[And, exhausted as Maria is, she simply leans into the touch.
Really, now. She'd never been the most touchy-feely person before. She offered a bit of physical comfort to the patients who had lost their sight, in the form of holding hands or placing a hand on their shoulders or back when she was around to let them know she was there, but otherwise, it wasn't really a whole lot.
Yet, here she is, leaning into a hand on her face like an attention-starved cat. Ashe has trained her well.
And when she sits upright, and is pulled against the other woman's chest, she presses an ear against it, just listening for the thrumming of a pulse.]
No, but perhaps I should because I... bet your life on a single threat. I could have approached that situation in many other, less reckless ways. And if he'd tried to call it for a bluff... well. Disassembling him and his family would've just... just been a hollow victory... a hollow... vengeance.
[Her eyes drift shut. The dizziness has abated, just a bit.] I'm... going to outlive you as it is. I have to face that reality eventually. [She turns her head inward, as though to bury her face in Ashe's warmth, and wraps an arm around her.] ... I'd rather it... not come in the form of something stupid like that.
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Really, now. She'd never been the most touchy-feely person before. She offered a bit of physical comfort to the patients who had lost their sight, in the form of holding hands or placing a hand on their shoulders or back when she was around to let them know she was there, but otherwise, it wasn't really a whole lot.
Yet, here she is, leaning into a hand on her face like an attention-starved cat. Ashe has trained her well.
And when she sits upright, and is pulled against the other woman's chest, she presses an ear against it, just listening for the thrumming of a pulse.]
No, but perhaps I should because I... bet your life on a single threat. I could have approached that situation in many other, less reckless ways. And if he'd tried to call it for a bluff... well. Disassembling him and his family would've just... just been a hollow victory... a hollow... vengeance.
[Her eyes drift shut. The dizziness has abated, just a bit.] I'm... going to outlive you as it is. I have to face that reality eventually. [She turns her head inward, as though to bury her face in Ashe's warmth, and wraps an arm around her.] ... I'd rather it... not come in the form of something stupid like that.