Heart Game (Continued)

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[There's nothing]

[Nothing]

[Nothingnothingnothingnothingnothing]

[Isn't that wonderful though?]

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ENTER | CHUMROLL CONTINUED | BEDROOM | BREATH | TIME | SPACE | LIFE 1 LIFE 2 | BLOOD 1 BLOOD 2 | MIND | DOOM 1 DOOM 2 | RAGE 1 RAGE 2 | HOPE

Comments

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

[ aww, he's starting to get so used to this hug business from you he doesn't mind it one bit. in fact, it actually makes him feel... a bit relieved. because he was still struggling to forgive himself for what happened before ]

How are you feeling? Doom mentioned she was your counterbalance...

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

I feel....stable. Come, come, look. [She pulls him over to where some glass still is. Because there's always gonna be glass left, sorry bro, but she points to it.]

See? It's all solid now instead of cracked to hell.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

That's good.

[ he means it and then looks at the glass. he expected there to be some left, tbh ]

That's really good to see.

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She nods.] Yeah. It's been a while since it's been this good.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

Is there a way I can help keep it like this? When I'm out?

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

...make sure I don't use totally fake smiles often. Happens every once and a while and it's fine, but the reason we handled things as well as we did is 'cause we could find a real reason to smile in horrible sitches.

So even if it's a little reason to smile, I'll be fine. But if it's false, it'll start gettin' bad again.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

I'll remember the things I learned in here to remind you.

[ like, even the fact that sometimes to get to that smile you gotta go through some pain-bonding first ]

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Pain bonding is kind of a thing, yes.]

[Nods.] I think that'll help.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

I feel like I'm going to need someone to share this new-found pillow fort interest with anyway.

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She laughs.] Forts are always good.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

Why are they so special to you?

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

...I just kinda like 'em? They make me feel safe?

[Because it's Homestuck.]

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

Ah. That's fine.

[ like water and him. he just wondered if there was deeper meaning ]

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[There probably is, but only Hussie knows.]

Yeah. They're still cool though.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

[ that damn Hussie ]

They are nice.

[ especially when made with fraaaands ]

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Yes. And you can make 'em out of anything.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

Anything you can stack, at least.

[ water would not a good fort make, unless you had some special water powers. and Sakura doesn't approve of the whole "sinking to the bottom of the pool" thing ]

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[We could FREEZE the water?]

Yeppers!

Did the Pumpkin Soup help?

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

[ well, that could work, yes. have a pretty ice castle for these two princesses ]

It did. I shared it with Rage and Hope. There were two times I almost used it, but it wouldn't have been fair.

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Yes, only good things there.]

Fair?

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

To you. Doom offered it to me after she showed me what Roxy had gone through. You never had the option to use that soup. And in the void... Doom helped me again instead of using that. I wanted to share it with you, where you needed it.

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She's quiet for a few moments.]

[Then she smiles, reaching up to touch his cheeks.]

You're really nice.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

[ stares at her ]

I'm still learning.

[ you've helped bring that part out, at least ]

Re: LIFE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

That just means it's who you are at the core. Someone who cares.

Re: LIFE

[forthemackerel]

[ averts his eyes a little because embarrassing, but also feelings are still confusing ]

Part of me didn't-- doesn't?-- want to. It's a lot of effort to invest in someone.

[ but, kind of obvious he's willing to if someone is made important to him somehow ]

...but I don't regret anything here.