[ and— there he goes, sitting closer to her the second he gets, shoulder to shoulder and just a little more. she’s tense around her frame and all, feeling the core of her stiffness in his palm when his hand falls around her. ]
I know. [ he’d like it, at least, if there was some way she could have rest on him. ] And I know you can’t just shut it off.
[ She doesn't push him away, but she also doesn't lean into him. It's like she's trying to keep herself contained into a really tight ball, but it's not hard to see how close she is to unraveling.
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I know. [ he’d like it, at least, if there was some way she could have rest on him. ] And I know you can’t just shut it off.
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She's so still. She's too still. ]
I wish I could. It would help so much.