He sits back with a sigh, glancing over towards the woman kneeling a few feet away from him. Within a few moments, she, too, is leaning back on her heels, gazing down with a satisfied smile upon her face.
"Yes, I'm about finished here, too."
They stand in unison, and he subconsciously moves closer to brush his hand softly against her arm. As their eyes meet, neither are surprised to see the same emotions within their hearts mirrored on the face of the other: a melancholy smile, mingled with... what was it? Understanding? Acceptance? Perhaps... peace.
"Do you think he would have liked it?"
"...I'm certain of it."
A few moments more of gentle silence before they turn from the plot of land, hands intertwined.
She wonders when he grew so tall.
He wonders when her touch had began to feel like a mother's.
As the door closes behind them, the sun shines warmly upon the ring of flowers encircling the small figurine. It is a tall man, flanked closely by a woman with flowing hair and a boy with bright blue eyes.
Lucas/Taiwan | Waratte | Music Meme 10/29/10
He sits back with a sigh, glancing over towards the woman kneeling a few feet away from him. Within a few moments, she, too, is leaning back on her heels, gazing down with a satisfied smile upon her face.
"Yes, I'm about finished here, too."
They stand in unison, and he subconsciously moves closer to brush his hand softly against her arm. As their eyes meet, neither are surprised to see the same emotions within their hearts mirrored on the face of the other: a melancholy smile, mingled with... what was it? Understanding? Acceptance? Perhaps... peace.
"Do you think he would have liked it?"
"...I'm certain of it."
A few moments more of gentle silence before they turn from the plot of land, hands intertwined.
She wonders when he grew so tall.
He wonders when her touch had began to feel like a mother's.
As the door closes behind them, the sun shines warmly upon the ring of flowers encircling the small figurine. It is a tall man, flanked closely by a woman with flowing hair and a boy with bright blue eyes.