Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
Re: Home: Iris and Manning
She shuddered against him and while he wanted to come in and kill her demons for her, he couldn't. He could only arm her, show her how to defend herself, and stand by her side as she defeated them on her own. It would have to be enough. A quiet sigh out as he listened to her breathe, felt the bellows of her ribs against his, and lightly scratched his nails up her spine to add to the sensation.
"Do you believe she wouldn't or are you guessing?" He asked, voice lacking inflection or hope, though he wanted one of those answers to be true and her first answer to not be question lilted at the end.