[ She sounds a little amused, though thankfully her expression is hidden against his side. She won't keep him long, but this is a kind of stability she doesn't reach for very often. Even though she knows it'd be offered if she asked, even though she knows it'd be offered if she didn't ask, and how many times has she laughed it off and said it wasn't necessary when people did?
More than she wants to admit to.
But it's the closest thing to proof right now, that Alhaitham is here, that he's a warm, solid presence not only in her memories, but right beside her. Maybe that won't last, but she'll cling to it as fiercely as she can. ]
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[ She sounds a little amused, though thankfully her expression is hidden against his side. She won't keep him long, but this is a kind of stability she doesn't reach for very often. Even though she knows it'd be offered if she asked, even though she knows it'd be offered if she didn't ask, and how many times has she laughed it off and said it wasn't necessary when people did?
More than she wants to admit to.
But it's the closest thing to proof right now, that Alhaitham is here, that he's a warm, solid presence not only in her memories, but right beside her. Maybe that won't last, but she'll cling to it as fiercely as she can. ]