You're The Only Light
Azzurra
Bloodletter
05-17-2021, 02:20 PM
Or Let Me Take The Wrong Way Down He stood in the doorway for a moment while she responded, expecting to just say goodnight and go back with Solo and Psalm. But when she asked him to lay with her, he didn't hesitate, moving immediately forward but carefully to not step on her. "Yeah, of course." Azzurra had been sick, not fragile. But Balthier didn't see it any different. He always felt like he was stepping in glass around her, like if he accidentally kicked a rock at her she would shatter. Her many bad days were more than noticeable, Allegro always tried his best to help her and those nights were hard to avoid noticing while Balthier and the other siblings were just a doorway away. He tried hard though never to think about how badly she had suffered at times, but of course that's what gave him this impression of her being breakable. He laid down to curl around her back, one paw gently placed over her shoulders, she fit snug with their size differences. He would only question quietly, "Is this alright?" Making sure he wasn't hurting her. When they were comfortable, he settled but he stared into the dark walls of the den, his mind churning with all the possibilities of what tomorrow would bring. He spoke out again in a whisper, he wouldn't have minded had she fallen asleep. "Mom should be coming back with dad tomorrow." He had his hopes up now that Allegro had left unannounced, as if he was going to surprise them. Calling her mom didn't really settle on his tongue well. But he was trying with just as much effort as Allegro had while preparing for her return to Abaven. He assumed, or maybe hoped, that it wasn't too late to fix the relationship all of them had with Aranea. He only really tried hard for his father. Or Make Me Take The Long Way Around |
