all my scars have got a tune
It’s almost a strangled sound that leaves her lips and it puts him on guard, instantly, as she whips to face him. He gives her whatever she needs, the young smuggler reaching out to try and give her room to grab him wherever she needs to. He won’t complain, knowing what sort of history this might spark. And perhaps, having drawn the fire to her was a terrible idea, one they’d need to work up to. It’s just another checklist on the mental one Milo keeps tacking onto.
His arms drape around her, pulling her close, letting her bury her face into his chest, into his shirt, wherever she needs to as he keeps her close. “Shh, it’s okay ‘Relia. ‘ve got ya.” He assures her, keeping his grip tight on her in the hopes that it helps. “Jus’ breathe. In yer nose fer three counts, ‘n out yer mouth. We’ll go up from there.” Once her heart has stopped racing, once he can read her pulse soothing out.
He presses a soft kiss to her crown of hair, giving her a moment to prepare herself for it. “With me, a’ight? In. One… Two… Three…” He says and breathes, pausing a second before continuing. “Out. One… Two… Three.” And he does this however long she needs, extending the time until he hopes that she’s calmed enough, that the fear has quelled into something else more manageable.
His arms drape around her, pulling her close, letting her bury her face into his chest, into his shirt, wherever she needs to as he keeps her close. “Shh, it’s okay ‘Relia. ‘ve got ya.” He assures her, keeping his grip tight on her in the hopes that it helps. “Jus’ breathe. In yer nose fer three counts, ‘n out yer mouth. We’ll go up from there.” Once her heart has stopped racing, once he can read her pulse soothing out.
He presses a soft kiss to her crown of hair, giving her a moment to prepare herself for it. “With me, a’ight? In. One… Two… Three…” He says and breathes, pausing a second before continuing. “Out. One… Two… Three.” And he does this however long she needs, extending the time until he hopes that she’s calmed enough, that the fear has quelled into something else more manageable.
there's a fire in my heart
and i can't stop it burning down
and i can't stop it burning down
MILO
