Permafrost Hollows I want to see what happened if I don’t give up

conclude with your post? <3 im tossing up another for us, present-dated

It is her. The tension leaves him like a breath exhaled, and next thing he knows, his mother is there. Fussing and doting over him as she always has. He moves to greet her without hesitation, burying his head in her fur silently for a few moments. « I'm fine, » He says, even though he really isn't. « I just — it doesn't matter. It's over now. I'm happy to see you. » He fights tears as he says it, hating them but for once finding that they don't entirely ruin the moment. This is a good thing, and no stupid tears can change that.

They talk for a time, and eventually he takes her to meet Phillip, pleased he's found another missing piece of his past. Maybe Kratos really can be found again.