❰ it was a stupid question, one he should have known not to even bother with. of course she's not okay, she's a vampire. she never wanted this life, and now not only does she have to deal with that, she also has to deal with all of the symbiote's fuckery.
it'd be so easy to relink himself with her. to open up all his shields, settle into her mind, let her stay where it's safe and she knows she's wanted. he can feel her sorrow at the loss, and it's so tempting to give her what she wants.
but the symbiote is more dangerous than that, and he would never be able to forgive himself if she changed by being connected to him that deeply for too long. she needs time to learn to shield, to navigate the links between each nestmate more skillfully before she can just spend a bunch of time in one person's head. more than anything, it needs to be her choice. he's chosen sam, the way he was never allowed to choose kavinsky or shepard or misato, and he has to let elena choose for herself too. ❱
I'm going to keep you safe, alright? Don't worry about her. Just get yourself settled.
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it'd be so easy to relink himself with her. to open up all his shields, settle into her mind, let her stay where it's safe and she knows she's wanted. he can feel her sorrow at the loss, and it's so tempting to give her what she wants.
but the symbiote is more dangerous than that, and he would never be able to forgive himself if she changed by being connected to him that deeply for too long. she needs time to learn to shield, to navigate the links between each nestmate more skillfully before she can just spend a bunch of time in one person's head. more than anything, it needs to be her choice. he's chosen sam, the way he was never allowed to choose kavinsky or shepard or misato, and he has to let elena choose for herself too. ❱
I'm going to keep you safe, alright? Don't worry about her. Just get yourself settled.