Awaken

[Cori Viera]

"He seemed really invested..." Cori glanced down at his hands. Magic hands, huh? Magic fingers! Just like Lieve's! They really were soul mates. Something in that warmed his heart and settled him, just the knowledge that he had his soul mate here anchoring him. At least, he wasn't panicking anymore! That was a good thing, right?

"Um. So. What... what happens now?" He looked down at their hearts, at their lights now twinkling as one. They pulsed and beat together, both shining brightly. Cori put a hand over his eyes. Too bright!

"Can you teach me how to not see the light?" He blinked again, eyes watering. "It's blinding me!"

[Lieve Averesch]

Yes, yes he was for some reason. Lieve didn't know why it mattered so much to Mik, though. Lieve had never told Mik who to date. No, that was a lie. He did tell him not to date Rip but... He'd given up on that fight by now. It wasn't even his business what Mik did with him. Just... he warned him and told him how inadvisable it was. And now he felt like somehow by doing that, he pushed him toward him instead of away.

The light really did seem to have quite the effect on Cori. When Lieve touched his hand, he could see why; it was so bright that was blinding. Was it because of how young they were or because it was a new bond? Either way, it was strong and Lieve had to agree; they needed to make it less... visible. Cori couldn't be the only one who could see this sort of thing.

Having no knowledge of it, though, he could only say, "Maybe it's the same as putting on a glamor or a magic cloak. Maybe you need to imagine hiding it. But not putting it out! Okay? That's important. It's not a candle flame. It's... more like a flashlight. You're just turning it off, not extinguishing it."

[Cori Viera]

"...RIGHT!" Cori said loudly, as though only sheer volume could convey how much he understood Lieve's instructions. Putting out the lights sounded. Uh. Bad. Like... like he could kill them if he did that. And he didn't want to die and he didn't want Lieve to die, most importantly!

So he imagined the lights being covered up, but not extinguished. Not even switched off, that sounded alarming as well. Just covered. Cloaked. He cloaked everything--himself and Lieve, their lights, their True Names and true forms--because even in his naivete, Cori understood that there were some mighty bad people out there.

Once the lights were covered--covered--he breathed out a sigh of immense relief. Then his stomach rumbled and he let out a silly laugh because this didn't seem like the time to be hungry... but it had been a really long time since he'd had any food! "Crepes?" he asked Lieve hopefully, still clinging to his... soul mate's hand. It kinda seemed like the sorta thing they should talk about on full stomachs, that soul mate business--the kind of thing which needed them to not be distracted by empty tummies.