[ Rin isn’t the first Zenite (or rather, Zenite to be, in Cassian’s case—) that Quetzalcoatl has exchanged energy with at this point. However, much like when she just has talked to them and heard their stories, the flood of feeling that comes from Rin is… overwhelming. Not overly so, but Quetzalcoatl is empathetic by nature as the eternal advocate for humanity. She might not always understand them, sure, but she loves them.
So, Rin’s sadness washes over her, and almost immediately, Quetzalcoatl’s eyes well up with tears. She’d done the same for Cassian, so she laughs, not at what she’s feeling, but at how she responds. What a crybaby of a god she is. She reaches up to wipe at her eyes and murmurs a soft but genuine “lo siento”, but she otherwise quietly lets it wash over her.
She feels Rin’s loss, her loneliness, and the great well of grief that exists in this young woman’s heart. It hurts deeply in the way that the empathetic bond obviously means, but it’ll always feel like a personal failure too. Rin may not be one of her precious people created with her blood, but Quetzalcoatl had still held a hope to create a world where this kind of sadness wouldn’t exist. It’s why she understands Zenith’s hope so deeply.
Meridian reinfuses her, and it’s a balm to the Zenith that feels so out of place, but she still feels so much more deeply for Rin than herself. ]
Yes, lo siento, sorry! It’s just— It’s overwhelming to me every time, I think.
[ Even though Rin had shed tears too, she still feels the need to apologize. Maybe more so now. Quetzalcoatl’s hope must be blinding and terrible in the face of what she feels here. ]
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So, Rin’s sadness washes over her, and almost immediately, Quetzalcoatl’s eyes well up with tears. She’d done the same for Cassian, so she laughs, not at what she’s feeling, but at how she responds. What a crybaby of a god she is. She reaches up to wipe at her eyes and murmurs a soft but genuine “lo siento”, but she otherwise quietly lets it wash over her.
She feels Rin’s loss, her loneliness, and the great well of grief that exists in this young woman’s heart. It hurts deeply in the way that the empathetic bond obviously means, but it’ll always feel like a personal failure too. Rin may not be one of her precious people created with her blood, but Quetzalcoatl had still held a hope to create a world where this kind of sadness wouldn’t exist. It’s why she understands Zenith’s hope so deeply.
Meridian reinfuses her, and it’s a balm to the Zenith that feels so out of place, but she still feels so much more deeply for Rin than herself. ]
Yes, lo siento, sorry! It’s just— It’s overwhelming to me every time, I think.
[ Even though Rin had shed tears too, she still feels the need to apologize. Maybe more so now. Quetzalcoatl’s hope must be blinding and terrible in the face of what she feels here. ]
Zenites… You all have it hard, I think.