[ Her hand is light and comforting against his chest, but even his distress and uncertainty has to take a step back as what she says finally filters through, lands. It's over.
He lifts his hand to cover hers, hard, and turns toward her with his eyes and limping, stumbling heart so full he doesn't know how he'll be able to stand it. ]
It's over. No more Gommage, no more... you're safe.
[ She's safe, she gets a chance to live after all, his dearest wish granted, and he can't stop the disbelieving smile that takes over, a smile that looks almost like he could burst into tears at any moment. He can't tell if he's happy, it's too big and too overwhelming a feeling for happiness, but there's relief, too, the same way there was when he came through that door and found her sitting alone in the manor room. ]
You're safe. You'll... you have a future.
[ Lumiere will have a future, but in the end, his goal had simply been to find a way for Maelle to live. And now she will.
He reaches again to put his arm around her, his left hand covering the one she has on his chest, and pulls her against him, lowering his head to press a kiss to her hair, letting this aching relief wash through him. ]
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He lifts his hand to cover hers, hard, and turns toward her with his eyes and limping, stumbling heart so full he doesn't know how he'll be able to stand it. ]
It's over. No more Gommage, no more... you're safe.
[ She's safe, she gets a chance to live after all, his dearest wish granted, and he can't stop the disbelieving smile that takes over, a smile that looks almost like he could burst into tears at any moment. He can't tell if he's happy, it's too big and too overwhelming a feeling for happiness, but there's relief, too, the same way there was when he came through that door and found her sitting alone in the manor room. ]
You're safe. You'll... you have a future.
[ Lumiere will have a future, but in the end, his goal had simply been to find a way for Maelle to live. And now she will.
He reaches again to put his arm around her, his left hand covering the one she has on his chest, and pulls her against him, lowering his head to press a kiss to her hair, letting this aching relief wash through him. ]
You're safe.