![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
I have all the time in the world for you, Keyleth. Are you okay?
Of course, sweetness. Come by whenever. I'm taking up space in Halsin's cabin while he's out... being a bear or whatever he's doing.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
Late morning/mid-day, a peregrine falcon came soaring up to a sturdy tree outside of Halsin's cabin, which transformed into small lizard and scurried down the branch and tree trunk. Once on solid ground, the little orange lizard transformed again, into a tall red-headed druid, who dusted herself off and walked up to the cabin, looking around outside for Sky, because she kind of assumed she'd be somewhere outside. An indoor gal, Night Sky was not, at least not that Keyleth had seen. "Sky? You around?"
Late morning/mid-day, a peregrine falcon came soaring up to a sturdy tree outside of Halsin's cabin, which transformed into small lizard and scurried down the branch and tree trunk. Once on solid ground, the little orange lizard transformed again, into a tall red-headed druid, who dusted herself off and walked up to the cabin, looking around outside for Sky, because she kind of assumed she'd be somewhere outside. An indoor gal, Night Sky was not, at least not that Keyleth had seen. "Sky? You around?"
Night Sky being outside had been the correct assumption. The dryad was sitting on the other side of the cabin, fishing pole shoved into the muddy shore, mostly naked frame leaning back against a sturdy log. She glanced over when she heard her name and grinned.
"Over here, sweet thing." She called back. Night Sky sat up a little and patted a spot on the log beside where she rested on the ground. "Saved you a seat."
"Over here, sweet thing." She called back. Night Sky sat up a little and patted a spot on the log beside where she rested on the ground. "Saved you a seat."
Keyleth opened her mouth to make a joke about the seat being her face, but changed her mind at the last second. Instead, she sat down on the ground next to Sky, resting her back against the log and crossing her legs at the ankles. "You catch anything yet?" she asked, tilting her chin towards the fishing pole as she fussed her skirt into place.
Listen... she almost made the same joke.
"Hm? Oh. No. Not really biting today, I think." Night Sky shrugged and tugged her knees up to her chest, resting her arms atop them. "What's on your mind, Keyleth?"
"Hm? Oh. No. Not really biting today, I think." Night Sky shrugged and tugged her knees up to her chest, resting her arms atop them. "What's on your mind, Keyleth?"
"Oh." Keyleth tried to think of something she could do to usher the fish to the fishing pole, like, maybe she could change into a fish and talk to them about the great tasty worm over by the shore--but that was a little morbid and weird even for her. And she was probably stalling because her thoughts were so scattered and weird. She sighed lightly and shifted to tuck her knees up to her chest, resting her folded arms on them. "Do you, um, do you remember Vax? My. Well. My Vax?"
Night Sky was silent for a moment. "Yeah, a little. Talked to him a few times." She was more into his sister, if she was honest, but maybe now wasn't the correct time to say that. "Did something happen with him? Is he here?"
Honestly, completely valid.
"He is, but..." Keyleth heaved a sigh and stretched her legs back out, restless and fidgety. "It's not--he's not my Vax. There's so much he doesn't know because it hasn't happened for him yet. He doesn't remember the Feywilds. He doesn't know he's gonna die. I don't, I don't even think he and I are together at the time he's from. And I don't know how to talk to him. Or if I even should."
She heaved a sigh and hauled herself to her feet to pace, dragging her hair over her shoulder to twist a thick lock of it between her hands. "Or if I even want to. And then I just feel terrible for all of it, because I should. I should want all the time I can get with him but I just, we went through so much. And I don't know if I have it in me to go through it again. What's wrong with me?"
"He is, but..." Keyleth heaved a sigh and stretched her legs back out, restless and fidgety. "It's not--he's not my Vax. There's so much he doesn't know because it hasn't happened for him yet. He doesn't remember the Feywilds. He doesn't know he's gonna die. I don't, I don't even think he and I are together at the time he's from. And I don't know how to talk to him. Or if I even should."
