[ the reminder that he's a diamond as she is leaves her to wonder if the shared markings mirror all the same sensations at a time like this. for all that she's felt the heaviness in her body these days, has he had the same unbearable chills carry over the stretch of his skin too? the same unrelenting suffocation of panic that every passing second in this place will steadily undo him?
it hasn't escaped her notice that in the short time she's known him, he's been seemingly so skilled at keeping a cool head, the way he's talked about this place with an applied confidence of persevering its trials regardless of its torments. he's been a steady comfort, she'll admit, feeling a bit of guilt over that growing reliance, but as each passing echo of that heartbeat vibrates through her own insides, even at this kept distance, she knows he has to be feeling just as much of it too. ]
are you sure? i'd love to, but i wouldn't want to make you cook if you're not feeling well from all of this. you don't have to do it for my sake.
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it hasn't escaped her notice that in the short time she's known him, he's been seemingly so skilled at keeping a cool head, the way he's talked about this place with an applied confidence of persevering its trials regardless of its torments. he's been a steady comfort, she'll admit, feeling a bit of guilt over that growing reliance, but as each passing echo of that heartbeat vibrates through her own insides, even at this kept distance, she knows he has to be feeling just as much of it too. ]
are you sure? i'd love to, but i wouldn't want to make you cook if you're not feeling well from all of this. you don't have to do it for my sake.