You're right. They're hard habits to drop when they've been etched into your soul. I still see them in my mannnerisms, as I see the Ravenlock's in yours.
That family...was respected, to be sure, though I've never heard anyone praise them. Spun sugar smiles with knives behind their back. Apprehension, caution...those are more the words I'd associate with the Ravenlocks.
Now, now, I didn't insinuate either of those. Simply that you longed for the one piece of comfort you knew. After knowing a flame's warmth, anyone would wish for its presence when cast out into a snowstorm.
[He reads the next part and thinks it over. Truly, he wasn't sure of the answer. Love was something he'd be unsure if he'd ever feel a fraction of again, and not even just the romantic side.]
You are truly an expert of weaving your way through a conversation. So effortlessly putting all the legwork on this dog, when you had to cast so much pride aside to accept it. That said, he must have regret his actions quite dearly if he came forward.
How to recognize...
I simply don't know. I suppose I'm the same. Other than the Lightkeepers finding me and showing me the faith in humanity, I've never known such a feeling. I hadn't expected my reunion in Kaisou and it certainly shows in my actions. Falling back into the old habits was both frightening and comforting.
...would you like to discuss this at the lighthouse?
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Date: 2025-11-29 03:36 pm (UTC)That family...was respected, to be sure, though I've never heard anyone praise them. Spun sugar smiles with knives behind their back. Apprehension, caution...those are more the words I'd associate with the Ravenlocks.
Now, now, I didn't insinuate either of those. Simply that you longed for the one piece of comfort you knew. After knowing a flame's warmth, anyone would wish for its presence when cast out into a snowstorm.
[He reads the next part and thinks it over. Truly, he wasn't sure of the answer. Love was something he'd be unsure if he'd ever feel a fraction of again, and not even just the romantic side.]
You are truly an expert of weaving your way through a conversation. So effortlessly putting all the legwork on this dog, when you had to cast so much pride aside to accept it. That said, he must have regret his actions quite dearly if he came forward.
How to recognize...
I simply don't know. I suppose I'm the same. Other than the Lightkeepers finding me and showing me the faith in humanity, I've never known such a feeling. I hadn't expected my reunion in Kaisou and it certainly shows in my actions. Falling back into the old habits was both frightening and comforting.
...would you like to discuss this at the lighthouse?