Isla
"I did, but like you said. Technically you are not here, and I can't harm you." And neither can the Voice goes unsaid, because he'd been there for the way her scans had activated, the danger that tiptoed so close to the surface when it came to her relationship with Remi. "Besides, I really, really needed to see you," she admits, caring not at all for their closeness and how appropriate (or not) it might be.
Indeed, nodding and leaning in to rest her head against his chest, Isla closes her eyes to listen to his words accompanied by the reassuring drumbeat of his heart. "I don't blame you for wanting someone to take responsibility for it," she says. "And doing nothing is not an option either." That much they are in agreement with, Isla reaching around to smooth her hands down the length of his back, though whether she's trying to soothe the feathers that have ruffled there or just relish their softness is beyond even her.
"I'm going to reach out to Ronin in Stormbreak," she says. "With Sunjata, because of Nate. I don't know how much the Hollowed Grounds can do to make amends, but I'm taking it seriously, I promise."
Indeed, nodding and leaning in to rest her head against his chest, Isla closes her eyes to listen to his words accompanied by the reassuring drumbeat of his heart. "I don't blame you for wanting someone to take responsibility for it," she says. "And doing nothing is not an option either." That much they are in agreement with, Isla reaching around to smooth her hands down the length of his back, though whether she's trying to soothe the feathers that have ruffled there or just relish their softness is beyond even her.
"I'm going to reach out to Ronin in Stormbreak," she says. "With Sunjata, because of Nate. I don't know how much the Hollowed Grounds can do to make amends, but I'm taking it seriously, I promise."
we're gonna separate ourselves tonight
we're always running scared but holding knives
we're always running scared but holding knives
