Love, let's talk about love
Not sure that she had been thanking for the hug specifically, Seren hummed something unintelligible. While she couldn't see his face from here, the quiver in Sah's voice was enough to make her accept his gratitude without protest. She even went so far as to slip a hand out of his grasp and sneak it around his shoulder, as much as she could before the tree trunk behind his back got in the way. Bold, bold - was it alright? Did he mind? She didn't know the rules of this game. Impulse and instinct were her only guides.
Did it count, when he had been the one to ask for this? Seren felt something very smug and self-satisfied unfurl within at the thought that he hadn't asked anyone else for hugs. Completely irrational of course, but it was nice. She could at least pretend that there was something special about it. While he had not hauled her from a river or carried her out of a cave with rocks raining down upon him, the passionate scolding Sah had given her might be dramatic enough to fit her rosy expectations on what an encounter should be like.
"It's been half a year?" She glanced up quickly, incredulous as the full realization sunk in. "Are people in Halo that stiff?" The fact that he showed no signs of letting go of her - quite understandable, if what he said was true - only added fuel to Seren's spiring imaginations, and she shifted slightly where she sat, making herself more comfortable. This was... unexpectedly pleasant. She was in no hurry to go anywhere.
Did it count, when he had been the one to ask for this? Seren felt something very smug and self-satisfied unfurl within at the thought that he hadn't asked anyone else for hugs. Completely irrational of course, but it was nice. She could at least pretend that there was something special about it. While he had not hauled her from a river or carried her out of a cave with rocks raining down upon him, the passionate scolding Sah had given her might be dramatic enough to fit her rosy expectations on what an encounter should be like.
"It's been half a year?" She glanced up quickly, incredulous as the full realization sunk in. "Are people in Halo that stiff?" The fact that he showed no signs of letting go of her - quite understandable, if what he said was true - only added fuel to Seren's spiring imaginations, and she shifted slightly where she sat, making herself more comfortable. This was... unexpectedly pleasant. She was in no hurry to go anywhere.
Is it anything and everything you hoped for?
SEREN
