[ that's fine - he tenses, at first, all his muscles locked up. but after a moment, he shakily and uncertainly reaches for her hand to set his own on top of it. ]
[ makes angry noises about her being dead like four days later
there's a long pause, and then very carefully, he brings their clasped hands up and tucks them under his chin. this is about as close to a hug as he can get, because he won't initiate one. ]
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[ she's confused even if she has a sinking feeling. ]
Why would you do that? What happened to make you think you would?
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You've seen why. The crash was my fault. [ the car crash, he means. ]
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[ she comes even closer, but she doesn't make as much an effort to be heard. ]
How was it your fault?
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I attacked them. I shot Yves, Elysia. I tried to strangle Marcoh, and tried to break Siffrin's ribs.
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Why? What made you? You wouldn't do something like that normally.
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Something that took control. It still lingers. [ he would not normally. ]
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softly: ]
I will not be afraid of you, even if you're afraid of yourself.
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See? I'm okay right now.
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[ roughly. ]
If it starts again, I'll need to be restrained.
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If it comes to it, I'll restrain you. I promise.
[ this is something she can uphold. ]
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Alright.
[ he swallows hard. ]
Thank you. [ he believes her, and it's a little bit of a relief. ]
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[ even if she ends up dying sometime after this conversation. it's fine. ]
I'll make sure you'll only be able to help others, not hurt them.
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there's a long pause, and then very carefully, he brings their clasped hands up and tucks them under his chin. this is about as close to a hug as he can get, because he won't initiate one. ]
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he has their hands, so she maneuvers to sit a little closer to him before gently tapping her forehead against his. ]
I'm with you.