( just as expected, dick deflects, and kori sighs. she wants more than anything for him to complete the motion he made, step up to her and wrap her up in his arms. she's not the one who was in the pit, however, and she won't allow herself to act as though she was — she is merely feeling the shame and guilt of being unable to protect what is hers, dick is the one feeling true pain. )
You don't have to lie in here, Dick, ( she says eventually, voice soft, and she reaches a hand out to his cheek, cupping it in her palm. his skin is pale, milky white next to her sun-kissed orange, and where she found it unnerving at first, now she sees the beauty. he isn't as fragile as he appears, but he is fragile next to tamaraneans, and it's her responsibility to protect him from the worst of them, to stand between him and her sister and her ilk and do all she can to ensure his safety. she failed in that today.
after a moment, kori drops her hand and instead takes dick's own, leading him slowly to the bed — where she had been walking with a long, purposeful stride to get into her chambers, now that they're in them she moves slowly, mindful of the ways dick must be sore. )
Lay down, if you please. I will be right back.
( there's no way to make up for this, nothing she can say or do to make the sting of her own inability any easier to bear. but she can give dick this: a moment, a night where he is the one taken care of. )
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You don't have to lie in here, Dick, ( she says eventually, voice soft, and she reaches a hand out to his cheek, cupping it in her palm. his skin is pale, milky white next to her sun-kissed orange, and where she found it unnerving at first, now she sees the beauty. he isn't as fragile as he appears, but he is fragile next to tamaraneans, and it's her responsibility to protect him from the worst of them, to stand between him and her sister and her ilk and do all she can to ensure his safety. she failed in that today.
after a moment, kori drops her hand and instead takes dick's own, leading him slowly to the bed — where she had been walking with a long, purposeful stride to get into her chambers, now that they're in them she moves slowly, mindful of the ways dick must be sore. )
Lay down, if you please. I will be right back.
( there's no way to make up for this, nothing she can say or do to make the sting of her own inability any easier to bear. but she can give dick this: a moment, a night where he is the one taken care of. )