why else love if not to feel the stars exploding in our veins?
She knows how selfish it would be to accept Remi's embrace, and yet as the Alchemist opens his arms Amalia finds herself leaning towards it like a lodestone, eager to be understood and allowed to feel her pain. She falters at the last moment, looking up at him with a soft "Are you sure?" before finally giving in.
As Amalia sinks against her friends Remi will feel, well, a lot. Grief, harrowing, terrible grief, for the Harpy, for the Sword, for the life she's left behind. Anger with herself for daring to take this step, undeniable hope for a future where it all makes sense, and relief and gratitude that the men have given her a place to be.
Tears streak down her tired face, pooling onto Ronin's shoulder where she has buried it. When she finally speaks her voice is muffled, both by fabric and by sobs. "Kiada is dead," the Shield chokes out, agony sharpening the words. "And- and I tried to save her, Vi sent me to save her, and she's dead-"
Another sob wracks her body; she reaches out, clutching to whichever of them she can reach. The floodgates are open now, and the confessions continue to fall. "And Vi changed me but I already failed and I told Deimos I needed space and he was so hurt and I, I, I just left and now I'm here and oh gods what am I doing?"
As Amalia sinks against her friends Remi will feel, well, a lot. Grief, harrowing, terrible grief, for the Harpy, for the Sword, for the life she's left behind. Anger with herself for daring to take this step, undeniable hope for a future where it all makes sense, and relief and gratitude that the men have given her a place to be.
Tears streak down her tired face, pooling onto Ronin's shoulder where she has buried it. When she finally speaks her voice is muffled, both by fabric and by sobs. "Kiada is dead," the Shield chokes out, agony sharpening the words. "And- and I tried to save her, Vi sent me to save her, and she's dead-"
Another sob wracks her body; she reaches out, clutching to whichever of them she can reach. The floodgates are open now, and the confessions continue to fall. "And Vi changed me but I already failed and I told Deimos I needed space and he was so hurt and I, I, I just left and now I'm here and oh gods what am I doing?"
Amalia
