#amneisla

[aurorheroedarchived]

“   isla.   ”      it’s  for  fear  of  startling  her  that  theseus  allows  his  fingers  to  fall  just  short  of  touching  her  shoulder,   instead  hovering  behind  her  uncertaintly.    he’s  not  seen  her  once  since  alie  had  been  shut  down  only  a  matter  of  hours  ago,   having  immediately  been  called  to  perform  his  duties,   and  he’s  not  sure  how  well  she’s  coping  with  the  pain  that  had  returned  in  the  destruction  of  the  city  of  light    (   somehow,   not  once  has  it  occurred  to  him  that  she  may  have  gotten  all  of  her  memories  back   ).      “   i  wanted  to  see  how  you  were  holding  up  with    --    with  the  pain.   now  that  alie  is  gone.   ”

@amneisla

[aurorheroedarchived]

“Please don’t go.”

they don’t have much more time;   he has night shift guard duty and he doubts she can hide from her father much longer,   but he can grant her a few more minutes.    ceasing his efforts to disentangle himself,   he nods slightly and presses his face momentarily back into her hair.    “   i wish that we could stay like this all night,   you know.   ”

[mcthersguilt]

“ i don’t believe you. ”

ANGST AND POST-ANGST SENTENCE STARTERS !

             gaze   flits  up   to   the   younger   ,   doubting   ,   perplexed.      she’d  done   what   they  asked   her   to   do   ,   quit   the   pills   ,   got   sober  ,   ignored   the   way   her   body   ached  and   suffered   through  the   horrible   detox  ,   and   still  they   looked   at   her   as   though   she   were   a   leper   ,   an   outsider  ,   dirty.      a  small   shake   of   her   head  and   hands   carefully  place   the   towel  beside   her   surgical  tools   ,   turning  to   fully   face  isla.   somewhere   deep  in   her   heart  there’s   a   burning  anger   ,   that  after   all   she’d  gone   through   ,   no   one   would   face  her.   and   yet   ,   she   knows   she   deserves   this  doubt   ,   especially  after   all   the   lying   and   sneaking   pills.     they   had   every  right   to   doubt  her.   especially   isla.  

ʺ      you  don’t   have   to   believe   me.     ʺ         she   answers  finally   ,   voice  low   and   even  ,      ʺ      i  understand   why   you   wouldn’t.         but  i   am   sober.     i   haven’t   taken  a   single   one   in   over  a   week.      ʺ            hand   is   held   out   for   proof  ,   completely   steady  ,   without   the   smallest   tremor.    /    @amneisla