It is the least I deserved for my folly. The other lives lost due to my actions tell me that much. ... that I hurt you tells me as much.
[It pains him to see her like this. Not that she's displaying emotion, although she's much better at that than he is. It's rather knowing that he's the cause of it that makes him ache where a heart might have been. If anyone else had made Death cry, would he not be out for their blood, too? He doesn't consider himself an exception. He holds her tighter, more tightly than he would most, for a long moment.
There's a moment's pause, then he offers quietly.]
Would you care to sit? I've been standing quite awhile myself.
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Date: 2022-10-22 06:57 pm (UTC)[It pains him to see her like this. Not that she's displaying emotion, although she's much better at that than he is. It's rather knowing that he's the cause of it that makes him ache where a heart might have been. If anyone else had made Death cry, would he not be out for their blood, too? He doesn't consider himself an exception. He holds her tighter, more tightly than he would most, for a long moment.
There's a moment's pause, then he offers quietly.]
Would you care to sit? I've been standing quite awhile myself.