05-28-2025, 08:56 AM
Elyse walked with Liam, a small smile on her face as Liam commented on Jay’s hotness. She whispered goodnight to Liam as she entered her room and shut the door quietly behind her. Elyse could see why Nox had liked Jay. He reminded her a bit of Nox. Jay had a dry sense of humor and Elyse had liked that.
The man’s scent lingered in her mind as she got into bed and covered herself with the blanket. She could still picture his eyes. The way that the humor in them seemed to attempt to pierce through the pain was foremost in her mind. Guilt had been heavy, but there was more there; grief. The pain of loss was familiar to Elyse.
”Sky, project the image to my room now, please,” Elyse said quietly and the image of her and Marta appeared again.
Elyse looked at it as her hands gripped the blanket and pulled it up to her chin. The house was silent, but Elyse felt…she didn’t know. It wasn’t sadness or grief, but it was something. She knew she wouldn’t find sleep tonight. She hadn’t even turned the light off. So many people around her had lost so much. She’d lost her parents. Marta had lost her family and her childhood. Nox had lost his sister. The blackthorns had lost their home and more. Now Jay - he had lost something very dear to him. She didn’t know if she would or not, but she had a feeling she’d see him again.
The man’s scent lingered in her mind as she got into bed and covered herself with the blanket. She could still picture his eyes. The way that the humor in them seemed to attempt to pierce through the pain was foremost in her mind. Guilt had been heavy, but there was more there; grief. The pain of loss was familiar to Elyse.
”Sky, project the image to my room now, please,” Elyse said quietly and the image of her and Marta appeared again.
Elyse looked at it as her hands gripped the blanket and pulled it up to her chin. The house was silent, but Elyse felt…she didn’t know. It wasn’t sadness or grief, but it was something. She knew she wouldn’t find sleep tonight. She hadn’t even turned the light off. So many people around her had lost so much. She’d lost her parents. Marta had lost her family and her childhood. Nox had lost his sister. The blackthorns had lost their home and more. Now Jay - he had lost something very dear to him. She didn’t know if she would or not, but she had a feeling she’d see him again.