[ He can't hold her much tighter. Not without hurting her. But god, he wants to. To open up his chest and pull her into the cavity of it and keep her safe. And he wants to run out, now, and track down the necromancer and get the vampire killer about his neck and pull and pull until he hears something snap.
He does neither. Either would be selfish. Either would be for him and not for her, and she matters and he doesn't now more than ever. He just kisses the top of her head before returning his chin to resting upon it. Safe. She's safe. And until she wants something else, that is all that matters. ]
Do you need their names, for the song? I can try to learn them, but-
[ -but perhaps a list of the names of people who died in that room is really, really not what she needs right now. ]
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[ He can't hold her much tighter. Not without hurting her. But god, he wants to. To open up his chest and pull her into the cavity of it and keep her safe. And he wants to run out, now, and track down the necromancer and get the vampire killer about his neck and pull and pull until he hears something snap.
He does neither. Either would be selfish. Either would be for him and not for her, and she matters and he doesn't now more than ever. He just kisses the top of her head before returning his chin to resting upon it. Safe. She's safe. And until she wants something else, that is all that matters. ]
Do you need their names, for the song? I can try to learn them, but-
[ -but perhaps a list of the names of people who died in that room is really, really not what she needs right now. ]