Isla
to share the space with simple living things, infinitely suffering
"Well that's a relief to hear," Isla says through a quiet laugh. "Not that I imagine either of us will be keen for her to be forced to use those reflexes unless it's absolutely necessary." An early swimmer, yes, but not giving her the option to drown at every available opportunity. Stepping away to let him finish making their tea and resuming her absent, almost instinctive rocking of the baby, Isla lifts her gaze to the rain outside and laughs at Ever's remark.
"Well perhaps he should consider inheriting a workshop," she says. "You know, for future hobbies and endeavours." Like swinging benches. And garden planning.
She listens without judgement as he speaks of their new reality and how he's been forced to adapt to it, stepping out of the way of the counter now to allow him to take their tea to the safety of the coffee table where it can't leap out of his hands at random and scald Fern. "...I think that is the sweetest, most you way you could have described it," she says eventually, warmth threading through her voice as she moves to carefully sit down on their couch.
"I'm glad, really. It won't surprise you to know that I was a little worried that this would cause you a lot of stress, given all the variables that aren't consistent."
"Well perhaps he should consider inheriting a workshop," she says. "You know, for future hobbies and endeavours." Like swinging benches. And garden planning.
She listens without judgement as he speaks of their new reality and how he's been forced to adapt to it, stepping out of the way of the counter now to allow him to take their tea to the safety of the coffee table where it can't leap out of his hands at random and scald Fern. "...I think that is the sweetest, most you way you could have described it," she says eventually, warmth threading through her voice as she moves to carefully sit down on their couch.
"I'm glad, really. It won't surprise you to know that I was a little worried that this would cause you a lot of stress, given all the variables that aren't consistent."
fighting off like all creation, the absence of itself
