rootoflove | IC continuations

[she's gasping, chest heaving like she's run a mile, her eyes hazy with tears and emotion]

Ah, ah... Se-Sekhmet...

[the fear brings her to reality a little, a reminder of her own fears and worries, even if they're still overwhelmed]

[She takes off her blindfold, and puts her glasses back on. She needs to see Iris. And without thinking, her hand goes to Iris' cheek, gently brushing away the tears. Despite the fear, that love isn't subsiding.]

...I already love other people, you know. More than just one. I... I was afraid that I would trample on your heart, somehow.

[taking a deep breath, the heat rapidly dying down - though the love remains exactly as strong, and she does lean her face against sekhmet's hand]

It's... it's difficult. I don't know what to do.

[Sekhmet is warm, her body is warmer than any normal human body.]

Nor do I. There are definitely things that I can't give up. But this is so powerful and... I-I can't deny that I've cherished you for so long, Iris.

I wish I'd known how you felt earlier.

[even if it complicates things, love is such a beautiful thing, something she can never turn her back on]

And... I want to be with you, I really do.

[No. She can't stop this either. And even if there is the fear of either of them suffering heartbreak, she wants this. She feels a real happiness, an excitement too, and embarrassed of hiding it, even if she didn't really understand it or reckon with it herself.]

I thought it might just trouble you, so I didn't... I tried to avoid thinking about it myself. But now I can't avoid it. And it's good that I can't. Because I also want to be with you.

...Call me Hlasoh.

Hlasoh.

[trying it out on her tongue like she's tasting this newfound love and happiness with it]

Please... call me Sayo.

Sayo. [She's happy saying that name, as if in doing so, she has embraced and taken hold of this newly discovered connection. She's really happy now, even if it's a fragile and delicate happiness owing to her previous emotional state.]

Let's go on a date, Sayo.

[hearing her true name stirs some complex emotions - there's happiness, made even stronger than before, but also a bit of uncertainty. in the past, the only one who used that name was...

no, she won't think about it now. here and now, this sayo only exists to love hlasoh. that's the only way she knows how to live.]

Yes! I would love to.

[It's good that Hlasoh can pick up on emotions and not specific thoughts because that would give her a Concern, though she does understand certain identity issues.

She picks up on the uncertainty, the determination to push forward, and tries to project reassurance.]

Great!

[She takes her hand, standing up.]

Where do you want to go?

[giving her hand a gentle squeeze]

Have you been to DismaySea yet?

No, I haven't. I wouldn't mind going though.

[Doki doki]

Then let's have our date there. I think it'll be fun.

Yes! Have you been there yet?

[Starting over to the train!]

I have, but I didn't see nearly everything.

...I'm sort of in pieces right now, but I'm really happy too. It's funny how that goes.

[Leaning over to kiss her cheek, as they board the train. There is indeed anxiety and a background of depression, but she's also happy, giddy in love, even if it's still a scared love that is urgent to find solid footing, to find a way to last and live.]

Even if we're feeling all of this... this chaos, for now I just want us to have some time that is sweet and beautiful.

[she giggles, her emotions mirroring the love and happiness with darker emotions swirling in the background, albeit for different reasons]

We deserve it, right? Just a little break from everything.

We do. We really do deserve it.

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