[ She doesn't know quite what to say, after that. So in lieu of that, she just leans a bit harder into the embrace, letting their heads rest together.
Protect her from these feelings, huh... of course it's impossible. Pain and struggle are as much a part of the human experience as pleasure and joy, but it's also not like she can't understand that impulse. She's felt it too; there are so many people she wants to protect from feeling helpless. One of them is in her arms right now. ]
I know. I'm sorry. It's not something you should have to worry about. Especially not now.
We can't change what happened, but... we'll do better in the future. Okay? We'll figure things out.
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[ She doesn't know quite what to say, after that. So in lieu of that, she just leans a bit harder into the embrace, letting their heads rest together.
Protect her from these feelings, huh... of course it's impossible. Pain and struggle are as much a part of the human experience as pleasure and joy, but it's also not like she can't understand that impulse. She's felt it too; there are so many people she wants to protect from feeling helpless. One of them is in her arms right now. ]
I know. I'm sorry. It's not something you should have to worry about. Especially not now.
We can't change what happened, but... we'll do better in the future. Okay? We'll figure things out.