[ He is hopeless and faithless but that just means he has nothing to lose. He lifts his hand too, pressing the side of his pinky against the barrier and letting it curl next to hers. ]
I promise. Let's see if you can find my true self, when I couldn't.
[It hurts, to keep seeing him smile like that. It hurts, to know she might never see anything else. But he's given her permission, despite everything she'd done...
...
She nods, her hands curling tighter, the taste of blood fresh and horrible in her mouth as she leans her weight into the barrier and keeps her face tucked down, so he doesn't have to watch her.
She won't say anything else. If her staying here near the barrier for even a few minutes longer can give him just a little more strength for tomorrow... maybe she can find the strength to watch it, despite the dread that settles down deep at his words.]
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I promise. Let's see if you can find my true self, when I couldn't.
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She nods, her hands curling tighter, the taste of blood fresh and horrible in her mouth as she leans her weight into the barrier and keeps her face tucked down, so he doesn't have to watch her.
She won't say anything else. If her staying here near the barrier for even a few minutes longer can give him just a little more strength for tomorrow... maybe she can find the strength to watch it, despite the dread that settles down deep at his words.]