[ it's never easy to see someone grieving, especially not someone as young as ruby. vax holds her a little tighter when she chokes up like that, the sob making his throat tighten a little. he rocks ruby, gently, just a bit, a silent, steady, i'm not going anywhere.
(not yet. not until this is all over.)
... ]
... Death is a part of life. [ vax says this quietly, here, like it's something recited. ] We can dread it, and mourn it, and be fucking angry about it, but we can't stop it.
'm sorry, Rubes. [ it's genuine, and soft, and he hugs her a little tighter. ]
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(not yet. not until this is all over.)
... ]
... Death is a part of life. [ vax says this quietly, here, like it's something recited. ] We can dread it, and mourn it, and be fucking angry about it, but we can't stop it.
'm sorry, Rubes. [ it's genuine, and soft, and he hugs her a little tighter. ]