[ The squeeze to her hand, firm and solid, is as reassuring as anything else, proof of Bigby's returning strength even if he's still in the process of healing. He even feels warmer against her now, compared to before, when she'd needed to pass on some of her heat to him — and inadvertently wound up falling asleep on his shoulder, tucked along his side in this very bed.
There's no room for thinking back to that now, though, not when she's trying to focus on taking breaths, trying to slow her own rabbiting pulse. Instinctively, she interlocks her fingers through Bigby's, pressing their hands together palm to palm, right around the time that Connor appears in the doorway.
Relief makes room in her expression too, alongside the fear; there's this strange sense of rightness that washes over her now, with the three of them all together in the same space. It's found her before when she happens to be here in the house with both Bigby and Connor, and it may even be the reason she's unconsciously been staying here more and more rather than going back to her own place — even though she has, occasionally, for the necessary change of clothes and whatnot. Right now, though, it just reassures her more to have everyone together in the same space, even if she can't entirely put a finger on the reason why.
She quietly watches Bigby pull Connor in, and without even thinking about it, she reaches out with her free hand to gently cup the younger man's cheek for a few seconds, trying to offer a small, reassuring smile. ]
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There's no room for thinking back to that now, though, not when she's trying to focus on taking breaths, trying to slow her own rabbiting pulse. Instinctively, she interlocks her fingers through Bigby's, pressing their hands together palm to palm, right around the time that Connor appears in the doorway.
Relief makes room in her expression too, alongside the fear; there's this strange sense of rightness that washes over her now, with the three of them all together in the same space. It's found her before when she happens to be here in the house with both Bigby and Connor, and it may even be the reason she's unconsciously been staying here more and more rather than going back to her own place — even though she has, occasionally, for the necessary change of clothes and whatnot. Right now, though, it just reassures her more to have everyone together in the same space, even if she can't entirely put a finger on the reason why.
She quietly watches Bigby pull Connor in, and without even thinking about it, she reaches out with her free hand to gently cup the younger man's cheek for a few seconds, trying to offer a small, reassuring smile. ]
It'll be over soon. We just... have to wait.