[SE] summer days drifting away

Maeve

Maeve watched her closely, browns drawn together and eyes sharp as she examined her form. She didn't hesitate to reach out and make corrections, drawing her shoulders back, pressing a hand between her shoulder blades, lifting up her chin. Whatever qualms there had been about touching before were long gone now that Maeve was showing her these steps. "Breathe deep, Seren. With your diaphragm. Your shoulders shouldn't lift towards your ears. Keep them down." Her voice was not harsh, but she left no room for argument in her instructions as she guided the starchild.

When Seren shifted into the next position, Maeve moved behind her, nudging her foot until her heel was lined up with the arch of her back foot. "Better. Heel to arch. Hold that." She drifted around her until she was standing in front of the girl once more. "Now watch." Maeve mimicked her position, chin up, shoulders back, core tight. The muscles in her midsection apparent as the flexed. "Now slowly bend at the knees. Keep your back straight. You're not bending at the waist. Just the knees. This is called a demi plié." She demonstrated the movement, bending her knees as she lowered herself before straightening back up slowly to first position.

Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothin' scares me anymore
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness