oomm: Yuan and Martel (Martelverse)

[mm_mono]

Finally, Yuan has managed to shake Kratos. Honestly, the man was hanging around just to infuriate him. He had to be

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[fractal_muses]

Martel buries her face in his chest and mumbles somewhat indistinctly, "I missed you too. You stopped coming to visit."

The sheer emotion in his voice is almost enough to make her start crying--and this is the first time they've been alone in years.

[mm_mono]

Millenia, even.

"I know. I--"

Dammit, he's not going to be able to get through this. "I was so selfish. I'm sorry."

[fractal_muses]

That earns him a jerk back and startled look up at him, and then she gently touches his cheek.

"No, no, I didn't mean that at all! No... I understand... Mithos just... he... it was nice, hearing your and Kratos' voices sometimes, as well as his." And there's such grief in her face. She knows what her brother is now--but she loves him so much.

[mm_mono]

"I should have been there," he insists quietly. "For you." He spares one hand to cradle her chin. "And I let you down, and the best I can do to fix it is to be here now. I love you."

He's trembling.