Vervain
Remi stretched out and Vai pulled a knee to her chest, watching the dark waves and the play of the stars upon them. Her smile tinged with sadness when he spoke and finally shattered the illusion of happy chit-chat, though they had both known it was coming. "Sometimes you need the small talk, to remind yourself that for whatever else has happened, it hasn't all been bad," she said, glancing across at Remi and tilting her head as she regarded him.
"You're a mess with most of the pieces picked up, though. That's better than where you started," she reasoned, reaching out to affectionately muss his curls. "You can be a mess around me. I hope you remember that."
"You're a mess with most of the pieces picked up, though. That's better than where you started," she reasoned, reaching out to affectionately muss his curls. "You can be a mess around me. I hope you remember that."
