she's quiet, listening, and when he tugs her hand she squeezes his. she's here. and she is so phenomenally bad at this but she cannot just - she can't just sit here and be stupid while he's losing it, and so she starts to try to soothe, to comfort, somehow, any way at all.]
Hey - hey, hey. [she starts, and then she gets interrupted by the memory.
which is worse, really. it just digs at her, claws into her heart and makes her want to wail in sympathy. she's never been able to deal with little kids crying. especially not like this. especially not when he's here, years later, working himself up to match. she drags in a little shuddery breath and leans back and takes both his hands.]
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she's quiet, listening, and when he tugs her hand she squeezes his. she's here. and she is so phenomenally bad at this but she cannot just - she can't just sit here and be stupid while he's losing it, and so she starts to try to soothe, to comfort, somehow, any way at all.]
Hey - hey, hey. [she starts, and then she gets interrupted by the memory.
which is worse, really. it just digs at her, claws into her heart and makes her want to wail in sympathy. she's never been able to deal with little kids crying. especially not like this. especially not when he's here, years later, working himself up to match. she drags in a little shuddery breath and leans back and takes both his hands.]
Ace.
[it's okay, it's okay.]