until fireflies do us part
Fertile
10-01-2021, 05:21 PM
Though they had long left the bay unclaimed, it still held a special place in her heart. The land had claimed her as much as Abaven had claimed it. Peering out over the bay had calmed her during the fraught first months after they had returned to the main land. She held less love for the islands they had swam to in order to wait out the disastrous eruption. It was out towards the Ibis Islands that they had stared long into the night, talking quietly. In hushed tones. Almost reverential. They'd fallen asleep completely entangled - there was no easy way to tell where Theory ended and Thalia began. It was impossible to easily unravel them. But her body was well-trained. Theory was conditioned to awaken with dawn's first light, regardless of when she'd collapsed into sleep. It was no surprise when her eyes opened to slits, expecting to see the thin sunlight of a winter morning bearing down on them. A chill rolled in off the sea, nipping at her nose and eyes until she finally relented and opened them wide. Her body froze completely. Where she expected sunlight - where she knew there to be sunlight, her entire body was screaming it's dawn, time to patrol - darkness rolled over the wind-tossed sea. Huffing softly, Theory blinked a few times. Was she still asleep? She pressed her cold nose into the blessed warmth of Thalia's cheek with a firm nudge. "Thalia... please wake up." |
