I lend everyone my ear, but nobody my heart
and I sure would like to change that, but I don't know where to start
and I sure would like to change that, but I don't know where to start
His hand is large and slightly calloused, with a firm squeeze that is returned from her far more slender hand. For all it does not reach his eyes his smile is handsome, and though her answering one is tired it’s far from cruel. “Are they positive memories?” Or had the nickname been uttered by someone now lost? It seems the heads-or-tails in Caido always had death and loss on one side of the coin.
Stargazing is a habit of hers admittedly. She’d worshipped the Goddess of the Moon in her home land, and that level of dedication and devotion hasn’t faltered even after landing here in a place where the twilight heavens are ruled by a far different deity. “I do live here. It will take a little covert climbing, but I think I know a good spot.” Turning halfway, she beckons him to her side and starts back the way she came, towards the Citadel’s outskirts where she’d entered. As she goes her hands find her pockets to hide away from the cold, wind-flushed cheeks turning to observe her unexpected companion for the night. “I’m certainly not one to beat around a bush, nor hide anything from loved ones - has Remi told you of our visit to Frey? I admit I’ve been...worried about him.” A bold topic for such a jaunt, but Remi hadn’t answered her when she’d asked after his mental state that day, and Hotaru hadn’t missed it.
Stargazing is a habit of hers admittedly. She’d worshipped the Goddess of the Moon in her home land, and that level of dedication and devotion hasn’t faltered even after landing here in a place where the twilight heavens are ruled by a far different deity. “I do live here. It will take a little covert climbing, but I think I know a good spot.” Turning halfway, she beckons him to her side and starts back the way she came, towards the Citadel’s outskirts where she’d entered. As she goes her hands find her pockets to hide away from the cold, wind-flushed cheeks turning to observe her unexpected companion for the night. “I’m certainly not one to beat around a bush, nor hide anything from loved ones - has Remi told you of our visit to Frey? I admit I’ve been...worried about him.” A bold topic for such a jaunt, but Remi hadn’t answered her when she’d asked after his mental state that day, and Hotaru hadn’t missed it.
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