Elyse awoke, but it wasn't naturally. She had been shaken, and she woke up groggily and sore from having leaned over the desk in an unnatural manner. She looked up tiredly to see Mae pulling her up to her feet. The tears came back immediately as the inner pain hit again. If Mae spoke, Elyse couldn't here it over the shouting of her emotions screaming that it was her fault.
He killed her because YOU told her your secret.
He has to kill him because YOU fucked up.
The guilt was by far the stronger of the two emotions Elyse felt, but it was laces with the sadness of her father's betrayal. Even in this state, Elyse noticed the slight difference in her inner monologue. It was no longer that she killed her mother. Nox's words had broken through. Deep down she knew what was happening. The shock of the day before was wearing out. She was no longer distracted by having to make plans or do anything else. Now she was forced to process what she felt. Elyse knew this had to happen. She couldn't heal if she didn't.
Mae would know that too. Elyse had never met a person who understood emotions like Mae. She knew sentients had the ability to change peoples emotions. She didn't know if they all did - Mae had never tried to change hers that she knew of, and she clearly wasn't now. Mae knew this needed to happen. She knew Elyse had to allow herself to be upset to heal.
Mae took her gently, wrapping an arm around Elyse to gently guide her to the bed and set her down. Mae's hands pushed her shoulders, making her lie down before tucking her in. Elyse was sobbing, the pain of guilt and betrayal felt like her insides were being burned away. She felt Mae's gentle hands brush away tears and the hair out of her face. She felt her gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Thank you," Elyse barely managed the words in her crying.
Mae moved away, but soon Elyse felt her there behind her, holding her close as she cried herself to sleep again. Mae would allow her to feel her pain and to heal from it, but wouldn't allow her to be alone.
((OoC: Mae with permission))
He killed her because YOU told her your secret.
He has to kill him because YOU fucked up.
The guilt was by far the stronger of the two emotions Elyse felt, but it was laces with the sadness of her father's betrayal. Even in this state, Elyse noticed the slight difference in her inner monologue. It was no longer that she killed her mother. Nox's words had broken through. Deep down she knew what was happening. The shock of the day before was wearing out. She was no longer distracted by having to make plans or do anything else. Now she was forced to process what she felt. Elyse knew this had to happen. She couldn't heal if she didn't.
Mae would know that too. Elyse had never met a person who understood emotions like Mae. She knew sentients had the ability to change peoples emotions. She didn't know if they all did - Mae had never tried to change hers that she knew of, and she clearly wasn't now. Mae knew this needed to happen. She knew Elyse had to allow herself to be upset to heal.
Mae took her gently, wrapping an arm around Elyse to gently guide her to the bed and set her down. Mae's hands pushed her shoulders, making her lie down before tucking her in. Elyse was sobbing, the pain of guilt and betrayal felt like her insides were being burned away. She felt Mae's gentle hands brush away tears and the hair out of her face. She felt her gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Thank you," Elyse barely managed the words in her crying.
Mae moved away, but soon Elyse felt her there behind her, holding her close as she cried herself to sleep again. Mae would allow her to feel her pain and to heal from it, but wouldn't allow her to be alone.
((OoC: Mae with permission))