[ by virtue of affection week, he'll draw her in again for a hug, arms wrapping protectively around her slight frame.
she deserves better. whether she can hear his thoughts or not, his feelings are obvious, stubbornly so. there's the familiar flicker of anger too, quiet but heated, at the injustice of it all. ]
Why wouldn't it be?
[ nothing has been fair.
she's just a child. if anyone deserves to be saved, to be granted a chance at a real life, it is shouxue. ]
[ she's silent in his arms for a small while. she doesn't know how to answer him or if she wants to answer him at all, but if there is anyone who could elicit some honesty from her, it's diluc. ]
To... to those before me.
[ to the raven consorts who could never be free and saved, to li niang, the previous raven consort who raised shouxue, taught her everything she knew, and loved her enough that she could feel human again.
her guilt hangs heavy. ]
Nothing has been fair, but how can I decide to....
[ how could she possibly make the decision to try to free herself? ]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
she deserves better. whether she can hear his thoughts or not, his feelings are obvious, stubbornly so. there's the familiar flicker of anger too, quiet but heated, at the injustice of it all. ]
Why wouldn't it be?
[ nothing has been fair.
she's just a child. if anyone deserves to be saved, to be granted a chance at a real life, it is shouxue. ]
no subject
To... to those before me.
[ to the raven consorts who could never be free and saved, to li niang, the previous raven consort who raised shouxue, taught her everything she knew, and loved her enough that she could feel human again.
her guilt hangs heavy. ]
Nothing has been fair, but how can I decide to....
[ how could she possibly make the decision to try to free herself? ]