[ He's grown far more used to casual affection in this reality than he ever did back home, but it still surprises him just how easily Haru fits into his arms, how comfortably she settles into the embrace. When last he saw her, she was bound and determined to put a stop to his tirade by any means possible, and now–
Now, Maruki tightens his arms ever so slightly around her shoulders, soothes one palm slowly back and forth across the top of her spine. ]
Any time. Really.
[ He stays quiet for a few moments longer, then, softer: ]
I'm sorry that you're hurting. This time, I'll won't take it from you. We'll walk through it together. That's my promise to you.
[ Sometimes the reprieve from her pain is nice. Blurred moments where she can forget watching her father's painful death on her phone screen, haunting gags as he struggled to breath echoed on every other Phantom Thief's phone around her.
Seeing it over and over online, even when she isn't looking for it.
But in their sobering reality, she remembers to embrace that pain as well; it's forced her to grow stronger, even if its method was cruel.
She nods against him, pressing further into Maruki's embrace.
It feels more like home for once. ]
I'd like to do that now then. I'm going to plant something new in one of the planters for Father... will you help me?
[ And though it isn't easy to peel herself away from Maruki, she looks forward to planting the seeds of something new with him. ]
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CRIES BLOOD WE CAN WRAP......... MAMARUKI HUGS FOR HARU WHENEVER SHE WANTS
Now, Maruki tightens his arms ever so slightly around her shoulders, soothes one palm slowly back and forth across the top of her spine. ]
Any time. Really.
[ He stays quiet for a few moments longer, then, softer: ]
I'm sorry that you're hurting. This time, I'll won't take it from you. We'll walk through it together. That's my promise to you.
drags bloodied carcass to the end... wrapped 💝
Seeing it over and over online, even when she isn't looking for it.
But in their sobering reality, she remembers to embrace that pain as well; it's forced her to grow stronger, even if its method was cruel.
She nods against him, pressing further into Maruki's embrace.
It feels more like home for once. ]
I'd like to do that now then. I'm going to plant something new in one of the planters for Father... will you help me?
[ And though it isn't easy to peel herself away from Maruki, she looks forward to planting the seeds of something new with him. ]
WRAPT
It's only right, isn't it? When the weather turns warm again, he'll ask Haru to come help him fill the field of wildflowers on the farm once more. ]
Of course. Let's begin.