Except no, the crying doesn't stop, but choked hiccups turn into short gasps turn into breaths big enough that she can force herself towards something closer to calm, enough for her to take her hands away from her face to tug at her hair again instead, enough that she can start to speak again, stuttering and struggling with each word.]
I'm sorry. [For the hysteria, mostly, but he's still here in spite of it. He apologizes to her.] I'm sorry, I—I'm—I didn't—we were just—I didn't want—we didn't mean— [No one should have found out and it's worse that anyone has when Light is gone. From the start they needed a way to detach themselves from the stress of the situation, to make it less real when so much between them had already been muddled. Eloquent as always; she can't figure out how to say any of what she means.] I don't know. I don't know.
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Except no, the crying doesn't stop, but choked hiccups turn into short gasps turn into breaths big enough that she can force herself towards something closer to calm, enough for her to take her hands away from her face to tug at her hair again instead, enough that she can start to speak again, stuttering and struggling with each word.]
I'm sorry. [For the hysteria, mostly, but he's still here in spite of it. He apologizes to her.] I'm sorry, I—I'm—I didn't—we were just—I didn't want—we didn't mean— [No one should have found out and it's worse that anyone has when Light is gone. From the start they needed a way to detach themselves from the stress of the situation, to make it less real when so much between them had already been muddled. Eloquent as always; she can't figure out how to say any of what she means.] I don't know. I don't know.