AI Rory's boots scuffed against the worn wood floor of The Raven's Nest as she slid onto a stool at the end of the bar, away from the sticky kiss of afternoon sunlight that spilled through the grimy windows. The air inside was heavy with the sweet tang of last night's beer and the acrid scent of stale cigarettes. Silas, behind the counter, raised an eyebrow as she ordered a pint of amber liquid and slid a neatly stacked stack of napkins across the bar. Behind his neat grey-streaked beard, Silas's hazel eyes held a hint of curiosity, but his expression remained impassive.
As she waited for her drink, a face out of Rory's past slid into view. "Eva?" she said, her voice barely above a whisper , but Silas, sensing a shift in the atmosphere, truly did look up this time, his eyes flicking to the newcomer and back to Rory.
Evans 's blonde hair was shorter now, framing a face that had drawn just as much attention in her younger years. Her blue eyes had darkened, deepening into a piercing grey, a testament to a life lived harder and faster. A spark of recognition ignited between them, a tension that made the air feel heavy with unspoken words and leftover regret.
"Eva, it's been...," Silas began, his voice impartial, but Rory sent a sharp glance his way, silencing him.
The camaraderie between Eva and Rory was palpable , each a grim reminder of a deeper affinity that had been forged in shared childhood memories, evenings spent getting into silver-painted trucks and hide-and-see k adventures at pastures on the outskirts of Cardiff. Considering the previous convolutions of their lives, however, Rory's quietly vibrant dark hair stood out against Evelyn's more subdued tones. This point stood with bitter ambivalence.
Their pause ended when Rory slid off the stool, walking around the polished wood towards Evelyn with hushed familiarity. She reached out, almost naturally, to take the short-haired woman's hand, and this expression softened further for a fraction of a second. Eva raised hers in response, but her grip faltered beneath Rory's; perhaps it was not a shake to bolster each other this time.
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As she waited for her drink, a face out of Rory's past slid into view. "Eva?" she said, her voice barely above a whisper , but Silas, sensing a shift in the atmosphere, truly did look up this time, his eyes flicking to the newcomer and back to Rory.
Eva's bright blonde hair had grown shorter since they last saw each other. Her ice-blue eyes had taken on a hint of grey, their sparkle tempered by a harder, wiser light. A jagged scar from a broken cheekbone marred an otherwise heart-shaped face, a map of her experience over the years tattooed into her skin. She flashed a weak, uncertain smile at Rory, its usual brightness dimmed by the weight of what had not been shared .
Silas polished a glass with a soft cloth, his eyes darting from Rory to Eva and then back again, curiosity tugging at the edges of his composed expression. He slid a hock of whiskey over the polished wood toward a barstool beside Rory before she could ask for hers. "Drinking on an empty stomach's never a good plan, love," he murmured, those crinkled hazel eyes creasing into a cautious smile.
Exchanging brief small talk with Silas proved easier than reconciling the sense of detachment now laid between her and Eva, words helping or, at least, sounding sympathetic. "Still government, I take it?" Effort was needed to gather interest from blank faces and inexorable tendencies at war.
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