@katokosmos requested :
"And that distance keeps us safe." ( outis @ ishy )
AND THAT DISTANCE KEEPS US SAFE. while that was true, ishmael knew that just because things were safe didn't mean they were right. maybe she was just hoping for too much, maybe she was grasping at metaphorical straws, but perhaps she was wanting something more with outis, more than just safety.
boats and anchors were never supposed to fall in love, for neither of them could properly bear the weight of the other.
' that is true, outis, but .... '
ishmael wasn't even looking into the other sailor's eyes anymore, instead staring through her as if outis were nothing more than thin air.
' this is becoming unbearable. being so close, yet so far .... it's unfair. all of it ! i want this, us, to work so badly .... don't you ? '











