' things are getting bad again. ' #v @ lijah bye
things that are hard to hear
lijah could tell before v even told it. it knew all of the signs of v getting bad again, but every time, it still felt like it had no idea what to do. it never felt like it could do anything to stop things from getting even worse, and it hated that more than anything. all that it felt like it could do was be their for v, but that never felt like enough. it wasn’t enough, based on things that had happened in the past despite it sticking around.
it shifts its weight around and chews on its lower lip. it wants so badly to be able to do something– especially now that v had confided in it, but it wasn’t sure what it could do. lijah frowns and slowly wraps one arm around v, and then the other. it brings them close to its chest and rests its chin on their head for a moment. it knows this isn’t much, but it hoped this could be a start.
lijah pulls away after a minute and looks down at its hands. it isn’t sure what to do with them until one of its hands suddenly takes one of v’s. it has to remind itself to be gentle as it does, because it was holding on pretty tight. it can’t really help it.
“tell me what i can do. please.”
