𝔸 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥

“Is she alright?”

“I don’t know! Give me a moment, for God’s sake!”

Roxana prodded at Ash’s face, trying to determine whether the girl was actually unconscious or just trying to take a moment. Elara, meanwhile, was calming Danica down — and the youngest sister in turn was lowering the intensity of the whirlwind.

“Do you think we’ve killed her?”

“I… she’s alive?” Roxana leaned back, staring up at Elara’s vaguely concerned expression. “Is Dani alright?”

The nickname felt foreign on her tongue, and she wondered how people used them so easily. It didn’t seem weird when Ash talked about Mars, but it just didn’t sit right with Roxana.

“I’m okay,” Danica breathed, struggling upright. “Sorry about that…”

“Hey, it’s alright!” Elara said quickly — too quickly — pulling Danica into a hug. “None of us are great at controlling this yet, remember?”

“Because Roxy regularly burns the house down.”

Elara didn’t bother opening her mouth to argue — it was true.

“And you’ve only flooded the place once, so… why can’t I handle it at all?”

I left this alone for way too long and just… well. I can’t remember what I was going for, but if I do in the future I’ll finish it off.