Evie
Did you ever love her? Do you know?
Coordination has already been a difficult task in the wake of immediate deaths. Calming those she can with gentle hands upon curled, quaking shoulders, a soft voice and years of experience with this particular time of year all Evie feels she has to offer. Handing out the concoctions she'd prepared to ease anxiety and nerves, and murmuring quietly with those white-faced and huddled in various corners. Exhausting though it may be, it gives her a sense of peace and purpose. These are her people, scared and huddling inside this sanctuary, and Evie will do anything to keep them safe until dawn comes again.
When she is approached, she assumes it's for the same reason, and she recognizes the face on the figure that sidles up to her first. Part of a larger family, though as her eyes skim habitually she does not find them here. Not letting the crease of concern between her brows show, she instead gives a welcoming smile. Perhaps a tad tired and creased at the edges like a well-loved piece of parchment, but earnest all the same. The title still feels wrong, ill-fitting, like when she used to dress up in her mother's clothes (or, admittedly, her father's) and pretend she was some storybook hero. Disregarding that feeling, she turns to give her full attention to the twins. "Of course. Is something wrong?"
When she is approached, she assumes it's for the same reason, and she recognizes the face on the figure that sidles up to her first. Part of a larger family, though as her eyes skim habitually she does not find them here. Not letting the crease of concern between her brows show, she instead gives a welcoming smile. Perhaps a tad tired and creased at the edges like a well-loved piece of parchment, but earnest all the same. The title still feels wrong, ill-fitting, like when she used to dress up in her mother's clothes (or, admittedly, her father's) and pretend she was some storybook hero. Disregarding that feeling, she turns to give her full attention to the twins. "Of course. Is something wrong?"
Or did you never want to be alone?
