Because what else do you say? To any of it? The words seemed very inadequate, but they're all he has. He lifts a hand, to brush one of hers with a fingertip.
"Don't thank me," he says, and shakes his head. He doesn't want to say it, though it bubbles out all the same. "I... I was too afraid to look for you there."
Not that he had an excuse -- his frame hadn't been harmed. Not like hers.
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Because what else do you say? To any of it? The words seemed very inadequate, but they're all he has. He lifts a hand, to brush one of hers with a fingertip.
"Don't thank me," he says, and shakes his head. He doesn't want to say it, though it bubbles out all the same. "I... I was too afraid to look for you there."
Not that he had an excuse -- his frame hadn't been harmed. Not like hers.