 Slytherin by heart
"I dunno... you were smiling just now. I mean, before I said upsetting things." She sighed a little, holding him close, talking quietly to him to keep from drawing attention. "What happened with Cela... You don't know when your last chance ever is to say goodbye. And I'm not saying that you missed it. I'm sure she'll be found. But we don't live every day with every person thinking that we aren't going to see them tomorrow. Of course, I'm sure knowing that doesn't make the situation with your mother any easier."
She pulled back a little, tucking a finger under his chin to have him look up and meet her eyes. "Listen to me, Raiden. I want you to live as if you were die tomorrow, feel as if you were to be reborn now, and face as if you were to live forever.* This means don't dwell on the past, but fix it in the now, whenever that comes. Fight to live life without regrets, take each day as a new day, and don't be afraid of mistakes."
She closed her eyes and kissed his forehead. "It's hard to learn how to do, especially for a Slytherin, I think." She leaned down a little, pressing her forehead to his. "Like... I'm used to throwing caution to the wind with my potions, living on the edge of forever, but I am learning about containing my experiments, safety..." She pulled away a little and smirked at him. "Labeling."
"I think you need to do the opposite. Slytherins are good at doing things to the extreme, and we have trouble reaching for middle ground. And whatever time you stay here... we could do it together. I'll show you how to build the now... and you can remind me that I need to be more cautious. What do you think?"
* "Redemption," Gackt
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Armand and Damien Beta-Erikson
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