[ weh. he'd done much the same for eupha, so to feel the gentle return of the gesture warms his heart immediately - taair drops the hand away and gratefully allows it, leaning into the warmth of the kind gesture, gently coming up to rest a hand on her arm. ]

Mn. [ he's not gonna disagree because it was awful. ] Truthfully, knowing whose life it was based upon, I feel the worst for him.

But - a harrowing experience is a harrowing experience survived. I am still here. And for that, I am grateful.