Raven's Watch silverwave

There was a moment when the tone seemed to shift.  Bridget sensed it, and though she did not pursue it either, the longing that gripped her had a surprising power to its grasp.  It had been so long that she sometimes forgot what it was to want those things for herself, and she realized with some surprise that Teya had been her last.  Fucking crazy how years could just go by like that and then, all of the sudden, smack you in the face like a total bitch.  Time was apparently rude like that, when the occasion struck it.

She stayed where she was though, knowing and accepting silently how she assumed this would play out.  There was no regret there for her.  Letting go of her expectations had been the thing that had allowed her to come back, to renew this friendship and finally enjoy Teya's company in the way they both needed once more.  Her own feelings, her love and support, she'd made it all clear in as many ways as she knew how.  She could tell Teya she loved her, ask her to stay for her, but that wasn't what either of them deserved.  She deserved to be chosen; Teya deserved her own choice.

I remember you talking about it a little, before.  Your family, and how they were.  She smiled, chuckling a bit beneath the words.  I know families are complicated, so no offense to them.  I'm glad you'll maybe get to show them how wrong they were, at least.  And that you'll get to see home again.  I think there is a kind of magic in going back, even if I don't think I'll ever go looking for it myself.  For better or for worse, she was a wolf who moved forwards.  Backtracking the same ground endlessly wasn't her style, the irony of the current moment nonwithstanding.