Yeah, yeah - [she mumbles in return, and just as Taako's tucking her head under his chin, Lup is pressing in closer, breathing in his familiar scent. It's calming to be this close, even if everything feels wrong, to just melt into Taako's arms and pretend that he's the center of her world again.
It's harder to believe these days when there are so many people they'd opened their hearts to, but she has to push aside her hurt somehow. And wrapping herself up in Taako helps.]
Just stay with me, please. Don't wanna be alone right now.
[It's gotta be harder for her, losing someone. Taako's pool of people he can't live without is disastrously small, while Lup found ways to love in all it's splendor without the barriers Taako still suffers from. It's better for her, in the long run. But it makes moments like this cruel and rough ways he can only solve so much.]
Of course not. C'mon babe. How could I ever let you go?
[There's no signs of insincerity in his tone, no jokes to be found. That's just a fact. Lup and Taako. Taako and Lup. Never going to be a single difference.]
I've got you. I've got you even when he comes back. 'Ss not gonna change.
[Lup's always known that no matter what happened, she'd always have her brother. That simple fact had always been such a comfort before, to know that even if the entire universe collapsed in on itself and the stars went black, Taako would always be there for her and she would always be there for them. And for so much of her life, that had been enough.
But now she has Barry, has loved him for nearly a hundred years, and suddenly she's just not sure how the world is still spinning without him.
Taako's right though, she knows it. No matter what happens, she's not alone.]
I know, 'Ko. I know. [At least with Taako wrapped up around her, sleep won't be quite so hard to achieve.] Love you.
[This is it. The quiet moments that matter, the whispered words where he can be as free as he's ever been. He won't say it- this isn't about him- but he gets it. They've got each other, but... there's more now.
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It's harder to believe these days when there are so many people they'd opened their hearts to, but she has to push aside her hurt somehow. And wrapping herself up in Taako helps.]
Just stay with me, please. Don't wanna be alone right now.
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Of course not. C'mon babe. How could I ever let you go?
[There's no signs of insincerity in his tone, no jokes to be found. That's just a fact. Lup and Taako. Taako and Lup. Never going to be a single difference.]
I've got you. I've got you even when he comes back. 'Ss not gonna change.
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But now she has Barry, has loved him for nearly a hundred years, and suddenly she's just not sure how the world is still spinning without him.
Taako's right though, she knows it. No matter what happens, she's not alone.]
I know, 'Ko. I know. [At least with Taako wrapped up around her, sleep won't be quite so hard to achieve.] Love you.
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It's better that way.]
Love you too, Lu.