[ There was no pain to speak of, at least not any that she could sense just yet, and were the melodist any more lucid she might have been startled by Ace's quick approach. Instead she blinked at him with vague confusion, wanting so much to reach out and take his hand back into hers again, to have that reassurance that they were in fact together.
Nevertheless she held herself back, following his instruction to breathe to the point that her eyes slid closed again, to better focus as she fell back into the even rhythm.
Except she couldn't keep them that way for more than a few moments, opening them so she could see that smile she loved so much and eventually granting him a weak one of her own. ]
You'll let me know... when I'm allowed to move...? [ Because she would very much like to pull him into her arms soon, slowly coming to understand the situation after sparing a second to glance at the distinctly cold walls. Her memories of the events before her sleep would take a little more time to recall. ]
( the hospital | july 23rd )
Nevertheless she held herself back, following his instruction to breathe to the point that her eyes slid closed again, to better focus as she fell back into the even rhythm.
Except she couldn't keep them that way for more than a few moments, opening them so she could see that smile she loved so much and eventually granting him a weak one of her own. ]
You'll let me know... when I'm allowed to move...? [ Because she would very much like to pull him into her arms soon, slowly coming to understand the situation after sparing a second to glance at the distinctly cold walls. Her memories of the events before her sleep would take a little more time to recall. ]