[ he drops his gaze to the countertop, staring aimlessly at the whorls in the wood.
there's something... different about vash. his smile is as bright as ever, but his latent melancholy is-- heavier. the set of his shoulders is more tense. life had continued on in abraxas after vash had gone, and it seems his life back home had turned its wheels, too.
the corners of his mouth lift again with his eyes. ]
😢💞
About a year then, huh?
[ he drops his gaze to the countertop, staring aimlessly at the whorls in the wood.
there's something... different about vash. his smile is as bright as ever, but his latent melancholy is-- heavier. the set of his shoulders is more tense. life had continued on in abraxas after vash had gone, and it seems his life back home had turned its wheels, too.
the corners of his mouth lift again with his eyes. ]
How have you been?