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[worldisburning]

With nearly a week since the last time he saw her, he knows better than to go calling for her in the middle of the night, much as he might want to, because he could do with arms wrapped around him. Still, he waits until he runs into her, by chance, in the shade of one of the big trees outside the compound. He's fresh out of the shower, his hair pushed back from his face and he stands with his hands in his pockets and watches her for a long moment.

"Everything's been shit," he says, quietly. "I'm sorry I haven't seen you."
He doesn't want her to think that it's because he didn't want to.