[ lumine remains seated, her gaze carefully kept onto a point on the wall. she can hear him shuffling around, but still, she keeps quiet and rifles through her thoughts, her list of things to do. it keeps her distracted for a moment, the voice in her head subdued and pushed back, stifled as she was when the spirit tried to take over her body.
keeping apart will make sure they stay as they are, and isn't that something that deeply matters for them? to be themselves, to live their own lives without anyone meddling. perhaps, in the long run, the gods would leave them alone if both childe and lumine have been supressed enough.
... wishful thinking, but who's to say it's not possible?
she briefly turns to look at him when he pauses in front of her. and there's that heavy, oppressive temptation to reach out to him. to touch his face, to intertwine their fingers, to embrace him and kiss him and cling to him. instead, she lowers her gaze, unable to meet his eyes.
she's caused this pain in him, after all. what right does she have to face him? ]
Yes, it is, [ she almost chokes out the words, breath catching in her throat. she inhales deeply. ] Goodbye, Ajax. Take care of yourself.
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keeping apart will make sure they stay as they are, and isn't that something that deeply matters for them? to be themselves, to live their own lives without anyone meddling. perhaps, in the long run, the gods would leave them alone if both childe and lumine have been supressed enough.
... wishful thinking, but who's to say it's not possible?
she briefly turns to look at him when he pauses in front of her. and there's that heavy, oppressive temptation to reach out to him. to touch his face, to intertwine their fingers, to embrace him and kiss him and cling to him. instead, she lowers her gaze, unable to meet his eyes.
she's caused this pain in him, after all. what right does she have to face him? ]
Yes, it is, [ she almost chokes out the words, breath catching in her throat. she inhales deeply. ] Goodbye, Ajax. Take care of yourself.