IC: Flashback

[mimuchiaki]

*Sleeping in a cobbled-together bed underneath the canopy he had built, Matt doesn't seem to be having pleasant dreams, and is squirming in his sleep...*

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Whatever was outside the quaint log cabin could not be seen, as a heavy snowfall completely whited out and cancelled any potential visibility. Several red rugs lay on the floor while

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[eleanor_laplace]

*hearing him, Eleanor holds him protectively and runs a hand through his hair*

[mimuchiaki]

*instinctively moves his head closer to Eleanor's hand and mumbles something else*

[eleanor_laplace]

*kisses him softly on the forehead, trying to make out what was muttered*

[mimuchiaki]

*mumbles more*

I can't...lose any others....

[eleanor_laplace]

*continues holding him tightly*

you'll be okay...

[mimuchiaki]

*The skin around the eye patch twitches...maybe 'opening' it? He's clearly still half asleep. Is that a tear rolling down his face?*

I don't want you to end up like her...

[eleanor_laplace]

*continues stroking his hair*

I won't. Don't worry.

[mimuchiaki]

*Opens his other eye...it's full of water*

I can't forgive myself...

[eleanor_laplace]

*she can't find the words and instead just wraps her arms tighter around him, holding him close*

[mimuchiaki]

*More tears, including some dripping from under the eye patch, which is dislodged slightly by the moisture*

I promised...but I failed her...

[eleanor_laplace]

*she wipes them away with the sheet and cradles him in her arms, now running a hand up and down his back gently to comfort him*

[mimuchiaki]

Don't ever let me fail a promise like that again...please...

[eleanor_laplace]

I won't. I promise.

[mimuchiaki]

*holds Eleanor tightly*

I couldn't deal with failing someone like that again...

[eleanor_laplace]

*drifts back off to sleep*

I love you

[mimuchiaki]

*looks at her, rather surprised*