Bitterroot Valley subterranean homesick blues

wotd: +1 for eolian

time had faded into some kind of murky irrelevance. she would sleep, eat and roam; paws shifting with aimless intent until exhaustion dragged her down into the gentle embrace of unconsciousness once more. it was all she could do, this desperate swimming to keep ones head afloat day after day. how was it usually so easy? a peaceful tread through the most serene of waters suddenly becoming the fruitless thrash against leering waves of pure, unfiltered, strength. it made her feel so, so disgustingly weak. 

yet here; a lock is slowly turned within downcast eyes, revealing a slant of shimmering curiosity slipping through. the warm breeze partakes in frivolous banter with the swaying heads of vibrancy rolling away from dirty paws, symphonies of humming bliss tickling at the fringes of tilted ears. something within her still writhes at the sight of this psychedelic carpet, each flamboyant hue embracing the full extent of living despite it's frail existence. the sour taste lingers, the dull shock that someone as substantial as her papa's life had been snuffed before the gossamer gleam of a single plant before her had so much as dulled. but it lingers lower than before, the roaring fire nothing but sated embers for now, for she has been unable to fall wholly into the claws of sharp edged bitterness. part of her will always treacherously marvel at the pure beauty the world would offer up despite it's gleeful displays of blatant cruelty. after everything, she still felt drawn to the very thing that had killed her beloved father twice. how pathetic, and yet, her gait is lighter than it has been in days as she drifts forth; paws skimming the plants with precise care. 

petals would stir from the earth's clutch to dance freely with the wind, the world's eolian hand offering them the chance to roam with the breeze and encircle the girl that frolicked within them. so caught up in hazy reveries that dulled the striking blades of dejected hurt, it took a moment too long to realise that an earthen boy also found himself within the valley's cupped hands. flushed and breathless, uncannily bright eyes would rest upon him as she'd murmur "oh sorry i had not realised i wasn't alone"