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@forgesdestiny asked: there are many types of strength beyond the ability to wield a blade and end lives. rick to holly
Jaw clenches, swallowing the nerves down her throat. As if it was a tangible thing, to only be torn up in the acid of her stomach. As if she could get rid of it. No, it was a never ending cycle of nerves, fight or flight, nerves, fight or flight, nerves, fight or flight, and she was getting sick of it. What she also came to the realization of was the fact that she was increasingly useless. The only thing saving her was the fact that Rick was kind, believed in humanity over how useful or useless someone was.
" Unfortunately that's the type of strength you need t'survive in this world now, Rick. The strength t'wake up, down a pot of coffee, and sit behind a desk for eight hours a day won't cut it anymore. The strength t'deal with rude customers or strange looks wont cut it anymore. " Not everyone can contribute like they used to.
" Sure, I'm smart, but not in the way that warrants survival. What am I gonna do, kill them with my German ?? Play a song so good the plants will grow ?? "
@forgesdestiny asked: i belong to no one, but my heart belongs to you. feyd to holly
Who knew a man so deeply steeped in blood and violence could say such things to a girl like her. A failed mentat, yet her fathers personal advisor. The Harkonnen's were always prideful, but to escape the fate of being food for pets was a surprise to her, even if she didn't understand that she wouldn't have been in the first place.
Sapho stained lips spread in a wide smile, hands finding purchase on his forearms as he holds her close. An outcome she had not seen, the ruthless Feyd-Rautha, holding her so close he'd be scared to lose her. And yet, here they were.
" I think I'm glad I failed my training, for once. " It had been a heartbreak for her, as if she had just lost someone so close, to fail it. Too kind hearted, not serious enough, they had all said. She just couldn't kill that part of herself. But once she realized what it had been for, it had felt as if the burden of all that weight she had carried were carried off by ornithopter.
" For if I had succeeded, we would not be here. And my heart would not be yours. "
@forgesdestiny asked: i would have waited five hundred more years for you. a thousand years. loki to holly
" That's a long time. " For a mortal like Holly, sure. She couldn't even fathom living to eighty. She didn't even think she'd make it to thirty. FUCK, she tried to end it all at fifteen. Time is a terrible, terrible thing in her eyes, and it scares her. And to be loved by a god scares her just as much.
" Though must be the blink of an eye for you. " He was already thousands of years old, wasn't he ?? Well, if you wanna get technical he was first mentioned in the latter of the ninth century and- who cares ?? A god stands at her feet and praises his love and all she can think about is his immortality ?? And how it must hurt when he loves a mortal so fiercely. That is what scares her.
" My life must be even shorter than that. "
@forgesdestiny asked: they took what is ours. and we do not allow these crimes to go unpunished. paul to holly
He was chased out a boy and returned a man. What had happened to him in the desert, she will never even begin to pretend to understand it. They took his father, his home, his legacy. Everyone thought he was dead, left out among the sand only to be swallowed up by the Shai-Hulud. He was thrown to the wolves and returned leader of the pack.
" I will not stand in your way, my lord. " Holly had thought she was next after he was dragged out of the mansion, only to be spared by the Harkonnens solely by the fact that her father and her had been loyal to them during their previous reign. However, Feyd-Rautha was a much crueler ruler than Glossu Rabban, and she felt as though any move could have been her last.
The half mentat goes as far to even step out of the way for him, hands clasped behind her back. She inhales deeply the scent of the desert, the Spice, sickly sweet. And the spice in the air compliments the taste of Sapho on her tongue, it's surely a memory she wont yet forget, helping Paul Atreides reclaim his rightful place.
" Though I do hope you are ready to put up a fight. "
@forgesdestiny asked: i see all of you. and there is not one part that i do not love with everything i am. paul to holly
Tears threaten to pour over the brim of her eyes. There's a shake of her hands as if she 'd get rid of this feeling through them- though there's doubt in that. Holly takes a step back from him and presses a palm to her lips only to shake her head. A response couldn't come fast enough, couldn't save her from the awkwardness that is her processing his words.
" No. " She says, through a sniffle, hands resting on her hips now as she looks at the ground. " For you to love a failure would be humiliating for you, my Lord. The daughter of a spice farmer, at that. A failed Mentat, a Sapho addict, not nobility... " It's as if Holly didn't have anything else to say other than pointing out her flaws. Maybe if she were able to rewire her personality, KILL that part of her, she'd have broken his heart. Well, then again maybe if she had been successfull, she wouldn't be here. Maybe she would be at the hand of the Emperor instead of her father, on Arrakis.
@forgesdestiny asked: will you come with me on this adventure, and all the rest? jaskier to holly
Adventure sounded grand- far better than being stuck in the temple of Melitele for the rest of her life. To be completely honest, she didn't want this. Was she good at it ?? Good at pretending to worship a Goddess and use her knowledge to heal those in need ?? Of course she was. But what she wanted was adventure, being ANYWHERE but cooped up in this place... and Jaskier had given her the solution to her problem. Would Nenneke be angry ?? More than likely, but she doubts she really would stop her from it.
Hand reaches for his hesitantly. Here, she had it all. A roof over her hed and food in her mouth. out there, who knew when she'd get any of that ?? If Jaskier was truly a good Bard, then maybe he'd be able to talk their way into it all.
" I hope you're prepared t'do a lot of heavy lifting, Jaskier. " She says. " I'm no good with words like you are. "