Broken Boulder who wants to live forever?

She smiled quietly at Eris' attempt at normalcy, as if she could just drag herself out of this illness herself. Perhaps she would recover. But even when viewed through the lens of Lily's sunny optimism, it seemed unlikely. It would be an uphill battle, for sure.

"I missed you, too," Lily whispered, cuddling closer. "I'm sorry I haven't been. . .around much, lately." Physically, yes, but she meant it mostly in the emotional sense. Blow after blow to her psyche had rained down on her in the past moons, and she had withdrawn more than she had intended. She would regret it, if--when?--she were to lose this friend.