(SE) so we light up (O)

VAI The huntress Vai managed a weak smile, one he probably wouldn’t see, nodding in agreement with his intention to try. ”That’s all that matters,” she said. ”Trying is all anyone’s doing, believe it or not. The rest is a bonus.” And fuck, that would just have to be enough, at least until the world made some serious changes and got its shit together. She didn’t move out of their embrace, sudden as it might have been; the tide kept on coming in, the rain got harder, the beach stayed deserted. ”I think maybe going to see that broody man of yours might be a good step in the right direction,” she murmured eventually. ”Though maybe neither of you has to be the bigger asshole for a change? I’ll take you home, if you like. I know the way now.”