[there's an ache inside her that never seems to go away, but one that has been forced to the forefront anew. steve rogers is gone. that's why she had come here in the first place, feeling the loss all over again but feeling she had no right to feel this way. it was foolishโchildish, evenโto expect good things to last.
she misses pietro, every day, and steve became something like an older brother to her; filled the absence to an extent. she misses pietro even more, especially with agatha's trick, and it just felt like a cycle after she had arrived here and got to spend a little time with steve again.
taking a small bite from her s'more, she chews quietly and stares into the fire. she holds her hands close, unnecessarily, holding onto the dessert with both of them, elbows on her knees as she tries to make herself small.]
The friend who introduced me to these... he was here for a brief moment, and he's gone again. [again. it's painedโit hurts. she heaves a soft sigh.] I couldn't breathe in my domain, so Iโ [ran. tried to find a place to be that reminded her of nothing about her home and her losses. getting lost in the maze that guards thancred's maze was actually comforting.] It's strange that you remind me of him.
[she returns his sheepish smile, taking another bite of her s'more, a single tear on her cheek. it is reprieve enough to be here, even if it doesn't seem that way.]
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[there's an ache inside her that never seems to go away, but one that has been forced to the forefront anew. steve rogers is gone. that's why she had come here in the first place, feeling the loss all over again but feeling she had no right to feel this way. it was foolishโchildish, evenโto expect good things to last.
she misses pietro, every day, and steve became something like an older brother to her; filled the absence to an extent. she misses pietro even more, especially with agatha's trick, and it just felt like a cycle after she had arrived here and got to spend a little time with steve again.
taking a small bite from her s'more, she chews quietly and stares into the fire. she holds her hands close, unnecessarily, holding onto the dessert with both of them, elbows on her knees as she tries to make herself small.]
The friend who introduced me to these... he was here for a brief moment, and he's gone again. [again. it's painedโit hurts. she heaves a soft sigh.] I couldn't breathe in my domain, so Iโ [ran. tried to find a place to be that reminded her of nothing about her home and her losses. getting lost in the maze that guards thancred's maze was actually comforting.] It's strange that you remind me of him.
[she returns his sheepish smile, taking another bite of her s'more, a single tear on her cheek. it is reprieve enough to be here, even if it doesn't seem that way.]