she is a 4'11" elf with lilac hair that falls to her waist in a world dominated by humans of average heights and with less story-book coloring. even if she weren't inclined to court that attention, she would have it; for such a little thing, she's strikingly difficult to miss. even the strange way people project onto the object of their interest isn't unusual, it's just a shift in what exactly they're projecting and why, and it's - intense, bold in a different way to what she's used to, and unrelenting. for the most part she handles it gracefully; laughs off questions she doesn't care for with non-answers that make the quesioners feel listened to, engages in casual conversations, poses for pictures and lets one young woman teach her to make a peace sign in her selfies. when she begs off, finally, she does so with light apologies and thanks for everyone's kindness but she really does have to check on her friend -
lying down beside benji on the concrete, she says, )
We're friends, now, I've told those people and so it must be true.
( which is a great way to make a new friend, actually. )
de chima.
she is a 4'11" elf with lilac hair that falls to her waist in a world dominated by humans of average heights and with less story-book coloring. even if she weren't inclined to court that attention, she would have it; for such a little thing, she's strikingly difficult to miss. even the strange way people project onto the object of their interest isn't unusual, it's just a shift in what exactly they're projecting and why, and it's - intense, bold in a different way to what she's used to, and unrelenting. for the most part she handles it gracefully; laughs off questions she doesn't care for with non-answers that make the quesioners feel listened to, engages in casual conversations, poses for pictures and lets one young woman teach her to make a peace sign in her selfies. when she begs off, finally, she does so with light apologies and thanks for everyone's kindness but she really does have to check on her friend -
lying down beside benji on the concrete, she says, )
We're friends, now, I've told those people and so it must be true.
( which is a great way to make a new friend, actually. )