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He looked at her helplessly, his eyes cloudy. He hesitated before nodding, pulling up his shirt gently. Someone had swiped some sort of blade...
She hesitated before shutting off the water in the tub, standing up. "You should... you should take a bath, Abel," she said, her voice strangely...
He hesitated, leaning back. "I don't... I don't want you to see me like this..." he said heavily. "I thought you'd be asleep."
Her chest was shaking as she took halting breathes, still eyeing him uncertainly. "The... the whistling?"
He leaned against the wall to keep his balance, groaning slightly. "Bad day at the office," he mumbled weakly.
She nodded, still keeping her distance, her brows furrowed and her hands trembling as she held them up. "Yes."
About two hours after his expected return, the door opened, and Ferris stumbled in, his shirt red with blood as he clutched at it.
She backed away too, giving him a wide berth, her hands raised in surrender. "Abel...?"
A couple of weeks passed. Their time together was warm and happy and uneventful. One evening, however, Ferris was late to return home.
She slipped off her coat, cushioning his head gently as she began to wash his hands with the cloth, filling the tub with warm water.
(Zoop?)
"No, no, no," she muttered, lowering him to the ground as best she could. She frowned, looking very concerned, but she sighed and grabbed a...
He nodded, straightening up and heading for the stairs.
She looked concerned and frightened at the same time. After a moment, concern won out, and she came up to him, slipping under his arm for support....
He laughed, raising one eyebrow. "Did I? Damn, I'm poetic."
She didn't seem to want to argue, falling silent. "Okay. Whatever you think."
He blinked, looking surprised. "...yeah. That's right. How did you know that?"
"Yeah, I don't..." She hesitated, looking nervous. "I don't think we should go home. What if they're tracking us?"
He looked down at her, brushing her hair back. "Everything feels lighter with you around," he murmured quietly.
She flinched as he turned to her, stepping back from him. "I'm... I'm fine." She hesitated, hiding her shaking hands behind her back. "Are you...
