creeping and crawling like the sea over sand (open)

LOREN

As Kalynd shook his head and lifted his hand from Loren's chest, he immediately did the same, sliding his hand out from under the scholar's shirt and scooting back. The healer's eyes studied the other man's features. "That's alright." The Launceleyn slipped the flask out from his pocket. "I don't want you to do anything you're uncomfortable with." That was genuinely true.

Sighing, he took a sip of the flask. "In fact, you don't seem comfortable with any of this. Sorry." Giving Kalynd an apologetic smile, Loren rolled to his feet. "Good luck with your studies." With that, the healer stumbled down the beach, avoiding the geysers and heading back towards the portal.

look at how a single candle can both
defy and define the darkness