[ video ] - /finally tags this after she looked something up in new moon rising |D
[ the sight of oz... the sound of his voice... willow's eyes widen in surprise and shock. she'd... given up on ever seeing him again and with tara still around until recently, there was no reason to try contacting him again and burning that bridge further. yet here he is, appearing on her screen. ]
...Oz? [ there's pain in her voice, yes, but not all of it is directed at him. she still misses tara. there's pain in the memory of tara that brings as many tears to her eyes as the memory of parting with oz. she was still in the process of accepting tara's death, what that had done to her. oz's presence added an extra layer of complication.
the thing was... she wasn't sure she minded. she'd missed him so much. and here he was. she didn't know what to say in response. so she just said the only thing she could think of: ]
Did I... teleport to Istanbul without knowing it?
[ it was a play on how they'd last parted, when she'd told him she wouldn't be surprised if she turned a corner in istanbul and there he was. honestly... she wasn't that surprised to see him here, either. maybe another chance was what they needed. ]