10-06-2019, 01:17 AM
[align=center][div style="width: 51%; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: georgia;"]It took a moment for her words to register in his sluggish skull, but when they did, he swallowed roughly. "Always?" he croaked, unbelieving but hopeful.
‘Always’ was a dangerous promise.
One couldn’t promise always. There wasn’t an always to give. Death and destruction might destroy a happy little always; exhaustion and anger could weather it. People came and went, and though he doubted that Moth would want to leave, sometimes things don’t happen because you want them to.
Still, he wanted to believe in Moth’s always. The idea that he could find solace in her company at any time was comforting. Appealing, even. Selby sagged the slightest bit into their contact, done for the most part with tears but having trouble finding the strength to disentangle himself from her grasp. Normally he didn’t crave this kind of contact. Usually he preferred to keep his hands to himself and express his thoughts with words. This wasn’t an average day though, and certainly not a usual conversation.
Just a little while longer, he promised himself, clutching her just the slightest bit tighter, barely noticeable.
‘Always’ was a dangerous promise.
One couldn’t promise always. There wasn’t an always to give. Death and destruction might destroy a happy little always; exhaustion and anger could weather it. People came and went, and though he doubted that Moth would want to leave, sometimes things don’t happen because you want them to.
Still, he wanted to believe in Moth’s always. The idea that he could find solace in her company at any time was comforting. Appealing, even. Selby sagged the slightest bit into their contact, done for the most part with tears but having trouble finding the strength to disentangle himself from her grasp. Normally he didn’t crave this kind of contact. Usually he preferred to keep his hands to himself and express his thoughts with words. This wasn’t an average day though, and certainly not a usual conversation.
Just a little while longer, he promised himself, clutching her just the slightest bit tighter, barely noticeable.