parker succeeds by stealing the success of others (inafivepoundbag) wrote in colligo_threads, |
Parker hadn't known about Damon's attempts to step into John's room but, had she, she probably would've given the vampire a look for doing so. Not that she thought Damon would try to take advantage of John in such a state, and would have automatically assumed he was there in some attempt to help, but even she could pick up on the animosity between them when John was in his right mind. Now that he wasn't? It wouldn't have surprised her in the least to know he was lashing out at those he didn't particularly care for.
Fortunately, though, Parker didn't know the situation which made things a little easier for her. She had enough on her plate with Eliot being... gone and John being in the state he was. Not to mention the rampaging Hell God on the loose, the fact that a lot of them were probably going to die before this was all said and done, and the general feeling of dread that had settled over the city she held so dear. So all she really wanted to focus on right now was visiting with John as best as he was capable. The rest of it could wait and, with that thought in mind, Parker did the best she could to truly leave all of the other issues at the door.
Moving to his side, Parker hesitated for a second before reaching out to gently help him sit up straight. Making sure there was a pillow behind him to prop him up a bit, her smile was a gentle one as she finally sat down beside him on the bed. "I miss you," she admitted softly, her gaze dropping to her lap for a second as she struggled to compose herself. It wasn't easy be the adult in a situation when that role normally fell to pretty everyone else and never to her. But she had to at least try.
With a steadying breath, she looked back over at him and tried not to look quite so sad. "I brought you something," she said as a way to change the subject. "Want to see it?"
There had been theories as to whether or not he could understand them when he was like this, questions as to just how there John Gilbert still was. Parker, however, refused to believe he wasn't still in there, somewhere. He might not be in control at the moment but he was still there. She was sure of it and, until someone proved her wrong, she would keep right on talking to him like he could at least understand everything she said. It seemed the least that she could do, considering.