The best thing about tonight is that we're not fighting

[Seakit Roux.]

IF MY LIFE IS GOING

TO MEAN ANYTHING,

I HAVE TO LIVE IT

MYSELF.

tiguar . young . he/him
demigod of the deep

He'd heard mentions over the years of numbness being a response to loss, though he had never understood before Sam. With Elduin, he had felt anger at how easily his brother had abandoned them, slipping away without a word. For the many others that had slipped from his reach, he had felt sadness, so deep that he thought it would drag him down. Numbness though, it felt not like how he expected. He'd expected to feel nothing but, instead, it was suffocating. He felt the pressure pushing him down and no urge to fight it.

Despite the resurgance of emotions, the numbness lingered, stealing away his senses. THat was why he hadn't noticed his roommate's approach until he felt the gentle touch of a hand against his shoulder. He jerked away at first, startled by the sudden touch. It took him only a moment to settle, taking in the girls face. Grief and guilt filled Deniz's odd colored eyes as he looked away, eye's focusing once again on the waves. Despite this, he would lean into the touch, resting his head against hers. He wouldn't say it now but, he would be forever thankful for her presence that day, for the comfort she supplied despite the grief that weighed down her own shoulders.

Withdrawn from his numbness, the beta was more acutely aware of his surroundings and heard the approach of the soon-to-be father. Tears slowing, he looked to the man without lifting his head from where it rested. Attempting a half-smile, he would sniffle. As Michael sat, a leg would extend, reaching out to press against the other's. Greatful, he slipped his hand into the man's. The pain slowly began to subside in his chest, though it still throbbed dully.

A realization has manifested in his mind, one he so desperately needed. No matter how many he lost, he would never truly be alone. He would still have those there to support him, even in the most dire of moments. A quiet whisper escaped Deniz as his eyes returned to the shore, something in the back of his mind reminding him of Geo's most likely discomfort. "Thank you..."