ใ คใ คfrowning. a twist downwards of lips. clutched heartbeats. restrained breath. a focused yet glassy gaze. those are symptoms of sadness for most mortals, arenโt they? aether tilts his head, curious black-and-gold eyes focused on his companion while the breeze of a forsaken desert tickles their skins. what was so sad about sand, a little abandoned house and a few dying trees? it wasnโt even earth. just a planet that no one lived on for thousands of years. could keith see something else that he couldnโt? but why would that depress him?
ใ คใ คso despite his heavy accent luring in every syllable, the creature born from constellations makes his observation known in the gentlest manner his human-caeling form can fathom: โyouโre lonely.โ a pause. he blinks. is he surprised by his remark? for a second, the outlander almost doubts his own thoughts. humans can be so complicatedโฆ even if theyโre fascinating. especially ones so full of heart like the red pilot. he wants to understand. โarenโt you?โ
@eselunaใ ค/ใ คsurprise starter for keith based on our talks. โก









