[ They're not doing just the 'fix things a lot until problems go away' method of dealing with this. Not after everything she's been feeling in his mind the past few minutes, the rawness bleeding out of him. Not after watching the look on his face. This - she doesn't want him to have to live through this again, not if she can help it.
You can't fix people. You can only love them, and offer them as much help towards fixing themselves as you can. It was a hard lesson to learn years ago, and it's a hard one to have to remember now, but she can still offer as much of herself as she can and hope it will be enough to help. ]
It is. [ She covers his hands with hers lightly, leans towards him as she answers his question. ] I was running low on a few clothing things so I went shopping for a little bit and picked up some more. Underwear, t-shirts, that sort of thing. Basics. What were you building, while I was gone? [ On the off chance he can answer and it'll help the calming process. ]
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You can't fix people. You can only love them, and offer them as much help towards fixing themselves as you can. It was a hard lesson to learn years ago, and it's a hard one to have to remember now, but she can still offer as much of herself as she can and hope it will be enough to help. ]
It is. [ She covers his hands with hers lightly, leans towards him as she answers his question. ] I was running low on a few clothing things so I went shopping for a little bit and picked up some more. Underwear, t-shirts, that sort of thing. Basics. What were you building, while I was gone? [ On the off chance he can answer and it'll help the calming process. ]