Your soul
is the light that sees my dark,
and loves me all the same.
is the light that sees my dark,
and loves me all the same.
The moment was perfect.
As Soh pressed her lips to his, their daughter caressed between them, he couldn't ask for anything more. He knew things wouldn't always be like this, knew the darkness lingered just outside the windows, but for this moment - right here, right now - everything was perfect.
When she finally pulled away, Zavien's eyes were bright with mischief. "You know, we have to do one final test to make sure it's the right name." He stood, grabbing his glass of ice water to take a large gulp. The cold shocked his system in a way that wasn't completely unpleasant, energy coursing through him as he took one more to coat his throat.
Once he was certain his throat and mouth were ready, Zavien set aside the ice water and took a deep breath. "Reeevaaaaaa!!" he shouted, the name echoing through the house like a summons so intense that he half expected the sound of pattering little feet to answer him. Instead, he got Sol's fluttering wings as he hopped off the table and rushed around, seeking the source of the exclamations. "Re-va!!" Zavien shouted again, trying a different inflection that sounded more like a soft chiding this time. Then he snapped out, "Reva!"
The sound rang clear in the air, as if it had always been there, whispering softly in their ears. It felt right, and when he looked to Soh, it was with a delighted grin. He took another sip of water to clear the strain on his throat before raising an eyebrow. "Want to give it a try?"
As Soh pressed her lips to his, their daughter caressed between them, he couldn't ask for anything more. He knew things wouldn't always be like this, knew the darkness lingered just outside the windows, but for this moment - right here, right now - everything was perfect.
When she finally pulled away, Zavien's eyes were bright with mischief. "You know, we have to do one final test to make sure it's the right name." He stood, grabbing his glass of ice water to take a large gulp. The cold shocked his system in a way that wasn't completely unpleasant, energy coursing through him as he took one more to coat his throat.
Once he was certain his throat and mouth were ready, Zavien set aside the ice water and took a deep breath. "Reeevaaaaaa!!" he shouted, the name echoing through the house like a summons so intense that he half expected the sound of pattering little feet to answer him. Instead, he got Sol's fluttering wings as he hopped off the table and rushed around, seeking the source of the exclamations. "Re-va!!" Zavien shouted again, trying a different inflection that sounded more like a soft chiding this time. Then he snapped out, "Reva!"
The sound rang clear in the air, as if it had always been there, whispering softly in their ears. It felt right, and when he looked to Soh, it was with a delighted grin. He took another sip of water to clear the strain on his throat before raising an eyebrow. "Want to give it a try?"
Zavien
