lobsterbox | care on reverse

[Maybe he could use the space; maybe she could too and she should go home. But she doesn't want to. She remembers last time, how torn up he must have been, and lets her expression soften as she looks at him.]

You're back. [It's simple, and her voice is quiet, but there's a bit of a sense of relief in knowing that it must be over now.]

[ He really wants to reach out and hold her hand, but he refuses just to prove to himself that he can. Even if she isn't scared of him and she seems more relaxed now...

It'd be cruel to just stay silent regardless of whether he has anything to say or not, so he nods. ] Are you okay?

[ He can cast a few more times if she's not. Even if he knows that's really not going to fix anything. ]

[She nods, though rather than say she's okay--which she isn't, entirely-] Better. Thanks.

[Her expression is morose and though she doesn't ask if he's all right, she's definitely worried about him. She moves a little closer, taking the initiative and reaching for his hand.]

[ Right now, Tyr isn't one to deny her requests. He holds out his hand for her to take, his expression finally softening a little. She's better, and that's all that matters to him now. ]

Thanks for everything... You're really amazing, Rita...

Tyr?

[Her face close to his, she gives him a worried, slightly questioning look. She doesn't know what he's thanking her for, exactly, but she wants to be here for him so that...eventually, it'll be all right.]

[ Maybe that was a weird thing to say, but he does feel grateful, and he wants her to know that he doesn't see her as weak or just a person to make-out with. He doesn't look away from her, though he's tempted to, and he can't keep the regret from his voice. ]

I mean it...

[She certainly doesn't believe he thinks either of those things--just like how she hopes that he doesn't believe that she doesn't actually want him. She wants him--the real him--so much.]

...I know. And...I'm staying right here. With you.

[ He doesn't even want to think of her not wanting him or leaving him. As twisted as that thought process was, he still remembers it. Hearing her say that makes him crack a small, sad smile and pull her hand against his chest. ]

I won't go anywhere, either... So you don't need to worry about me. [ Like last time... ]

[She swallows the little emotional lump in her throat and nods, concentrating on the warmth of his chest under her hand.]

I just...I want you to know I don't think any less of you because of some...stupid curse.

[And with that, she shifts up against him, just to be close and hold him.]

[ Clinging to her hand is good enough for him. It's hard to stay calm when she's like this, though. He bites his lip and scoots a little closer to her and her embrace. ]

Thanks... You know that wasn't me... [ Maybe he still has some denial left in him, though his voice shakes. ] I wouldn't do any of that...and you're the last person I'd do that to...

I know. I know you're nothing like that, Tyr.

[She holds him close, keeping one hand on his chest while the other circles around him.]

[ That little affirmation makes him feel so much more relieved. He bows his head into Rita's to hide how miserable his face is. ]

Rita...

[ He loves her so much. ]

[She holds him tight, not sure what else to say, but just wanting to keep him here and comfort him however she can.]

[ She's the one who deserves to be comforted, he thinks, though he doesn't know how to. He squeezes her hand gently. ] I'm glad you're okay...

[She nods, stroking her hand up and down his back.] I am. I'm glad you're here. [Here with her, here as himself.]

I won't go anywhere... [ He relaxes a little, almost ready to sleep again. His head is pounding from the memories of the day that he wants them to forget. It's a promise when he says he won't leave her, though. ]

Good. Me neither. [She nuzzles her head into his, still stroking his back. It'd be good for him to relax after everything, if he can.]

[ He tilts his head up to give her room before cuddling back into hers. She should relax, too, and he feels a little bad that he can really almost fall asleep now.

Maybe things can just get better in time, he thinks. It wasn't really him, so...Yeah. His thumb strokes the back of her hand. ] Good...

[She holds him tight, breathing in, just focusing on how they're together right now. It'll be all right.]

[ Definitely all right. He shifts a little closer, slipping his foot over hers. Maybe it'll just be a dream later... ]

[A terrible nightmare...It'd be better if it could be that way, but Rita knows it isn't. She just huddles right up against him to put them in as much contact as possible.]

[ He wraps his other arm around her and clings to her. Tyr knows just as well that things won't disappear overnight. It's just a pipedream. ]

[But they're alive and they're together...She believes they'll get past it, like everything else that's happened.]

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