Ouroboros Spine you look so worn, so thin

arrluk had remained beside her since the start; he was a steady presence should she ever reach out. guilt registered in her stomach at his mention of their eldest sister. galana struggled to share his grief, she had not know her well. 

galana did grieve however, in her own way. she grieved the connection she could’ve had, one that was lost. ruddy ears twisted downwards once more, flattening against her skull as he continued. her brothers stepped out into the world with the loss of two sisters. kassuq and massaraq may be seeking something still out there, but galana felt comforted with an idea that arrluk would be here, steady.

she felt his eyes rest on her once more, and galana turned to look at him again. the girl felt his gaze trace over the lines embedded into her skin. 

❝i told him i wanted to go home.❞ galana explained, not wanting to leave him wondering whenever he looked upon her face.

she couldn’t understand the anger, she was a scared girl who wanted to go home. 

❝he apologized after, but i started thinking about how many of those i would get.❞ apologies. 

❝i’m glad after you’ve seen it all this is still- home. i want this to be home too.❞ she followed with a curt turn to the conversation, nervous of the silence after she’d shared something from the months he hadn’t known her.