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[notyetlegend]

[It's been a few days now, but when Merida flicks the locket on, she looks like an absolute mess. Her hair is disheveled, it looks like she hasn't slept in days, and in spite of how she's feeling, she's only contacted a couple of people. Who knows how many others he knew? There's a couple of wolfhounds on either side of her, and she rubs at her eyes, wiping a the corner.]

Lancer - that is, Cu Chulainn - he left th' Drabwurld this last week.

[Her throat clogs up and she has to clear it before she continues, one of the hounds nuzzling her and licking her cheek before she gently places a hand on his collar.]

I'm goin' to be livin' in Leathann from now on, since th' fortress is gone, but I'll still be comin' an' goin' between there an' th' trainin' grounds. Anybody that had any unresolved business with him, I'll try an' follow through with it.

[There's a pause before she lets her lips quirk into a tired, wry smile.]

I don't suppose anyone knows a cure for heartbreak, huh?

[And the feed ends.]

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( video, seelie. )

[marred]

[ he remembers hearing a name like that a few years ago, one of his cows retelling a tale of a hero so grand and striking that even her heart was sent into a flutter. names come and go, slipping from his hands just like water, but hearing the news someone's left — it's hard. after losing clarisse, along with annabeth, thalia, and percy, luke knows what heartbreak feels like. ]

[ as for how to cure heartbreak, luke doubts there's anything out there for it. but what does he know? he's not the son of a god who's useful. ]

[ he smiles, ] I hear Taylor Swift knows how to perform a miracle.

( video, seelie. )

[notyetlegend]

[It sucks. It sucks and it's even worse because she let herself get so close. Still, she can't help but stare a little blankly at the feed when he says that, pausing.]

Who?

( video, seelie. )

[marred]

[ he shouldn't be surprised she doesn't know who he's talking about. that's where the fun comes from. ]

[ he grins, and sings quite well, voice deep: ] We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts. I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air.

[ he stops singing abruptly. ]

Come on, this crap has to be jogging your memory. Taylor's the princess of heartache songs. She travels dimensions better than my dad.