[The sting of it still burning too bright for him, and it words come out tinged with bitterness. With years of experience telling him that hope is as vague and unattainable as a dream.
Hope, the lie sold so often.
But that doesn't make it anymore real.
Fingers closed around Finn's as tightly as they ever were, the same tight clutch that Finn had had on his after being rescued from the jail in Sedorum - a grip that speaks louder than words.
Don't let me be alone, it says. And the shadows vanish, washing back like waves until they have returned to their place as his hand is held, as the fragile heat of Finn heats his own cold fingers.]
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[The sting of it still burning too bright for him, and it words come out tinged with bitterness. With years of experience telling him that hope is as vague and unattainable as a dream.
Hope, the lie sold so often.
But that doesn't make it anymore real.
Fingers closed around Finn's as tightly as they ever were, the same tight clutch that Finn had had on his after being rescued from the jail in Sedorum - a grip that speaks louder than words.
Don't let me be alone, it says. And the shadows vanish, washing back like waves until they have returned to their place as his hand is held, as the fragile heat of Finn heats his own cold fingers.]
We'll see.