Patience

It’s okay if that creature screams violently when you’re away from the people you Love. Even if it’s only a couple days, even if it’s entirely reasonable, even if you aren’t frustrated or mad about it. It’s an unavoidable friction. It’s okay to feel that pressure and still feel selfish even when there’s nothing you can do to change it. So breathe, because it’s just your soul acknowledging how much they mean to you. Like all frictions, simply hold the creature, cradle it, love it, strive to understand it, for you are lucky to have it—and rock it back to sleep—because in dreams it will aid you.