[ okay well the second she says his name, he lets go of her hand and just pulls her in and hugs her, tight. the second time today.
but, he thinks that she needs it as much as he does. for daan, for karlach, for the tragedy of this stupid cult - maybe even for him, but he just pulls her into his arms and hugs her, tight. ]
[ he pulls her in and can feel finally that she is well and truly shaking, her body shuddering as she fists her hands in his clothes and lets out a choked off noise.
she really can't talk her way out of this and she knows it, just talk herself into accepting it. because she doesn't. so she gets her arms around him and clutches back angrily, sobbing in earnest now. ]
You didn't... you didn't deserve this... none of you... you...
[ she sure can't!! because that's the thing. rondo's not stupid, but he's not the smartest guy in the world. emotionally, however - he knows other people. and he knows, he knows how badly marina has to be hurting. whether he wanted to be held or not, it doesn't matter.
as she starts to clutch and sob he just kind of sinks against the wall, holding marina up so they don't both fall, even though it feels like his knees want to give out, too. ]
Neither did you. [ because - he can't get it out of his head, either, the sight of her body and how badly it devastated him, last week, and now... and now this. the helpless look on karlach's face. the way she cried on his chest, and it's one of the last things he remembers.
he sucks in a deep breath and buries his face in her hair, and just cries. quietly, but cries, too. ]
[ she lets them stay here, just for a little bit, wrapping her arms tightly around him and pressing her face into him as they allow themselves some times to cry, some grace for emotion. her fingers tighten a bit in his clothing, drawing him as close as she can.
but they're here. they're... they're some kind of alive, even if it's not quite right. ]
... No one did... c'mon...
[ slowly, she kind of pushes back on her heels to help support him a little from where he's gone slack, stubborn. her head comes up underneath his chin and she lightly presses there with it, a warm tight hug shifting around him tightly. ]
I'll take you to my room. Clean up your face. We can sit a while...
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but, he thinks that she needs it as much as he does. for daan, for karlach, for the tragedy of this stupid cult - maybe even for him, but he just pulls her into his arms and hugs her, tight. ]
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she really can't talk her way out of this and she knows it, just talk herself into accepting it. because she doesn't. so she gets her arms around him and clutches back angrily, sobbing in earnest now. ]
You didn't... you didn't deserve this... none of you... you...
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as she starts to clutch and sob he just kind of sinks against the wall, holding marina up so they don't both fall, even though it feels like his knees want to give out, too. ]
Neither did you. [ because - he can't get it out of his head, either, the sight of her body and how badly it devastated him, last week, and now... and now this. the helpless look on karlach's face. the way she cried on his chest, and it's one of the last things he remembers.
he sucks in a deep breath and buries his face in her hair, and just cries. quietly, but cries, too. ]
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but they're here. they're... they're some kind of alive, even if it's not quite right. ]
... No one did... c'mon...
[ slowly, she kind of pushes back on her heels to help support him a little from where he's gone slack, stubborn. her head comes up underneath his chin and she lightly presses there with it, a warm tight hug shifting around him tightly. ]
I'll take you to my room. Clean up your face. We can sit a while...