[He reaches his hand up, sliding it along her arm until he finds her hand at his hair, curling their fingers together instead and giving hers a squeeze.]
You're always helping me remember that... I'm really grateful for it. I'd... [...be a big mess without you, is what he's thinking, but he halts himself first. She's trying to encourage him. Don't put yourself down. Another rule, if that's the criteria he's going by, but not a bad one.] I'd feel worse, if you weren't here.
[He wants to do something other than mourn. He wants to celebrate her, them, everyone he still has with him and everyone he's had before, even if he misses them now. Maybe he's not up for a party today, but he can at least do a little more than mope.]
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[He reaches his hand up, sliding it along her arm until he finds her hand at his hair, curling their fingers together instead and giving hers a squeeze.]
You're always helping me remember that... I'm really grateful for it. I'd... [...be a big mess without you, is what he's thinking, but he halts himself first. She's trying to encourage him. Don't put yourself down. Another rule, if that's the criteria he's going by, but not a bad one.] I'd feel worse, if you weren't here.
[He wants to do something other than mourn. He wants to celebrate her, them, everyone he still has with him and everyone he's had before, even if he misses them now. Maybe he's not up for a party today, but he can at least do a little more than mope.]