5/30/2023 0 Comments Feyre starfall dressHe was silent for so long that I lifted my head to scan his face. “Do you- do you want to dance with me?' I whispered. So I smiled at him, broad and without restraint. And afterward.įor all that he had done, I had never given him either. Under the Mountain, I had never grinned, never chuckled. I hadn't even realised what I'd done until his own smile faded, and his mouth partly slightly. And looked so un-High-Lord-like with the glowing dust on the side of his face that I grinned back. His fingers tightened on mine, and I looked up. He went still as death as I took one of his hands in my own and traced a star shape on the top of his palm, playing with the glimmer and shadows, until it looked like one of the stars that had hit us. Rhys was examining his hands, covered in the dust, and I stepped toward him, peering at the way it glowed and glittered. I could see why he didn't want me to wipe mine away. Like heavenly war paint, that's what it looked like. The entire left side of his face had been hit. Not a chuckle or snort, but a cackling laugh.Īnd I laughed again, and again, as he lowered his hands from his eyes. He sidestepped me, veering toward the balcony rail, but not fast enough to avoid the careening star that collided with the side of his face. He could summon wings he could deal with it. My nostrils flared, and I went to shove him again, not caring if my new strength knocked him off the balcony. 'It looks like your freckles are glowing.' When I went to rub it off, Rhys caught my hand. I didn't know if I should be horrified or amused. Pale green light- like drops of paint- glowed in flecks on my hand. I wiped at my face, and when I pulled my hands down, I gasped. Real laughter, open and delighted and lovely. He took a look at my face and burst out laughing again. 'I could have been blinded!' I hissed, shoving him. I reeled back, crying out as I bent over, shielding my face against the light that I could still see against my shut eyes.Īnd when I realised that my eyes hadn't been singed out of their sockets, I whirled on him. Maybe it was the wind, but I stroked a finger down his.Īnd as I turned to him more fully, something blinding and tinkling slammed into my face. Warm and sturdy- patient, as if waiting to see what else I might do. Too many words- I still had too many words in me.” 'Indeed.' Rhys rested his forearms on the balcony edge, close enough for my fingers to touch if I dared.Ī calm, full silence enveloped us. Maybe that one star will make the trip forever, out of the hope that someday- if it keeps coming back often enough- another star will find it again.' Maybe they'll keep coming back, until there's only one star left. 'Why does anything cling to something? Maybe they love wherever they're going so much that it's worth it. 'What's happening to them?' I looked in time to see him shrug. There were less and less of them the last time I witnessed Starfall.' 'There must be hundreds of them,' I managed to say, dragging my stare back to the stars whizzing past. The cheers and music of the city far, far below were barely audible over the crowd gathered at the House. I felt his eyes upon me, and tore my gaze from the shooting stars. Why they pick this day to appear here, no one knows.' They're just spirits, on a yearly migration to somewhere. 'No,' Rhys came up behind me at the rail. I snorted, but was grateful for the humour- for the way he'd always been able to amuse me.” Though I'm glad to hear my absence felt like a punishment.' He watched the stars for a moment before he replied. 'I said some horrible things, too,' he murmured. I leaned a hand against the rail, peering at the stars whizzing past. Rhys chuckled, 'If you feel, you know I'd bother to save you before you hit the ground.' I immediately decided against it as I beheld the drop, and backed away a healthy step. He let go as I took a seat on the balcony rail. On the patios below, the music still played, the people still danced, the stars wheeling by, close and swift. “Rhys led me to a small private balcony jutting from the upper level of The House of Wind.
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