Considering they'd both probably prefer, most of the time, not to talk at all, halting and uneasy is a victory, and expected. This stuff never gets easier even if it were familiar, which in some ways it is... Tragic ways they'd much rather forget, but can't. How could things so hard to think about possibly be easy to put to words?
"Maybe not, that doesn't mean it wasn't worth doing." Sort of like having a rough conversation. She learned that the hard way, thanks to him. And it was worth the effort, painful and precarious though it felt. She keeps running her fingers through his hair, trying to get him to relax and do whatever he needs to, whether that be talking or sleeping.
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Date: 2017-06-24 01:44 am (UTC)"Maybe not, that doesn't mean it wasn't worth doing." Sort of like having a rough conversation. She learned that the hard way, thanks to him. And it was worth the effort, painful and precarious though it felt. She keeps running her fingers through his hair, trying to get him to relax and do whatever he needs to, whether that be talking or sleeping.