She's the light in a dark room
She smiles with her eyes and it'll hold you
Every LongNight should be easier given every year that passes without harm. That is the way healing is supposed to work. But while in some ways the fear does dissipate, a trauma like hers - a trauma all Natural Grounders had been born into - never really goes away. It's why peaceful, cozy moments like these are ones she looks forward to. A way to smooth over the nightmares of the past and rewrite them with better, happier memories. She smiles with her eyes and it'll hold you
Taking the cider in hand - impressed as always by her fiance's persistent dexterity even in such small actions - Evie braces her forearms on the tabletop and cradles the cup between her hands, thumb idly smoothing away condensation. The blank pages before them feel promising instead of daunting. A new beginning for them both.
"Location, I'd say. Whether we want to hold it in Halo or elsewhere. There are benefits to both." While being Halovians is a large portion of their identities both separate and shared, perhaps it should not define the background of their marriage the way it had for Noah and Cordelia - who were now notably not in Halo. But they do both love this land, so it would be a worthwhile first decision.
She's a bullet that's about to fire
And she's the steady that will keep you sane
And she's the steady that will keep you sane
Evie
