Wishful Thinking
02-25-2015, 02:02 PM
Walk | Talk | Think
She saw the smiling look on Voltage's face disappear for a second, something more thoughtful taking its place, but whatever it might have been was only momentary. He answered just seconds later, smiling once again and promising her that if Glacier cared enough he would find a way to make everything work. It was what she had been hoping for, but his opinion of her was something she had not been expecting. Was she truly worth all that she claimed she was? She had never really considered herself anything extraordinary, anything above and beyond just "average" or "normal." The way he spoke of her made her feel like something else, something more. It was definitely more praise than she was used to receiving.
And it was all so sweet. She had no idea what to expect when the sibling of Glacier had shown up, and it certainly had not been this, but she was grateful that he had thought to come and talk to her. That he thought so highly of her to take the time to make her feel more comfortable with the thoughts that had been swimming around in her head. His paw slid over hers, and as it did she leaned forward to press her forehead to his shoulder in a sign of appreciation. "I've never thought of anyone the way I think about him," she admitted as she lifted her head from his shoulder. "He's always there in my mind. When he's around, I can't stop smiling. And I'm always looking out for him now." She paused to chuckle at her own expense, remembering how she had thought Voltage was his brother and that he had been able to tell she was expecting the other. "It's scary, a little," she added, her voice lowering again as she hinted at her fears. She lifted her gaze to look at Voltage properly again, asking quietly, sincerely, "Is it supposed to be like that?"
She saw the smiling look on Voltage's face disappear for a second, something more thoughtful taking its place, but whatever it might have been was only momentary. He answered just seconds later, smiling once again and promising her that if Glacier cared enough he would find a way to make everything work. It was what she had been hoping for, but his opinion of her was something she had not been expecting. Was she truly worth all that she claimed she was? She had never really considered herself anything extraordinary, anything above and beyond just "average" or "normal." The way he spoke of her made her feel like something else, something more. It was definitely more praise than she was used to receiving.
And it was all so sweet. She had no idea what to expect when the sibling of Glacier had shown up, and it certainly had not been this, but she was grateful that he had thought to come and talk to her. That he thought so highly of her to take the time to make her feel more comfortable with the thoughts that had been swimming around in her head. His paw slid over hers, and as it did she leaned forward to press her forehead to his shoulder in a sign of appreciation. "I've never thought of anyone the way I think about him," she admitted as she lifted her head from his shoulder. "He's always there in my mind. When he's around, I can't stop smiling. And I'm always looking out for him now." She paused to chuckle at her own expense, remembering how she had thought Voltage was his brother and that he had been able to tell she was expecting the other. "It's scary, a little," she added, her voice lowering again as she hinted at her fears. She lifted her gaze to look at Voltage properly again, asking quietly, sincerely, "Is it supposed to be like that?"
* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.