pyrrha nikos . :
her lips trembled, struggling to piece it together herself, but she gives him a single nod.
❝ it’s me … ❞
numerous questions flooded into the girl’s mind: notions of failure, frustration, destiny, forgiveness— it all weighed much more today than it did when she made her choice. overhearing her own voice overseeing jaune’s training, she couldn’t bear to imagine what she put him through … what she put their team through, when all she wanted to do was protect them.
but instead of anger, she finds her hand met with warmth, being held by his— eyes widening to meet his gaze, tears held back now rolling down her cheeks. it was the same sensation that comforted her through her troubles, the very same warmth that saw through the warrior, and sought the girl. it almost silences her thoughts, save for one:
did she deserve this?
pulled into his hold, there was no halt to her tears. with soft whimpers and short breaths, she first hesitates to return the embrace, until she hears his words. her head resting against his shoulder, her arms still trembling as she wraps them around his frame.
❝ i’m sorry … i’m so sorry … ❞
❝ Why ..? Pyrrha ... Why ? ❞
Watery eyes fall to the young woman’s , the question need not be said as it was written all over his face . He didn’t want this reunion to turn sour so quickly , after all - he’d spent months hoping for this day . Maybe he’d just come to peace with the fact that she’d never walk up to him again with that honest smile , and that is what it all the sweeter . Or maybe bitter , he couldn’t tell as the relief had been mixing with betrayal for much too long .
❝ How could you do that to me ? To US ..? ❞
Words fall out so softly , almost as if they hadn’t been spoken at all , but they had . He just couldn’t help himself , he couldn’t just be happy she was back to him . He couldn’t be satisfied with his wish coming true , he had to be upset too . Why couldn’t he just be HAPPY , why did he feel like this . Pyrrha certainly didn’t deserve it , even if a more cynical part of his mind said she did .
❝ Months, Pyrrha ... The months I have spent mourning you ... The nights I’ve been unable to sleep , the guilt that rests on my shoulders . All of it ... Why wouldn’t you just let me help you ? ❞














