[ in the space of a breath miles drops to the couch next to her to put an arm around her shoulders -- she's not quite so tall that he can't reach, his hand curled over her shoulder. he watches her face, feeling the bottom drop of out his stomach in the worst possible way. some part of this feels cruel, but he's glad as hell he decided to do it like this. as clean as he can make it. ]
Lara -- [ he's not going to say it's okay, because that's not really his call. instead he just sits there for a second with his arm around her shoulders, biting his lips together. ] He'll come back, Lara. Like me and Chara and Eggsy did.
[ but resurgence always has a price. miles isn't sure he ever did get around explaining how it works to lara, since chara's death. he knows it doesn't make it any easier to bear, knowing that sans will come back -- it sure as hell isn't doing much for him now -- but she ought to know. ]
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Lara -- [ he's not going to say it's okay, because that's not really his call. instead he just sits there for a second with his arm around her shoulders, biting his lips together. ] He'll come back, Lara. Like me and Chara and Eggsy did.
[ but resurgence always has a price. miles isn't sure he ever did get around explaining how it works to lara, since chara's death. he knows it doesn't make it any easier to bear, knowing that sans will come back -- it sure as hell isn't doing much for him now -- but she ought to know. ]