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[flameguard]

the placing of these next to each other is exquisite

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[allomantic]

[wehhhh]

...I don't want to be alone.

[flameguard]

[ wehhhhHH

he immediately reaches over and takes her hand, squeezing it tight between his. he sounds--honestly, a little relieved. ]

Alright. Alright, alright then, you can stay here, there's more than enough room for both of us. [ after everything that happened, he really doesn't want to be alone, either. ] We'll get through the night together.

[allomantic]

[rubs at her eyes with her free hand]

Thank you.

[flameguard]

Anytime.

[ his response is genuine, immediate, and he just gives up and rests his head on top of hers again. weh. ]

I still have... I have clothes for you, too. And... you should take a shower, it'll help. It's the first thing I did when mine was done, too.

[ he says this and then just like doesn't move. THE POST DEATH REUNION CLING IS REAL ]

[allomantic]

It sounds nice.

[...]

I was very foolish, I think.

[flameguard]

[ oogh. that gives him a bad feeling, immediately!!! but ]

... why?

[allomantic]

I just - I keep thinking about it, and I made so many stupid mistakes. If I'd just done better, this wouldn't be happening.

[flameguard]

...Vin...

[ ah.

... ]

...If I said that to you, the week that I died, what would you have told me?

[allomantic]

That's different.

[flameguard]

Why is it different?

[allomantic]

Because you didn't.

[flameguard]

Yes, I did, Vin. When we were fighting, I had her down, and I hesitated because I couldn't finish her off. That was how I ended up in the pyre.

[ it's a moment he's going to relive for the rest of his life - that split second where he could have stopped karlach in her tracks, could have ended it all right there and survived. he could have saved her so much pain, and he didn't. ]

You can't make a much bigger mistake than that. [ suddenly, he's like. starting to understand some things. ] I kept blaming myself. And - I don't think I'll ever stop blaming myself, but it's not - if you won't let me talk about what happened to me that way, then I won't let you, either.

[allomantic]

...That's being kind, not being foolish. And you didn't have a partner whose life was depending on yours.

[she kind of thinks it was both but she's not going to say that,]

[flameguard]

It wasn't, because she spent two days suffering while she was possessed, and then all of you had to watch her unravel. It -- that's not the point.

[ it's not about him!!! ]

The point is that you'll find a million things that you did wrong the same way that I did.

[allomantic]

[...]

I used my wish for you.

[flameguard]

[ wELL THAT

STOPS HIM DEAD IN HIS TRACKS ]

.... what?

[allomantic]

I didn't know if I was going to lose the option when I died. And I knew you didn't get a chance to make one for yourself.

[...]

I wanted you to get out of there and make it home to your sister.

[flameguard]

[ he's

stunned? he's just stunned. every little bit of very passionate fire, fully ready to defend vin from herself, just disappears because he's so fucking stunned. he's said it a few times, recently - that he wasn't sure if he was going to make it out of this alive. that he wasn't even sure if he'd be alive at home. he'd come to terms with his fate as a ravus, sort of, something he'd been prepared to happen at any time, and... ]

... Vin, you...

[ rondo's just at a complete loss for words? like this isn't uncharacteristic, he knows exactly how kind vin is, but this utter selflessness for someone like him, for something this big, just completely blows him away. ]

[allomantic]

[unfortunately she is stupid with emotions and does not follow his train of thought]

Did I - do something wrong?

[flameguard]

[ HELP ]

No - no! [ immediately, complete with a squeeze of his arm and a wet laugh as he just turns and hugs her for real so he can process a truly historical amount of emotions that are punching him directly in the nose. ] No, I just... I'm overwhelmed, I...

[ ah. yeah, he's tearing up, but there's a smile in his voice, and he sounds a little choked up. ] You didn't... you didn't have to do that for me, but you did, I - I don't even have the words for how grateful, or... or... I just don't have the words.

[allomantic]

You would have done it for me if I needed it.

[it seems simple to her.]

[flameguard]

Of course.

[ he says, more on a whoosh of an exhale than actual words, just kind of taking it all in. the last person who did something like this for him was sazantos, all those years ago. he's flooded with this fizzy feeling of - hope, and love, and care, and all the other things that make the flame in his heart burn so bright.

he sucks in a deep breath and leans back a little to dab at his eyes. ] ...heh. Sorry. [ weh. ]

... thank you. [ it feels so small, in comparison. ] Thank you, Vin.

[allomantic]

[noooo reaches up to wipe at his eyes]

...I think I'll take that shower, now. But - will you be alright for just a few minutes...? [it was a tough day for him also!!] I think after that, we've earned a drink.

[flameguard]

[ uweh uweh he will let her wipe at his eyes - he's not crying a lot, and they're definitely happy or... at least relieved, or maybe just the explosion of the amount of emotions he's had in the past 48 hours. it's hard to say. either way, he ducks his head into it, and smiles - genuine and warm. ]

I'll be okay. [ no problem at all. ] You go get comfortable - I'll go grab the stuff we got for you.

[ which, reluctantly, he will pull himself free and go off to fetch a basket from his armoire. it's got pajamas, some comfy clothes, nice soap and shampoo and conditioner... all kinds of stuff. a Welcome to Dead Basket, which he passes over to her and then shooes her off to the bathroom. also he has 13 in 1 shampoo in his shower i regret to inform you of this.

enjoy your first truly nice warm shower in (looks at watch) forever!!!!

vin will find rondo at his desk when she's done - writing letters. ]

[allomantic]

[taking the stuff! she comes back out a little while later in the clothes he packed in there for her. she heads his way.]

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