Zavien
His own face fell with the weight of her words, baffled the stress that Soh had been forced to face - mostly alone. They should have been more supportive. They should have stopped Dahlia from taking the city. They should have done a lot of things differently, but he desperately wished that Soh didn't feel that she'd been abandoned. Sighing, he smiled sadly. "I hope not, but I also wonder if we were all too focused on the city and not enough on each other..." Whether things might have different or burdens better shared.
As unfortunate as the situation was, Zavien was more distracted by other topics and fretting fingers. He felt the tension dissipate, his worries and concerns falling away in the wake of reassurances, winks, and laughter. "'Curve'? I was expecting something more like a cliff." Still, her gentle touch infused him with confidence, the reality beginning to set in. His smile shifted to something serious and honest for barely a moment as he said, "It's not going to be easy - and I'm a little terrified - but I want to do it." Time suspended, the decision made like a final stamp on his future.
However, the grin quickly returned to something lighter - brighter. He sat next to Lena on the couch, tilting his head as he thought over the people he wanted at his side. "Well, Soh agreed to stay on. I haven't talked to Koa, but I'm not sure if he'll have time between the Dragoons. I'll have to ask." When he looked to her, Zavien couldn't hide the shimmer of his eyes or the playful quirk to his lips. "And I have a very smart, compassionate, breathtakingly beautiful woman in mind, if she's up for the task." With each word, he leaned a little closer, raising an eyebrow in silent question.
As unfortunate as the situation was, Zavien was more distracted by other topics and fretting fingers. He felt the tension dissipate, his worries and concerns falling away in the wake of reassurances, winks, and laughter. "'Curve'? I was expecting something more like a cliff." Still, her gentle touch infused him with confidence, the reality beginning to set in. His smile shifted to something serious and honest for barely a moment as he said, "It's not going to be easy - and I'm a little terrified - but I want to do it." Time suspended, the decision made like a final stamp on his future.
However, the grin quickly returned to something lighter - brighter. He sat next to Lena on the couch, tilting his head as he thought over the people he wanted at his side. "Well, Soh agreed to stay on. I haven't talked to Koa, but I'm not sure if he'll have time between the Dragoons. I'll have to ask." When he looked to her, Zavien couldn't hide the shimmer of his eyes or the playful quirk to his lips. "And I have a very smart, compassionate, breathtakingly beautiful woman in mind, if she's up for the task." With each word, he leaned a little closer, raising an eyebrow in silent question.
That’s How We’re Gonna Win.
Not Fighting What We Hate,
Saving What We Love.
Not Fighting What We Hate,
Saving What We Love.
