(She feels Venus' distress before she sees it, but when she raises her head sharply Venus is already there, so close. Her arms encircle Neptune and lock around her tight and it feels familiar.
Neptune stiffens, but only for a moment, and then she sinks into the embrace like a tidal wave, like the crashing of the ocean. Venus has her face pressed against the curve of her shoulder and it's easy to turn her head, tuck against her and raise a hand to hold tight to the back of her shirt. She knows this embrace is born of pity for her and she hates that, but she can't hate Venus. Sometimes she really fucking wants to, but she knows she never could.
She can't disengage. She wants to stand here in silence and hold Venus to her but never speak of it. If neither of them speak it isn't real: it exists only in this quiet moment, and nobody ever has to know. Nobody but the two of them get to have it. Venus' tears are wetting the shoulder of her shirt. It feels like being watered... but she can only take so much, until she feels full.
Neptune has to tap lightly on her back with her fingers to get her attention, giving her a gentle nudge away.)
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Neptune stiffens, but only for a moment, and then she sinks into the embrace like a tidal wave, like the crashing of the ocean. Venus has her face pressed against the curve of her shoulder and it's easy to turn her head, tuck against her and raise a hand to hold tight to the back of her shirt. She knows this embrace is born of pity for her and she hates that, but she can't hate Venus. Sometimes she really fucking wants to, but she knows she never could.
She can't disengage. She wants to stand here in silence and hold Venus to her but never speak of it. If neither of them speak it isn't real: it exists only in this quiet moment, and nobody ever has to know. Nobody but the two of them get to have it. Venus' tears are wetting the shoulder of her shirt. It feels like being watered... but she can only take so much, until she feels full.
Neptune has to tap lightly on her back with her fingers to get her attention, giving her a gentle nudge away.)