KIM HAD STILL NOT fully recovered from the feeling of disappearing out of and into existence. especially not with the amount of time that had passed in town, even if it felt like nothing on the other side. but it was something she was doing her best not to dwell on now that she was back with her family, back with her mate. which was how she’d found herself with her legs curled across everan’s in the quiet stillness of her home, body angled towards him with full attention as she gently stroked her fingers across his cheek. making up for months worth of lost time, as if they hadn’t been doing that enough since she’d returned. ❝ i was so worried i would never see you again. i’ve missed you, ev, ❞ she finds herself reiterating for the thousandth time, tone soft even with the quiet teases that follow. ❝ you’re looking a little scraggly, mr. gladstone. forget what a haircut was while i was away ? ❞ because gone sounded too permanent, struck too close to the bone. / @coruscvnts.











