my demons, though quiet, are never quite silenced
Finn has only let go of Tobi so he might begin to rise to his feet, but as she starts to try and sit up as well he falters, turning immediately back so he might help her. However she wants to be comfortable, he'll do his best to make her that way, though he feels a strange sense of emptiness now that the illusion of their child has disappeared.
"I care," he says quietly, not quite able to meet her eyes, but trying. "I care if he's screaming at you, and if he's touching you in ways that hurt. I'm sorry, I just... I care, Tobi." That's the crux of all of this, however clumsy and terribly it's come about.
"But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't still get the reassurance you need. So I can see if there is someone else available, or I can reschedule for another time," he suggests, offering a fleeting smile. "I just hope I didn't make you uncomfortable as well."
"I care," he says quietly, not quite able to meet her eyes, but trying. "I care if he's screaming at you, and if he's touching you in ways that hurt. I'm sorry, I just... I care, Tobi." That's the crux of all of this, however clumsy and terribly it's come about.
"But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't still get the reassurance you need. So I can see if there is someone else available, or I can reschedule for another time," he suggests, offering a fleeting smile. "I just hope I didn't make you uncomfortable as well."
FINN
