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RE: trade this heavy cage of bones for flight - Evie - 01-01-2023
A long exhale precedes the relinquishing of his grip on consciousness. Evie turns immediately to face him, eyes quickly reading the slackness to his expression, the lingering blinks of his eyes. Swiftly moving the plate out of the way to be deposited on the nightstand, her already-burrowed feet lead the way deeper into the blankets as she slides down from her elbow to lay fully on the bed, wriggling further down to both encompass herself and to slide into the open arms he presents her with. Tucking herself beneath his chin, she breathes in the scent of the soap she'd washed him with, grateful for the lack of iron tang she'd initially been met with at the gates.
Wrapping her arms around his ribs, fingertips tracing the ridges of his spine, she feels more than hears the rumble of his words as they're spoken. Laying her palms flat to his back, she quietly counts the beats of his heart, and times her breathing to every three. [say]"Sleep, love,"[/say] she murmurs, and presses a kiss to his collarbone. The war is over, and they are home.
- Fin <3