[ It pulls, so tightly in her chest, to know they were both so close and yet - all this dark between them to keep them apart. ( a hover there, the close of something dark and over-whelming that she thinks she can taste behind her eyes, fathomless and cold and starless ).
But that word out of his mouth - it's not something. It's everything. ]
We will be. [ A quiet insistence, reassurance, pushing forward. ] We will be together. [ a hand that rises, tight, they had gone so long together, and there was danger, there was always danger, but they had done their best to ensure a life for her that was not consumed by it. ] I have missed holding you both, my love. At least I can console myself with your voice now.
[ Brief, stolen - she does not breath out such things readily to anyone else but him. ] Would that you were here now. When I awoke here, so utterly alone...
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But that word out of his mouth - it's not something. It's everything. ]
We will be. [ A quiet insistence, reassurance, pushing forward. ] We will be together. [ a hand that rises, tight, they had gone so long together, and there was danger, there was always danger, but they had done their best to ensure a life for her that was not consumed by it. ] I have missed holding you both, my love. At least I can console myself with your voice now.
[ Brief, stolen - she does not breath out such things readily to anyone else but him. ] Would that you were here now. When I awoke here, so utterly alone...