[ she nods, soft, and reaches one hand up to comb through his hair, cradling him against her neck. it's unfamiliar to her, providing this kind of comfort, but she can remember ana kuya doing it when she was a child. can remember ianthe doing it for her, too, when there was blood on her hands.
it's a miserable feeling, this powerlessness. she wouldn't have wished it on aleksander, let alone on nikolai. she turns her face to kiss his temple. ]
I'll help you tomorrow. However you need. [ it should go without saying, shouldn't it? but here he is, late at night, after what sounds like a full day of worrying. he'd held himself back from reaching out to her, or it hadn't occurred to him. ]
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[ she nods, soft, and reaches one hand up to comb through his hair, cradling him against her neck. it's unfamiliar to her, providing this kind of comfort, but she can remember ana kuya doing it when she was a child. can remember ianthe doing it for her, too, when there was blood on her hands.
it's a miserable feeling, this powerlessness. she wouldn't have wished it on aleksander, let alone on nikolai. she turns her face to kiss his temple. ]
I'll help you tomorrow. However you need. [ it should go without saying, shouldn't it? but here he is, late at night, after what sounds like a full day of worrying. he'd held himself back from reaching out to her, or it hadn't occurred to him. ]