thevoidsdarkhorse | Heart Game (Continued)

Heart Game (Continued)

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[It's not a bad comment. Frankly, it's a great one. One that's very touching. But there's that flicker, that knowledge that no one else seemed to think so, no one else seemed to remember or care. It darkens his expression, fingers tightening a bit painfully against her palm.]

It has to.

You remember.

Even if you're the last one... [And there's a shift. Seagulls join the scene. The sounds of dogs barking in the distance, rustle in the bushes of rabbits.] You still remember.

And there's others you can tell 'bout 'em. Honor their memory.

...Heh. You're not wrong.

[It's nice. This all is... nice. To share it without all the charade.

Why does it still feel like such a foreign concept...?

...]

Kind of odd, though. To hear that from you.

...not like the concept was new, y'know.

Just....got tired of it for a while.

[She looks out at the water.]

I had to survive with so little for a long time. But I needed it, that little bit I had. So I could keep going.

I didn't know what to do without it.

If it's what can anchor you, it's hard not to take it and hold on with all you've got. Feels like a waste of what's been given otherwise.

Though...

[Squeezing her hand again.]

I hope having a little more isn't unwelcome. Even if it's hard to see or accept the result that might come. At the very least... maybe it'll make things a little less tiring.

[She nods, squeezing his hand.] That's what I've been hoping would happen, when I realized you all were in here.

I wanted to be able to accept something new. New reasons to hope. To find something to keep moving with.