A pain that runs deep

His silence is agonizing. Why wouldn't the idiot say something? Her eyes pierce him as they narrow slightly, growing harder before they begin to sting with the threat of tears. Damn, she really did cry a lot, didn't she? She supposed it was because all she ever felt were big emotions. Emotions that made her heart race, her chest fill with concrete. A stifling burst of emotions that made her head spin. It all felt so confusing when she felt these emotions - especially when she stood there staring at Strai. Why did he make her feel this way? The same way she felt when she curled up with her mamas when they were sad. There is an ache there, lingering at the back of her chest, forcing her belly to twist and turn. Dammit.

When Strai closes the distance between them, tilting his chin down to stare at her, she feels her lip tremble. A growl resonates in her, her ears fall back, and her eyes tingle and glisten. "Enough?" Her voice is strained, a mere whisper as she breathes the word. "Is that all I am to you?" Delphi wasn't quite sure why she was upset. They had both spilled feelings, opened themselves up, portraying their most vulnerable sides, and here she was. Mad at him. Angry that he could only muster up two fucking words. She wants to hit him, bite him, smack, something to make the emotions that are threatening to burst subside.

"So what do we do now?" Delphi finally asks after a few tense seconds of consideration. Violence wouldn't solve their problem. She wasn't exactly sure what would. Maybe growing up and maturing a bit would be the solution, but that's not an option in her mind yet. Letting out a sigh, Delphi leans forward, tucking her chin, and places the top of her head on his chest. Closing her eyes, she leans into the warmth of her body as she lets the silence fall back down around them.