[ Someday it will come. Maybe someday soon, with the way she nurtures his self-worth, the way she urges him to believe in it. He has already learned so much about accepting himself as he is, as well as his origins, and wearing them with pride instead of shame. He has grown to recognize the strength he has forged through his struggles, the lessons those trials have taught him. He has come such a long way already.
No, he is still not quite there all the way, but he's closer than he's ever been.
The last thing he's aware of as the memory melts away is the soft press of her kisses to his hair, and then...
They're back in the tent, the night quiet around them, though he is not quiet. For all it may have been a memory and not a dream, he still feels mentally and physically exhausted like he's been through a nightmare, his body shivering and his cheeks stained with tears, his fingers wound tightly in her clothing as he whimpers softly, his body curled towards her.
For a moment, all he can do is shudder as he comes to terms with being here again, that he can once again leave Niflheim in his memories, in the past.
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No, he is still not quite there all the way, but he's closer than he's ever been.
The last thing he's aware of as the memory melts away is the soft press of her kisses to his hair, and then...
They're back in the tent, the night quiet around them, though he is not quiet. For all it may have been a memory and not a dream, he still feels mentally and physically exhausted like he's been through a nightmare, his body shivering and his cheeks stained with tears, his fingers wound tightly in her clothing as he whimpers softly, his body curled towards her.
For a moment, all he can do is shudder as he comes to terms with being here again, that he can once again leave Niflheim in his memories, in the past.
He just...needs a moment. ]