His silence weighed on her, but once they were inside and he felt empowered to speak up again, what he had to say made her feel a little bit worse somehow.
Both hands rest on his shoulder as she shakes her head gently. "You don't have to rush yourself, or apologize. You can stay here until you feel better." She hates this, hates the way she feels and the way she's sure he must feel too.
"We'll both take baths. You can go first." As much as she wants to stay close to him and take care of him, assuming they'd bathe together feels wrong after everything they'd been through. The come now drying on her thigh isn't the most pleasant feeling thing, but she's happy to wait while he takes the time he needs as eager as she is to wash the last remnants of this night away.
"Come on, the bathroom and my room are the only finished parts of this place," she steps away, taking his hand again to lead him to the end of a short hallway, pushing open the door to the bathroom.
Aerith crosses the room to turn the faucet on and let the tub fill, looking back at Balthier with a weary smile. "It's all yours."
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Date: 2022-11-10 05:18 pm (UTC)Both hands rest on his shoulder as she shakes her head gently. "You don't have to rush yourself, or apologize. You can stay here until you feel better." She hates this, hates the way she feels and the way she's sure he must feel too.
"We'll both take baths. You can go first." As much as she wants to stay close to him and take care of him, assuming they'd bathe together feels wrong after everything they'd been through. The come now drying on her thigh isn't the most pleasant feeling thing, but she's happy to wait while he takes the time he needs as eager as she is to wash the last remnants of this night away.
"Come on, the bathroom and my room are the only finished parts of this place," she steps away, taking his hand again to lead him to the end of a short hallway, pushing open the door to the bathroom.
Aerith crosses the room to turn the faucet on and let the tub fill, looking back at Balthier with a weary smile. "It's all yours."