and look for the stars as the sun goes down
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
She wants to lean in for a hug, just as he wants to give it, but of course she knows just what he's capable of. And as much as Amalia may wear her feelings on her sleeve, the aching loss that gnaws in her chest isn't something she's ready to share. Thus they exchange smiles and little else, the girl wrapping her arms around herself in an unconscious act of self-soothing.
"Come over-? Oh." Heat creeps uninvited up Amalia's neck and onto her cheeks. She turns back to the empty storefront, wistfully biting at her cheek. "No, I... I think about it, sometimes, but..." she trails off into a shrug, still staring at the dusty windows and trying not to picture warmth and laughter tucked within. "How do you do it, Remi? Run a shop, have a family, and serve your god?" She shakes her head, tired and impressed. "I can't even manage one."
"Come over-? Oh." Heat creeps uninvited up Amalia's neck and onto her cheeks. She turns back to the empty storefront, wistfully biting at her cheek. "No, I... I think about it, sometimes, but..." she trails off into a shrug, still staring at the dusty windows and trying not to picture warmth and laughter tucked within. "How do you do it, Remi? Run a shop, have a family, and serve your god?" She shakes her head, tired and impressed. "I can't even manage one."
Amalia
