[ seeing it all again, raw and open, brings back a whole wave of deeply negative feelings. even though she and Riku resolved things... it had to come to this. they couldn't work anything out for months... not until she got so badly hurt she started screaming and crying.
any earlier trace of ease or just ... plain feeling even a tiny better about this whole thing has vanished, and she's silent now, deeply withdrawn. all she does when he starts to unwrap the stiff bandages is shut her eyes, otherwise unresponsive. of course, that's probably mostly due to his bit of help at taking the pain away... but maybe she's a little emotionally numb, too. ]
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any earlier trace of ease or just ... plain feeling even a tiny better about this whole thing has vanished, and she's silent now, deeply withdrawn. all she does when he starts to unwrap the stiff bandages is shut her eyes, otherwise unresponsive. of course, that's probably mostly due to his bit of help at taking the pain away... but maybe she's a little emotionally numb, too. ]