[She’s not complaining, either, and confirms with a nod— but it’s back. That terrible, hanging dread. Aubrey’s not sure if it’s her near-slip-up (yeah, getting married the right way, as opposed to…?), but the conversation does feel casual again. That’s dangerous. One moment, awkward compliments; the next, Eren broke his hands straining and tearing for this man....]
[Mikasa. She must be back here, too. And Armin, broken by the sea— Dare Aubrey bring up anyone else…?]
Even if it was a bad strange… we can make it better. [Almost, but not quite, an echo.] I know we can. [We have to. We have to. We have to.]
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[She’s not complaining, either, and confirms with a nod— but it’s back. That terrible, hanging dread. Aubrey’s not sure if it’s her near-slip-up (yeah, getting married the right way, as opposed to…?), but the conversation does feel casual again. That’s dangerous. One moment, awkward compliments; the next, Eren broke his hands straining and tearing for this man....]
[Mikasa. She must be back here, too. And Armin, broken by the sea— Dare Aubrey bring up anyone else…?]
Even if it was a bad strange… we can make it better. [Almost, but not quite, an echo.] I know we can. [We have to. We have to. We have to.]