[She repeats the words and is quiet for a few moments, leaning into his cheek and squeezing his hand and loosening her hold on his arm so that she can wrap her arm around him to hold him close, instead. She listens to the sound of his heartbeat and hers, and does her best to let the two sounds calm her; her tears, at least, start to come less frequently, and her trembling, while it doesn't stop entirely, does start to slow.
When Chizuru speaks again, her voice isn't really devoid of emotion so much as it's light and airy and detached, definitely at odds with the still-present look of devastation on her face.]
That's sad... that's too sad, isn't it? To only have one single bright spot in your life...
[Her voice trails off and then it's full of intensity all over again, and it cracks midway through but she keeps going anyway -]
You were supposed to have lots and lots of them..!
[She takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, willing herself to stop shaking so that she can comfort him; he has a lot to take in and a lot that he's feeling now. Slowly, she loosens her hold on his hand and if he'll let go of it, she'll bring it up to run through his hair in gentle, soothing strokes.]
Was I able to do that much for you, at least..? Are there more bright spots in your life now..?
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[She repeats the words and is quiet for a few moments, leaning into his cheek and squeezing his hand and loosening her hold on his arm so that she can wrap her arm around him to hold him close, instead. She listens to the sound of his heartbeat and hers, and does her best to let the two sounds calm her; her tears, at least, start to come less frequently, and her trembling, while it doesn't stop entirely, does start to slow.
When Chizuru speaks again, her voice isn't really devoid of emotion so much as it's light and airy and detached, definitely at odds with the still-present look of devastation on her face.]
That's sad... that's too sad, isn't it? To only have one single bright spot in your life...
[Her voice trails off and then it's full of intensity all over again, and it cracks midway through but she keeps going anyway -]
You were supposed to have lots and lots of them..!
[She takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, willing herself to stop shaking so that she can comfort him; he has a lot to take in and a lot that he's feeling now. Slowly, she loosens her hold on his hand and if he'll let go of it, she'll bring it up to run through his hair in gentle, soothing strokes.]
Was I able to do that much for you, at least..? Are there more bright spots in your life now..?