[week four - wednesday]

[ceded]

[ By the end of the day, Xion wants to cry as much as she wants to sleep.

She's gotten almost no rest even after a surgery thanks to how many people have come to see her. They've almost all, with a singular exception, been angry with her. More than anything she wishes she could just crawl away and hide.

This is what it really means to face the consequences of your actions, huh?

By the time Natalie finds her, she'll have her eyes shut and she's trying to rest. But she'll hear someone approach, and open her eyes almost reluctantly.

When she sees who it is...

Oh, no, this won't go well. ]

Natalie.

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[robitussin]

[She lets out a small breath she wasn't aware she was holding, and nods.]

That's enough for me. Thank you.

[ceded]

[ Without anything much further to say, Xion will watch her with something like sadness before tentatively reaching out a hand. Given that Natalie only has one arm left to her name, this might be, in a sense, a lot to ask for. She doesn't even feel like she has the right to ask Natalie to stay.

But maybe she can do this, just for a moment. ]

[robitussin]

[She sees that sadness, and the way Xion wavers before reaching for her hand. Her heart feels tender as she grips her hand and gives it a squeeze.]

I'll be here as long as you want me to.