[Her very presence comforts him, and her hands in his help ground him. And when she pulls him into a hug, he immediately leans into her, arms clutching her tightly.
It's a sad, heart-wrenching similarity between the mages and the Magitek clones. Not the same, no, but the parallels exist. All told what they had to be, given little (or no) choice and their image maligned by general society. But as sad as it is, it does help her understand, and he's grateful for that. Especially since he's sure some of this goes over her head because of the science involved. Hell, even he barely understands half of it.]
I hope you're right. Iggy said as much, too. [He squeezes her gently.] Thank you, Saoirse. For accepting me. I.. didn't know how you were going to react when I told you. The last thing I wanted was to scare you away. But, it looks like neither of us are going anywhere.
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Date: 2018-05-25 02:53 pm (UTC)It's a sad, heart-wrenching similarity between the mages and the Magitek clones. Not the same, no, but the parallels exist. All told what they had to be, given little (or no) choice and their image maligned by general society. But as sad as it is, it does help her understand, and he's grateful for that. Especially since he's sure some of this goes over her head because of the science involved. Hell, even he barely understands half of it.]
I hope you're right. Iggy said as much, too. [He squeezes her gently.] Thank you, Saoirse. For accepting me. I.. didn't know how you were going to react when I told you. The last thing I wanted was to scare you away. But, it looks like neither of us are going anywhere.