If I can stop one heart from breaking
If I can ease one life the aching
If I can ease one life the aching
After a few seasons of repeated visits, she is not the only one who feels deep familial ties between them. Harper has always wanted a big family, and time and again the chance had been taken from him. While he has never over-valued notions like biological relation, it had been a blow to know he would not be able to give Jude siblings the way the boy had so often mentioned in his youth. So when Sohalia started coming around, it was truly inevitable how Harper would start to feel. It's why, beneath all the comfort and gentleness, there is a dark thing that twists in his chest with the desire to hurt and break whoever or whatever had harmed her.
Pleased to see her eat half the sandwich so quickly, Harper doesn't pressure her to continue at the same pace. It was better than just toast, and while she finishes the rest with less gusto she finishes it all the same which is a win in Harper's book. And while her small giggle makes him smile, relieved, it cannot truly last and they both seem to know it.
Taking the plate from her lap as she cradles her teacup, Harper places it on the coffee table in front of them and hikes one leg up onto the couch to turn and face her better, expression understanding. "It's okay to cry your way through it if that's what you need." He would be able to parse her words even mid-sobs if it made her more comfortable. "Whatever it is, I promise I will still be here no matter what. If you want me to keep it secret, help you, hide you away - it doesn't matter." Shuffling closer, he puts his arm around her shoulders to let her lean against his chest while still holding her tea. "Just start from the beginning."
Pleased to see her eat half the sandwich so quickly, Harper doesn't pressure her to continue at the same pace. It was better than just toast, and while she finishes the rest with less gusto she finishes it all the same which is a win in Harper's book. And while her small giggle makes him smile, relieved, it cannot truly last and they both seem to know it.
Taking the plate from her lap as she cradles her teacup, Harper places it on the coffee table in front of them and hikes one leg up onto the couch to turn and face her better, expression understanding. "It's okay to cry your way through it if that's what you need." He would be able to parse her words even mid-sobs if it made her more comfortable. "Whatever it is, I promise I will still be here no matter what. If you want me to keep it secret, help you, hide you away - it doesn't matter." Shuffling closer, he puts his arm around her shoulders to let her lean against his chest while still holding her tea. "Just start from the beginning."
I shall not live in vain
HARPER
