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[personal profile] enduringkestrel 2022-09-16 10:48 am (UTC)(link)
It's hard to miss the shift in him, the subtle little touch of empathy. Of understanding. He knows what that's like, she realises, and it feels as though a weight is lifted off her, a little. A shared experience such as that is... rare. And it helps, somehow, to know that there is someone who understands what it's like to watch their brother battle with a demon. As much as she would not wish that experience on anyone.

To know that there's someone who understands is... a tremendous thing.

She nods back, relieved, and suddenly more at ease as she slips gracefully onto the chair across from him. A pause. "Can you tattoo over scars?" She thinks... She thinks she knows exactly where she wishes to get this tattoo.