The child who never got to be a child sniffs, "I'm so scared. I'm so scared that for all the things I've done I won't know peace." His chest hitches, "Because-"
"Don't say that." Richard's voice cuts in, "Don't say it. I promise you. You'll have sunsets." Impulsively he reaches out to the boy's cheek before pulling away and gritting his teeth.
He pulls away leaving Alex and Simon alone.
Simon squeezes Alex's fingers looking between them before focusing again on Alex and curling towards her.
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The child who never got to be a child sniffs, "I'm so scared. I'm so scared that for all the things I've done I won't know peace." His chest hitches, "Because-"
"Don't say that." Richard's voice cuts in, "Don't say it. I promise you. You'll have sunsets." Impulsively he reaches out to the boy's cheek before pulling away and gritting his teeth.
He pulls away leaving Alex and Simon alone.
Simon squeezes Alex's fingers looking between them before focusing again on Alex and curling towards her.
He coughs once, twice.
His grip weakens.
A third cough.
"...Oh." his grip tightens suddenly. Oh.