She heaved a sigh and hauled herself to her feet to pace, dragging her hair over her shoulder to twist a thick lock of it between her hands. "Or if I even want to. And then I just feel terrible for all of it, because I should. I should want all the time I can get with him but I just, we went through so much. And I don't know if I have it in me to go through it again. What's wrong with me?"
Night Sky watched her intently but did not move from her position on the ground even when Keyleth stood and started to pace. It sounded... familiar, almost, only Night Sky had been on the opposite side. Aymeric knew some version of her from before, the version he married and adored. Their situation had worked out well, at least.
"Nothings wrong with you, Keyleth." She assured her. "I can't imagine what you're going through, but it's not like you're a bad person for not wanting to do it all again. It's like starting over — and can you even really do that when you know the outcome?"
"Nothings wrong with you, Keyleth." She assured her. "I can't imagine what you're going through, but it's not like you're a bad person for not wanting to do it all again. It's like starting over — and can you even really do that when you know the outcome?"
Okay, I think I need you right now. Wanna meet at the tree house?
“I’m okay.”
Is the last thing she says before she makes her way there. Joie looks just fine, honestly, she is fine. She’s just tired of trying to do things the way she’s been doing them.
Once she gets into the treehouse she’s going looking for Sky. “Love?”
Is the last thing she says before she makes her way there. Joie looks just fine, honestly, she is fine. She’s just tired of trying to do things the way she’s been doing them.
Once she gets into the treehouse she’s going looking for Sky. “Love?”
Night Sky appeared not long after Joie called out, hurrying down the stairs to meet her.
"Hi." Arms up, ready to hug. "I've missed you."
"Hi." Arms up, ready to hug. "I've missed you."
She wrapped her arms around Sky, its tight and lingering. It’s like she doesn’t want to pull away. She doesn’t, she won’t, at least for now.
“I’m sorry,” she says quietly. “I’ve not been the best partner lately.” She doesn’t want to dwell on it too much, or feel sorry for herself. She just wants to fix what she’s doing.
“I’m so used to doing things alone, and I should really start relying on people more.” She frowns.
“I’m sorry,” she says quietly. “I’ve not been the best partner lately.” She doesn’t want to dwell on it too much, or feel sorry for herself. She just wants to fix what she’s doing.
“I’m so used to doing things alone, and I should really start relying on people more.” She frowns.
Night Sky wasn't inclined to pull away either, so she nestled her face into Joie's chest, arms held tight around her in turn.
"It's okay." She assured her. "It's hard to get used to asking for help, so I get it. Do you want to talk about it?"
"It's okay." She assured her. "It's hard to get used to asking for help, so I get it. Do you want to talk about it?"
“I got scared after that time I was paralyzed. I’ve been out trying to get enough bones for my powers. I’m nearly there. Then I can protect what matters.” Joie sighs, leaning on Night Sky a little more.
“I’ve nearly died so many times before, but that was the first time I felt hopeless.” She admits.
“I’ve nearly died so many times before, but that was the first time I felt hopeless.” She admits.
"I'm sorry, baby. You know I would have come to help you if you needed me to." With the quests, at least. There was little she could have done for the paralysis at the time.
Night Sky leaned back to cup Joie's face. "You don't have to do any of this alone."
Night Sky leaned back to cup Joie's face. "You don't have to do any of this alone."
“I wish I would have realized that much sooner, instead I’ve kept running off and not being a good partner to you.” She leans in to place little kisses on her cheeks.
“You know you help me by just being here. You always make me so happy.” Joie would do good to remember all of that too.
“You know you help me by just being here. You always make me so happy.” Joie would do good to remember all of that too.
[ When she wakes up, she will find a moonstone ring nestled in a geode he had found out in his wanderings. He includes a bouquet of wildflowers wrapped in lace and silk ribbons to lay beside the present. ]
"You haven't been a bad partner, Joie." She assured her. "Best we can do is try to not run off again, right? I'm not upset."
Page 1 of 11