you are not a grave for people to bury their pain inside
never to be remembered again
never to be remembered again
It’s an inappropriate response, but Hotaru laughs quietly as his whisper curls intimately in her ears, the void where regret should be louder than any syllable he speaks. “Remi. Consequences for what? Doing exactly what I would have done? You are unfairly more powerful than me, sure, but what are you truly asking for that I wouldn’t in your shoes regardless of power difference?” Squeezing his hand, she lifts her free one to cup his bristly cheek. “My heart will naturally long to be with them without any changes. To put this behind me - behind all of us. But you’ve done nothing wrong.”
“Are you so used to focusing on the disparity between yourself and others that it has become the reasoning for everything?” While his view of her has changed, hers has not in reverse. She sees how he holds the reigns so tightly, everyone around him like fine china compared to the strength he has been given. But in this situation, she can’t see how it’s at all relevant.
“If Ludo would oblige, it would be a huge comfort - all the more if it would allow me to be with them freely. But I trust you Remi - with them above all else. I know you would answer their call.” It is a bittersweet triumph, that all the drama of their conception still led to ensuring that they, of all her children, would be safest by virtue of who their father was. She had ensured their protection, but failed to supply it herself. “I am a proud woman yes, and having decisions made for me chafes, but I’m not prideful when it comes to my children; I know you could protect them better than I ever could in times of danger.” And that is why she will play along with his demands. He could enforce them regardless sure, and perhaps it’s a laughable notion to think she is allowing anything at all, but her protestations are purely emotional and she is aware of that. And that is precisely why there’s no reason to yell or condemn him.
He is precisely right in his assumption, and she hounds his steps to the door, slipping through the moment it opens to the cold. She knows where Vai’s is of course given everything, and Hotaru strikes out in that direction, confident Remi will follow.
“Are you so used to focusing on the disparity between yourself and others that it has become the reasoning for everything?” While his view of her has changed, hers has not in reverse. She sees how he holds the reigns so tightly, everyone around him like fine china compared to the strength he has been given. But in this situation, she can’t see how it’s at all relevant.
“If Ludo would oblige, it would be a huge comfort - all the more if it would allow me to be with them freely. But I trust you Remi - with them above all else. I know you would answer their call.” It is a bittersweet triumph, that all the drama of their conception still led to ensuring that they, of all her children, would be safest by virtue of who their father was. She had ensured their protection, but failed to supply it herself. “I am a proud woman yes, and having decisions made for me chafes, but I’m not prideful when it comes to my children; I know you could protect them better than I ever could in times of danger.” And that is why she will play along with his demands. He could enforce them regardless sure, and perhaps it’s a laughable notion to think she is allowing anything at all, but her protestations are purely emotional and she is aware of that. And that is precisely why there’s no reason to yell or condemn him.
He is precisely right in his assumption, and she hounds his steps to the door, slipping through the moment it opens to the cold. She knows where Vai’s is of course given everything, and Hotaru strikes out in that direction, confident Remi will follow.
you are magic given physical form
Hotaru
