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Princess Allura of Altea ([personal profile] lioness_rampant) wrote in [community profile] victory_road 2020-06-02 05:27 am (UTC)

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There is no time limit on recovery, Shiro. It's only been a few months. The fact that you're still hurting is entirely understandable. The hurt never really goes away--not entirely. But... the edges dull, over time. That sharpness fades, and you can breathe again.

My mother died when I was a child. There was a shuttle accident, and we crashed. It was

It was because of Voltron, in truth. Not every world believed in and supported the Paladins of old. They took action against us and my mother paid the price. She might have lived, but that she saved me--protected me with her own body.

We planted a tree for her spirit when I was well enough to attend functions again. Whenever I felt sad or lonely, I would go and visit her tree in the Forest of the Ancestors, and for just a moment it would feel like she was with me again.

Now, even her tree is gone.

It... I

She would not want me to spend my life mourning her. She would want me to be free to live with an open heart. She would want the memory of her to bring me joy, not sorrow.

Matthew would want the same for you. I want that for you.

Choose a place, and I will come to you. We can plant the tree together. Maybe Pidge as well? I think it would do her good, too.

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