— starter for @livingprophecy.
a lifetime surrounding herself with the worst that the galaxy had to offer meant that there were few moments in which the assassin could truly let her guard down. one hand on her blaster, eyes aware of all parties in the vicinity and every exit committed to memory. maybe that was why she didn’t notice it, at first; the ease that had wormed itself into her the more time they spent in that newfound peace. but something had shifted in the air, in the things she believed in. she sits with the other at the dining table listening to the idle chatter of the mods and their excitement, watching with the ghost of a smile just barely pulling at the corner of her lips. the faux casualness once worn is no longer present. the taut pressure of her spine erased by comfort. fennec wonders how she ended up here in the first place. but of course, SHE KNOWS THE ANSWER. seeing drash throw a chunk of bread at santo’s direction, an indignant huff and laughter following, it’s… different, not what she was once accustomed to. now her new normal. the woman leans back in her seat, head angled towards the man that had made all of this possible with his vision and compassion. “i don't think i could live alone again.” words cool and amused, she does not mean it to be the admission that it is. but — how many years had she known silence and distrust, never letting anyone close enough to plunge a knife into her back? she chuckles at the sentimentality in her own thoughts, not to be uttered aloud anytime soon. “after all of the racket these get up to, it’ll be a miracle if silence ever seems normal.” which was to say, she liked the noise. even if she pretended otherwise, it was welcoming.
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