[ he remains unaware of her own plight when it comes to touching him. truthfully, for now, he doesn't want to be touched, not when he can look down at his hands and see lovejoy's neck between his fingers and feel them crushing his windpipe. it's the very reason he doesn't think he can do this, reverting back to thinking himself a monster for not only taking a proud little boy's father from him but for not being able to protect someone like maya. ]
[ she laughs, and it breaks where he wanders, even if the sound is mirthless. he looks at her bemusedly before she thinks to explain, understanding smoothing out the furrow of his brows and soothing his raised hackles some more. he does crack the tiniest of short lived smiles, knowing there's to be something funny in that. but he does believe raven truly deserves to have that, somewhere that makes her feel safe without question. ]
Sorry. [ he lets his eyes drop to her hands, but he just thinks she wishes to fix something, or keep busy, pulling apart radios. ] I know you wanted this place to be something good for you.
[ and he's waltzed right in and ruined it. maybe that's why he left before. maybe he had felt himself so close to bursting he had chosen to leave so clarke would have her wish and raven would find her peace. ]
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[ she laughs, and it breaks where he wanders, even if the sound is mirthless. he looks at her bemusedly before she thinks to explain, understanding smoothing out the furrow of his brows and soothing his raised hackles some more. he does crack the tiniest of short lived smiles, knowing there's to be something funny in that. but he does believe raven truly deserves to have that, somewhere that makes her feel safe without question. ]
Sorry. [ he lets his eyes drop to her hands, but he just thinks she wishes to fix something, or keep busy, pulling apart radios. ] I know you wanted this place to be something good for you.
[ and he's waltzed right in and ruined it. maybe that's why he left before. maybe he had felt himself so close to bursting he had chosen to leave so clarke would have her wish and raven would find her peace. ]