[ the hand on her shoulder is heavy, weighed down by as much worry as she's plagued with. it's reflective of how ajax carries his own burden, putting it all on himself and keeping anyone, including her, from seeing it. it's the same when they've both seen the vision of their deaths, steeling himself for her.
a part of her deeply, intimately knows that he'll never show his weakness, even to her. and that part of her aches to know this, helpless in even coaxing him to let things go.
she reaches out to him, hand snaking up with arm and curling around his sleeve and shoulder. lumine tugs him down just as she sits up a little higher, tucking her legs underneath her. ]
Are you sure you're not jinxing us by making that promise?
[ what if he can't keep it? what if they're doomed to follow the fate of their counterparts? lumine doesn't think she'll be able to live through it again. ]
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a part of her deeply, intimately knows that he'll never show his weakness, even to her. and that part of her aches to know this, helpless in even coaxing him to let things go.
she reaches out to him, hand snaking up with arm and curling around his sleeve and shoulder. lumine tugs him down just as she sits up a little higher, tucking her legs underneath her. ]
Are you sure you're not jinxing us by making that promise?
[ what if he can't keep it? what if they're doomed to follow the fate of their counterparts? lumine doesn't think she'll be able to live through it again. ]