27.Dec.20, 01:35 AM
He clung tightly, his resolve breaking in a moment. The touch was more comforting than she probably knew, and he was able to settle again shortly, though he didn’t pull away.
She was hardly the first one he’d confessed these fears to—just the first person outside the group that had been with the class night and day. J’shom, L’gan, and the others had been supportive too, and the healers had examined Erebuth again and not found anything wrong, otherwise the pair wouldn’t be graduating. But he couldn’t shake the foreboding feeling that something was going to happen.
Swallowing, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve. “You’re right, of course. We aren’t alone. And fretting today won’t solve tomorrow’s hypothetical problems.’ B’kit finally sat back up from where he’d had his head on her shoulder and leaned over to kiss her cheek. “Thank you, Vessa…”
She was hardly the first one he’d confessed these fears to—just the first person outside the group that had been with the class night and day. J’shom, L’gan, and the others had been supportive too, and the healers had examined Erebuth again and not found anything wrong, otherwise the pair wouldn’t be graduating. But he couldn’t shake the foreboding feeling that something was going to happen.
Swallowing, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve. “You’re right, of course. We aren’t alone. And fretting today won’t solve tomorrow’s hypothetical problems.’ B’kit finally sat back up from where he’d had his head on her shoulder and leaned over to kiss her cheek. “Thank you, Vessa…”