tell me Atlas what is heavier?
the world or its peoples hearts?
the world or its peoples hearts?
Were he not so entrenched in the reality behind the sunshine he wears like a shield, maybe Harper could have spared a moment to feel relief, or perhaps accomplishment, at seeing life return to Maea. Watching the ice melt away, freeing her from the numbness and the isolation. The marks of her time inside will never leave her, but she is not the only one to bear the brand of frostbite.
His lips twitch into a small smile, wet with rain that finds lazy pathways down his face. “Just because you told me your secrets you think you’re privy to mine?” Though the amused expression never falters, ocean blue eyes seem to pierce her, as if eager to be her next burial ground. Releasing her hand but letting it stay against his chest, Harper laughs quietly, shoulders shaking with its passage. “I can’t think surrounded by people. Their expressions, their bodies, their voices - it’s all so loud to me. Once your eyes have been opened to reading what is unspoken, you can’t close them again.” Whatever moves in the soil below is spared only a quick glance, eyes narrowing uselessly. Neither elephants nor crows had vision meant for twilight, and human eyes were weak and pitiful.
His lips twitch into a small smile, wet with rain that finds lazy pathways down his face. “Just because you told me your secrets you think you’re privy to mine?” Though the amused expression never falters, ocean blue eyes seem to pierce her, as if eager to be her next burial ground. Releasing her hand but letting it stay against his chest, Harper laughs quietly, shoulders shaking with its passage. “I can’t think surrounded by people. Their expressions, their bodies, their voices - it’s all so loud to me. Once your eyes have been opened to reading what is unspoken, you can’t close them again.” Whatever moves in the soil below is spared only a quick glance, eyes narrowing uselessly. Neither elephants nor crows had vision meant for twilight, and human eyes were weak and pitiful.
Harper
