MAEA
Apologies were all she had. But since he asked her to stop, she did and squeezed her mouth shut. The hand on her shoulder was a tether and an anchor, holding her as firmly in place as that leash migh, that they joked so much about. A lifeline, really. Umbilical cordage that fed her a steady flow of reassurance. Gradually the blind panic subsided. In its wake lingered self-doubt and guilt, and a toxic dread that cast doubt over everything she had promised to become. Supportive and open minded and uplifting - what good were they, when she couldn't even get her meaning across?
Her nod came again, unaccompanied by apologies. The winding talk hadn't been for herself today. She had wanted to do for him what he did for her. Be the plank to bounce against, until something relented and the mood changed. But it didn't work. It had become all about herself again, and in the process...
"What would you like me to do?" She made herself look up. Meet his gaze if he sought it. Maybe she didn't say it but the remorse and desperation to make amends was all there to see anyway. "How can I help you, when... when you are down?"
Clearly their languages were not the same, here. And she wanted to help. If she could.
Her nod came again, unaccompanied by apologies. The winding talk hadn't been for herself today. She had wanted to do for him what he did for her. Be the plank to bounce against, until something relented and the mood changed. But it didn't work. It had become all about herself again, and in the process...
"What would you like me to do?" She made herself look up. Meet his gaze if he sought it. Maybe she didn't say it but the remorse and desperation to make amends was all there to see anyway. "How can I help you, when... when you are down?"
Clearly their languages were not the same, here. And she wanted to help. If she could.
Light is easy to love
Show me your darkness
Show me your darkness
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
