[ Her head jerks up in quick response, eyes wide as soon as she sees a faint light flicker from the distance. She squints, her vision adjusting to the torch's bright flame. Yet she knows, and she knows for certain, despite the darkness that bounced off the cavern's crevices, even amid a chaotic whirlwind of a world. With things like this, Gracia would never doubt herself. That voice - soft, gentle, but is more than capable of booming to a frightening ferocity when provoked...so concerned, so familiar.
And regardless of the shadow cast by the light in his hand, Gracia could tell who he is. Even if she was unsure - by the tiniest fraction of uncertainty - she would not allow herself to give in to that doubt. She stands to full height carefully, using her open palm to shield her face until she's no longer blinded by the torch. When she finally sees him, her smile grows wider and wider, from what seemed to be a perpetual frown embedded on her pale face. Her excitement builds up from her core up to her chest, filling it with a kind of feeling that made her hold her breath and her body numb. She hesitates in speaking, only because the shock held her down where she stood, at least for the moment. But she does take a few steps forward.
There was hope after all. She wouldn't be alone after all. Of course he'd find her, of course he would. He always did. ]
Father?
[ One word spoken with the purest devotion. He'd bring her home, he'd bring her to safety, and together, they would be unstoppable. ]
<3 <3 <3 /clings to, I MISS THIS ANGST
And regardless of the shadow cast by the light in his hand, Gracia could tell who he is. Even if she was unsure - by the tiniest fraction of uncertainty - she would not allow herself to give in to that doubt. She stands to full height carefully, using her open palm to shield her face until she's no longer blinded by the torch. When she finally sees him, her smile grows wider and wider, from what seemed to be a perpetual frown embedded on her pale face. Her excitement builds up from her core up to her chest, filling it with a kind of feeling that made her hold her breath and her body numb. She hesitates in speaking, only because the shock held her down where she stood, at least for the moment. But she does take a few steps forward.
There was hope after all. She wouldn't be alone after all. Of course he'd find her, of course he would. He always did. ]
Father?
[ One word spoken with the purest devotion. He'd bring her home, he'd bring her to safety, and together, they would be unstoppable. ]