Nico let him take her hand, but when she tore her eyes away from the others to meet his, they were more bolted doors than windows to the soul. Too much of her had already slipped out of its protective shell tonight, it was time to pack it all back in. Ignore how much she didn't want to be here, ignore how much she missed her friends, ignore how much she wanted to take Raph at his word, ignore how much she hated that she had no idea how to do it, and so many other things besides. Too much of her was coming out, too much of everything else was getting in.
"I know you're not just going to let me die or anything. I appreciate it a lot. Thank you." She moved forward, trying to tug him along behind her, get them both moving again.
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And she really didn't want to repeat herself.
Nico let him take her hand, but when she tore her eyes away from the others to meet his, they were more bolted doors than windows to the soul. Too much of her had already slipped out of its protective shell tonight, it was time to pack it all back in. Ignore how much she didn't want to be here, ignore how much she missed her friends, ignore how much she wanted to take Raph at his word, ignore how much she hated that she had no idea how to do it, and so many other things besides. Too much of her was coming out, too much of everything else was getting in.
"I know you're not just going to let me die or anything. I appreciate it a lot. Thank you." She moved forward, trying to tug him along behind her, get them both moving again.
"Let's go get you ink."