Vervain
She’s looking around hopefully, tiptoeing so she can listen for any tell-tale signs of life, and approaching footsteps has her looking up. Then suddenly he’s simply there, swanning towards her as if nothing has happened, and Vai is too relieved and overwhelmed to react at first. She hugs him back, her arms moving around him to hold onto him tightly, her breath stuttering out. ”We’ll find him,” she promises, and if she hugs him a bit too hard for a bit too long, so fucking be it.
”I was so worried about you,” she mutters, stepping back to look up at him, scanning his face for any sign of injury or illness (other than the obvious). ”How did you get here? What happened? I—” Taking a deep breath and letting it out again, she stops any further questions from tumbling out. ”I’m glad you’re safe.”
”I was so worried about you,” she mutters, stepping back to look up at him, scanning his face for any sign of injury or illness (other than the obvious). ”How did you get here? What happened? I—” Taking a deep breath and letting it out again, she stops any further questions from tumbling out. ”I’m glad you’re safe.”
