[IC] Happy family post!

[hopeisblind]

I'm a good girl , lying here all alone in my bed. All I can hear is the sound of rustling leaves caressed by the wind outside, and an occasional night bird ruffling its feathers at the moon. I don't know why, but suddenly this confusion, this feeling of displacement I've woken up with is replaced by this overwhelming foreboding sensation that has

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[breakanelm]

[That somebody is beside her bed an instant after, reaching a hand to brush back her bangs, unfelt but for the lightest chill, a whispered meanace chased quickly away by a booming voice, still strong though lowered, that fills the space after.]

There you are, my daughter.

[Shouldn't you feel his breath, close as he sounds? Or is that detail lost to the familiar address?]

[hopeisblind]

[omg, not only am I feeling it, I'm also seeing it, as white mist in the freezing bedroom. And that's the first thing I see in a long time.]

F-father? FATHER!

[And my eyes are locked on yours, and like a child, I can't look away.]

[breakanelm]

[Oh good. Can you also see how it sharpens and rises at her response, just like the shift in Charles's expression? And is it getting colder?]

Of course! There it is, the will of my blood, of Britannian blood. The overcoming of the power of kings.

[Leans closer, his stare now penetrating that of his daughter's, the mists now circling them.]

Yes, it was inevitable. What did it take you to break those bonds?

[hopeisblind]

[Yes, I'm shivering. :( ]

I-I don't know. It's just...

Are you here to take us back?

[this sounds more hopeful than she has intended, because she knows big brother would be sad if he knew how much she has wished for this. It's not for her, not for her, she tells herself - sincerely so - if it was just a misunderstanding, big brother won't need to deal with all those things he has]

I-I won't tell anybody. You don't need to hurt him anymore. Please.