i'll never forget you

Grey ears flicked forward at his harsh words. She felt him stiffen beneath her. The lady's galaxy gaze hardened ever so slightly as she replied. "I will not stop. You are my brother. I love you. We are better than this." However he wanted to take that last bit was up to him. They were better than wallowing. Better than letting themselves waste away. Besides... she needed him. Whatever he was going through, they would get through it because she needed him. And he needed her. "I love you," she repeated, much more softly.

Again, she pulled her tongue over the wounds, pulling away blood and more. She would clean his face first, lovingly turning his fur purple once more. Whatever he was going through, he would tell her in time. For now, she was content to be there for him whether he wanted her to be or not. At some point she needed to get some food and water in him, but she would wait for his mind to catch up first. He'd been out of it for so long now.