08-19-2018, 09:42 AM
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as love filled night gives way to day
The second the locks clicked open, Hazel had felt the relief rush not only through her own system but throughout the entire observatory. A breathless laugh was punched from her lungs, too ready for fresh air. It was like she could finally breathe, her chest expanding to suck in as much oxygen as possible. It was a gratifying, liberating feeling; nothing like what she had felt when she escaped her previous home. This felt like she was going home, not leaving.
It took too much effort not to join the stampede out the main entrance, every nerve buzzing with the heightened awareness of the outside world being a couple feet away. In the back of her mind, she was wary; her powers were always subdued when she was in the observatory. The cement might crack, but that wasn't nearly as often as she felt a gem struggle to push its way through the concrete. She had no idea what would happen the second she stepped paw out of the building. Not only that, but her anxiety and anticipation were peaking, desperation beginning to poke through. She needed to get out of this closet, away from the pressing darkness and suffocation.
As she found out, it wasn't quite as bad as she thought - no rumbling earthquake, no massive jolt of tectonic plates. Agate and iron pyrite trailed after the femme as she scraped dull claws against the ground and heaved in another breath, breathless with the feeling of the breeze filling her lungs and the blue sky once again in her sights. It felt so good to be free, it felt so good -
Familiar voices caught her attention, causing the girl to promptly turn on her heel, bedraggled appearance finally beginning to smooth out. The sight of a certain chocolate point had tears bubbling to the surface, joy topping her already overwhelmed mind. "Margy!" Hazel purred, ignoring the pebble of citrine that appeared under her paw as she practically bounced over to the feline. "Ut esset quo egressus es? You left a note and -" Moon's presence interrupted her overjoyed, confused ramble, and she let it, her focus switching. "Moon! You're okay!" She piped, another jolt of relief flooding her system as her last memory of the lion had been a voice filled with subdued discomfort.
Deus, it was so good to see everyone again; everybody okay and healthy and alive. Hazel was ready to switch focus again, about to search for Arion when Versailles' display derailed her train of thought. The cocoa feline turned, ready to echo Imperia's question because not only was that frightening, but she wanted to make sure the usually-shy girl was alright. It was then that Arion decided to interrupt, nearly trampling over everyone in his haste. "Cave, frater! Ne quis eius super -" She yelped, laughing as he bowled her over with a hard shove of his nose. "I know, buddy, I'm sorry - I missed you too." Hazel apologized.
It took too much effort not to join the stampede out the main entrance, every nerve buzzing with the heightened awareness of the outside world being a couple feet away. In the back of her mind, she was wary; her powers were always subdued when she was in the observatory. The cement might crack, but that wasn't nearly as often as she felt a gem struggle to push its way through the concrete. She had no idea what would happen the second she stepped paw out of the building. Not only that, but her anxiety and anticipation were peaking, desperation beginning to poke through. She needed to get out of this closet, away from the pressing darkness and suffocation.
As she found out, it wasn't quite as bad as she thought - no rumbling earthquake, no massive jolt of tectonic plates. Agate and iron pyrite trailed after the femme as she scraped dull claws against the ground and heaved in another breath, breathless with the feeling of the breeze filling her lungs and the blue sky once again in her sights. It felt so good to be free, it felt so good -
Familiar voices caught her attention, causing the girl to promptly turn on her heel, bedraggled appearance finally beginning to smooth out. The sight of a certain chocolate point had tears bubbling to the surface, joy topping her already overwhelmed mind. "Margy!" Hazel purred, ignoring the pebble of citrine that appeared under her paw as she practically bounced over to the feline. "Ut esset quo egressus es? You left a note and -" Moon's presence interrupted her overjoyed, confused ramble, and she let it, her focus switching. "Moon! You're okay!" She piped, another jolt of relief flooding her system as her last memory of the lion had been a voice filled with subdued discomfort.
Deus, it was so good to see everyone again; everybody okay and healthy and alive. Hazel was ready to switch focus again, about to search for Arion when Versailles' display derailed her train of thought. The cocoa feline turned, ready to echo Imperia's question because not only was that frightening, but she wanted to make sure the usually-shy girl was alright. It was then that Arion decided to interrupt, nearly trampling over everyone in his haste. "Cave, frater! Ne quis eius super -" She yelped, laughing as he bowled her over with a hard shove of his nose. "I know, buddy, I'm sorry - I missed you too." Hazel apologized.
© MADI
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WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT I HAVE LEFT
i will defend your every breath; i'll do better