OLIVER
The gentle squeeze of his shoulder allowed Oliver to remember: he wasn't alone. It wasn't like the feeling he had when he first woke up in the snow, he had other people who were like him. Loren was here and seemed somewhat willing to help him to understand how exactly his newfound abilities worked.
Oliver remained quiet, allowing Loren to speak with him. He tried to take heed of his advice, taking deep breaths to try and allow himself to calm down. Soon, the shaking started to stop but he was still very fidgity, as well his heart was still pounding loudly in his ears. It was better than nothing, though, because at least now he felt partially in control.
That was one of the things he feared. Control. He already didn't have control of his powers when he hit the unicorn with the brick. What if he had hurt Loren instead? He had to get control of his powers. Oliver didn't trust himself to control them, especially when he didn't even know the full extent of the new abilities. It didn't help that Loren soon pointed out that there could be more. He could be able to do more than fling stones at people.
"Okay..." Oliver was wary and nervous. He was no longer standing tall, now making himself smaller but hunching over ever so slightly. He felt worried and nervous. Afraid of what more he could do. He could only hope that he wasn't going to unleash the powers again and accidentally hurt someone.
Closing his eyes, he took a couple of deep breaths and tried to center himself. He searched into his mind as much as he could, grasping for that same feeling he experienced when he lifted the rock again. Something tugged at him, calling for him to use it. Opening his eyes, Oliver looked at Loren with a small frown, his eyebrows lowering slightly. "There's something else...I don't know what it is. But it feels different, for sure."
Oliver remained quiet, allowing Loren to speak with him. He tried to take heed of his advice, taking deep breaths to try and allow himself to calm down. Soon, the shaking started to stop but he was still very fidgity, as well his heart was still pounding loudly in his ears. It was better than nothing, though, because at least now he felt partially in control.
That was one of the things he feared. Control. He already didn't have control of his powers when he hit the unicorn with the brick. What if he had hurt Loren instead? He had to get control of his powers. Oliver didn't trust himself to control them, especially when he didn't even know the full extent of the new abilities. It didn't help that Loren soon pointed out that there could be more. He could be able to do more than fling stones at people.
"Okay..." Oliver was wary and nervous. He was no longer standing tall, now making himself smaller but hunching over ever so slightly. He felt worried and nervous. Afraid of what more he could do. He could only hope that he wasn't going to unleash the powers again and accidentally hurt someone.
Closing his eyes, he took a couple of deep breaths and tried to center himself. He searched into his mind as much as he could, grasping for that same feeling he experienced when he lifted the rock again. Something tugged at him, calling for him to use it. Opening his eyes, Oliver looked at Loren with a small frown, his eyebrows lowering slightly. "There's something else...I don't know what it is. But it feels different, for sure."
i saw that my life
was a vast glowing empty page
and i could do anything i wanted
