"If there is one thing that defines being a part of this family, it's that no matter how much we might hate each other at any given time, when given a reason we can set that all aside to step up when it counts." They had done that much repeatedly through the centuries. "But you're not wrong," he says, letting a beat skip before he tilts his head to look at her. "He's the worst." His lips twitch up into a smirk at the tiny jab at his brother.
That smirk turns into something more genuine when she says that. "You think so?" He catches her wrist between his fingers and pulls her hand down, gently brushing his thumb under her eye. "It'll be okay, I promise. She will be okay." It isn't much, but at the moment, assurances are all he has.
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Date: 2020-06-09 11:18 pm (UTC)That smirk turns into something more genuine when she says that. "You think so?" He catches her wrist between his fingers and pulls her hand down, gently brushing his thumb under her eye. "It'll be okay, I promise. She will be okay." It isn't much, but at the moment, assurances are all he has.