I took the stars from my eyes and then I made a map
& I knew that somehow I could find my way back
His gentle instruction has her looking back up, a wry smile belied by the empathy in her eyes. "Maybe you ought to try that sometime, too," she replies just as gently, but there is no accusation behind the words. Gods know she knows how hard it can be to let go of mistakes made in the past. Gods know all of hers haunt her nightly, laughing merrily when she cannot sleep.
She does not pull away from his hand on her shoulder, but lets her eyes trail over it thoughtfully before reaching up to cover his fingers with her own. "Your mother loved you, too," she whispers, squeezing softly on his hand. "I'm sorry you didn't get more time with her. And I... I think she would be proud of you. I am. You're a good person, Loren. Even if you do make mistakes."
She does not pull away from his hand on her shoulder, but lets her eyes trail over it thoughtfully before reaching up to cover his fingers with her own. "Your mother loved you, too," she whispers, squeezing softly on his hand. "I'm sorry you didn't get more time with her. And I... I think she would be proud of you. I am. You're a good person, Loren. Even if you do make mistakes."
then i heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too
so I stayed in the darkness with you
Amalia
