And I hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay
Blinking furiously against the rain and the pain that seeped from red-rimmed eyes, the girl darted into Locke foregoing the offered hand for a tight embrace. Slender shoulders were quivering under the built up tension, and it was hard to know where to put all of these feelings. She didn't want to hurt anyone. She was willing to take all of this pain for him. Could she let him do the same for her? Was this what it meant, to be friends and family, to care for a stranger before you even really knew them...
"I care about you, too. If you're gonna stab my back, it's okay. I have magic to heal - I can take it." Garbled words were muffled against his shirt, and sounded too weak to hold much conviction. But Seren was quickly learning that being soft and being strong were not mutually exclusive things, and her strength was of the spiderweb kind - barely visible, yet capable of carrying great loads.
If a few tears today meant she would be better equipped to cope tomorrow... well. That would be a very small price to pay for not being alone.
"I care about you, too. If you're gonna stab my back, it's okay. I have magic to heal - I can take it." Garbled words were muffled against his shirt, and sounded too weak to hold much conviction. But Seren was quickly learning that being soft and being strong were not mutually exclusive things, and her strength was of the spiderweb kind - barely visible, yet capable of carrying great loads.
If a few tears today meant she would be better equipped to cope tomorrow... well. That would be a very small price to pay for not being alone.
Seren
