Love, let's talk about love
He had no right to smile at her like that. Not when her whole being was already in an uproar, and the warmth could go straight to her heart. Who was this person? Was he real? Some trick of the Greatwood? A Fae playing games, casting illusions and -
No. The fingers cupping her chin were too real. And why would Fae conjure illusions of a boy who would drive himself to tears to help a stranger. Was this what Seren did to others around her? Somehow she didn't think so, but it was so difficult to judge from her own perspective.
As Sah kept saying nice things about her, the girl squirmed a bit where she sat. Turning her head slightly until she could press her cheek into his palm, she fumbled furiously for something to say. "I'm not going to die, silly," was the most brilliant response she could muster. She wished she could sink into the ground and disappear.
No. The fingers cupping her chin were too real. And why would Fae conjure illusions of a boy who would drive himself to tears to help a stranger. Was this what Seren did to others around her? Somehow she didn't think so, but it was so difficult to judge from her own perspective.
As Sah kept saying nice things about her, the girl squirmed a bit where she sat. Turning her head slightly until she could press her cheek into his palm, she fumbled furiously for something to say. "I'm not going to die, silly," was the most brilliant response she could muster. She wished she could sink into the ground and disappear.
Is it anything and everything you hoped for?
SEREN
