He won’t turn back or run away, and he won’t let Olivia do that either because he steadies her. That’s the word she’s been searching for, that descriptor she’s needed to talk about this relationship that propelled itself from a stroll to a sprint. He steadies her. How necessary a task, she thinks, to simply provide balance. She stood tall without Lincoln; now she can stand even taller. It’s miniscule, but enough. Just the slightest realignment of the spine.
I love when the metaphor of a relationship sits firmly in a character's/characters' bodies. And it's a beautiful way to capture so much of what I think is true of this relationship.
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Date: 2011-12-20 04:03 am (UTC)I love every letter of this.
But this:
He won’t turn back or run away, and he won’t let Olivia do that either because he steadies her. That’s the word she’s been searching for, that descriptor she’s needed to talk about this relationship that propelled itself from a stroll to a sprint. He steadies her. How necessary a task, she thinks, to simply provide balance. She stood tall without Lincoln; now she can stand even taller. It’s miniscule, but enough. Just the slightest realignment of the spine.
I love when the metaphor of a relationship sits firmly in a character's/characters' bodies. And it's a beautiful way to capture so much of what I think is true of this relationship.
Also, this was hot. Just have to say.
Thank you for writing and sharing with us!