There is love inside this madness
We are walking on the moon
We are walking on the moon
And who's helping you? he asked, and Soh swallowed hard, averting her gaze, suddenly feeling very bare and vulnerable in the truth that she had no plans or inklings for her future. Every path she could see for herself led into the background, where she would undoubtedly fade away into the shadows. And maybe she'd spent too much time in the light, but she wasn't ready to be relegated to darkness just yet.
Regardless, she wasn't prepared for Koa to reach for her, taking her hand in one of his own and pulling her silver eyes back to him, a hint of surprise shimmering in their depths as he promised her to be here, to be whatever she needed. It was a promise that was several months too late, but there it was all the same. And maybe she'd have simply thanked him, pasting on the same brave smile she gave to the rest of the world, but then... then the ball was firmly in her court, the choice hers, and gods if it didn't feel like they were just trading it back and forth in a game that would never truly finish.
"Don't -" she hastened to say, the words tumbling from her lips before she could fully form coherent thought. Her voice was small and vulnerable when she finished, "Don't go." She wasn't sure what she wanted, what she needed, but watching Koa walk away again - whether it was her fault or his or nobody's - was more than she could bear on top of everything else. Hadn't they lost enough without losing each other, over and over again, each time more painful than the last? "I want to be here for you, too, but I can't do that if you leave."
Tears welled in her eyes unbidden, and she blinked them away, brow creasing as she fought to banish the heavy feelings threatening to overtake her. She didn't have time to feel, not when everyone still needed her. "Can we just - can we talk, when this is over? Please?" she asked thickly, reaching up with her free hand to rub away the single tear that managed to escape. "Wherever we end up?"
Regardless, she wasn't prepared for Koa to reach for her, taking her hand in one of his own and pulling her silver eyes back to him, a hint of surprise shimmering in their depths as he promised her to be here, to be whatever she needed. It was a promise that was several months too late, but there it was all the same. And maybe she'd have simply thanked him, pasting on the same brave smile she gave to the rest of the world, but then... then the ball was firmly in her court, the choice hers, and gods if it didn't feel like they were just trading it back and forth in a game that would never truly finish.
"Don't -" she hastened to say, the words tumbling from her lips before she could fully form coherent thought. Her voice was small and vulnerable when she finished, "Don't go." She wasn't sure what she wanted, what she needed, but watching Koa walk away again - whether it was her fault or his or nobody's - was more than she could bear on top of everything else. Hadn't they lost enough without losing each other, over and over again, each time more painful than the last? "I want to be here for you, too, but I can't do that if you leave."
Tears welled in her eyes unbidden, and she blinked them away, brow creasing as she fought to banish the heavy feelings threatening to overtake her. She didn't have time to feel, not when everyone still needed her. "Can we just - can we talk, when this is over? Please?" she asked thickly, reaching up with her free hand to rub away the single tear that managed to escape. "Wherever we end up?"
Though I don't believe in magic
I believe in me and you
I believe in me and you
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
