HARPER
For all things have fallen apart, leaving him with only the ground beneath his feet and the baby in his arms, there are some things that resolutely remain the same. Maeve is one of them. One of the last few lifelines he can reach for, and that reaches back for him. So many of those he loved in Caido have been lost, leaving him unmoored. He is a creature of physicality and emotional closeness after all. Without it, he can feel himself shriveling, retreating back into the person he has been running from at full speed for countless years.
But here there is hope, and Harper is grateful that Safrin brought them together to be there for one another. Smiling against her skin, Harper pulls back to lay their foreheads together again, the bridges of their noses aligned. “I know,” he huffs a laugh softly, breath washing warm across her cheeks. “I’m glad Safrin brought me to you,” he confesses softly, sure it’s their shared Goddess more than any other vague notions of fate. “I know we keep losing people, keep getting left behind. But you’ll always have me Maeve. And I’ll always have you.” And it’s a vow said with unwavering certainty. No room for doubt or fear. Only a perfect, solid love.
But here there is hope, and Harper is grateful that Safrin brought them together to be there for one another. Smiling against her skin, Harper pulls back to lay their foreheads together again, the bridges of their noses aligned. “I know,” he huffs a laugh softly, breath washing warm across her cheeks. “I’m glad Safrin brought me to you,” he confesses softly, sure it’s their shared Goddess more than any other vague notions of fate. “I know we keep losing people, keep getting left behind. But you’ll always have me Maeve. And I’ll always have you.” And it’s a vow said with unwavering certainty. No room for doubt or fear. Only a perfect, solid love.
lord don't let me break this, let me hold you lightly
give me arms to pray with instead of ones that hold too tightly
give me arms to pray with instead of ones that hold too tightly
