[ : at times like these, he’s always pleased to find himself alone, because it makes the process of ruining himself so much easier, but for once he’s even more pleased to find someone by his side, because it makes it easier to heal. it’s something he hasn’t thought of before. he is just concerned because this means he’s displaying his true weaknesses to her, and had he been able to choose he would have prevented it. he closes his eyes as she kisses the back of his hand and he curls his fingers around hers. they always feel so warm to him, and it makes peace settle in his bones. even as his drunken self, he knows she’s the greatest comfort he’s ever had. ] I guess I should apologize a little for letting you see me all week and dumb like this.
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(/He had always been the strong one of the two, keeping her company when she felt the walls closing in. She wanted to believe, like any younger sibling, that he was invencible. But that was not the case; maks felt heavy on them. She loved many different people but only her brother could understand the essence of what she is and what she feels because he is just the same. His fingers through her hair relax her slightly before she reaches for his hand and places a kiss to the back of it.)