[SWE] Where Angels Fear to Tread

Vanya squeezed her eyes shut when his arms closed around her, and she held herself tighter to him. She was shaking from head to toe, the weight of whatever was happening crashing in. Ronin was like an anchor though, and she let out a long breath she didn't realize she'd been holding when she felt his hand curling gently into her hair. Better. This was better.

Then his breath whispered against her ear, and her breath hitched in her chest, sending her heart racing. Her eyes prickled with the kiss to her cheek, but she was smiling to him with what could only be relief. He was here. He was here, wherever here was, and she felt like things might be okay. She'd find her family. If he was okay, they had to be too. With him, everything would be alright.

She nearly protested his coat - nearly. She couldn't though, he wouldn't have had it, and the kiss to her forehead was enough to silence her. She let her eyes fall shut, and she murmured something quietly, loud enough for only him. Vanya huffed a breath and looked up at him, nodding. ”And I'm just fine, Ronin,” she answered with a flicker of a smirk, and she laced her fingers into his. She had to maintain some kind of contact. She bit down on her lip as her other arm crossed over her middle, brows pulling together. ”Ronin, I-”

Vanya broke off when Captain Roana Steadman stepped forward, and she forced down the initial surge of heat in her chest.. though her hand tightened on Ronin's. She took a breath and looked up at him, offering him a brief smile that said later. ”Do your thing, Captain.”