❝ oh , carmilla ---- ❞ and it leaves her lips , a cry , as if some holy plea towards heaven as she turns . relief pours over her shoulders in waves ( for i am no longer lonely , no longer some maiden trapped in her tower / some rare flower waiting to bloom . for your presence frees me , excites me , dares me to wander to the edges of life ) ❝ i thought you had gone away , i could not find you . . . ❞ last night ---- as the candle & the moon guided my lonely path , those dim lights casting shadows , throwing themselves against these old stone walls . my bare feet against the cold floor , the shiver that wrapped itself against the column of my spine ( how i searched , how i agonized , how i sought your comfort and found my arms empty ) no , her governess had found her ❝ they think me too ill today , sleepwalking , all through the night . they’ve asked that i stay in bed ❞
a frown creases her brow , arms folded gently over one another as she settles against the rustled duvet of her bed . gaze strays towards the parted curtains , towards the light that spills in like tendrils of gold ---- reaching out to caress her . shoulders slump softly , hair cascading in rivers of autumnal hue across them ❝ but at least you are here now , yes ? and you will indulge me , won’t you carmilla ? for just a short while ---- i cannot bear the emptiness of this room ❞
@dervampir , 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔢𝔯
