HARPER
Aurelia. Harper tucks her name away in his mind, the ring of familiarity something to consider when they are not both so consumed with the delight of the current moment. Even the brief moment of panic he can see in her as she begins to descend seems to do nothing to dissuade her, and Harper's laughter drowns in the whistle of air past his cheeks at the technicolor emotions he can feel through the bond. It says everything, long before her words are gathered to slip into his mind.
One arm holding her secure, Harper flips over the makeshift bar to have his back facing the ground instead, making it easier to hold Aurelia in a bear hug against his chest as they swing in a more leisurely fashion. "Thank you," he beams, pride glowing like an ember, a match struck against coal that had gone dark but never dissipated. A crowd of one, perhaps, but her praise brings recollections of cheering crowds and the wide smiles on his parents' faces. "I learned to do this as soon as I could walk. My parents were trapeze artists, and I grew up in a traveling circus, performing with them as a family act." If she isn't familiar with the words, it wouldn't be the first time. His world has so far been the most modern of other Outlanders he's spoken with, but most could easily grasp the idea when explained to them.
One arm holding her secure, Harper flips over the makeshift bar to have his back facing the ground instead, making it easier to hold Aurelia in a bear hug against his chest as they swing in a more leisurely fashion. "Thank you," he beams, pride glowing like an ember, a match struck against coal that had gone dark but never dissipated. A crowd of one, perhaps, but her praise brings recollections of cheering crowds and the wide smiles on his parents' faces. "I learned to do this as soon as I could walk. My parents were trapeze artists, and I grew up in a traveling circus, performing with them as a family act." If she isn't familiar with the words, it wouldn't be the first time. His world has so far been the most modern of other Outlanders he's spoken with, but most could easily grasp the idea when explained to them.
some things take insane bravery
but after that, you'll be free
but after that, you'll be free
