tackles her big brother in a big ol' hug.
HE’S HESITANT AT first. they haven’t seen each other in so long, but chris isn’t sure what he’s afraid of. maybe that that the world changed her for the worse. of course, he knows his sister better than that / but apprehension pricks at him regardless. he’s felt pessimism’s dark hand on his throat, spinning light into darkness. it permeated the unmapped acres of his mind, relentless in its conquest. but he likes to think claire is stronger than him… NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY SUBJUGATE HER IRONWOOD HEART. he may be older / but she already surpassed him on so many levels. staying gentle in a world such as this requires a specific mettle… something he hasn’t always had in equal measure.
she seals the spaces between them with surprising velocity. before he has time to react, their bodies clash / chiseling dread to tenderness. he reminds himself it’s claire… it’s definitely the claire he knows. for a moment, his arms hang limp at his sides. he’s been orphaned of touch for so long, HE FORGOT WHAT CLOSENESS WAS LIKE. ❛ i must’ve done something right today, huh ? ❜ his cheerful inflection belies his previous reservations; he doesn’t want her to know he worries. still the same old claire… what ever made him think otherwise ? she’s a redfield, same as him. he wastes little time hooking his arm around the slender fall of her shoulders, pulling her close to his chest. ❛ i missed you too, kid. ❜















