I paid the price and own the scars
why did we climb to fall so far ?
The silence he gives to her is almost Moira's undoing, the way he walks away for a moment in contemplation. She would have sighed softly, accepting the chasm she saw yawning. Only when the soft brush of his lips upon her shoulder comes does she feel warmth spread once more. Then, she realizes, she may not be as alone as she first thought. The sunset man's smile is heartbreaking. Melancholy wells up, rearing its dripping head, and is just as quickly banished when his voice rings out.
Like the stars above them, like the sky reflected in the choppy water below, he leads her toward a brighter future. Even her bones tingle with the awareness, a smile flitting over sanguine lips until teeth are bared and eyes crinkle once more. If she closes her eyes, she knows she'll see the twins hatching some plan or another, she'll glance to her left and Estelle will be there to clasp her hand, she'll look up the staircase and Eluoan will be there with her family. For a moment, Moira almost feels like she could be home.
"It would be an honor" she whispers instead of jumping into those memories, her voice more throaty and raw than she meant it to be. If you ask her to name what he makes her feel, she couldn't tell you. All the Tonnerre child knows is that Asterion makes her feel alive. Emotions are soft and hard with him, coming fast and slow with the ebbing of their conversations. It's comfortable, the way he welcomes her and offers his own heart on a platter instead of begging for her own.
So she follows him, smiling like a stupid girl as he tells tales of Terrastella - the place she has yet to see.
we made our love out of stacks of cards
@Asterion small post, but this is the end of their first adventure. I look forward to their next thread !
