Whitefish River keep your head up

saarthal laughed quietly and shook her head, a soft smile tugging at the edge of her lips. "don't worry about it, vari - it's fine, i'm joking." though it may be hard for those who don't know her to realise, the roman also spent a huge amount of time in her head, lost in useless and stupid thoughts. she was very familiar with overthinking, practically the majority of her life's problems were due to overthinking.

varinril's proclamation was strange if only because it happened all of a sudden and was in a sense, completely unrelated to their current topic. saarthal slowed in her ministrations for a moment, teeth pausing as they combed through her guard hairs as surprise pricked through her, followed by an unwelcome chill - her skin crawling. saarthal swallowed and met vari's gaze, a reassuring smile tugging at the edge of her lips though she, herself, did not feel the slightest bit reassured. "is it, though?" there was a weary note in her voice, rising from the depths of her chest and suddenly, the girl felt a lot more tired than she should be. 

but, that was enough vulnerability for a day. saarthal was not particularly fond of exposing herself so she covered it up quickly, an easy facade slipping over her features, lips tugging up smoothly, eyes crinkling on their own accord. "wellll, it doesn't matter. i trust you, so, everythinggg willll beee fineeee."