I found my foundation changed by your patience
Evie has run out of things to do with her hands, the clock on the wall signals their guests will be arriving soon, and though she looks very put-together (intentionally, of course) she feels anything but. Her last family dinner had been utterly disastrous, as Deimos likely recalls, and this is also her first time ever meeting Kiada. And now they're engaged. She feels a bit faint actually.
Conveniently that's when Deimos turns to her, and the world feels marginally steadier under her feet when she meets his eyes even if she knows her face is still pale. His own apprehension is well-hidden, but she does smile slightly when she still sees the lingering vestiges in the slow breath he exhales. "A stiff drink?" she jokes, hanging up her apron and wishing she had literally anything left to do but wait. Instead she reaches to take his hand, trying to quell her own anxiety to offer him a smile. Which, of course, is precisely when the first knock at the door comes, and her smile turns strained. "I've got it," she assures, and heads to open the door, sucking in a deep breath as she swings it open and steps aside to usher in their first guest with a warm welcome and a smile.
Conveniently that's when Deimos turns to her, and the world feels marginally steadier under her feet when she meets his eyes even if she knows her face is still pale. His own apprehension is well-hidden, but she does smile slightly when she still sees the lingering vestiges in the slow breath he exhales. "A stiff drink?" she jokes, hanging up her apron and wishing she had literally anything left to do but wait. Instead she reaches to take his hand, trying to quell her own anxiety to offer him a smile. Which, of course, is precisely when the first knock at the door comes, and her smile turns strained. "I've got it," she assures, and heads to open the door, sucking in a deep breath as she swings it open and steps aside to usher in their first guest with a warm welcome and a smile.
No one has ever made me feel this safe, this free, this me
Evie
