[ It stills her, watching Ilde break and it aches, not just because being so close bled the connection into each and every word.
But because oh she knew, she knew - ]
(Then I will be there. When it happens. I promise. )
[ Hitches, soft, heart-beat wing-beat. Her fingers threading through Ilde's, gripping her like it was all of that made real. ]
(I'm told that's what people do when they... would do anything for each other.)
[ Can't say it, can't say it, can't say it, but she hopes she feels it, in between each word, settled in close. Wanting and hovering and nervous for her but only out of concern, and always patient and waiting. ]
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But because oh she knew, she knew - ]
( Then I will be there. When it happens. I promise. )
[ Hitches, soft, heart-beat wing-beat. Her fingers threading through Ilde's, gripping her like it was all of that made real. ]
( I'm told that's what people do when they... would do anything for each other. )
[ Can't say it, can't say it, can't say it, but she hopes she feels it, in between each word, settled in close. Wanting and hovering and nervous for her but only out of concern, and always patient and waiting. ]