The words are straightforward enough. A repeat in agreement, that lets her breathe out a breath she hadn't known she was holding.
Until she all but chokes on it. The fingers that curl around that breathe, clench hard and jerk it right back into the center of her chest, with every single muscle and bone around it, when the warmth of a hand cover hers, just briefly, larger, heavier, warm fingers and worn cloth. That is gone almost as fast as it starts.
That's only real, because her eyes actually follow Luther's hand back to rest on the armrest of his chair, even as the ache in her chest blossoms like a bruise. Like she'd suddenly dived too far down in water; the pressure of the air outside of her exerting far more force than gravity had any right to. Breathing left unavailable as she blinked a few times trying to gather her thoughts back.
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that lets her breathe out a breath she hadn't known she was holding.
Until she all but chokes on it. The fingers that curl around that breathe, clench hard and jerk it right back into the center of her chest, with every single muscle and bone around it, when the warmth of a hand cover hers, just briefly, larger, heavier, warm fingers and worn cloth. That is gone almost as fast as it starts.
That's only real, because her eyes actually follow Luther's hand back to rest on the armrest of his chair, even as the ache in her chest blossoms like a bruise. Like she'd suddenly dived too far down in water; the pressure of the air outside of her exerting far more force than gravity had any right to. Breathing left unavailable as she blinked a few times trying to gather her thoughts back.