[Sorey is impossibly sweet. He's afraid to talk about this, this newfound closeness-- so he doesn't. He just takes it silently and gives back what he can. Whatever Sorey needs, he will have. Dezel will absolutely make sure of that.]
You're not alone. I'm not a good seraph, but I can at least remember you when everyone else has forgotten.
[He filters his fingers through Sorey's hair with the love and tenderness afforded a brother, or perhaps a lover. His fingertips brush an ear, and he hesitates-- but then he keeps going, stroking from neck to crown.]
Someone told me something after Rose passed. They said, 'Every loss is a new start.' And I didn't understand it for the longest time. How do you start over when you've lost everything?
[He breathes out softly, trying his best not to dislodge the former Shepherd.]
But that's exactly why you can. You're beholden to nothing but your own memories. You can acknowledge them, and have them, without becoming a prisoner. That's... what I was, for the longest time. I never would've realized that if you hadn't given me another chance.
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You're not alone. I'm not a good seraph, but I can at least remember you when everyone else has forgotten.
[He filters his fingers through Sorey's hair with the love and tenderness afforded a brother, or perhaps a lover. His fingertips brush an ear, and he hesitates-- but then he keeps going, stroking from neck to crown.]
Someone told me something after Rose passed. They said, 'Every loss is a new start.' And I didn't understand it for the longest time. How do you start over when you've lost everything?
[He breathes out softly, trying his best not to dislodge the former Shepherd.]
But that's exactly why you can. You're beholden to nothing but your own memories. You can acknowledge them, and have them, without becoming a prisoner. That's... what I was, for the longest time. I never would've realized that if you hadn't given me another chance.