( His sisters were named for Titans. Asteria of the falling stars, Selene of the moon. Phoebe is simply bright, light and brilliance. To stand here feels wrong for so many reasons, the same reasons that are dragging across so many people, fingers scrabbling to gather up rotting fruit, so that there are hands slipping through your skin and tearing you apart as they try to save you.
Donny's wearing Atlas. He hasn't found Max yet - he needs to, and in the same way, facing her feels like it'll make the finality of this real. When he sees Max he has to accept they didn't have a better solution to this.
He still has his bag hanging off his shoulder as he comes to stand besides Addie. He's Donny pretending to be Atlas, standing taller and bearing up all the weight. )
30th
Donny's wearing Atlas. He hasn't found Max yet - he needs to, and in the same way, facing her feels like it'll make the finality of this real. When he sees Max he has to accept they didn't have a better solution to this.
He still has his bag hanging off his shoulder as he comes to stand besides Addie. He's Donny pretending to be Atlas, standing taller and bearing up all the weight. )