Her voice stayed low, determined, even as she had to take a shuddering breath to continue trying to keep herself together. She didn't let go of his sleeve, though, even as the wind bit at the fingertips left exposed by her half-gloves.
"I'll do it. Don't tell me I can't."
Because she had to fight back against the doubt, had to accept that here, Neji was real enough, but if she could get back home, with him, keep him from taking that leap... That was all she had to do, wasn't it? Not so impossible.
And then she had to swallow hard to get the rest of what she wanted to say out, fingers clutching all the harder. "I'm not losing you again."
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Her voice stayed low, determined, even as she had to take a shuddering breath to continue trying to keep herself together. She didn't let go of his sleeve, though, even as the wind bit at the fingertips left exposed by her half-gloves.
"I'll do it. Don't tell me I can't."
Because she had to fight back against the doubt, had to accept that here, Neji was real enough, but if she could get back home, with him, keep him from taking that leap... That was all she had to do, wasn't it? Not so impossible.
And then she had to swallow hard to get the rest of what she wanted to say out, fingers clutching all the harder. "I'm not losing you again."