Julia | Lilu [repack]

The first time Julia saw Lilu, the rain was falling sideways. Julia, a potter whose hands knew clay better than people, was huddled under the awning of her own shop, Terra , watching the storm turn the cobblestone street into a river of amber light. She was closing up, pulling the heavy wooden shutters across the display of her newest bowls—deep, oceanic blues swirled with veins of gold.

“You want me to open it?”

Lilu purred, a rusty, motor-like sound, and butted her head against Julia’s chin. julia lilu

“Is that what you came to tell me?” Julia whispered. The first time Julia saw Lilu, the rain was falling sideways

Lilu blinked. Then, with a delicate paw, she batted at her own chest. The locket swung. She batted at it again, looking from Julia to the locket, to Julia. “You want me to open it