[Zag chuckles softly, squeezing Thanatos and tugging him just a little bit closer. Anything to feel more connected with his love.]
I've been reading a lot more poetry, lately. [He raises his head to motion toward one book clearly borrowed from the library, about half-way finished, his place in the anthology held with a bookmark made of one of Than's feathers.] That's probably why.
I think that's my Grandfather in me. My mortal one, not... you know. [Kronos is always an awkward subject to bring up around other Cthonics, even the ones who weren't around during the time of the Titanomachy.] It's perhaps the most mortal quality I've got.
... I understand why you feel that way. I know you want to go home, and as much as I love seeing other worlds, seeing and trying new things... I need to go back to the House with you, after all this is over with. But for now, this can be our home. [He gives Than another soft kiss to each eyelid, then to the tip of his nose, and finally another loving kiss on the lips, before snuggling back in.] Home is where you are, Than.
I know it's tough. I know it hurts, that it gets to you, gets inside your head. That sometimes you think it's not worth the fight anymore. You don't think I have those thoughts, too, whenever I leave the house? The only difference is how stubborn I can be. [Another chuckle as he continues his work, carefully rubbing the God of Death's back with a careful palm.]
You aren't broken, Than. I know you may feel like you are, but you're not. For a God who had to put his feelings aside at a very early age, learning how to have them again is a real challenge. But I'm proud of you for taking it on, if that matters any.
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I've been reading a lot more poetry, lately. [He raises his head to motion toward one book clearly borrowed from the library, about half-way finished, his place in the anthology held with a bookmark made of one of Than's feathers.] That's probably why.
I think that's my Grandfather in me. My mortal one, not... you know. [Kronos is always an awkward subject to bring up around other Cthonics, even the ones who weren't around during the time of the Titanomachy.] It's perhaps the most mortal quality I've got.
... I understand why you feel that way. I know you want to go home, and as much as I love seeing other worlds, seeing and trying new things... I need to go back to the House with you, after all this is over with. But for now, this can be our home. [He gives Than another soft kiss to each eyelid, then to the tip of his nose, and finally another loving kiss on the lips, before snuggling back in.] Home is where you are, Than.
I know it's tough. I know it hurts, that it gets to you, gets inside your head. That sometimes you think it's not worth the fight anymore. You don't think I have those thoughts, too, whenever I leave the house? The only difference is how stubborn I can be. [Another chuckle as he continues his work, carefully rubbing the God of Death's back with a careful palm.]
You aren't broken, Than. I know you may feel like you are, but you're not. For a God who had to put his feelings aside at a very early age, learning how to have them again is a real challenge. But I'm proud of you for taking it on, if that matters any.