[Levity pauses in shock and surprise... and then wraps his arms around Emet in return, squeezing tightly, protectively. His head still spins and the tears still come, but this time it's relief rather than despair.]
Hades, you godsdamned fool... I was starting to believe your acting! I thought you really had changed so much! I didn't even know what you might want with me anymore, I just felt like a weakling next to you, I--
[His voice breaks for a moment, his mind flooded with relief and emotion. Once again he thinks back to what Lily said: the difference between adapting in order to survive and destroying oneself.]
Re: Day 401
Date: 2021-09-20 12:28 am (UTC)Hades, you godsdamned fool... I was starting to believe your acting! I thought you really had changed so much! I didn't even know what you might want with me anymore, I just felt like a weakling next to you, I--
[His voice breaks for a moment, his mind flooded with relief and emotion. Once again he thinks back to what Lily said: the difference between adapting in order to survive and destroying oneself.]
... I thought I'd lost you, too.