@fcragil said : they are accidental words that spill , but a weight feels lifted even though she speaks of nothing. ❝ tell myself i’m fine, but i don’t really know ❞ the fact something is there and now someone knows about it makes her feel vulnerable. she trails off from there , finding it difficult to do something she's never done before; open up. perhaps this was the first step, the rest will follow in time.
there had been a longstanding silence, one that he did not address. the silence made him uneasy in ways he’s never felt. there was always more to her then she allowed and 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭. he was a mystery himself, and couldn’t face his past. his head ached with blurry thoughts of a once happy town and past he chose to push aside for the pain became unbearable. his eyes wander over her, searching for something to echo through the silence, breaking the soundless air like shattering glass. her voice brings the relief he needs at this moment. somehow even 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦. her words expressed like an unsolved puzzle, he doesn’t know what to make of them, but he realizes them for what they are… a confession. his eyes fall to her feet as he slows his pace and trails behind her.
❝ i don’t think you have to know… ❞ his words are like a beckon to her, from behind, he stands still until she turns on her heel and her eyes are on him. 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬… 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰. was this expression for him or the words he allowed to slip from his lips? ❝ i just mean that… it’s okay if you don’t know… ❞ cloud had never felt strong, even though his weakness slipped through his words and coated them like a fragile armor, but he wanted her to see him, ❝ but… i want you to know that i’m here. ❞ his eyes fill with a determination that 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. if she were to convey her soul to him he would need to be ready for it—ready for her.
unprompted ask / always accepting