[ if it makes his skin crawl, if it brings up unpleasant memories -- why did he pull her up on the bed, why is he putting an arm around her shoulders right now? for once, she isn't reading his mind or his emotions, isn't trying to understand his motivation. she doesn't even know her own motivation in this.
it makes her feel a little better. isn't that enough?
she lets out a slow breath. ] Thank you.
[ because he might not have anywhere else to go or anything else to do, but that doesn't mean that he has to give her this; he doesn't have to give her any form of comfort. she sought him out, after all, not the other way around, exhausted and shaken up by what she'd seen and experienced.
anderson settles her head against his shoulders and feels his pulse beat under her fingertips and reminds herself that it's all right. he's alive and solid, and so is she. so are most people here, unlike on the space station. ]
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it makes her feel a little better. isn't that enough?
she lets out a slow breath. ] Thank you.
[ because he might not have anywhere else to go or anything else to do, but that doesn't mean that he has to give her this; he doesn't have to give her any form of comfort. she sought him out, after all, not the other way around, exhausted and shaken up by what she'd seen and experienced.
anderson settles her head against his shoulders and feels his pulse beat under her fingertips and reminds herself that it's all right. he's alive and solid, and so is she. so are most people here, unlike on the space station. ]