HARPER
I stood outside when the roof gave in
You crawled from the wreckage you were lying in
You crawled from the wreckage you were lying in
Her voice is familiar and soothing, and Harper relaxes further at her side as she expands on her reasons for visiting. It’s almost a lulling sensation, and when she comes to a stop it almost startles him, bringing him back to the present.
Any parental concern for why she might need a break fizzles and dissolves beneath alcohol and bitterness alike at her gentle question, making room for a harsh bark of a laugh. “Ah, I guess I never told anyone but Flora and Hadama…” he trails off, vaguely wondering if he should have posted on the Notice Board at the very least. But what did he owe them anymore? Staring up at the cloud-dotted sky, Harper shrugs loosely. “I left. Quit. Abdicated, whatever. Sunjata said I could stay here as long as I wanted, so here I am.” Which is probably not what his daughter figure is expecting to hear, but it’s freeing to say it out loud. Though it does prompt him to take up the bottle and take a swig from it, hoping to chase the memories away and hide from the few responsibilities he has left that still haunt him from afar.
Any parental concern for why she might need a break fizzles and dissolves beneath alcohol and bitterness alike at her gentle question, making room for a harsh bark of a laugh. “Ah, I guess I never told anyone but Flora and Hadama…” he trails off, vaguely wondering if he should have posted on the Notice Board at the very least. But what did he owe them anymore? Staring up at the cloud-dotted sky, Harper shrugs loosely. “I left. Quit. Abdicated, whatever. Sunjata said I could stay here as long as I wanted, so here I am.” Which is probably not what his daughter figure is expecting to hear, but it’s freeing to say it out loud. Though it does prompt him to take up the bottle and take a swig from it, hoping to chase the memories away and hide from the few responsibilities he has left that still haunt him from afar.
You're out of reach and we're out of time, I take it all and toe that line
You held my hand and pulled me down with you
You held my hand and pulled me down with you
