He can have as much of his rum as he wants, the second he speaks again she's far too busy processing what he just dropped into her lap to even think about it.
"—I am?" Okay that sounds stupid the second it comes out of her mouth, but give her a break, she's experiencing a lot of emotions in a much rawer state than she's used to and there's already a few fresh tears falling. "I am. Al-Alright, yeah. 'Course I will. Aw, Hell, look at what you've done now," under that there's laughter, "making me all weepy again."
Edited (~improvements~ u know what i'm like) Date: 2022-10-30 03:02 pm (UTC)
"There's literally no one else I'd pick for that duty above you, Honoria. You're my family, just as much as they are." He settles in on the bed a bit more comfortably, offering the rum back.
"...family, yeah." Her voice picks up, gets warmer, she sounds genuinely delighted even through the continued tears. Happy tears, tears of relief and messy positive emotions as much as the pain that's underneath. "Ain't exactly that I thought there'd be anyone else as much as I hadn't thought about it, y'know? But that just— just makes it even better to hear it right now."
She accepts the bottle back on reflex as much as anything, though she takes another swig of what she'd poured. Wipes her eyes and cheeks.
"...m'so bloody glad I'm back. Don't wanna miss things like that, don't wanna leave any of you. Don't wanna be stuck in that— that—" nothingness. That horrible, horrible nothingness that consumed her the entire time she was gone.
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Date: 2022-10-30 02:33 am (UTC)"This is why you're the one who gets to walk me down the aisle at the wedding."
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Date: 2022-10-30 02:45 am (UTC)He can have as much of his rum as he wants, the second he speaks again she's far too busy processing what he just dropped into her lap to even think about it.
"—I am?" Okay that sounds stupid the second it comes out of her mouth, but give her a break, she's experiencing a lot of emotions in a much rawer state than she's used to and there's already a few fresh tears falling. "I am. Al-Alright, yeah. 'Course I will. Aw, Hell, look at what you've done now," under that there's laughter, "making me all weepy again."
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Date: 2022-10-31 01:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-10-31 02:12 am (UTC)"...family, yeah." Her voice picks up, gets warmer, she sounds genuinely delighted even through the continued tears. Happy tears, tears of relief and messy positive emotions as much as the pain that's underneath. "Ain't exactly that I thought there'd be anyone else as much as I hadn't thought about it, y'know? But that just— just makes it even better to hear it right now."
She accepts the bottle back on reflex as much as anything, though she takes another swig of what she'd poured. Wipes her eyes and cheeks.
"...m'so bloody glad I'm back. Don't wanna miss things like that, don't wanna leave any of you. Don't wanna be stuck in that— that—" nothingness. That horrible, horrible nothingness that consumed her the entire time she was gone.
Deep breath. In and out.