[a heart.]

[antreegonist]

There's a moment of nothing but light and sensation. Someone's looking you over and the scrutiny prickles and burns – it's nearly a physical pain, like fine little hooks digging past your skin, into the very meat of you. I know who you are, it says, and I know what you are, and that you don't have any business here --

“But you do,” says Mithos behind you. He's a tired, steady voice in your ear, a light hand on your shoulder. “I don't know what Dream's thinking, but everyone is welcome here in my heart; just keep in mind it's a real mess right now.”

Your vision clears.

((assume your characters wandered in here through a dream. also join #ihateyouihateyouiwanttocuddle on irc if you can!))

Comments

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

Then the blood feels like grief, but clean grief, the kind where you cry over what's happened and unburden yourself in order to keep going.

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[deep shaky breath at that. o-oh.]

[and then after drying his hand again (hem of his jacket), very hesitantly, lightly, touching the rainbow crystal rim of the pool, carefully avoiding any ick]

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

A sharp sense of perspective and support; awareness of those around you, looking beyond yourself . . . and of, well, resolution.

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[very quietly] Transforming the awful stuff into...something better, huh? You're...pretty incredible.

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

'-'

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[<3]

[quietly coming back to scarred Mithos now probably]

Thank you.

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

"Thank you."

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[small, soft, but genuine smile. this was a kind of cathartic area to poke around in]

No problem.

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

Hairruffle.

"Anywhere you want to go next?"

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[ker-ruffled '^']

Wherever you need me.

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

"Look up, then."

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[nods and does]

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

The candlelight stars shift and form strange patterns. You can almost see faces in them -- people you remember and people you don't. People you miss, people who've moved on . . .

The scene glimmers and changes.

. . .