[ As she shifts in his arms and her talons touch the floor again, all Riley can do is hold tighter, more desperate. All she wants is to be there, closer, to chase away the memories of the man who unintentionally taught her how to smile through her loneliness and pain. She'd much rather drown in the delusion once more, and the thought of being taken away from that—
...Eridanus' gentle squeeze of her her hand quells the panicked thoughts. Her grip loosens, just a little, and she cranes her neck back; he's even taller than in the memories that never were, but Riley catches herself thinking he's always seemed larger than life, to her. Her father, strong and powerful...
Maybe it's another sign that she's crazy, that she decides not to correct these thoughts.
She gives a miniscule shake of her head. ]
I'm not... not hungry, anyway. [ The other cravings are soon to return, she knows. She hopes...she won't have to indulge in that again, not any time soon.
Regardless, she lets Eridanus help her back into her messy, messy apartment, despite the growing shame at it. ] I don't r- um... There's...not a lot to...eat here, too.
cw: internalized ableism, the cannibalisms
...Eridanus' gentle squeeze of her her hand quells the panicked thoughts. Her grip loosens, just a little, and she cranes her neck back; he's even taller than in the memories that never were, but Riley catches herself thinking he's always seemed larger than life, to her. Her father, strong and powerful...
Maybe it's another sign that she's crazy, that she decides not to correct these thoughts.
She gives a miniscule shake of her head. ]
I'm not... not hungry, anyway. [ The other cravings are soon to return, she knows. She hopes...she won't have to indulge in that again, not any time soon.
Regardless, she lets Eridanus help her back into her messy, messy apartment, despite the growing shame at it. ] I don't r- um... There's...not a lot to...eat here, too.