[ It would have broken her more, if her memories from another life weren't full of so much loneliness, a life with no family, and of a book that told her Claude would have Athanasia hanged.
It's a terrible coincidence that Dimtiri has headaches that pair with his anger and distrust, and it's that coincidence that made fear grip her more. When he takes her hands, it startles her out of her slight panic.
His words settle in her mind, and her own eyes brim with tears. Is she crying for what she lost with him, or is she crying because he is still being kind even if now they know they're strangers? ]
Yes. [ She thinks it'll hurt for a while, but she doesn't want to be abandoned again.
She is too afraid to ask him if she can call him Dima, too. She has to put up a small wall from her end. She can't shake her memories, and even if he's being gentle, she doesn't know if one day, he won't decide that he'd rather be alone than be someone who would call her Athy. ]
I'd like that. [ ... ] We can... get to know each other?
[ It's a tentative question that doesn't cover all her vulnerability and insecurity. She wants to get to know him, someone who was capable of giving such unconditional love even if it was based on something fake.
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It's a terrible coincidence that Dimtiri has headaches that pair with his anger and distrust, and it's that coincidence that made fear grip her more. When he takes her hands, it startles her out of her slight panic.
His words settle in her mind, and her own eyes brim with tears. Is she crying for what she lost with him, or is she crying because he is still being kind even if now they know they're strangers? ]
Yes. [ She thinks it'll hurt for a while, but she doesn't want to be abandoned again.
She is too afraid to ask him if she can call him Dima, too. She has to put up a small wall from her end. She can't shake her memories, and even if he's being gentle, she doesn't know if one day, he won't decide that he'd rather be alone than be someone who would call her Athy. ]
I'd like that. [ ... ] We can... get to know each other?
[ It's a tentative question that doesn't cover all her vulnerability and insecurity. She wants to get to know him, someone who was capable of giving such unconditional love even if it was based on something fake.
(She doesn't want to see it as something fake.) ]