#scholarlyblade

[erabundus]

❝ tell me when the fog will subside ... please tell me when the FOG will subside.  ❞

@scholarlyblade &&. liked for a LYRIC STARTER.

[earthssprout]

🌼🐌 answered asks ! // unprompted. ( always accepting ! )

@scholarlyblade sent: 10/10 best daughter ♡

“ I … I LOVE MY PAPA THE MMM … THE MOST – EST, ”

Ari’s smile grew as two little hands layered on top of each other to lay over her heart. Then she continued tenderly:

“ I … I love my Papa wi … wi … with aaaall my heart! ”

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[a-earthssprout]

🌼🐌 answered asks! // send me ‘ comforting ‘ for my muse’s reaction to yours gently wiping their tears away after they’ve been caught crying. ( no longer accepting! )

@scholarlyblade sent: comforting 😭

IT WAS LIKE WATCHING HALF OF YOUR HEART WALK DOWN a boarded path, leaving only the company of a single piece—though a precious piece; one Ari valued equally—behind. Ari tried her very best to be understanding towards the situation—as understanding as one so little could be; Cyno and Collei had things that needed their attention—important things. They MUST go, and as soon as those matters were tended to and settled, they’d return for all the love that the child so desperately wished to give them. 

When might that be? They couldn’t say—they never do—and the mystery was the most overwhelming part of it all. 

But little Ari was not without great comfort in their absence; she’d remain under the watchful eye of Tighnari, who cared for her with the utmost love and handled her with a remarkable gentleness, until their return. Ari found nothing about his presence unpleasant. In fact, once her upset inevitably settled and the pain in her heart was soothed ( perhaps by the touch of one’s exceptionally soft tail … ), the specific cheerfulness that Tighnari filled her heart with would beam as bright as the desert sun. However, she simply would rather that their family would remain whole for a little while longer; to have every person that made up the greatest bits of her small, delicate heart nearby, so that they could enjoy life’s little pleasures in the forest together.

GOODBYES always came too soon. Ari was never ready for them. 

She could not help her tears, and Tighnari never forced her into a position where she felt the need to hold them back; so the little girl wept in her adoptive father’s hands, and even amid tearful hysterics caused by a broken heart, the child remained tender and contained; appropriate and tolerable. Mimicking his own careful, loving gesture, her tiny hands rose to Tighnari’s face and cupped his cheeks, though there were no tears of his to wipe away. It was as if the pain from her heart had seeped into her emerald eyes—like a deep shadow cast over her sunshine—for the look in her set was heartbreakingly sad. But there was a twinkle of happiness still in them, and such was only preserved because of the man who sat before her.

“ I— I mi— I miss them—” Ari sobbed through broken speech. “ I— I— I miss Lo - llei  and Pa— and Papa, please … ”

“ … bu— but I lo— I love Papa, too …” 

A NECESSARY reminder; despite how her little heart ached for others just now, she would not create a doubt in Tighnari’s mind that she loved him—appreciated him—any less than the two who had now long wandered off. The child shifted, scooting to the edge of her seat and leaning forward so that the struggle to embrace Tighnari was not a terrible one. Her small frame stretched, and she buried her face into his shoulder. What a comforting touch … oh yes, she loves him. She LOVES him so. 

“ —wi … with all my heart.”

[longwandering-a]

@scholarlyblade liked for a one-liner starter —

"he was unconscious when i found him."

[eonsadrft]

✦ ⸻ @scholarlyblade​ liked for oneliner starter call!  

   ❝ I said I’m fine, stop trying to examine me. ❞

[a-earthssprout]

🎄⛄ answered asks ! // questioning minds. ( no longer accepting ! )

@scholarlyblade sent: ❛  what  can  i  do ?  ❜

THE MANY WAYS THAT TIGHNARI COULD HELP quickly made their way through little Ari’s mind, though she did not consider a single one—no, the shame she currently felt was strong enough to fight any willingness for assistance, though she so desperately needed it. This negative feeling, however, was not encouraged by anything said or done by Tighnari; in fact, he made it a point to show that he believed in her—to remind her that she is more than capable of learning how to read, and that asking for help is normal and sometimes necessary. 

But children do get these silly little notions in their head despite any well - made efforts, and these notions act like a heavy hand on their shoulders, holding them back from their potential. 

In truth, little Ari did not want Tighnari to know that she couldn’t do it—she could not make sense of the word on the paper, for it was far too big for her mouth to allow her to say out loud, and there were far too many letters for her brain to jumble and flip—she was simply desperate to show that she could do it; that she could make him proud without his help! 

This, of course, brought a faint blush to her cheeks, and she felt herself growing more and more overwhelmed with each passing second, as the word never formed properly during any of them. She stirred in her chair, shaking her head. 

“ nnn … no, thank you … ” Was her short response, said as sweetly as she could currently make it, though her frustration with herself accidentally seeped into her tone. It was very much audible to even the most inattentive ear. 

“ I … I can do it, ple … please … I … I can read it— ”

[erabundus]

@scholarlyblade​  &&.  said...                ❛  didn’t you listen to what i just said?  ❜

the  annoyed  look  he  gave  the  other  over  one  shoulder  was  all  the  answer  the  wanderer  needed  to  give  —  a  resounding  NO.  this  stranger,  this  forest  watcher ...  who  did  he  think  he  was?  as  if  knowing  his  way  around  a  few  trees  suddenly  gave  him  the  right  to  tell  him  what  to  do?  (  if  he  only  knew  who  he  was  speaking  with,  surely  he  would hold  his  tongue.  )  the  arrogance  on  display  was  so  astounding,  it  made  his  head  spin.

❝  if  i  wanted  your  advice,  i  would  have  asked  for  it.  ❞      the  wanderer  shot  back.  he  wasn’t  especially  fond  of  having  conversations  sprung  on  him  to  begin  with.      ❝  contrary  to  what  you  seem  to  believe,  i’m  not  nearly  so  INCOMPETENT  —  so  if  you’re  worried  i  may  wander  off  and  find  myself  eaten  by  a  rishboland  tiger,  don’t  be.  ❞      he  turned,  gesturing  (  proudly  )  to  his  vision.      ❝  as  you  can  plainly  see,  i  am  more  than  capable  of  taking  care  of  myself.  ❞      he  then  punctuated  the  statement  by  spinning  on  his  heel  —  storming  off  at  a  brisk  pace  that  just  barely  straddled  the  line  between  a  walk  and  a  light  jog.  if  he  was  lucky,  perhaps  he  could  shake  him.

❝  farewell,  then.  have  a  nice  life.  ❞      he  gave  a  dismissive  wave.

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