[ wait... she thinks she heard something about this. the dome, maybe? bruce and one of the jasons had been from one of those for a time, hadn't they? still. it's not the time to press for details, she thinks.
it's true that there's so much that's gone unspoken for so long, that cass had once begun to fully unearth with another iteration of the girl beside her. but now? it's almost back to square one. after a moment, when she can see the urge to cry kick in, cass wordlessly loops her arm around steph's shoulders and pulls her a little closer. she holds her like that for a few seconds, before: ]
It's okay. Let it out if you want.
[ there's something gentle to it, almost routine, like this sort of intimacy with her isn't new to cass. she mentally kicks herself for reacting so reflexively, but... she doesn't pull back, either. ]
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it's true that there's so much that's gone unspoken for so long, that cass had once begun to fully unearth with another iteration of the girl beside her. but now? it's almost back to square one. after a moment, when she can see the urge to cry kick in, cass wordlessly loops her arm around steph's shoulders and pulls her a little closer. she holds her like that for a few seconds, before: ]
It's okay. Let it out if you want.
[ there's something gentle to it, almost routine, like this sort of intimacy with her isn't new to cass. she mentally kicks herself for reacting so reflexively, but... she doesn't pull back, either. ]