[The hand skimming her back helps steady her, the closeness grounding her back in the present rather than being stuck in the could-have-been past. They have each other now, so why are these regrets flooding in like they had in those last moments before Garuda's shrieks drowned them out?
She leans in close, her forehead pressing to his before she slides further, resting on his shoulder, buried in that crook of his neck that she adores so much.]
Had I known...
[Had she been aware of everything, had she not been so blind, so foolish to believe in the lies that had been whispered into her ear, then maybe... things would have been different. It's a thought that has clung to her heart since.
Had she known that he still loved her...
Her face lifts just so, and her voice is quiet in his ear.]
... Tell me about it. This place.
[Since she won't ever have the chance to see it for herself.]
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She leans in close, her forehead pressing to his before she slides further, resting on his shoulder, buried in that crook of his neck that she adores so much.]
Had I known...
[Had she been aware of everything, had she not been so blind, so foolish to believe in the lies that had been whispered into her ear, then maybe... things would have been different. It's a thought that has clung to her heart since.
Had she known that he still loved her...
Her face lifts just so, and her voice is quiet in his ear.]
... Tell me about it. This place.
[Since she won't ever have the chance to see it for herself.]