maybe who we were then is shattered, but who we are in the end is what matters
Newly human, Hotaru merely sticks her tongue out, juvenile and unashamed at his teasing. Unaware that even if she desired to reply, the bond would not yet work in the limitations of her two-legged form.
Belial’s inclusion brings a smile to her face, watching the creature cavort about gleefully, diving into the sack without a single spared moment of trepidation. Deimos’ fond exasperation is similarly endearing, and somehow it helps the wound in her heart to see their interactions instead of worsening the depth of those lacerations. A soft noise of surprise at the disappearance of the bag rumbles in her throat. She’d anticipated it of course, but seeing it in action is still surprising. Then it’s opened, and Belial’s happy wriggling noises and bleats come through, and this time she laughs freely.
As his head pops out, she reaches to stroke a hand up from his nose to between his ears, fond and sad at once. “With what we have, I think the rest is up to us. But I will see if anything else can be added that won’t encumber us.” Hotaru is the one who prefers silence and sneaking over brawn and brute force. They had always equaled each other out, and she’s sure they will find their balance anew this go around.
Belial’s inclusion brings a smile to her face, watching the creature cavort about gleefully, diving into the sack without a single spared moment of trepidation. Deimos’ fond exasperation is similarly endearing, and somehow it helps the wound in her heart to see their interactions instead of worsening the depth of those lacerations. A soft noise of surprise at the disappearance of the bag rumbles in her throat. She’d anticipated it of course, but seeing it in action is still surprising. Then it’s opened, and Belial’s happy wriggling noises and bleats come through, and this time she laughs freely.
As his head pops out, she reaches to stroke a hand up from his nose to between his ears, fond and sad at once. “With what we have, I think the rest is up to us. But I will see if anything else can be added that won’t encumber us.” Hotaru is the one who prefers silence and sneaking over brawn and brute force. They had always equaled each other out, and she’s sure they will find their balance anew this go around.
