[ It really is a rare opportunity that Riley's too distressed to feel embarrassed. Nearly crashing into her coffee table would usually be the perfect recipe for her to fret and freak, but all of this—all the emotions and people, the ones she's accepted support from, the ones she's pushed away—has her too raw to acknowledge any feelings of shame not related to her murders and lies.
As such, she simply clings to Eridanus, desperate for him to wrap her up in his arms like he's been doing since she was a little girl (a few scattered times, from a man she'd met half a year ago). She believed she was all cried out, but a few stray tears escape as she trembles in his arms.
She's afraid of Aunamee, yes. But the more she thinks about it, the more she's afraid not of him hurting her...but of him dissecting her, mentally and emotionally. Every conversation since she murdered him, it's like every foothold she had has turned to sand, washed away by dark waves that threaten to pull her into a whirlpool she's been trying to outswim for longer than she'd ever realized.
The very thought has her trembling. ]
Mu- Mukuro. She's- [ Riley feels like she should say something concrete but nothing's coming to mind. ] She. She lives ac- cross the hall.
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As such, she simply clings to Eridanus, desperate for him to wrap her up in his arms like he's been doing since she was a little girl (a few scattered times, from a man she'd met half a year ago). She believed she was all cried out, but a few stray tears escape as she trembles in his arms.
She's afraid of Aunamee, yes. But the more she thinks about it, the more she's afraid not of him hurting her...but of him dissecting her, mentally and emotionally. Every conversation since she murdered him, it's like every foothold she had has turned to sand, washed away by dark waves that threaten to pull her into a whirlpool she's been trying to outswim for longer than she'd ever realized.
The very thought has her trembling. ]
Mu- Mukuro. She's- [ Riley feels like she should say something concrete but nothing's coming to mind. ] She. She lives ac- cross the hall.