heauxchefaunt: <user name="silverfuller"> (🛡️ just about half-past ten)
or whorechefant amirite ([personal profile] heauxchefaunt) wrote in [community profile] sleepytimejunction 2022-07-18 03:50 am (UTC)

Fear can be a healthy thing in the face of danger. Still...

[Gently, he squeezes Aymeric in his arms before fitting himself snugly against the other man's side, as if somehow that alone would protect him from his worries.]

Tomorrow, I could still meet my end. Not that I am eager to face it, mind you, though I have accepted as a knight that it is possible. No, I would much rather fancy the idea of seeing a brighter day with you and our splendid comrades. I will not shirk my duty, but I also wish to enjoy each moment that I can.

Even if we are to fail, would we not curse ourselves all the more for never trying for those who deserve it? For those we have yet to save? Tis not just for our sakes we fight as we do, but for others. For the pains we have endured, do we not wish to ease the burden onto others in some way?

Post a comment in response:

This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting