the half
08-18-2021, 06:24 PM
Seawater dripped from Hanako's coat as she scrambled to set foot upon flat land, her ears tipped back as she heard the girl thrashing about in the waves. She was wasting her time and breath, the ocean could be generous but sometimes it was equally cruel. Hanako would never see any of her prized possessions again, they were lost, like they were never hers in the first place. Casting a look over her shoulder, Hanako's expression soured, a storm cloud looming over her head. It was an accident, somewhere deep down she knew that, but the grief of losing her belongings was easier to swallow when she had someone else to blame. Perhaps her seasonal hormones were making her catty, difficult in ways no one but Azure was equipped to handle, but she'd only just met the girl and a sense of bitterness was already taking hold. Edging dangerously close to resentment.
"I said forget it." Hanako snipped, finally turning with a bitter flourish. "You won't find them now."