we don't even ask for happiness; just a little less pain
Squeezing the case between his palms, Finn finally forces his shoulders to relax, and he swallows hard before he rips his gaze from the glasses to Tobi as she glances back at him. "As soon as possible. I am still waiting for some responses to my letters, but Cian indicated that I should do this during LongNight." So now, if not sooner. He sighs out a shivery breath, chewing over the things that formerly only used to rattle about in his mind.
But he's not alone any more, and in the time since he'd put his glasses away and now, he's steadier in himself than he ever has been before. So when he smiles to Tobi, it's every bit as apologetic as he feels it should be. "I am sorry," he murmurs. "This is not what I would have wanted for Everest. And I..." Biting at the inside of his cheek, his eyes drop to the ground. "I am afraid of what will happen, when I am back out in the field. But I want you to know that I am stronger than I was. And it is because of you."
But he's not alone any more, and in the time since he'd put his glasses away and now, he's steadier in himself than he ever has been before. So when he smiles to Tobi, it's every bit as apologetic as he feels it should be. "I am sorry," he murmurs. "This is not what I would have wanted for Everest. And I..." Biting at the inside of his cheek, his eyes drop to the ground. "I am afraid of what will happen, when I am back out in the field. But I want you to know that I am stronger than I was. And it is because of you."
FINN
