( the easy confidence of a man that shrugged off something that should have put him in the ground several times over. not that he's in a rush to test those limits, but there's a noticeable easing of the tension. a sense that maybe the worst has passed.
his palm settles over the place where he'd dug his knife: the place is raw, angry. it'll leave an ugly scar but whoever handled the clean-up did a decent job. )
It helps. ( being close. his strength is her strength and vice-versa. that's what the tether really was, in the end: a way to share burdens. )
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( the easy confidence of a man that shrugged off something that should have put him in the ground several times over. not that he's in a rush to test those limits, but there's a noticeable easing of the tension. a sense that maybe the worst has passed.
his palm settles over the place where he'd dug his knife: the place is raw, angry. it'll leave an ugly scar but whoever handled the clean-up did a decent job. )
It helps. ( being close. his strength is her strength and vice-versa. that's what the tether really was, in the end: a way to share burdens. )