[ Loud as the sound of a plasma shot, for all the words are quiet. ]
Oh -
[ And all the air rushes out of her. Shoulders falling back, softening, the short sharp exhale. Because when did she ever consider herself? That it might be what concerned him. Easier to fight but - she swallows. Moving carefully, before her hand raises up, coming closer in the space. Shifting the blankets the rest of the way off her, settling near to him. Letting him see her move, the way she tended a scared animal. She frames his face, rest her forehead to his and - there's that too, isn't there?
Not to push him, not right now. ]
You won't... you won't lose me. I am yours and yours alone. Whatever else might come of it.
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Oh -
[ And all the air rushes out of her. Shoulders falling back, softening, the short sharp exhale. Because when did she ever consider herself? That it might be what concerned him. Easier to fight but - she swallows. Moving carefully, before her hand raises up, coming closer in the space. Shifting the blankets the rest of the way off her, settling near to him. Letting him see her move, the way she tended a scared animal. She frames his face, rest her forehead to his and - there's that too, isn't there?
Not to push him, not right now. ]
You won't... you won't lose me. I am yours and yours alone. Whatever else might come of it.