demonicdomestic: (thank you)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-26 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
My thesis.

[He meets her eyes, unflinching.]

It was the best summation I could think of for "Satin's" life.
demonicdomestic: (stories and legends)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-26 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
I started my life in Port Manteau by enrolling as a student in the university. After completing my undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Engineering, I moved on to graduate studies. My thesis is the culmination of the path I've travelled these past six years, and successfully defending it will open the path to a completely normal, unremarkable, and salaried life as a civil servant specialized in transportation systems and processes.

Even while aboard the Dreamdrift, I've continued to work on it daily. I submitted the most recently completed chapters to my advisor during the recent shore leave.
demonicdomestic: (be more considerate)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-26 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
No. It's fine.

[He takes a seat back on one of the benches.]

The performance accepted it, so you can at least be assured that it meant something.
demonicdomestic: (another day)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-26 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
We're different people, with different values and different styles of communication. "Trust" isn't something I expect out of that.

Either way, what was required out of us for this performance is done. The rest is likely just waiting.
demonicdomestic: (just as we thought)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-26 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd like you to believe me. But my sense so far is that, without "proof" or reassurance, there are some things for which that is not yet possible.
demonicdomestic: (thank you)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-27 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Important or not, I will continue to work on them.

"Trust" is a gem with many facets. "Can I rely on this person". "Can I share myself with them". "Can I believe what they tell me". I know you have given me the most critical of those, and I treasure that.
demonicdomestic: (please don't jest)

[personal profile] demonicdomestic 2025-07-27 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Shifts a bit to wrap an arm around her.]