[ Susato's breath is shaky with relief. Although he shows it every day and she knows, hearing it still feels like something different entirely. There is what feels like a long time, when she doesn't feel like she has to say anything, but then she mumbles against his clothes. ]
no subject
I know.
[ ...It's just a bad dream. ]
I don't want you to suffer either. Not anymore.
[ Not ever. ]