[ Hiccup's fingers grasp at the fabric against his chest, closest to his heart. There's a lot to process - to think about - that he's not quite sure he understands. Fingers that were once pale as plaster have sharpened to normal color, though cracks linger now.
Cracks, like the one in his heart. Why? It wasn't the dream — He thinks. It's loss. Loss that's so tangible he can't put it into words (loss he's avoided). And it's almost enough to keep him lost in his own head — To forget the small girl now, smaller know, that she buries herself in wrapped guilt as if it were the dark cloth. ]
It was a dream.
[ It's as much a statement as it is a question — No, what lingers wasn't the feeling of a dream he thinks. Too sharp for that. He rubs at his eye as he turns back when she speaks. For a moment, the instant knee-jerk reaction of telling her she should go away wells.
And then he shuts it aside, regrets it nearly as quickly as he thinks it. His fingers lift away, he releases a breath: ]
... It's a different kind of hurt. You don't have to go. How about you — Are you hurt?
[ Because, it's not like she isn't going through the same thing, even if the Innocence attacks his legacy more aggressively. ]
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Cracks, like the one in his heart. Why? It wasn't the dream — He thinks. It's loss. Loss that's so tangible he can't put it into words (loss he's avoided). And it's almost enough to keep him lost in his own head — To forget the small girl now, smaller know, that she buries herself in wrapped guilt as if it were the dark cloth. ]
It was a dream.
[ It's as much a statement as it is a question — No, what lingers wasn't the feeling of a dream he thinks. Too sharp for that. He rubs at his eye as he turns back when she speaks. For a moment, the instant knee-jerk reaction of telling her she should go away wells.
And then he shuts it aside, regrets it nearly as quickly as he thinks it. His fingers lift away, he releases a breath: ]
... It's a different kind of hurt. You don't have to go. How about you — Are you hurt?
[ Because, it's not like she isn't going through the same thing, even if the Innocence attacks his legacy more aggressively. ]