Haleth sleeps lightly and wakes early, just as dawn is tinging the sky. She's not one to lie idle in bed; she's not one to be idle at any time. But this morning she does not move once awareness returns to her.
She has never awoken like this, lying enclosed in the arms of another. She never thought to do so. Opportunities might have arisen in time, no doubt, but they would not have been with this person, and she would have refused them.
No, this opportunity is unforseen, a thing she had not dared to hope for even once she learned she might have reason to hope. Haleth has never been short of courage (or perhaps is too stubborn for fear, as her lost twin used to claim). But things have never happened as expected with Caranthir.
She can only be grateful for that fact as she lies stretched alongside him, tucked under a blanket and watching early morning light color the world. It is a rare thing for Haleth to be still and rarer for her to be content, but at this moment she would not wish any change.
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*covers up the date* I know we could've left it there but suddenly I didn't wanna
Date: 2022-05-24 12:41 pm (UTC)She has never awoken like this, lying enclosed in the arms of another. She never thought to do so. Opportunities might have arisen in time, no doubt, but they would not have been with this person, and she would have refused them.
No, this opportunity is unforseen, a thing she had not dared to hope for even once she learned she might have reason to hope. Haleth has never been short of courage (or perhaps is too stubborn for fear, as her lost twin used to claim). But things have never happened as expected with Caranthir.
She can only be grateful for that fact as she lies stretched alongside him, tucked under a blanket and watching early morning light color the world. It is a rare thing for Haleth to be still and rarer for her to be content, but at this moment she would not wish any change.