MAEA
'I will.' Such a simple promise, and yet it was all she needed to settle the worst of her fears. At least for now. Perhaps she would have to be reminded again later, perhaps it wouldn't be truly alright until a hurdle showed up and they got to prove to each other that this really was worth working on... but for now, it was good enough. "Thank you," she simply said, and squeezed him tighter for a moment - simple gratitude for a simple offer - before relaxing the grip again. Breathing easier, heart lighter.
Then he huffed a quiet laugh, and she glanced up at him, curious. Her brows rose a little as he revealed his age - she hadn't asked about it, hadn't even known how old he was - and told her he might become strange. "Why would that mean anyht - oh." Maea interrupted herself, recalling all the things that happened an anniversary ago. Ten and seventeen years ago. Ordeals, trials, bad memories.
"Weird? I thought that was your normal state," she teased, tickling his side a little. "Can it even get worse?" But it was gentle, and Maea became a little more serious, though her smile remained.
"You know... sometimes, people make lanterns not only for people who passed, but for old memories too. Laying them to rest, in a symbolical sense... so that they won't be burdens anymore. If you want to, we could do something like that. That way, you can look at the lantern, and know you've made it this far. It's in your past... but it doesn't rule you anymore." Just like grief, like ghosts, like fear. Something to remember, but only when it was appropriate, and when it did not get in the way of living the rest of his life.
Then he huffed a quiet laugh, and she glanced up at him, curious. Her brows rose a little as he revealed his age - she hadn't asked about it, hadn't even known how old he was - and told her he might become strange. "Why would that mean anyht - oh." Maea interrupted herself, recalling all the things that happened an anniversary ago. Ten and seventeen years ago. Ordeals, trials, bad memories.
"Weird? I thought that was your normal state," she teased, tickling his side a little. "Can it even get worse?" But it was gentle, and Maea became a little more serious, though her smile remained.
"You know... sometimes, people make lanterns not only for people who passed, but for old memories too. Laying them to rest, in a symbolical sense... so that they won't be burdens anymore. If you want to, we could do something like that. That way, you can look at the lantern, and know you've made it this far. It's in your past... but it doesn't rule you anymore." Just like grief, like ghosts, like fear. Something to remember, but only when it was appropriate, and when it did not get in the way of living the rest of his life.
Nothing lasts forever, I thought you should know
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