[ i'm so glad plumpto is sticking. i also considered promptubs.
it's only a small trickle of blood, but it's enough that she needs the towel, and certainly enough to make her head spin a little, so rather than leaning against him again she settles down in the bed again, towel spread on the pillow beneath her.
but she'll still reach for him, finding one of his hands to hold it loosely between her own, still unwilling to sacrifice physical contact for now. ]
Mm. I do not tend to put much stock in fate, but mayhaps it was simply.. meant to be.
[ and given what she knows of his life, and how it played out, what role his friends had played - perhaps she is not too far off the mark. ]
Tell me about it. Your journey. Your friends.
[ she's not ready to surrender to sleep yet, to give up this comfortable moment, and his voice is warm and soothing. it's been a long time since they have talked of home, and while she's learned much about him it has all been piecemeal, little bits here and there, there are still many pieces left of the puzzle. ]
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it's only a small trickle of blood, but it's enough that she needs the towel, and certainly enough to make her head spin a little, so rather than leaning against him again she settles down in the bed again, towel spread on the pillow beneath her.
but she'll still reach for him, finding one of his hands to hold it loosely between her own, still unwilling to sacrifice physical contact for now. ]
Mm. I do not tend to put much stock in fate, but mayhaps it was simply.. meant to be.
[ and given what she knows of his life, and how it played out, what role his friends had played - perhaps she is not too far off the mark. ]
Tell me about it. Your journey. Your friends.
[ she's not ready to surrender to sleep yet, to give up this comfortable moment, and his voice is warm and soothing. it's been a long time since they have talked of home, and while she's learned much about him it has all been piecemeal, little bits here and there, there are still many pieces left of the puzzle. ]