Re: Upstairs: Holly/Noah
It was a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' thing, right? Holly wasn't used to this shit, and that was a challenge. Noah was crazy-inundated with this shit since childhood, and that was a challenge too. But when it came right down to it? Noah had been dealing with an overwhelming amount of self-stuff recently, and of course other shit was going to tip that into unmanageable. So, Holly got it, and he held onto the guy, even though he literally could not give a shit about Audrey being alive or dead. People died. That was just how shit was, at least to Holly's thinking. You know, as long as it wasn't Noah going missing or worse.
So, yeah, he reminded the guy not to torture his lip, fingers deliberately soft against Noah's mouth. "We'll eventually figure out whatever happened. Maybe this kinda not-knowing time isn't bad," said the voice of experience. "It kinda gives everyone a chance to get used to the possibilities, you know?" Which was probably an overly practical way at looking at it, but it made sense to Holly. If everyone took this time to, you know, accept Audrey might be dead? Then it would be easier if that came to fruition, right? He was thinking about that as Noah wriggled back against him, which made Holly forget Audrey entirely. "Huh...? Oh, right. Maybe she is, baby," he said of Audrey being okay, and he nosed behind Noah's ear. "Just try not to think about it a little? Rest, yeah?" Because he was worried for Noah. Of course he was.