The atmosphere changed. A charge in the air electrified around him. Rowan stood, her hand shakey in his palm, warm and silky smooth, blue eyes peering up at him with...trust, he saw. And it warmed him.
He felt warmth at his back, hot breath and the snake of Valeriya's hands around his waist, leaned back against her, finding comfort in the feel of her body against his. He felt owned, bookended by the truth behind it all, before and behind. Safe.
The pressure around him built and his free hand drifted down to touch Valeriya's-
His eyes widened and the smell of ozone amid the windy cool salt tanged sea air filled his flaring nostrils. The dome of cobalt hung over them, moon fat and low and shining, bathing them in a ghostly silver blue on some beach out of a dream.
The wet sand compressed beneath his feat at each step, sharp granules digging into his heel.
Two angels stood on either side of him, hair of brightest light, of darkest night, seeming to drift slow and lazy on the breeze of a storm from far over the sea. Flashes of lightning in the distance lit them up, green and blue, earth and water, the beauty from beyond.
Their hands in his hands, he was home.
He felt warmth at his back, hot breath and the snake of Valeriya's hands around his waist, leaned back against her, finding comfort in the feel of her body against his. He felt owned, bookended by the truth behind it all, before and behind. Safe.
The pressure around him built and his free hand drifted down to touch Valeriya's-
His eyes widened and the smell of ozone amid the windy cool salt tanged sea air filled his flaring nostrils. The dome of cobalt hung over them, moon fat and low and shining, bathing them in a ghostly silver blue on some beach out of a dream.
The wet sand compressed beneath his feat at each step, sharp granules digging into his heel.
Two angels stood on either side of him, hair of brightest light, of darkest night, seeming to drift slow and lazy on the breeze of a storm from far over the sea. Flashes of lightning in the distance lit them up, green and blue, earth and water, the beauty from beyond.
Their hands in his hands, he was home.