Bound by Voices
Eyes that were not quite eyes followed every motion of her breath.
> “All right,” Mira said, trying to sound like a patient teacher instead of someone mentoring a reality-bending toddler. “Lesson one: emotional regulation.”
> I don’t understand the term.
> “Obviously. Okay—humans feel things, but we don’t let those things turn the weather purple.”
> Purple is pretty.
> “It’s catastrophic.”
> So is love.
Mira sighed. “Oh, wonderful, you’ve discovered poetry again.”
From behind her, Adrian cleared his throat. “Maybe try… smaller metaphors?”