"T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets." If she's interested, Aly will be the second person here that he's shared it with to bring some order into chaos, though he's not sure how much it'll help here. It had worked well with X because he'd just read Devin's universe, and so had the value of the book etched into Devin's memories.
The vampire props himself against an empty stretch of wall, glad that Aly is taking his advice on this point. He imagines that each step of this process is going to be one level of difficult or another; the fewer she fights him on, the more he can assist (but the faster she may unravel). It is going to be a long night.
The sound he hears through the door has Devin pushing off the wall immediately and approaching the bathroom. This part of the process, the emotional blowback, is where he is least experienced. He recognizes the feeling behind that sound, though, even if he's never properly learned how to deal with it himself. "Aly?" Devin flounders over what to say for a moment. "You're not going to have to deal with this alone. All you have to do right now is breathe."
Breathe, and try not to drown in the sorrow and guilt and anger.
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The vampire props himself against an empty stretch of wall, glad that Aly is taking his advice on this point. He imagines that each step of this process is going to be one level of difficult or another; the fewer she fights him on, the more he can assist (but the faster she may unravel). It is going to be a long night.
The sound he hears through the door has Devin pushing off the wall immediately and approaching the bathroom. This part of the process, the emotional blowback, is where he is least experienced. He recognizes the feeling behind that sound, though, even if he's never properly learned how to deal with it himself. "Aly?" Devin flounders over what to say for a moment. "You're not going to have to deal with this alone. All you have to do right now is breathe."
Breathe, and try not to drown in the sorrow and guilt and anger.