02-12-2025, 07:30 PM
Anna smiled as Elyse hugged her again, returning it with fervor. Anna hadn’t thought it would be this big of a deal for Elyse, but it was, and Anna could tell that Elyse appreciated it very much. The pair went back to the living room and Anna sat down. Elyse lay down and put her head in Anna’s lap, looking up. ”This okay?” she asked.
Anna nodded. ”if you wanna talk, I’m okay with listening and offering advice. If you just want to lay down, that’s fine too. You going to work tonight?”
Elyse shook her head. ”I just can’t. I feel guilty about all the time I’ve been missing, and yes I know I shouldn’t. I’ve been working on that, she sighed. ”I do want to talk, Anna, but I need to think first. Tell me about you - anything new with Anna?”
Anna shrugged, ”Not too much. Case and I went on a non-date. Had a lot of fun actually until we saw a woman get attacked by a monster,” Elyse looked at her questioningly. ”Yeah - it looked human m, but was very pale. Long fingernails or claws. Eyes we black as the night sky.”
Elyse looked at her seriously. ”Dreykan,” she explained. ”Need blood to regulate their body temperature. With as cold as it’s been, they need to feed. I can’t imagine this was good for you to see. I’m sorry.”
”I wasn’t very well for awhile. She…didn’t make it,” Anna felt Elyse grab her hand. ”Cade definitely isn’t a believer though. Maybe he was just working through it.” Elyse looked a little skeptical at that.
Anna nodded. ”if you wanna talk, I’m okay with listening and offering advice. If you just want to lay down, that’s fine too. You going to work tonight?”
Elyse shook her head. ”I just can’t. I feel guilty about all the time I’ve been missing, and yes I know I shouldn’t. I’ve been working on that, she sighed. ”I do want to talk, Anna, but I need to think first. Tell me about you - anything new with Anna?”
Anna shrugged, ”Not too much. Case and I went on a non-date. Had a lot of fun actually until we saw a woman get attacked by a monster,” Elyse looked at her questioningly. ”Yeah - it looked human m, but was very pale. Long fingernails or claws. Eyes we black as the night sky.”
Elyse looked at her seriously. ”Dreykan,” she explained. ”Need blood to regulate their body temperature. With as cold as it’s been, they need to feed. I can’t imagine this was good for you to see. I’m sorry.”
”I wasn’t very well for awhile. She…didn’t make it,” Anna felt Elyse grab her hand. ”Cade definitely isn’t a believer though. Maybe he was just working through it.” Elyse looked a little skeptical at that.