(SE) Here and there and everywhere

Just give me a reason
just a little bit's enough

He nodded in understanding to her words. He'd only been here for barely more than a season, still learning his way around, still finding his feet in a world that seemed determined to pull the rug out from underneath him at every turn. He also felt like he'd been here forever, though memories of home were still clear in his mind, the heartache of leaving it behind had numbed down to a small pulse every now and then rather than an overwhelming tide swallowing him up whole nowadays.

"Where're you from?" he asked, idly looking out over the ruined buildings before refocusing on her with a quiet, friendly curiosity. He hadn't quite been able to discern Outlander from Natural a lot of the time, though other times it was plainly obvious. He'd get better at identifying it in time, he supposed.

It was another day, another new face to meet, another world to learn about - and another street cleared of debris caused by monsters Chuy hoped never to see.

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FIN <3

I let you see the parts of me, that weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them

CHULANE