[It helped, seeing Freya smile. Hearing her say that. It helped Lucy feel like she hadn't done the wrong thing, despite how strange and unfamiliar acknowledging that felt.
Lucy's shoulders relaxed a bit more, and she sighed quietly, closing her eyes in a long blink.]
...I guess so, huh.
[She wouldn't have let someone this close a year ago, let alone touch her head. She wouldn't have appreciated how nice it felt, only been preoccupied with getting away before someone else saw her weakness and capitalized on it.
But Lucy didn't have anything to be afraid of, at least from Freya. Just the world falling to pieces around them.]
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Lucy's shoulders relaxed a bit more, and she sighed quietly, closing her eyes in a long blink.]
...I guess so, huh.
[She wouldn't have let someone this close a year ago, let alone touch her head. She wouldn't have appreciated how nice it felt, only been preoccupied with getting away before someone else saw her weakness and capitalized on it.
But Lucy didn't have anything to be afraid of, at least from Freya. Just the world falling to pieces around them.]