[closed]

[sicharia]

Characters: Claudia Hortensia and Kirei Kotomine
Setting: Various places; throughout the event
Format: Brackets
Summary: Catch-all for various interactions over the course of the event
Warnings: Blanket Kirei warning; otherwise, will update as needed

Comments

[god_damned]

I see.

[ It's a clipped response. Should he not be glad, to hear the woman who was once his wife is in better health? That she suffers less? Strangely: no. It is the opposite. He wants to dismiss it as something else, or find some other explanation. Perhaps this disappointment here is a delayed response to her denial of her marriage -- but that is too obvious of a delusion.

He bows his head, watching her as she nudges against him. It's a light thing, so gentle and affectionate, and he is uncertain if he is meant to reciprocate that contact or not. The gestures are confusing in a way: she denied him, but stays so close.

After a moment of thought, he stiffly puts an arm around her. It seems to be the proper thing to do. ]

You should rest now. You have kept yourself busy today.

[sicharia]

Mm. All right.

[She has been widowed longer than they were married, but she finds herself falling back into those old patterns easily now. She pushes herself too hard sometimes, out of stubbornness; it's best for her health if she listens to his reminders to rest. She shifts against his side, getting comfortable against him as his arm wraps around her.]

Thank you. [She thanks him again, for everything, and lets her eye shut.]

[god_damned]

[ She should not be thanking him; not for anything. She gave her life for him, and the only sorrow he felt when he watched her die was due to it being by her own hand, rather than his own--

--a thought he has tried to deny, but he cannot. His hand tightens on her arm, in a way that might be mistaken for affection or desire for closeness, but instead it's rather grim.

Kirei says nothing, and he lets her sleep. ]