And yet, my feet will not unfurl from the wire when the time comes to fly

The unknown, the uncertainty, it terrifies me

I put on a mask of bravery because it's all I've ever known to do, but when the challenge calls and everyone else falls in line

I falter and take a step behind

Patience is a virtue but it is not one often given freely and I have spent much of my life under conditional contracts

To be loved freely and unconditionally is an unknown, distant dream

And yet, here you are. Hermes Κρατυς, how brightly you gleam

You take my hand in yours and for the first time in this life, I understand a love of sincerity

You guide me through the unknown, squeezing my hand tight when the urge to pull away flares and shakes through me violently

The unconditional patience scares me, I hold my breath and wonder when it will all fall apart. When will you see me for who I am and all my faults?

Broken, lost, and terrified of what waits for me in this life

You shake your head and laugh, whispering to me that you are a shepherd and one, that always tends to his flock

My trust and faith in you embolden each passing day. Despite the looming darkness, I look to your light. I find the comfort and safety I have always longed for and know you would not lead me astray

I adore you, my bright and feathered, messenger. Your kindness knows no bounds and as the binds that hold me tightly are cut through like ribbons by your sword

@mvndrvke​ : ❝ i could never rescue you, no matter how i tried. ❞ hermes @ orpheus |  the last five years !

he looks up , from where’s he’s wiping the bar top with an old rag .  he had been thinking of the girl he met yesterday . eurydice , her name had been . they’d only just met , but every thought he had was consumed by eurydice . he wanted to see her again , he hoped she could swing by tonight . the smile he gives hermes is earnest , he stuffs the rag in his apron .