☆.。.:* VULNERABILITY .
it soothes him somewhat, having someone there that he trusts. someone to anchor himself on, and show him that reality is not as terrifying as the scenarios his broken mind can make up. the man, so mighty in broad daylight, so immovable outside those doors, remains still in his place with a hand clasping at the ring that hung around his neck, and eyes blankly staring at the wall. in silence, he tried to pace his breathing and his attempts resulted in some calm for his lungs.
the frame that encloses around his own is not as reassuring as he wished it would be. theseus still felt cold, the image of his nightmare still fresh in his mind –––– it had felt so real. ❛ he tortured her. ❜ he mumbles, more to himself than her, as if he was trying to make sense of what he’d seen. perhaps to talk himself out of it, hear the lies his mind had fabricated. ❛ grindelwald. i saw him kill her. he did it in front of me. ❜ it comes back yet again, he sees is clear as day. and yet. ❛ i heard her screams ––– it felt real. but it wasn’t, that… that couldn’t be real. ❜
fingers run through curly hair drenched in sweat . draw him from the chasm of his mind . queenie wishes to awaken the senses that have fallen numb . distract him . she listens to what he has to say , & it stings - not because she is hearing of his past , but how it tortures him so .
❛ of course it wasn’t real . ❜ gentle are the strokes of the hand . ❛ i KNOW it ain’t real . ❜ remind him what is here , what he can presently touch , see , hear , smell , FEEL . ❛ lumos . ❜ it is whispered gently , & she shines it away from him so the light is not so intense . queenie wishes to fetch him a hot beverage of some sort , but she’s FEARFUL to leave him alone . ❛ why don’tcha focus on my voice , hm ? ❜ she longs to pull him from this hell he is living . ❛ grindelwald ain’t HERE - he didn’t touch her , theseus . ❜
