[ The acceptance was all the confirmation she needed to bring down the rest of her barriers as she let out a small wail into his shirt. A rush of distress, pain, and relief all came flooding out at once. To know that she didn't have to hold it in anymore, that Eustace would be there to protect her...
She truly wasn't alone anymore.
The small girl continued to cry wordlessly, muffled by the cloth pressed against her cheeks. But soon the sobs turned into sniffles... and the sniffles into tiny hiccups.
Then soon soft breathing.
Lyria cried all that she could and was left completely and utterly exhausted. Her head tucked gently under his own, Eustace could steadily hear her breathing slow and become more rhythmic.
Her eyelids weighed down by countless sleepless nights... and so the blue haired girl dozed off into sleep, allowing the presence to finally, and safely, overtake her. ]
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She truly wasn't alone anymore.
The small girl continued to cry wordlessly, muffled by the cloth pressed against her cheeks. But soon the sobs turned into sniffles... and the sniffles into tiny hiccups.
Then soon soft breathing.
Lyria cried all that she could and was left completely and utterly exhausted. Her head tucked gently under his own, Eustace could steadily hear her breathing slow and become more rhythmic.
Her eyelids weighed down by countless sleepless nights... and so the blue haired girl dozed off into sleep, allowing the presence to finally, and safely, overtake her. ]