; vibrant scales gleamed subtly as goldfish schooled around their legs, drawn to the sshahdow they cast over the surface.
The most beautiful of curses
Base by Skylark
