OLIVER
Aisha begins to explain and Oliver listens as attentively as he could, nodding and making sure he picks up on every word. He's happy to hear her be open, but also happy to hear how well she feels she's doing. It's a good sign and it's far different from how he's still feeling to this day. While he worries he is completely useless, she seems to feel that she's helping out a lot. Truthfully, she had been extremely helpful and Oliver is happy to hear that she knows it.
A soft sigh escapes his lips and Oliver feels himself smiling ever so slightly. "You know, it makes me happy to hear you say all that... I was worried that you were feeling some things and... I don't know." He turns his eyes away ever so slightly, unable to find the right words in this moment. "You really have done a lot since you've arrived and it makes me super proud to see how far you've come. I mean hell, when we first met you were about ready to tear me to shreds." There might've been a bigger smile if Oliver wasn't trying to hold back some of his emotions. Thank goodness he wasn't projecting through their bond.
But then she asks him- and well, fuck.
"I- I think I've helped out." Swallowing down Oliver tries to look at her again. "There's a lot I should be doing and I know I'm not learning the best... I should be prioritizing more things and all I can really do is, I guess, hope I do better in FlowerBirth." It's a lot to say and his mouth feels dry after all is said, but he needed to let it out. If Aisha was fully open then he should do the very same.
A soft sigh escapes his lips and Oliver feels himself smiling ever so slightly. "You know, it makes me happy to hear you say all that... I was worried that you were feeling some things and... I don't know." He turns his eyes away ever so slightly, unable to find the right words in this moment. "You really have done a lot since you've arrived and it makes me super proud to see how far you've come. I mean hell, when we first met you were about ready to tear me to shreds." There might've been a bigger smile if Oliver wasn't trying to hold back some of his emotions. Thank goodness he wasn't projecting through their bond.
But then she asks him- and well, fuck.
"I- I think I've helped out." Swallowing down Oliver tries to look at her again. "There's a lot I should be doing and I know I'm not learning the best... I should be prioritizing more things and all I can really do is, I guess, hope I do better in FlowerBirth." It's a lot to say and his mouth feels dry after all is said, but he needed to let it out. If Aisha was fully open then he should do the very same.
i just want my existance to be
more than trembling
more than trembling
