[ It's a reminder, if nothing else, that the life they've led before is nothing like what they lead now. Tragic or otherwise.
She gently releases his arm, just before giving it a gentle squeeze — because she understands the perils of losing someone, to watch them take their last breath. It's not a fate that she wishes on anyone, least of all the people she's come to know. She gives him the space he needs — her gaze wandering everywhere but at her companion, taking in the sights that may disappear at any moment.
( Hopefully not. She's had enough for the day, possibly forever. )
When he speaks, the corners of her lips quirk up. Wry and entirely too defeated to be kind, exactly, but it's a sentiment that she can relate to. She reaches for her phone inside her pocket once more, tapping away at the screen before allowing him to read it. ]
One for one. We'll call it even. [ One terrible memory traded for another, in some ways, whether they like it or not. ]
The same offer stands for you, if you need ever it.
red & fred's no good very bad day
She gently releases his arm, just before giving it a gentle squeeze — because she understands the perils of losing someone, to watch them take their last breath. It's not a fate that she wishes on anyone, least of all the people she's come to know. She gives him the space he needs — her gaze wandering everywhere but at her companion, taking in the sights that may disappear at any moment.
( Hopefully not. She's had enough for the day, possibly forever. )
When he speaks, the corners of her lips quirk up. Wry and entirely too defeated to be kind, exactly, but it's a sentiment that she can relate to. She reaches for her phone inside her pocket once more, tapping away at the screen before allowing him to read it. ]
One for one. We'll call it even. [ One terrible memory traded for another, in some ways, whether they like it or not. ]
The same offer stands for you, if you need ever it.