#fatecrafted

Kyle had already left for home in LULUCION. Ena shortly thereafter, though not willingly. She left Mahana with a promise to be back as soon as she could, once she had shared the word of Oltura's defeat with her village, and of course, notified her grandfather of Zellard's betrayal. For now, Mari's humble little party had been reduced to her, her monsties, and NAVIROU.

. . . NAVIROU said he didn't have plans to leave Mari anytime soon. After years of travel, the felyne felt comfortable to settle down in Mahana and enjoy life a bit for at least a few years. In the meantime, he'd go wherever Mari'd go.

Speaking of which, the cat was basking in the sun, splayed out in the center of the curled, scaly ball that was RATHA—also enjoying some sunlight. Mari sat at the edge of Rider's Overlook, her legs dangling over the cliffside, as she stared thoughtfully into the sea.

Now that she actually had a chance to sit and think, everything that occurred over the past year had hit her like a wall. She hears the soft crunching of footsteps behind her, and turns to see a familiar face making their approach, with their monstie nearby.

" jesus, mary and the ASS, niamh! " it's more than a touch unfair to imply any of the blame belongs to her newly recovered sister, of course. sleepless nights are part of the package these days, and yet, she somehow forgets that others might struggle to find sleep also. what little comfort and shelter can be found in slumber are so often erased by the terrors of nightmares that lunge to consume them. just two days ago, advik woke up screaming himself hoarse for help, for someone to wipe the monsters away as easily as the tears from his cheeks. and now... she looks to niamh, manhattan moonlight shimmering over her face, and wonders if it's nightmares or the fear of them that steals sleep from her sister. " are you okay? what are you doing up so late? " she pushes her hair back, lowering down to sit beside her, shoulder-against-shoulder. " i don't normally see you out at this hour... what happened? "

a restaurant! and he was actually planning on paying for the meal. if it was anyone else, this would have been an acceptable night: not even the thief could deny the joys of eating a good meal and flirting over dessert, but she and spider were better than this, they weren't like everyone else. how was she supposed to be satisfied by copper when she had surrounded herself by gold?

❛  are you sure you're not on the menu?   ❜ still, she wasn't going to act like a sulking cat and waste her time with him, and she was far too pleased with his appearance to pout too much.

@fatecrafted​ adam im gonna cry actually, 

BUT THIS YOU RAISE A GOOD POINT

The letters that bridged between himself and Lumine had become a habit since she’d helped him so immensely over a year ago in his efforts with the Oni, and again when they’d become utterly close in the Chasm. Yet, when the missives between them had ceased for weeks had the worry festered. To the point that Itto had been driven well past the point of reason and had taken the soonest ship from Rito Harbor to Sumeru, searching doggedly for the blonde. And when he’d finally found her shaken from her experiences? He’d enveloped her without question, unable to truly let go.