[Sometime in late July] Law of Surprise
Jun. 24th, 2018 05:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
every_blossom_bloomingThe entire walk to the house in the woods felt heavy. At first she had written off a few strange symptoms as simply feeling off, but it hadn't taken much at all to know for certain. A part of her felt terrible that she'd already spoken to two other people without telling Geralt first, but she needed-- she needed to get her thoughts out. To come to terms with the reality. She still wasn't entirely sure how she felt about everything, but Greta and Inej were right: she had to talk to Geralt. That would make everything clear.
Or at least, she hoped so.
It had been more than a month since the strange shooting star in Darrow, since so many people fell victim to weird wishes. Nina knew this was some strange fall out from that, but it hadn't disappeared when everything went back to normal. If it had, well. She wouldn't be walking this slowly.
The cabin was more furnished now than it had been a month ago, cozy and comfortable to live in. Nina took a deep breath and let it go slowly; she focused on her own pounding heart and slowed it down, forcing her body to calm. She tried to do the same for the churning in her stomach. She didn't know why she was so anxious: this could have one of just a handful of outcomes, and she would be fine no matter what.
When she saw Geralt out in the little garden he'd started, she smiled. Whether she liked it or not, she'd become terribly fond of this man. She was rather certain she loved him, but she still held tight to that word, afraid of it.
"Oh good, you're home," she said with a smile. A breeze whipped the skirt of her dress: she always wore red when she did her tailoring and Grisha work in the city.
Or at least, she hoped so.
It had been more than a month since the strange shooting star in Darrow, since so many people fell victim to weird wishes. Nina knew this was some strange fall out from that, but it hadn't disappeared when everything went back to normal. If it had, well. She wouldn't be walking this slowly.
The cabin was more furnished now than it had been a month ago, cozy and comfortable to live in. Nina took a deep breath and let it go slowly; she focused on her own pounding heart and slowed it down, forcing her body to calm. She tried to do the same for the churning in her stomach. She didn't know why she was so anxious: this could have one of just a handful of outcomes, and she would be fine no matter what.
When she saw Geralt out in the little garden he'd started, she smiled. Whether she liked it or not, she'd become terribly fond of this man. She was rather certain she loved him, but she still held tight to that word, afraid of it.
"Oh good, you're home," she said with a smile. A breeze whipped the skirt of her dress: she always wore red when she did her tailoring and Grisha work in the city.
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Date: 2018-07-16 01:44 am (UTC)"I'm sorry, I-- I'm being overly sentimental, I suppose. I only wanted to hear it once," she said quietly. "I know you've a life where you came from, a lot behind you and a lot ahead of you, someone you love. You told me that when all this started. I don't ask for more."
She would never ask to be his one and only - how could she, when he had so much behind him and ahead of him? She might be long-lived for being a Heartrender, but while she might see a century, she would not see far past it. Besides, who knew what Darrow had in store?
Her hand slid down and she squeezed his arm tenderly. "I love you. Just... know that. Whatever happens."