A New Year's Miracle (Closed)

[forwantofahorse]

Who: Sayo (and a special guest) and the rest of Clockhouse.
What: Sayo finds a miracle when she sheds her skin.
When: Early to mid January!
Where: Clockhouse.

Content Warnings: Putting a blanket Umineko spoiler warning for everything in this log, will update as needed.

Comments

[happymeal]

.. strong?

[ Ange softly repeats the word. Despite seeming a little surprised by the hug - and really, even moreso by the words coming out of their mouth - she does allow herself to be draw into the embrace, even though she's momentarily pretty passive in the hug as her tiny six year old brain is starting to think really hard.

Is she strong? She does guess she misses them, but it's hard for this younger Ange to understand the full extent of what the other is saying. ]

Then.. aren't you strong too..? Don't you miss your mom and dad and sister..?

[be_a_miracle]

...I do. Quite a lot.

[The Golden Land always being there for Lion doesn't dull the pain of never being able to see their own family again.

Every time that Jessica looked at them like a stranger felt like a stab in the heart, and every time that Natsuhi refused to look them in the eye as her shoulders sagged from guilt was just as painful.]

But I can always keep them in my heart, where my memories are. That way, it's almost like I can visit them whenever I want to.

[happymeal]

[ Ange slowly touches her chest. ]

In your.. heart..?

[ It's like she's pondering those words in this moment. She doesn't doubt that it's something Lion can do, since she does look up to the other - if not just by default, just by being an older cousin - but Ange seems a little bit doubtful of it when it comes to herself.

Especially since her expression drops little by little, the more she thinks about it. ]

That sounds a little sad though.. It sounds much nicer to have your family with you instead.

[ ... ]

I'd rather have you here than in my heart, Lion..!