Feelings make stuff way more complicated than they probably should be. Even when they're valid ones to be having.
[ Good feelings, as well as the bad and sad ones. It's very easy to be blinded by them, whether you're ready for them or not.
There's a soft churrr in her ear (and no doubt audible on the line) as Hootle reclaims his shoulder perch and cuddles close under her chin, and she gives him a light scritch just above his beak. ]
So you don't care about the past, but you're still letting it hold you back - theirs and yours?
[she picks gently at the logic there; she's always been better at that than emotions - but she's trying. that's the important part, right?]
If this really is the only chance you both have, then what are you waiting for, Law?
[ She wouldn't, if she was in his shoes. And maybe, someday, she might be. This world is crazy enough that it's a possibility - and that's a different level of frightening thoughts to have all together. ]
..I'd feel safer if we were all safe together.
[she's reluctant to admit that, but it's true nonetheless. the stray feral mageling misses having a friend unit in one place to rely on.]
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Date: 2022-02-01 09:22 pm (UTC)[ Good feelings, as well as the bad and sad ones. It's very easy to be blinded by them, whether you're ready for them or not.
There's a soft churrr in her ear (and no doubt audible on the line) as Hootle reclaims his shoulder perch and cuddles close under her chin, and she gives him a light scritch just above his beak. ]
So you don't care about the past, but you're still letting it hold you back - theirs and yours?
[she picks gently at the logic there; she's always been better at that than emotions - but she's trying. that's the important part, right?]
If this really is the only chance you both have, then what are you waiting for, Law?
[ She wouldn't, if she was in his shoes. And maybe, someday, she might be. This world is crazy enough that it's a possibility - and that's a different level of frightening thoughts to have all together. ]
..I'd feel safer if we were all safe together.
[she's reluctant to admit that, but it's true nonetheless. the stray feral mageling misses having a friend unit in one place to rely on.]