Zavien
As she tucked into his chest, Zavien took a deep breath and let it go, trying to calm the panic that gripped him. "Don't be," he whispered, shaking his head as he folded her into his arms. There was no reason for her to apologize when they'd lived through horrors worse than these screams. They might just be sounds in the distance, but they had a way of creeping into the dark parts of his heart, twisting thoughts and memories until they became fuel for nightmares.
It didn't surprise him to hear of the images they conjured in her mind. He squeezed her a little tighter, pressing his face into her curls where water dripped from his still-damp hair. His voice was quiet at the vulnerable admission, having barely been able to speak about the loss with people. "I thought the same thing when I first heard them." He hadn't told anyone, didn't think they'd understand when everything about Stormbreak's fall had 'worked out,' but it could have easily ended in ruin, with so many people dead... Sometimes, it even felt like the screams were that of the city itself.
They stayed like that for a time, two kindred souls mourning what they'd lost as the world they'd been thrust into screamed and fell apart around them. He still missed their home, still wasn't sure what he was supposed to do without it. Soh was a warm light in that uncertainty, a beacon in the dark, and even though he still hadn't figured it out, he knew he wanted her to be a part of it.
When she finally pulled away, he slowly released her enough to look down into her silver eyes. The date had been long forgotten, the farthest thing from his mind when he'd seen her; so when she brought up mini golf, Zavien couldn't help the laughter that bubbled forth. He shook his head, rubbing a soothing hand down her arm as he gave her a stupid smile. "I'll play mini golf with you in any weather." Placing a kiss on her forehead to clear any disappointment, he added, "But if you want to save it for a sunnier day, we could play something here? I bet there's a pack of cards hiding somewhere." They could cozy up on the couch or a pile of blankets on the floor to block out the chill of the rain until it ultimately passed or they forgot it existed.
It didn't surprise him to hear of the images they conjured in her mind. He squeezed her a little tighter, pressing his face into her curls where water dripped from his still-damp hair. His voice was quiet at the vulnerable admission, having barely been able to speak about the loss with people. "I thought the same thing when I first heard them." He hadn't told anyone, didn't think they'd understand when everything about Stormbreak's fall had 'worked out,' but it could have easily ended in ruin, with so many people dead... Sometimes, it even felt like the screams were that of the city itself.
They stayed like that for a time, two kindred souls mourning what they'd lost as the world they'd been thrust into screamed and fell apart around them. He still missed their home, still wasn't sure what he was supposed to do without it. Soh was a warm light in that uncertainty, a beacon in the dark, and even though he still hadn't figured it out, he knew he wanted her to be a part of it.
When she finally pulled away, he slowly released her enough to look down into her silver eyes. The date had been long forgotten, the farthest thing from his mind when he'd seen her; so when she brought up mini golf, Zavien couldn't help the laughter that bubbled forth. He shook his head, rubbing a soothing hand down her arm as he gave her a stupid smile. "I'll play mini golf with you in any weather." Placing a kiss on her forehead to clear any disappointment, he added, "But if you want to save it for a sunnier day, we could play something here? I bet there's a pack of cards hiding somewhere." They could cozy up on the couch or a pile of blankets on the floor to block out the chill of the rain until it ultimately passed or they forgot it existed.
If you don't like the road you're walking,
start paving another.
start paving another.
