05-15-2021, 01:32 PM
Altissima’s smile widens a little as she catches his words - it reminds her of their conversation in the forest. Seeing his surprise and annoyance at her sneaking into Loess successfully had been just as fun as she had thought in her near-dead haze and she was looking forward to proving him wrong. As often as she possibly could.
None of the emotions going through her make any sense - like how she’s glad he’s going to take her. Or how it does not take long for the clearheadedness she had gained with the little bit of space to disappear again.
He reaches towards her spotted forehead and Altissima doesn’t move and this is another thing that makes no sense to her. She should, she knows that with absolute certainty. She should be doing anything except wondering whether his touch would be soft or rough, cold or warm. She’s alarmed by this thought, the only one that manages to be clear inside her mind until she shuts it out. Wondering that is not going to do her any good. “Very funny.” is the only thing she manages to say in response and the words themselves are so much softer than she intends and she’s not sure why it sounds like she’s out of breath.
Or why it feels like she just ran a long distance, her heart racing to catch up to her as she keeps her gaze locked on him like there might be some answers there.
A few rapid heartbeats later she does manage a single step away and the movement is casual, maybe a little too casual. She tries to regain her footing even though it feels like she’s running out of it - like she’s standing on the edge of a cliff. Confusion and uncertainty are at the forefront of her mind and she’s attempting to retreat behind walls that will keep her safe. No good will come from the things she is thinking about.
And yet she stays. She does not even consider leaving or how maybe having the entirety of Beqanna between her and Tarian will enable sense to come back to her. She wants to be here, for now, and she tells herself it is just because the idea of the hot springs sounds like the most wonderful thing in creation and not because she's actually enjoying the company she is with.
There's no real bite to her words when she speaks again, but the teasing note is there as she attempts to distance herself from the other thoughts in her head. “Lead the way, Glow Worm.”
None of the emotions going through her make any sense - like how she’s glad he’s going to take her. Or how it does not take long for the clearheadedness she had gained with the little bit of space to disappear again.
He reaches towards her spotted forehead and Altissima doesn’t move and this is another thing that makes no sense to her. She should, she knows that with absolute certainty. She should be doing anything except wondering whether his touch would be soft or rough, cold or warm. She’s alarmed by this thought, the only one that manages to be clear inside her mind until she shuts it out. Wondering that is not going to do her any good. “Very funny.” is the only thing she manages to say in response and the words themselves are so much softer than she intends and she’s not sure why it sounds like she’s out of breath.
Or why it feels like she just ran a long distance, her heart racing to catch up to her as she keeps her gaze locked on him like there might be some answers there.
A few rapid heartbeats later she does manage a single step away and the movement is casual, maybe a little too casual. She tries to regain her footing even though it feels like she’s running out of it - like she’s standing on the edge of a cliff. Confusion and uncertainty are at the forefront of her mind and she’s attempting to retreat behind walls that will keep her safe. No good will come from the things she is thinking about.
And yet she stays. She does not even consider leaving or how maybe having the entirety of Beqanna between her and Tarian will enable sense to come back to her. She wants to be here, for now, and she tells herself it is just because the idea of the hot springs sounds like the most wonderful thing in creation and not because she's actually enjoying the company she is with.
There's no real bite to her words when she speaks again, but the teasing note is there as she attempts to distance herself from the other thoughts in her head. “Lead the way, Glow Worm.”
altissima
@[Tarian]
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