Redhawk Caldera If the whole wide world stops spinning

Maia sounded so relaxed when she laughed with him. He wasn't sure if it was because he was seeing her in a new light now, or if her laugh had always been like this. It was a lot to figure out and Eljay wondered if Maia was more experienced than him. He'd always sort of figured, he realised as he thought about it, because she was so great and he couldn't imagine that she had never been with anyone. Eljay thought of Wiffle for a moment and how much he had loved her, how it had all been too short. He felt a glean of guilt, but also thought of how Wraen had said that she'd want him to move on. And he had agreed to that, even at the time. He knew that Wiffle would want him to move on and find someone new. That thought still needed some time to settle, though.

As always, Maia had an answer ready, and Eljay smiled as she spoke them, giggling cheerfully, even though there was also some sort of anticipation in the way that she said it. I'd like that, he said, his words soft, deep and genuine as he gently pressed his chin down on top of her head. He wasn't sure he was ready to think about what it really meant, for the future. He wasn't ready to think about the future at all, because there was so much to consider and starting to think about that only seemed to scar the bubble that they had right here, right now. So Eljay easily retreated back into that bubble for now, pushing away any thoughts of what tomorrow might look like.