for in the spring, i shed my skin —

     Otherworldly creature, hidden among the mundane, she too steps out into the daylight, hands filled with offerings of pastries and freshly brewed tea ( she had taken a guess; green tea, a touch of lemon and honey ). She steps to his seated position, hunched over his writing, footfalls light and quiet.

     ❝ ——— I never see you let a lovely day such as this go to waste. ❞ Kindness is offered in her smile, not only in the gifts she brings to him. ARTISTS deserved food and drink, even the penniless ones, did they not ? ❝ I, ah ———— I thought you might enjoy these. ❞

@cuirsuasle 

SCREAMS, TACKLES, SPINS AROUND IN THE AIR

          ❝ I’m positively ELATED. I might not know Baird very well               past the small conversations we’ve had in passing, but               I’ve heard how Autumn talks about him. I’ve seen how               she LOOKS at him. How they look at each other. It’s love,               pure and simple, and if he makes her happy, if he makes               her SMILE ——— then I’m glad to have him as a brother-              in-law. ❞

“Yup! Me’n Baird are tyin’ the knot! So, whaddaya say? Will ya do it?”

          ❝ YES! Of course I will! I ——— I can’t believe it!               I’m... I’m so... ❞

     Fingertips are quick to wipe away tears that just begin to trickle down, wetting cheeks that rise with the w i d e n e s s of her SMILE. Elation, pure and sweet.

“Well, no, given trouble is my natural state of being. It is a GOOD thing, though!” Deep breath, and…

“Ostara… will you be the maid of honor at my wedding?”