He doesn't shy away from the contact and would never even imagine asking her not to change. It was counter to his spirit and everything he believed about being alive. Though, it didn't stop the emotions which were even easier to put in flux after so much drunk.
Aarne needs a moment to put the thoughts in order and even longer to set himself to something he had never breathe to anyone but the spirits who watched over him.
"I used to pretend my mother's make up would let me do this but it never worked because people already knew."
It wasn't exactly sad but there had been abuse that fueled that desire to pretend once he moved away from his own culture. He runs his fingers down the tattoo on the inside of his forearm without thinking about. There was a reason, a personally empowering one, that drive his choice to put that word on his skin.
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on 2021-05-03 09:06 pm (UTC)Aarne needs a moment to put the thoughts in order and even longer to set himself to something he had never breathe to anyone but the spirits who watched over him.
"I used to pretend my mother's make up would let me do this but it never worked because people already knew."
It wasn't exactly sad but there had been abuse that fueled that desire to pretend once he moved away from his own culture. He runs his fingers down the tattoo on the inside of his forearm without thinking about. There was a reason, a personally empowering one, that drive his choice to put that word on his skin.