#syvaer

" oh my god , mj . are we really playing this right now ? i -- i don't wanna be the one who goes first ! " you gesture wildly as if to emphasize your point , following up with chasing the flutter of nerves down with another big sip of your beer . its then the idea strikes you , and it's definitely a little mean , but whatever gets you out of being first blood , right ? body shifts just enough to face harry sitting next to you , gently placing the bottle into his hands ( you don't think too deeply on the way that touch lingers , or how your signature puppy dog eyes are just a bit softer as you cast your attention fully to your best friend ) . " sorry . . . NOSEGOES !!! " and then the circle follows suit in putting their finger against the tip of their noses , unfortunately leaving harry the fate of being the one to spin first .

A: “ i’m sorry. ” oh, she was tired of apologizing. not to him, of course — heathe hadn’t done anything wrong. but the words leave her lips, and all she can hear is her mother berating her. he would never, and she knows that. “ i tried, i did. my father got sick, and i stayed to tend to him. ” alice’s lips purse together, and she moves her gaze from him. only momentarily, though, as she remembers what she’s brought with her. “ i spent the whole time writing, though. when i could. i have some new pieces i want to run with you. ” the princess pauses, a hint of a smile itching at the corners of her lips. “ only if you want to, of course. it kind of kept me sane while i tended to my poor father. ”

A: on bracca, cal never had any idea of just how bad the galaxy was with the empire. he knew of it, of course, but being THRUST in the midst of it, NOW WITH THE ADDITION OF A POWER THAT’S BEING HUNTED ACROSS THE GALAXY — it was just like merrin said. garbage. the empire was dominating each and every world, desecrating what its residents held most dear. but it was still their home. no matter what, he’d protect it. “ are you okay? ” he asks, tilting his head slightly, hands resting on his knees. what the crew of the mantis had just seen was brutal. a whole country, completely destroyed by the empire. everyone was dead. buildings turned to rubble. “ i know that was hard. it always is, seeing that. BUT WE HAVE TO BE STRONG. for them. ” he knows it’s easier said than done — BUT MERRIN IS STRONG. if anyone can do it, she can. “ hey, maybe greez will take us somewhere nice after this? any requests? ”

❝ oh, how sad for you, sister. i promise i won't ruin your scary reputation if you show kindness to your youngest sibling. ❞ she teases back with glee, her hand is held to her heart in mock sympathy but her mirth fills her eyes. ❝you know, not everyone is as lucky to have such a nice, caring sister like you. if only i knew what that was like.❞ she turns her head away dramatically, as though her heart was breaking with her own words, but her eye is peering through her peripheral to see her sister's reaction. gaze saying 'give in and take the bait, sister.'