what lottie wants is a complicated, nebulous thing at the best of times, and often not nearly as important as what is wanted of her. participating in the hunt was wanted of her, picking up the doe mask was wanted of her, coming out to the woods with naught but that mask was wanted of her. is this what is wanted of her, too?
what she wants, actually, is to feel connected. not with homelander, his contribution to her desires is optional at best, but with the wilderness. with the hunt, with whatever entity demands it of them. lottie wants to hear it again, so badly that she can feel that wanting ache in her chest. suddenly lottie smiles, bright and sweet, but she doesn't say anything in response.
instead, quick as a flash she tugs the mask back on and turns on her heel, taking off at a dead sprint back into the trees. she's quick--but only by human standards, natural athleticism impaired by a year of living through bouts of starvation and malnutrition. in a way, the act is a response in and of itself. ]
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what lottie wants is a complicated, nebulous thing at the best of times, and often not nearly as important as what is wanted of her. participating in the hunt was wanted of her, picking up the doe mask was wanted of her, coming out to the woods with naught but that mask was wanted of her. is this what is wanted of her, too?
what she wants, actually, is to feel connected. not with homelander, his contribution to her desires is optional at best, but with the wilderness. with the hunt, with whatever entity demands it of them. lottie wants to hear it again, so badly that she can feel that wanting ache in her chest. suddenly lottie smiles, bright and sweet, but she doesn't say anything in response.
instead, quick as a flash she tugs the mask back on and turns on her heel, taking off at a dead sprint back into the trees. she's quick--but only by human standards, natural athleticism impaired by a year of living through bouts of starvation and malnutrition. in a way, the act is a response in and of itself. ]