Don't put your happiness in other people's hands
The uncertainty was mutual. Korbin felt rather awkward where he stood, hands in pockets and merely watching as Loren worked on the memorial. He wasn't sure what he was really doing there, interrupting a deeply private and personal moment. He didn't feel welcome, nor inclined to put in the effort to really delve into the other man's emotional world. It would require a genuine interest he just didn't have, and to do it half-heartedly would be rude in the extreme.
Maybe he should leave. It was cold, and he was tired... yet the head was still buzzing with all the things he had to do in the morning.
"It looks good," he replied, when the healer stepped back. Tilting his head, Korbin read the names, eyes straining a bit to see the letters in the dark. Many were names he had heard at least once, belonging to more than one face seen in passing. The Citadel was a small town, most knew each other by sight or relation... This would be a blow to many.
The young man closed his eyes, and as he let out a slow sigh, his expression fell. That business-like mask drooped, the wear and grief of lost acquaintances showing through, if only for a moment. It made him look younger. Far too young for the burdens placed on him, at any rate.
Maybe he should leave. It was cold, and he was tired... yet the head was still buzzing with all the things he had to do in the morning.
"It looks good," he replied, when the healer stepped back. Tilting his head, Korbin read the names, eyes straining a bit to see the letters in the dark. Many were names he had heard at least once, belonging to more than one face seen in passing. The Citadel was a small town, most knew each other by sight or relation... This would be a blow to many.
The young man closed his eyes, and as he let out a slow sigh, his expression fell. That business-like mask drooped, the wear and grief of lost acquaintances showing through, if only for a moment. It made him look younger. Far too young for the burdens placed on him, at any rate.
They'll drop it
KORBIN
