lwz catchall

[honkinbigteeth]

tbd

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[captainry]

[ oh, feral. wenzhou walks carefully on the canals, before he moves to crouch at the edge like he's peering into the water and not, actually, making himself seem smaller than he actually is.

just vibing nearby her, at first. let her decide if he's alright or not. ]

[honkinbigteeth]

[she's less feral than she might be. she looks at him, not backing away or reacting to him with any fear, but a glint in her gold eyes.]

...Hello.

[captainry]

Hey, Ylfa. [ a little two finger salute. ] You restless, too?

[ because it sure is a hollow victory that they had tonight. ]

[honkinbigteeth]

Yes. It's not over until tomorrow, but I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be over.

[captainry]

... no. I'm not sure I am, either, and I wasn't as close as you were. [ offering her a companionable hand? ] It doesn't feel like closure, does it?

[ guilty verdicts don't bring back the dead. ]

[honkinbigteeth]

[i can't even tell you how there's a part of her brain that's like 'if a policeman wants to hold your hand, it's for safety and you should do it!' but she also isn't feeling super touchy right now so she doesn't take it.]

It doesn't. Because as much as I wanted to know what happened...more than that, I just want it to not have happened at all.

[captainry]

[ the offer remains open, though wenzhou does withdraw the hand itself. he gets it. boy does he get it. ]

For all the Psychs we have, we can't turn back time. Wish that we could. [ rin didn't deserve that. ] But we face the day, anyways, even if the dead leave us.

[honkinbigteeth]

I know that, but it doesn't help. Losing people doesn't stop hurting. When they tell you it fades, they're wrong.

[captainry]

Never does go away. [ softly, quietly. ] Just hurts a little less with time, but it's always there.

Those that die aren't the only victims - the people left behind are, too. So it's okay to let yourself hurt for a while.