Broken Boulder i am human. nothing more than human.

his -- whatever it is, moments -- with alarian have kept him distracted. he pays attention to the children, yes, he makes sure they are being fed (blessedly they are) but he has not tried to speak to queenie since that day. what is there to say? (one million things). it's not as if alarian's the only avoidant one in bracken sanctuary.

but there is only so long one can avoid the mother of your children. hesitantly delight pokes his head into the den in time to catch the last of her french, doesn't understand any of it. "hey," he says, quiet, "how're you holding up?"