[There. It's a little easier to breathe with their fingers curled absently together. (No need to examine how little contact it takes from her to calm his heartbeat. No need to remember that Archie is the one who first started him down this path of comfort from light physical contact.)
Slow breath in; slow breath out.]
Mr. Kennedy hasn't returned with us.
[A little better stepping back into surnames--but a little more like the way a death was always shared.
no subject
Slow breath in; slow breath out.]
Mr. Kennedy hasn't returned with us.
[A little better stepping back into surnames--but a little more like the way a death was always shared.
There's just no avoiding the hurt of it.]