[Taako's familiar hands find hers, wrapping around her protectively, keeping Lup grounded with him, refusing to let her just fly away.]
I did. An' yeah. I know. [Her brother tugs her a little closer and Lup falls into his arms without a second thought, fingers twisting into his night gown. She huffs out a breath then, shuddery and soft and nothing at all like the strong exterior she usually projects. But with him, she's safe.] I know.
[They've both disappeared and come back, twice now, almost to the month a year after the first time. And Angus went home briefly, Magnus too. And they've all come back within the week with the rest of the newcomers to Hadriel, drawn back in by the door with new memories than before, but the same people who left.
But for every person who has left and returned, there's a handful of folks who have simply just gone. Merle, Carey, Magnus three times, Lucretia twice. Sometimes familiar faces come in from a different time period completely, without any of the memories of Hadriel they'd had previously. What if Barry returns just the same as they had, within the week, but he comes in from a different time, without any of what they've been through here. This last year has been awful, full of hurt and regret shaking the very foundation of their relationship to the near breaking point, but since their reconciliation? Having gone through that all and survived? Lup's never felt closer to him and these last few months together have proven just how deep and strong they've become. It's absolutely like falling in love with him all over again.
What if he loses all of that?]
Fuck, I just - [One of her hands releases her brother so she can scrub at her face with the back of her hand, wiping away stray tears.] S'bullshit. All of it. We already did the whole saving the world shit, why can't we just be done?
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I did. An' yeah. I know. [Her brother tugs her a little closer and Lup falls into his arms without a second thought, fingers twisting into his night gown. She huffs out a breath then, shuddery and soft and nothing at all like the strong exterior she usually projects. But with him, she's safe.] I know.
[They've both disappeared and come back, twice now, almost to the month a year after the first time. And Angus went home briefly, Magnus too. And they've all come back within the week with the rest of the newcomers to Hadriel, drawn back in by the door with new memories than before, but the same people who left.
But for every person who has left and returned, there's a handful of folks who have simply just gone. Merle, Carey, Magnus three times, Lucretia twice. Sometimes familiar faces come in from a different time period completely, without any of the memories of Hadriel they'd had previously. What if Barry returns just the same as they had, within the week, but he comes in from a different time, without any of what they've been through here. This last year has been awful, full of hurt and regret shaking the very foundation of their relationship to the near breaking point, but since their reconciliation? Having gone through that all and survived? Lup's never felt closer to him and these last few months together have proven just how deep and strong they've become. It's absolutely like falling in love with him all over again.
What if he loses all of that?]
Fuck, I just - [One of her hands releases her brother so she can scrub at her face with the back of her hand, wiping away stray tears.] S'bullshit. All of it. We already did the whole saving the world shit, why can't we just be done?