closed starter for ben pownall & ryn || @metamxrphxsis @rynxlove
Moving to Beacon Hills had not been easy. Leaving behind Bristol Cove, the center, their home and friends, all the memories every corner of the town held for them. It'd been difficult to make the decision, even if Maddie had debated it through the years and had almost gone through with it after the siren song attack. She had never left though, for a long time she doubted she ever could. Then the news of the resurrected reached them, discussing the matter with Ryn, what exactly the dead returning could mean...
Relocating felt necessary. The why and how, how long it could take, whether their chances were low or even none existence; it didn’t matter. If there was a possibility, if there was even the slightest chance that those they had lost could come back, that they would be waiting in that small California town; they had to go. They had to try.
Maddie exited the examination room and found the secretary of the research department waiting for her. She was told her girlfriend and their child had arrived asking to see her, that a man was also accompanying them but Ryn had not introduced him. Maddie didn't ask any other questions, knowing that Ryn wouldn't have shared any information with the staff she didn't believe they needed to know, thanking her coworker and hurrying off to the office.
She felt nervous, tension rising in her body as she walked through the hallways of the aquarium, wondering what exactly was going on and why Ryn was bringing this man with her. A part of her, the emotional and wishful part of her, wondered if their months of searching had finally paid off, if their reason for moving to Beacon Hills had finally been proven to be the right decision. Maddie didn't want to assume though, she didn't want to get her hopes up and then haven them crushed once again. She had to remain calm, to stop her thoughts from racing, to focus and not speculate before she had all the information.
Maddie opened the door to her office and met the mermaid's gaze, a smile curling her lips as she greeted both Ryn and Hope. Brown eyes then lifted to the figure behind them, to the man the shorter brunette had brought with her, Maddie's eyes growing wide. She looked at Ryn, silently begging her for confirmation, begging to be reassured it was actually real.
Maddie looked at the man again. “Ben..” She hurried to him, holding back a sob as she wrapped her arms around him.
