i'm tired of the weight of mortality, i want to tear it from my veins
until i bleed silver and gold
He promises to do anything, and she nuzzles her head into his chest with the promise. He’s always been so incredibly kind to her, so selfless when it came to her, and she’s not sure where she even ended up being so deserving of it. But she appreciates him immensely, appreciates everything he does. Taking such measures to ensure her comfort, her successes. It means the world to her.
At the mention of Samuel though, she nods, still keeping her face buried in his chest briefly before she snorts and turns to look up at him through her unseeing eyes. “I… try to be understanding. I know he didn’t mean for it to go sideways.” Her shoulders rise and fall in a shrug. As he offers his commitment to going with her and Samuel to the Voice, she aims to reach up with her broken hand to brush along his cheek.
Once she’s pinpointed him, she sits up just enough to press her lips to his, grateful and so happy that he’s here and that he’s okay. “I love you.” She says quietly, unwilling to let herself drift down the dark hole of possibilities that she might not have made it back to tell him this.
At the mention of Samuel though, she nods, still keeping her face buried in his chest briefly before she snorts and turns to look up at him through her unseeing eyes. “I… try to be understanding. I know he didn’t mean for it to go sideways.” Her shoulders rise and fall in a shrug. As he offers his commitment to going with her and Samuel to the Voice, she aims to reach up with her broken hand to brush along his cheek.
Once she’s pinpointed him, she sits up just enough to press her lips to his, grateful and so happy that he’s here and that he’s okay. “I love you.” She says quietly, unwilling to let herself drift down the dark hole of possibilities that she might not have made it back to tell him this.
maybe one day they'll chant our names
and name galaxies after us, and we too shall be eternal
REXANNA
