Hotaru
Hotaru stares into the woman’s eyes as she begs and pleads, and her sharp mind turns even as her heart is predisposed with the way it is breaking. This feels like a pinnacle, a moment that will change everything, and yet there is only Wessex on her mind.
“What can I do?” The words are the smallest whisper, but the trembling in her hands slows, the grip she has on Wessex’s arms firming. “We’re past the point of convincing others - what can we do to minimize the damage?” To keep you safe? A tactician’s mind clicking away at potentials, seeking a stopgap where a true solution cannot be found. Showing her devotion in actions instead of words that she is certain would fall on deaf ears. “A warded shelter for the younger Ascended? I don’t - tell me what I can do. I can’t lose you,” she whispers, and her eyes fall to their feet, ashamed of the heat freshly gathering on her lashes. She knows Wessex will be at the forefront of this war. Nate as well. Kiada most certainly. The only three Ascended she wants to see live through this, and they are the ones most at risk. It’s a cruel irony.
“What can I do?” The words are the smallest whisper, but the trembling in her hands slows, the grip she has on Wessex’s arms firming. “We’re past the point of convincing others - what can we do to minimize the damage?” To keep you safe? A tactician’s mind clicking away at potentials, seeking a stopgap where a true solution cannot be found. Showing her devotion in actions instead of words that she is certain would fall on deaf ears. “A warded shelter for the younger Ascended? I don’t - tell me what I can do. I can’t lose you,” she whispers, and her eyes fall to their feet, ashamed of the heat freshly gathering on her lashes. She knows Wessex will be at the forefront of this war. Nate as well. Kiada most certainly. The only three Ascended she wants to see live through this, and they are the ones most at risk. It’s a cruel irony.
what I did, do, to me and you, keeps me awake
if I were a ghost, you'd be the proof
if I were a ghost, you'd be the proof
