Liam
Widows and orphans aren't hard to find
They're home missing daddy who's saving the abandoned tonight
They're home missing daddy who's saving the abandoned tonight
Maybe Liam would have protested being manhandled by the much smaller blonde woman, but he knew her well enough to know that, one, it wouldn't do any good and two, she was stronger and more creative than he was anyway, and she would get her way in one way or another. Besides, he wasn't in any mood to argue, so he allowed himself to be steered through the crowd and out towards the tide. It wasn't until the soft breathing of the ocean was the only sound left that he spoke. His voice sounded too loud against the sudden quiet, hoarse and hesitant in a way that was entirely unlike him. But Flora listened quietly, and having the solid presence of someone who finally seemed to believe him was a balm to his frayed nerves.
"No, of course it is -" he hastened to agree. "But... if she's alive, that means that I left her when she needed me most. That I moved on without her. It's... I failed her in so many ways that I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't want to remember me." It wasn't the fact that Wren lived that had him in knots; it was being faced with the reality of what he'd done - or not done - that had shattered him.
Flora went on to talk about Remi, and her earnest attempt to help - so much kinder and softer than Thalassa's tough love - landed in a way that had Liam nodding, somehow standing straighter and more resolutely for the information. "Would he talk to me?" he wanted to know. "I've met him, but I don't know him well. This is... a lot to ask of someone I don't know."
"No, of course it is -" he hastened to agree. "But... if she's alive, that means that I left her when she needed me most. That I moved on without her. It's... I failed her in so many ways that I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't want to remember me." It wasn't the fact that Wren lived that had him in knots; it was being faced with the reality of what he'd done - or not done - that had shattered him.
Flora went on to talk about Remi, and her earnest attempt to help - so much kinder and softer than Thalassa's tough love - landed in a way that had Liam nodding, somehow standing straighter and more resolutely for the information. "Would he talk to me?" he wanted to know. "I've met him, but I don't know him well. This is... a lot to ask of someone I don't know."
Wish your drinking would hurry and kill you
Sympathy's better than having to tell you the truth
Sympathy's better than having to tell you the truth
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
