[Misato's footsteps fade and Asuka quiets, if not relaxes. Lavellan tightens his grip for a moment, both as encouragement and as gratitude.
He stays like that for several moments, almost forgetting where they are or what they were doing, until he realizes that the turmoil has smoothed and he's at something resembling peace. Almost. As close to it as he can get, nowadays, and it feels more like the numbness that comes after catharsis than true calm.
It's only then he extricates himself from Asuka, only enough to pull back slightly and look her in the eye. He's surprised to find his eye stings to mirror her good one, as if he's taking her tears for her. The pain reflected from her is still strong, still striking, but it's fading like an echo.]
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He stays like that for several moments, almost forgetting where they are or what they were doing, until he realizes that the turmoil has smoothed and he's at something resembling peace. Almost. As close to it as he can get, nowadays, and it feels more like the numbness that comes after catharsis than true calm.
It's only then he extricates himself from Asuka, only enough to pull back slightly and look her in the eye. He's surprised to find his eye stings to mirror her good one, as if he's taking her tears for her. The pain reflected from her is still strong, still striking, but it's fading like an echo.]
Are you all right?