[ 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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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...