[That desperation hurts. He did what he had to do, and he still doesn't regret it; it was a choice he had to make, and he knows that that's the case.
And yet...
Seeing that frozen fear, that desperation on Aigis' face, he can't help but wish that he could have spared her all of this. Aigis, who is still coming to terms with many of her own feelings...she's deserved so much better than this.
(And yet, selfishly, he's just happy that he gets to see her again. Selfishly, because he knows it probably would have been better if she never--)
He drags in a slow breath, and steps forward, nodding quietly. What else can he do?]
I'm not... going anywhere. [Not yet.]
I'm right here. [For now.
And he can't promise anything more than that; right now, all they have is "for now".]
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And yet...
Seeing that frozen fear, that desperation on Aigis' face, he can't help but wish that he could have spared her all of this. Aigis, who is still coming to terms with many of her own feelings...she's deserved so much better than this.
(And yet, selfishly, he's just happy that he gets to see her again. Selfishly, because he knows it probably would have been better if she never--)
He drags in a slow breath, and steps forward, nodding quietly. What else can he do?]
I'm not... going anywhere. [Not yet.]
I'm right here. [For now.
And he can't promise anything more than that; right now, all they have is "for now".]