[there's a lot she wants to say, to argue on. that perhaps she was at fault, that he doesn't have to apologize for it. that woman is two whole worlds away, and she still hasn't sorted out how she feels. but Natsume is here, and she returns the hug, taking a deep breath before her emotions run away with her.
you are his true friend, she wants to say. a true friend would have protested even if they worried on the inside. all she'd done was stay quiet. but his words are sincerely meant, so she won't undercut them with this protest. it can stay in, a pool of guilt that she thinks about every time her hand brushes over the bottle in her room with a potion that could bring him back, maybe. but that would be cheating his will. cheating Jizo's work.]
Always. Thank you for not turning me away.
[today, or any day. for saying yes when she had been reaching out for someone she could trust to sleep next to. for being there through much - things great and small. she's glad, so glad to have met him here - truly, the greatest magic he's pulled off is just remaining by her side.]
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you are his true friend, she wants to say. a true friend would have protested even if they worried on the inside. all she'd done was stay quiet. but his words are sincerely meant, so she won't undercut them with this protest. it can stay in, a pool of guilt that she thinks about every time her hand brushes over the bottle in her room with a potion that could bring him back, maybe. but that would be cheating his will. cheating Jizo's work.]
Always. Thank you for not turning me away.
[today, or any day. for saying yes when she had been reaching out for someone she could trust to sleep next to. for being there through much - things great and small. she's glad, so glad to have met him here - truly, the greatest magic he's pulled off is just remaining by her side.]