[As soon as he asks her and she complies he knows he shouldn't have. He knows she doesn't want to fall apart in front of him - even if she is going to fall apart she doesn't want him to see it, and he understands that very much, and yet at the same time suddenly he is quite sick of it. They've both had their rounds with death before but never like this, facing each other on two sides of a barrier - two barriers - the door and the screen of the tablet,It's different. It makes everything stark and real. Makes the seconds tick in a way he was never aware of when he was immortal.]
What can I do for you? [He asks softly, managing - now that he's aware of everything, of how they don't have time for his shock and panic and frustrated rage - to quiet them, to look at her perhaps not calmly, but to truly look at her, and listen.] Anything you've ever wanted to know or hear me say and haven't had the chance.
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Date: 2017-06-23 05:53 pm (UTC)What can I do for you? [He asks softly, managing - now that he's aware of everything, of how they don't have time for his shock and panic and frustrated rage - to quiet them, to look at her perhaps not calmly, but to truly look at her, and listen.] Anything you've ever wanted to know or hear me say and haven't had the chance.