She grips her shoulder gently. Her head feeling light-headed, "Hold on, Daozi." Dahlia uses her as an anchor, the room spinning.
dahlia’s grip was soft on her shoulder yet heavy on her mind. she didn’t pry but she knows enough about women and all the ways they suffer. it leaves marks, and for dahlia it was the fear of touch. so, when dahlia reaches out to her, daozi’s response is to stay very still.
then, dahlia leans against her, her entire weight beckoning support. that’s when daozi turns around fully to catch the other in her arms.
“ oh f– dahlia? hey, are you alright? ”