[ Saya leans closer, resting her forehead against him, shuts her eyes when they start to sting. ]
[ When she watched Haji die, all she could do was futilely reach out for him and scream. That's how she feels now. Fighting her misery is fraying her already, and it'll be months of this. ]
[ At this moment, she'd give up immortality, her speed and strength, everything that makes her special, if she could just not feel like this. Even having little concept of mortality, it has to be easier than this looming horror. But that's not a choice she gets to make; her fate is inevitable as gravity. Being what she is will cost her everything she loves, again and again, forever. ]
[ Her flames flash brighter as her emotions swell. No doubt he can feel the shift in mood, try as she might to hide it. ]
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[ When she watched Haji die, all she could do was futilely reach out for him and scream. That's how she feels now. Fighting her misery is fraying her already, and it'll be months of this. ]
[ At this moment, she'd give up immortality, her speed and strength, everything that makes her special, if she could just not feel like this. Even having little concept of mortality, it has to be easier than this looming horror. But that's not a choice she gets to make; her fate is inevitable as gravity. Being what she is will cost her everything she loves, again and again, forever. ]
[ Her flames flash brighter as her emotions swell. No doubt he can feel the shift in mood, try as she might to hide it. ]