#makiscie

“ h - hey now, it’s okayー ”  the quiver of her lip was met with awkward hesitation and raised palms; waving back and forth to calm her. it was to no avail, of course, and the longer her eyes bubbled with tears, the more he felt he might just follow her lead with a hiccup and a sob of his own. a stirring in his heart told him to stop floundering and act; a command that was nearly impossible to ignore,  “ u-uum, c’mere. ”

no attempt was made to halt his tentative  step forward, so he took another, bolder one, wrapping her in a pillowy embrace. through long, thin hair, fingertips massaged the base of her skull,  “ i got you. ”

Relation’s.