her smaller hands moved to wipe tears from tae's cheeks, heart seeming to break in her chest with each tear of his that fell. it was all so scary, to be hit with this realization of how bad things had gotten so quickly, something came to her in what she thought was just a normal afternoon. and now her life felt as though it was turned upside down in a matter of moments.
❝ are you sure ? ❞ she asked softly, knowing that damn well the only thing that mattered in this moment was him. so she would happily drop everything and up and leave if that was what he needed. but with his request to lay down, étienne nodded, slowly moving to stand and then holding out her hand for tae to take. he was weak, she could see it in the way he moved. and she knew damn well that her smaller frame would not be good enough for him for support, but she tried her best as she helped pull him to his feet and stood beside him to help him into their bed.
crawling into bed beside him, she laid with her head on his chest. ❝ do ... do you want me to put some music on ? ❞ she questioned, feeling as though it might have been a stupid question, but truly just wanting to help in any way that she could. truly étienne had no idea how they were keeping it together like this, but they had not yet cried, thoughts only focused on him. she knew it would hit her later, perhaps when tae-hyung fell asleep and she sat with the realization that this was ending. but for now all that mattered was him.
❝ tae-hyung ... ❞ she whispered softly, peering up at him. ❝ i am so sorry ... ❞