[She echoes, heart somehow full and breaking into pieces at the same time. Nothing matters. Not their grim lives, their hopes, their failures, their losses.
She did what she said. Everything except saving the people he loved--
But she has him back.
Selfishly, that feels worth it. She can be happy with him, here.]
Just... [Maelle takes a deep breath. One more promise. One she won't doubt, even if he didn't keep the one before. Her face is smeared with tears, pale blue eyes glassy as she meets Gustave's.]
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[She echoes, heart somehow full and breaking into pieces at the same time. Nothing matters. Not their grim lives, their hopes, their failures, their losses.
She did what she said. Everything except saving the people he loved--
But she has him back.
Selfishly, that feels worth it. She can be happy with him, here.]
Just... [Maelle takes a deep breath. One more promise. One she won't doubt, even if he didn't keep the one before. Her face is smeared with tears, pale blue eyes glassy as she meets Gustave's.]
Just promise not to leave me again. Okay?