[Oh. That's nice. Raleigh curls around her like a spidermonkey, his head against her shoulder and a quiet sigh between them. It's better being close to her. The headache threatening to bloom behind his eyes, like it always does when he gets a nosebleed, feels a little more distant.]
I can call them. [But he does fully intend on bringing her with him this time.]
I don't want to leave you. I think talking about it would have made it more real.
[Mako takes in a shaky breath, willing her voice not to break, but it does anyway.]
I don't want you to go.
[She can't imagine it. In the grand scheme of things, these few years aren't much, but Raleigh is a part of her now. The thought of being without him is heartbreaking and unfathomable, and utterly unfair. Mako strokes his hair softly, combing through it with her fingers.]
Maybe they're wrong. Maybe there's a treatment they don't know about.
[He wonders which is worse-- to lose your partner, your co-pilot, your soulmate in one unexpected instant or to know it's coming and watch it happen slowly and probably painfully. And it seems like they're going to damn well find out, which just... sucks.
Mako shouldn't know what both feel like.
Raleigh leans his head into her hand, without even thinking about it. It's just habit. A natural reaction to her touch.]
Yeah. It's not like it's super common, right? Definitely need a second opinion.
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I can call them. [But he does fully intend on bringing her with him this time.]
I don't want to leave you. I think talking about it would have made it more real.
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I don't want you to go.
[She can't imagine it. In the grand scheme of things, these few years aren't much, but Raleigh is a part of her now. The thought of being without him is heartbreaking and unfathomable, and utterly unfair. Mako strokes his hair softly, combing through it with her fingers.]
Maybe they're wrong. Maybe there's a treatment they don't know about.
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Mako shouldn't know what both feel like.
Raleigh leans his head into her hand, without even thinking about it. It's just habit. A natural reaction to her touch.]
Yeah. It's not like it's super common, right? Definitely need a second opinion.