@umvetrinn said: She can't sleep, one would think she'd collapse as soon as she could, but she's scared to, even tucked securely into Emily's side, leeching off the heat of the Empress's body. "I —" Her voice is still brittle, raw and hoarse. ( Everything feels raw right now, bare fingers wiggle experimentally, as if to prove she's still in control. ) Her teeth still feel like there's black sand stuck in the crevices. Coarse and scratchy against her tongue. Every word difficult. "I'm sorry, for not telling you."
One of the very signature things about Emily’s relationship with Elsa is that it’s open. Securely so. From small things like the way Emily is usually without a shirt when she’s holding Elsa -- she’s bare, physically, emotionally. She doesn’t have to hide under the many, complicated layers of Empress. Emily just peers at Elsa’s wiggling fingers. Her face is neutral, calm respite in brown eyes. She reaches up the arm that isn’t tucked under Elsa’s neck & shoulders, fingertips just gliding along the back of Elsa’s knuckles. A soft, knowledgeable touch. “ I wouldn’t have told you either for fear of putting you in danger. ” Just a pause, Emily’s hand staying where it is.
“ Are you still afraid? ”











