to heal a wound, you need to stop touching it
Her fingers gently stroke through his hair, as if to soothe away the feathers that bloom across his skin. Vai has nowhere to be now that is more important than this, so she'll happily hold Sunjata for the rest of the afternoon if that's what it takes. "Mm... it's important to be a safe place for each other," she agrees with him. "But it can be fixed, I bet. It might take time, but you can rebuild that trust and be his safety net again."
Smiling softly, Vai absently tries to smooth a crease out of Sunjata's shirt (she can't help herself). "Did he say what it was, exactly, that made him stop feeling safe with you? Obviously, you're on opposite sides of this... whatever this is. That can't help, but it can't be changed at this point either."
Smiling softly, Vai absently tries to smooth a crease out of Sunjata's shirt (she can't help herself). "Did he say what it was, exactly, that made him stop feeling safe with you? Obviously, you're on opposite sides of this... whatever this is. That can't help, but it can't be changed at this point either."
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