The Hand You've Been Dealt

*Azzurra* · 07-28-2021, 10:24 PM

Balthier was her rock and her relief in this turbulent storm of their life. He always had been and that hadn't changed now. He held her tighter and when he embraced her she did the same, her head tucking into his neck and feeling even just a little bit of peace because she knew he was telling the truth. Perhaps their parents had let them down and abandoned them and perhaps her siblings hadn't been there for her as much as Balthier had, but he had always been there and having him here now helped her settle down while she snuggled into him with her body molded into his.

At least in this moment she couldn't imagine needing anything else. She could almost believe that everything would be okay as long as Balthier was here. She closed her eyes, pressed into him and hiding from the world in his dark coat. She was quiet for a while, that electric warmth that had filled her and crawled across her skin steadily settling out while she caught her breath and relaxed into him again. "I love you, Balthier," she said softly against his neck. Even though the statement wasn't new by any means coming from her lips, it somehow felt a little different now. It was just them in the world now. She had always loved her brother, but that rang even more true now that it felt as if he was the only one that she could depend on.

"Azzurra"

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