Delphine
It was his turn to shy away, to try to scare her off. Delphine's hand was drawn to her, and she studied the scarred flesh. Broken.
She was broken. He was broken. Was everyone broken and she didn't see it?
She watched him walk away, frozen in place for a moment more, before she started walking, after him. Chilled hands shoved deep into furred pockets, she moved slowly, simply following.
No words, no attempt to keep up with the man. The pace she's chosen allowed her to trail behind him, contemplating.
Was this man like her brother?
Or had that been a mistake?
He was acting how someone who'd lost a sibling should. Not gleefully celebrating as Delphine had when her husband had told her.
After a few minutes of walking behind him, she spoke up, her voice quiet, "Did you like when I flinched?" She knew what it felt like to hurt someone, there was a point in time where she would have killed anyone her husband ordered her too; without batting an eye.
Of course, Delphine had never killed.
Unless you counted her children.
She was broken. He was broken. Was everyone broken and she didn't see it?
She watched him walk away, frozen in place for a moment more, before she started walking, after him. Chilled hands shoved deep into furred pockets, she moved slowly, simply following.
No words, no attempt to keep up with the man. The pace she's chosen allowed her to trail behind him, contemplating.
Was this man like her brother?
Or had that been a mistake?
He was acting how someone who'd lost a sibling should. Not gleefully celebrating as Delphine had when her husband had told her.
After a few minutes of walking behind him, she spoke up, her voice quiet, "Did you like when I flinched?" She knew what it felt like to hurt someone, there was a point in time where she would have killed anyone her husband ordered her too; without batting an eye.
Of course, Delphine had never killed.
Unless you counted her children.
How can I begin again?
How can I try to love someone new,
someone who isn’t you?
How can I try to love someone new,
someone who isn’t you?
