It's too much to bear my darlin', the weight of the world
And I would carry it for you
He wrapped his arms around her and really pressed her body against his. He burned against her, and her him. He felt the sparks across the bond of grief and of broken promises, and he sobbed. It wracked his body and he tightened his arms. He wanted to beg her not to leave, to promise all that he would give her, to thank her for her vulnerability and her love and everything she had sacrificed for him. No matter what, she never turned away from him. Even when she turned away from the rest of her world, she never let her eyes leave him.
Noah didn't deserve her. He didn't deserve to be loved in such a way when he had spent that time loving taking it all for granted. Looking constantly to the "duties" he had. Masking his own selfishness with the whitewashing of helping others. Of serving Halo. Of being this, that, and everything in between.
He had failed in the three things Vi had called him to: being a husband, a father, and his warrior. He had no one else to point at but himself and his selfish heart, and it shattered here, before her.
"I promise." He said, layering the top her head in kisses. "I promise we are in this together."
Noah didn't deserve her. He didn't deserve to be loved in such a way when he had spent that time loving taking it all for granted. Looking constantly to the "duties" he had. Masking his own selfishness with the whitewashing of helping others. Of serving Halo. Of being this, that, and everything in between.
He had failed in the three things Vi had called him to: being a husband, a father, and his warrior. He had no one else to point at but himself and his selfish heart, and it shattered here, before her.
"I promise." He said, layering the top her head in kisses. "I promise we are in this together."
