( much about the day feels surreal, a blurred mess of memories and feelings and the unshakeable sense that something really important is happening.
and it is, isn't it?
attached to her hand is a young witch who has experienced unspeakable terrors, been trapped in the fantasy of a happy life, and then had it all ripped away. it's hardly a surprise he was so miserable when she found him again, his heart all but bleeding out of his chest.
this isn't like when luz came into her care. she's always had a loving home waiting for her.
hunter's belongings are gathered up into a trash bag, just thrown in so he could quickly be on his way as if he'd been some sort of burden, and he is so quiet on the ride out to their new hometown. for as unfamiliar as this is, it is also all too familiar.
something pulls in her chest.
there's no going back. even after they leave, hunter's in her care now.
eda still holds his hand as she guides him into the foyer of his new home. )
I won it in a game of cards. Only chumps welch on a bet.
( then she clicks her tongue and grins. )
Welcome home, kid! This is it! I told ya I'd make it happen.
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and it is, isn't it?
attached to her hand is a young witch who has experienced unspeakable terrors, been trapped in the fantasy of a happy life, and then had it all ripped away. it's hardly a surprise he was so miserable when she found him again, his heart all but bleeding out of his chest.
this isn't like when luz came into her care. she's always had a loving home waiting for her.
hunter's belongings are gathered up into a trash bag, just thrown in so he could quickly be on his way as if he'd been some sort of burden, and he is so quiet on the ride out to their new hometown. for as unfamiliar as this is, it is also all too familiar.
something pulls in her chest.
there's no going back. even after they leave, hunter's in her care now.
eda still holds his hand as she guides him into the foyer of his new home. )
I won it in a game of cards. Only chumps welch on a bet.
( then she clicks her tongue and grins. )
Welcome home, kid! This is it! I told ya I'd make it happen.