Find your comforts

She blinked with a bit of surprise when he insisted that there shouldn't be a past tense on her love for Resin and was quiet as he explained how the absence from their lives didn't change the love they had for their lost loved ones. He would still love Tiva and she would still love Resin. The sweet, understanding viewpoint made her smile a little more easily. It was exactly what she had needed to hear. Kane always seemed to know exactly what to say, but not in a way that was just what she wanted to hear and wasn't just out of sympathy. She could tell he was genuinely speaking form the viewpoint of how he was raised and what he believed and it came across as incredibly sincere. She leaned into his touch when he nuzzled her cheek, smirking as he kissed the top of her head, enjoying his little affections.

When he went on to talk about how a heart could be gifted again and how Resin surely wouldn't have wanted her to spend the rest of her days longing for her past, she thought about the last real conversation she had with Resin. "Do not cry. Remember me as I was. When I am gone, move on. Find someone to be with that will give you the attention and respect that you deserve. You're far too loving. Far too beautiful to stay alone." It had all been incredibly hard to accept at the time and still was to an extent, but as she laid here curled into Kane's side, hearing him explain his perspective on the situation, she began to see how it might be possible. "I know she wouldn't," she agreed with a soft sigh, pulling another smile onto her lips. "She told me so the last time we were able to speak, before she was fully gone." She just wished the thought of moving on didn't hurt so much. She didn't want to feel like she was putting someone above Resin in her heart, but she wasn't really, was she? She was wanting to put someone at an equal place, not higher. It was like she had tried to explain to Artorias - she didn't love anyone more that Resin, just differently.

She felt him squeeze her paws and that caused her to refocus her gaze on his hazel eyes, a smile immediately pulling across her lips. She loved his eyes, his strong features, the scars that subtly framed his eye and roughed up his muzzle, the dark teal markings that outlined his eye, the feathers that fluttered in the breeze and occasionally flicked out past the side of his face. He really was a genuinely handsome male and to have these looks along with such a big heart and being so intelligent... She began to wonder just what the catch was with this incredible man. She tipped her muzzle up till her lips caught his gently, leaving a lingering, tender kiss there. It was hard to ignore how her heart skipped and flutters danced in her stomach every time they shared some kind of affection. As much as she tried to just explain it away as the physical attraction that was so incredibly obvious between them she was starting to wonder if there was something else there. "Thank you," she said softly as their lips parted, looking up at him again with a grateful smile. "I know you're just speaking from your experience and how you were taught, but... It helps a lot, all the things you told me. I've just... I've never really known how to process things like this and all of this feels a lot better than anything else I've tried."

Tamsyn Carpathius