"Nah." was his soft, simple reply as he took advantage and burrowed just a little closer, feeling the touch of that razor-sharp, lonely pain he knew he was never going to shake completely. A deep breath was all he needed, a lungful of her scent to ease the sting for the moment until it eventually came again.
She's here. She's safe. He was probably never going to have to stop reminding himself of that fact.
May chose that moment to break the tension by clapping her hands once with a sharp word.
"Cookie!!"
As she yelped, a single animal cracker appeared from between her clapping hands and fell, clattering to the floor while she giggled in delight.
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She's here. She's safe. He was probably never going to have to stop reminding himself of that fact.
May chose that moment to break the tension by clapping her hands once with a sharp word.
"Cookie!!"
As she yelped, a single animal cracker appeared from between her clapping hands and fell, clattering to the floor while she giggled in delight.