vax threads his fingers in the back of ruby's hair, and pulls her in close to his chest, and just holds her. it's not the first time this week ruby has cried on him. some tiny part of him hopes it will be the last - even if in this place, it seems unlikely.
he just holds her, ducking his head and closing his eyes. death is for the living, after all. ]
[ 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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she buries her face into his chest and sobs. ]
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vax threads his fingers in the back of ruby's hair, and pulls her in close to his chest, and just holds her. it's not the first time this week ruby has cried on him. some tiny part of him hopes it will be the last - even if in this place, it seems unlikely.
he just holds her, ducking his head and closing his eyes. death is for the living, after all. ]
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vax holds her and she clings back, like he might disappear too...if she let's go.
a small, choked out: ]
...why....
[ there is no good answer this. people have been dying every week...but it hasn't been this close, til now. ]
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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. ]
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she is so thankful to vax, regardless, because he's here. she's not suffering this alone. ]
It...it never gets easier...[ she squeezes back. ]...it hurts.
[ turns her head to the side, still rested against him and closes her eyes. ]
Thank you, Vax...