04-20-2023, 02:30 PM
His mood was all itchy and abrasive under her skin. The snap made her sigh into her tea, though she didn’t say anything back. The surge of irritation was his not hers, and she was long used to navigating his volatility. Elias didn’t even look up. The door bounced behind him.
Asha spent a moment centering herself, eyes closed. Then she retrieved and washed up his mug in the sink. His emotions still lapped against her senses, but in isolation there were less distractions, and it was easier to separate his feelings from her own.
When she followed he was out on the deck, black and brooding as the promise of a storm. Beyond the lake was as still as glass. The sun bounced bright and gleaming, but the air nipped cold against her bare arms and legs. Her hands curled around her tea as she joined him.
“It's just that I’m afraid, El. There’s a reason my uncle always left me behind when he was working.” Her fears she admitted to easily. Since the day Elias had gripped her hand in the crowds surrounding the Ascendancy's new monument, Asha had never held back her trust in him. She shivered a little in the early morning chill, and leaned on the railing, peering up at his expression.
Asha spent a moment centering herself, eyes closed. Then she retrieved and washed up his mug in the sink. His emotions still lapped against her senses, but in isolation there were less distractions, and it was easier to separate his feelings from her own.
When she followed he was out on the deck, black and brooding as the promise of a storm. Beyond the lake was as still as glass. The sun bounced bright and gleaming, but the air nipped cold against her bare arms and legs. Her hands curled around her tea as she joined him.
“It's just that I’m afraid, El. There’s a reason my uncle always left me behind when he was working.” Her fears she admitted to easily. Since the day Elias had gripped her hand in the crowds surrounding the Ascendancy's new monument, Asha had never held back her trust in him. She shivered a little in the early morning chill, and leaned on the railing, peering up at his expression.