[There's a very soft hum of acknowledgement to that admission. They can talk about it later, excise any guilt, but for now? It is too early to address it.]
Your absence hurt much worse.
[With that, Alucard steps backwards, climbing over the bathtub. He hasn't actually put the stopper down, but the water is warm enough and then some. Lying in baths like this, it tends to make him run warmer. Alucard can't imagine something better right now.
There arms around her move, move up to her shoulders, and then down her arms until he is holding only her hands. The lightest of tugs follows.]
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Your absence hurt much worse.
[With that, Alucard steps backwards, climbing over the bathtub. He hasn't actually put the stopper down, but the water is warm enough and then some. Lying in baths like this, it tends to make him run warmer. Alucard can't imagine something better right now.
There arms around her move, move up to her shoulders, and then down her arms until he is holding only her hands. The lightest of tugs follows.]