Comfort Me: I’ll write a drabble about my character comforting yours- vise versa. (From Malia?)
He had no idea why Malia was upset. And it felt wrong to pry. It was why he didn’t say anything. He just sat down right next to her, pulled her into his lap and held her close. “It’s okay. You can cry, or be mad, or whatever you need. I won’t judge.” He murmured and held her close, rubbing a gentle hand over her back, trying to soothe her without knowing what was wrong. Isaac knew it wouldn’t be easy, but he would try. He wanted her to feel better.
“Whatever it is. It’s all right. It’ll get better. I promise.” It was something he knew was true. No matter what had happened, it would get better. His life had gotten better, even though his childhood had been horrible and rough. “Trust me on that. It might take time, but it will get better.” Isaac murmured and kept stroking her back. Eventually, Malia stopped crying, and just sat there, in his lap, quiet.
Her head was resting on his shoulder, and he had both of his arms wrapped around her. He’d even grabbed the blanket off of the back of the couch and put it around them as well. Trying to help her stay warm, because she felt cold to his touch, and he didn’t like it. “Feeling better?” Isaac asked, and the only thing he got in response was a little nod against his shoulder.
“That’s good. Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere.” He murmured and kept rubbing her back gently underneath the blanket. “It’s all okay. We’re all here, and we’re all safe.” And it was the truth. No one had been lost, or died in months. And they were safe for the time being. Not that he would add the last part so that Malia would hear it. He just wanted her to be happy. She deserved to be happy.