[ this is him, this is all he has ever been. there's no one controlling him, these are his choices, and as he hovers back down to the ground properly is the same time where the young girl moves as well. she takes stance by spreading her arms to come between them, the pose is ever familiar, but it's not for him in this case.
no, it's for...
is she choosing him? there's a spark of disappointment that washes through him, staring at her confused by her actions. though the box in hand reminds him of other reasons that he's here, pulling him back from those nastier emotions as he feels hurt that she would do this. shadow doesn't particularly hurt anymore nowadays, but these fated encounters always manage to pain him in such a way he wonders why does he even try. ]
Nothing is bigger than my need to protect you.
[ nothing will ever surpass that, that's why he has to remain vigilant, that's why everything he's learned up 'til now must be assessed appropriately to avoid those stupid mistakes of the past.
if he leaves that copy to his own devices, will he turn against them, will maria be hurt again? some could argue now that she's hurting now because of his actions, but he's trying to help her. why doesn't she see?
yet, he doesn't move any closer, his eyes remain on her, they see her, until they don't when his gaze slowly drops to the ground before him. ]
I can't fail you again, if he's a danger...
[ but she swears that he's not, that he danced with her, that he kept her safe. that he even has a good soul.
shadow laughs, emptier this time as he only looks away now off to the side. perhaps what humans have written in detail about heaven isn't entirely right, about how angels watch after you, or when she would always be with him in his heart.
was she not always there watching him strive to do what she requested in his own way?
...
no matter the situation, he does return to what he knows in terms of her actions. ]
Enough. [ he sighs. ] Stop pushing yourself, I said before I don't want to hurt you.
[ if she's too caught up in her emotions and her body is unable to handle it, she might fall into one of those fits of hers.
that's the last thing they need, it's something he wants to avoid. ]
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no, it's for...
is she choosing him? there's a spark of disappointment that washes through him, staring at her confused by her actions. though the box in hand reminds him of other reasons that he's here, pulling him back from those nastier emotions as he feels hurt that she would do this. shadow doesn't particularly hurt anymore nowadays, but these fated encounters always manage to pain him in such a way he wonders why does he even try. ]
Nothing is bigger than my need to protect you.
[ nothing will ever surpass that, that's why he has to remain vigilant, that's why everything he's learned up 'til now must be assessed appropriately to avoid those stupid mistakes of the past.
if he leaves that copy to his own devices, will he turn against them, will maria be hurt again? some could argue now that she's hurting now because of his actions, but he's trying to help her. why doesn't she see?
yet, he doesn't move any closer, his eyes remain on her, they see her, until they don't when his gaze slowly drops to the ground before him. ]
I can't fail you again, if he's a danger...
[ but she swears that he's not, that he danced with her, that he kept her safe. that he even has a good soul.
shadow laughs, emptier this time as he only looks away now off to the side. perhaps what humans have written in detail about heaven isn't entirely right, about how angels watch after you, or when she would always be with him in his heart.
was she not always there watching him strive to do what she requested in his own way?
...
no matter the situation, he does return to what he knows in terms of her actions. ]
Enough. [ he sighs. ] Stop pushing yourself, I said before I don't want to hurt you.
[ if she's too caught up in her emotions and her body is unable to handle it, she might fall into one of those fits of hers.
that's the last thing they need, it's something he wants to avoid. ]
Sit, please.