[ She stops herself for a moment. Glances around. She doesn't know what he thinks and feels about the crowd, but she takes a step closer to him. Not because he feels safe to her, but because she is not used to being among so many people, either. Isolation has wounded her; it's a comfort all the same. ]
Quiet. Do you want. Quiet?
[ She can make it happen, she thinks. Hold on to him and share the quiet of the void, without moving. Because he looks scared in the ways she often feels scared. He looks smaller than a grown-up should, she thinks, in the way he hangs on. ]
I'll protect you.
[ It's earnest. She hasn't rested much. But she thinks she can help. Give him room to breathe, at least. ]
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[ She stops herself for a moment. Glances around. She doesn't know what he thinks and feels about the crowd, but she takes a step closer to him. Not because he feels safe to her, but because she is not used to being among so many people, either. Isolation has wounded her; it's a comfort all the same. ]
Quiet. Do you want. Quiet?
[ She can make it happen, she thinks. Hold on to him and share the quiet of the void, without moving. Because he looks scared in the ways she often feels scared. He looks smaller than a grown-up should, she thinks, in the way he hangs on. ]
I'll protect you.
[ It's earnest. She hasn't rested much. But she thinks she can help. Give him room to breathe, at least. ]