And when his chest jerked again, her arms snaked around his waist, and she hugged him back—holding him as he fought the shakes racking his body and closing her eyes when a near-silent sob, one that even the Fae around them wouldn’t pick up, escaped his lips. They clung to each other as the words they hadn’t had time to speak, that might never leave their lips but were thought all the same—the sorrow, the guilt, the grief, the friendship, the understanding—the bond they’d always share softening until the sharp edges that had jabbed at them rounded.
This literally broke me. I wondered how they’d reconcile everything that came between them and I really hoped it wouldn’t be through a conversation. This is exactly what they needed AND ME TOO 😭 they just needed to hold each other one last time. Even though it’s literally breaking my heart. I’m not a fan of love triangles but this one has been done SO FUCKING WELL my heart is HURTING 😫💔
