#widaugast

@widaugast​ asked: ❛  what are you talking about ?  ❜ (for astrid)

                 She forgets, sometimes, that things between them aren’t the same now as they used to be all those years ago-- that no matter how much has changed in the Empire in the last couple of months, it won’t give either of them those years of their lives back-- he doesn’t understand her with a simple look and a few words anymore, and she shouldn’t expect him to. “The Academy,” she gestures with her hands, as if it’s obvious where her point led to, “we both know you’re brilliant, Caleb, but that’s not all you are. You care about people, about this place, and with Trent being gone... you can help us fix that place for good, make sure those kids learn from good teachers. Teachers who want what’s best for them, not what’s best for the Empire.”

      veth stares at him for a long moment; she seems lost in thought, searching his expression, before she exhales quietly and scoots closer to him. gingerly, she takes one of his larger hands in both of hers and squeezes. " it's because of you, caleb, ❞ veth begins, the tiniest smile playing at the corner of her lips.

      ❝ without you, none of my bravery would have been possible. i would have stayed a goblin — died as a goblin. i never would have seen my husband or son again. i would have stayed a monster until the real me was lost. ❞ her thumb brushes a careful, skirting line against the top of his hand. hers felt oddly cold and rough by comparison.

@widaugast​ asked : ❝ there is nothing you cannot do. ❞

       𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth as she murmured an out-of-character bashful thank you. she let her chin rest between both palms, knuckles pushing both cheeks up so that when she caught his eyes again, hers were in the shape of twin half-moons, as bright as catha. she felt, for the moment, a second of rare privacy where she could lean in and whisper.

Lux: Let’s put it this way: Have you heard of Plato? Aristotle? Socrates?

Caleb: Yes.

[ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] calebbbb [ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] let me leech off your heater. fjord ddidn’t make me hot chocolate this morning which i guess is fair since he had to stay outside last night because of unexpected company but it wasnt like i locked him out or anything. he had a frree invitation to enter at any time@ noen of us would have minded. though i guess he’s also gone to work now so maybe that’s a big factor who knows he’s just being very mean today and your place is always so warm [ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] i’ll send you a picture of me being absolutely pathetic if you want.

uh oh, here we go.        ♡        @widaugast​.