[ moonshine; ]

“It’s very possible actually. Not all things get better with age it seems.”

“I have a duty to you as well. I promised Nemesis. And I will be around more.”

“You know I think they’ve gotten worse.”

“Next time I’m free, I’ll visit. I’m sorry I haven’t been around for so long,” She glanced down at the infant in her arms again, “I wanna be around.”

“What’ve you been doing the past few years? I hope it’s interesting.” 

“Same thing you’ve been doing, Clara, you know that,” Cassia replied, “Except I think I’ve been more involved as an aunt.”

Cassia couldn’t stop the grin from spreading across her face as the infant was passed to her, “Hey there...” She whispered, “I’m your Aunt Cassia. You’ve got the best parents in the world, did you know that?” She acted as though she and the baby were the only two people in the world, as if Christian couldn’t hear a word she was saying, “You’re going to grow up great,” She added, still whispering.

“Oh gods,” Cassia mumbled as she quickly wiped the escaping tears before they could fall too far. She would be a blubbering mess in a second if she didn’t pull herself together, “Thank you, Christian,” None of her siblings ever had ended up liking her all that much and now here he was, naming his child after her. It was almost too much, “Can I...?” She held out her arms, gesturing that she wanted to hold her.

“Oh gods,” Cassia mumbled as she quickly wiped the escaping tears before they could fall too far. She would be a blubbering mess in a second if she didn’t pull herself together, “Thank you, Christian,” None of her siblings ever had ended up liking her all that much and now here he was, naming his child after her. It was almost too much, “Can I...?” She held out her arms, gesturing that she wanted to hold her.

Cassia gaped for a moment, “You...” She had to pause to collect her thoughts and try and stop tears from forming in her eyes, “You named your daughter after me?” She dropped her gaze to the infant, “Why?” She asked curiously, completely shocked by the idea, “I mean, I’m honored but I didn’t think you’d... wow,” She spoke breathlessly.

Cassia was sitting up in a tree. One where she and Christian had had many heart to heart conversations and where she knew he spent a lot of time. She knew that he’d show up eventually since many people were returning. She smiled when she saw him sit underneath the tree with a baby. She had heard he’d had two more kids since Bailey and was looking forward to meeting them. After a few minutes of just watching him, she jumped down and smiled as she sat next to him, “Who’s this precious one?” She asked.

“You’re so funny, Matthew.”

“Can a person not stop by to see a friend when they’ve been away?” Cassia asked with a raised eyebrow and an amused expression, “And how’d it go?”

“Only two hours? Forget I spoke, you need some rest, dear. Is there anything I can get you?”

“All you need to know is the mission was a success anyway,” Cassia muttered before shaking her head, “I’ve got a proper bed. That’s all I need.”

[ @ctrl-cassia / @christianxohare ]

“Huh?” Cassia opened her eyes, “Oh, uh sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep. I was here to see you,” She sat up, “I heard you were away for a while? What’s that all about?”

“You need to be more confident with yourself. I can see that you’re capable of doing this, you’re just not sure about yourself.”