SUNLIGHT.

“ are you telling me that in all your years you’ve never had a nice , strong cup of english breakfast tea ? really steve , my mother never offered you some of her famous builder’s brew ? ” her smiles mirrors his, but his ultimatum makes her purse her lips instead. she leans back in her chair , crossing her arms over her chest. “ earl grey , with a splash of milk and two sugars , please. ”

“ you make a good point, i can’t argue with that. maybe the wine and the tissues weren’t exactly what gave it away , call it a mother’s instinct. a sixth sense. ” she punctuated her sentence with a casual shrug , knowing that that if she was too pushy , if she pressed too much , her daughter would shut down. she saw much of vidar in tova’s face , and in the distance they put up. she decided to make it shorter , taking a seat right next to tova and pouring herself a glass of wine. “ i would like to know your life , however. seeing as i gave it to you , and all. “

“ there’s other mountains. “ she knows the mountains aren’t really mountains, but they’re easier to name. they find words for that which surrounds the feeling instead of the meaning itself, and work their way to it. what’s important is what the mountains represent. but they can get back to that later. “ what can’t you stop thinking about ? “

“ i’d say you’ve gotten quite close to ‘ normal ’ , whatever that means. ” it was safe to say true normalcy was unattainable for people like them , but they still strived for it in one way or another. “ married with children , a happy home , a good job. you’ve done quite well for yourself. ”

“ the good thing about mountains is that they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. ” sunny understood ava more than most — she’d had the pleasure of knowing her for most of the younger woman’s life , and their paths had coincided in more ways than one ; the military , shield , paragon ... “ what is it that you miss about them ? ”

“ now , why is it that your opinion is a fact , but my opinion is just that ? no more than a matter of personal taste ? ” she questions , not expecting a serious answer. she thoroughly enjoyed this mundane debates with steve , even when neither of them conceded. “ nevertheless , objectively , tea is far more beneficial to our health. ”

「 🌤️ take something and then make it brand new. — INTERACTIONS 」 「 🌤️ try and do anything fourteen times. — TEXTS 」 「 🌤️ love yourself like someone you love. — MUSINGS 」 「 🌤️ don’t take any of my advice. — AESTHETICS 」 「 🌤️ write a letter to your future self. — FACE 」 「 🌤️ don’t let the internet ruin your time. — PLAYLIST 」 「 🌤️ they can take anything as long as it’s true. — INBOX 」 「 🌤️ skelly: it shouldn’t be that hard to name all the ninja turtles. — OOC 」 「 🌤️ ft. — CHAR NAME 」