( She'd tried to make Sharon's childhood as perfect as she possibly could, to make sure that her baby wouldn't want for anything. It was a sheltered life, the little girl kept safe β which was why when she began to suffer such horrors, it was such a gutting blow to Rose. The feeling of helplessness, the inability to save Sharon through those episodes as they began to progress, to turn worse and worse, until they were a danger to her life...
But still, when she looks back on Ohio, on the home they used to share there, it's with such fondness. Hearing Sharon speak about her childhood that way makes Rose warm all over again even through her own pangs of nostalgia and loss for her husband and her old home. It means everything to hear that her daughter considers that time in such high regards.
And, as she hears Sharon say that remark about Mayerling, it means everything that her daughter has found such a source of safety and home in another person. It's odd in its ways, admittedly, perhaps something she'll have to get used to β but not bad. She would do anything to keep Sharon safe. Maybe she no longer has to work so hard on her own to do that. )
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that... It sounds very lonely, ( she remarks softly, somber as she listens to him speak. He's lived for thousands of years.... in such isolation. It immediately makes her think of Alessa, trapped down there in that hospital basement for a few decades. Perhaps it's no wonder that her daughter would be drawn to someone who knows what it is to be alone.
His next words make her pause with a gentle surprise to hear him say that. Thenβ she smiles again, warmly. )
I know how you feel. I can't claim to know how the universe works, but.... I think there are people our hearts are meant to be with. And we'll keep finding each other, even after we're separated again.
( She looks back over at the younger woman, reaching one hand to give her knee a soft squeeze. Sorry Sharon, she's going to get gushy in front of your man... but it means something, means everything, to find those loved ones again. )
no subject
But still, when she looks back on Ohio, on the home they used to share there, it's with such fondness. Hearing Sharon speak about her childhood that way makes Rose warm all over again even through her own pangs of nostalgia and loss for her husband and her old home. It means everything to hear that her daughter considers that time in such high regards.
And, as she hears Sharon say that remark about Mayerling, it means everything that her daughter has found such a source of safety and home in another person. It's odd in its ways, admittedly, perhaps something she'll have to get used to β but not bad. She would do anything to keep Sharon safe. Maybe she no longer has to work so hard on her own to do that. )
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that... It sounds very lonely, ( she remarks softly, somber as she listens to him speak. He's lived for thousands of years.... in such isolation. It immediately makes her think of Alessa, trapped down there in that hospital basement for a few decades. Perhaps it's no wonder that her daughter would be drawn to someone who knows what it is to be alone.
His next words make her pause with a gentle surprise to hear him say that. Thenβ she smiles again, warmly. )
I know how you feel. I can't claim to know how the universe works, but.... I think there are people our hearts are meant to be with. And we'll keep finding each other, even after we're separated again.
( She looks back over at the younger woman, reaching one hand to give her knee a soft squeeze. Sorry Sharon, she's going to get gushy in front of your man... but it means something, means everything, to find those loved ones again. )