[ she keeps her wings folded in around erika, and it only gives her a hundred more angles to see her break down from. it's rough. venus is never sure of what to do in these situations, especially while sober; she's just distant enough to be unsure of the right words to say, and just close enough to others that it hurts to see erika like this. so she pauses, and she struggles for words, and she finally says: ]
Shh. It's okay. It's okay, okay? I'm here. You, um... you can cry all you need to.
[ her voice gives out on the last word. oh jeez, she's about to start crying too, huh? she's not sure whether she hates or likes that - she's never been able to cry when she needs to before - but either way, she's pretty sure there aren't any rules against the devil crying.
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Oh, jeez.
[ she keeps her wings folded in around erika, and it only gives her a hundred more angles to see her break down from. it's rough. venus is never sure of what to do in these situations, especially while sober; she's just distant enough to be unsure of the right words to say, and just close enough to others that it hurts to see erika like this. so she pauses, and she struggles for words, and she finally says: ]
Shh. It's okay. It's okay, okay? I'm here. You, um... you can cry all you need to.
[ her voice gives out on the last word. oh jeez, she's about to start crying too, huh? she's not sure whether she hates or likes that - she's never been able to cry when she needs to before - but either way, she's pretty sure there aren't any rules against the devil crying.
so she does. ]