[ He says it with a brief laugh, adjusting his head to allow her space to settle into the hug. This would be the perfect opportunity for more brotherly teasing were it not for his reluctance to ruin this moment. And besides, they had plenty of time for that ahead of them. Time that didn't include him forgetting or leaving. He didn't want her to worry. Someone, somewhere on a distant star had once told him that worry was just love and there was nothing he could do about that. But even though there's truth to it, something in him rallies against that.
He would and could do something about it. This time, he'd stay. ]
I don't deserve that. And you shouldn't have to.
[ He draws in a breath. Even though there isn't anyone else around them save for the sounds of the Witchwood his voice is quiet, voicing a promise that he'd made to Serenity not that long ago. ]
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[ He says it with a brief laugh, adjusting his head to allow her space to settle into the hug. This would be the perfect opportunity for more brotherly teasing were it not for his reluctance to ruin this moment. And besides, they had plenty of time for that ahead of them. Time that didn't include him forgetting or leaving. He didn't want her to worry. Someone, somewhere on a distant star had once told him that worry was just love and there was nothing he could do about that. But even though there's truth to it, something in him rallies against that.
He would and could do something about it. This time, he'd stay. ]
I don't deserve that. And you shouldn't have to.
[ He draws in a breath. Even though there isn't anyone else around them save for the sounds of the Witchwood his voice is quiet, voicing a promise that he'd made to Serenity not that long ago. ]
I'll be more careful so you don't have to worry.