Maea
And time it waits for no one
It heals them when you die
It heals them when you die
Perhaps it was too early for banter. The urge to apologize for the smallest perceived slight was strong. To take it back, explain, make sure nothing was misunderstood, misinterpreted... She had not meant for Haai to do extra work, to make demands, or criticize... Maea bit her lip, swallowing it all down. Nodded instead, forcing herself to stick with her own pĺan now that it was accepted.
Similarly, his small counter question... perhaps it wasn't meant to be answered, rhethorical in nature... but how did she know? With everything else already in doubt... and it was so easy to slip into a defensive attitude. Explain too much.
A thin shoulder rose and fell, a half shrug expressing all the lost confidence her tongue wouldn't quite admit to. "Maybe it's just because it's dark," she said lightly. But knew it was more than that. Projected emotions suddenly lost, the rosy glow of expectation stripping away all the 'could have been' until only the bare bones remained. Reality, stark and inescapable.
A home for him. Not for them.
Similarly, his small counter question... perhaps it wasn't meant to be answered, rhethorical in nature... but how did she know? With everything else already in doubt... and it was so easy to slip into a defensive attitude. Explain too much.
A thin shoulder rose and fell, a half shrug expressing all the lost confidence her tongue wouldn't quite admit to. "Maybe it's just because it's dark," she said lightly. But knew it was more than that. Projected emotions suddenly lost, the rosy glow of expectation stripping away all the 'could have been' until only the bare bones remained. Reality, stark and inescapable.
A home for him. Not for them.
And soon you are forgotten
A whisper within a sigh
A whisper within a sigh
