I carry all I need to grow inside - give me light, give me warmth
"Well now we've got all the time in the world for you to get even," he assures playfully. In the end, despite the challenges and the time between, they arrived where they needed to be. That's all that matters. Surely she can feel the way his lips turn into a beaming smile as she says she loves him back, can feel the crinkle of joy beneath her lips as they touch the corner of his own. It's a pretty good birthday party for two, he thinks.
They spend a large majority of the sunlight hours alternating between their items in the shade and the ocean, until he beckons her down onto the blanket to begin indulging in their food. "Sunjata also told me to stop worrying about bothering Safrin and just going to her shrine for a visit," he mentions idly, grinning because Phoebe had said much the same. "Especially about asking for a companion. I still think you're both crazy, but I might try. How has Frey been?" Admittedly Harper doesn't think he'll ever meet Frey one-on-one. Their ideals certainly don't align. But it doesn't mean he can't support Phoebe in her faith.
They spend a large majority of the sunlight hours alternating between their items in the shade and the ocean, until he beckons her down onto the blanket to begin indulging in their food. "Sunjata also told me to stop worrying about bothering Safrin and just going to her shrine for a visit," he mentions idly, grinning because Phoebe had said much the same. "Especially about asking for a companion. I still think you're both crazy, but I might try. How has Frey been?" Admittedly Harper doesn't think he'll ever meet Frey one-on-one. Their ideals certainly don't align. But it doesn't mean he can't support Phoebe in her faith.
and watch me come alive
