@skeletiis
She wants to cry, and she doesn’t hold back. After the blows that life has dealt her and those precious to her, she can’t afford to hold back anymore. Her arms find their way around him, quickly, to hold him as tightly as she dares.
Even then, she tries to be gentle. Afraid of hurting him -- afraid that if she holds him too tightly, he’ll break. She was scared that without any of them, she’d forget how to be tender and motherly, but as soon as she touches him, it becomes clear that soft part of her has survived.
He’s all she has left now. He’s all that remains ; everyone else who gave her purpose is ... gone. The past few years have been hell and she keeps weighing whether it’s worth it to keep living.
But finding him gives her a reason to live again.
❝ Please don’t say that ! Kimimaro, I MISSED YOU ! ! ! Oh ... sweetheart ... ❞ Her voice catches in her throat, unable to tone down her sobbing as she buries her face against his shoulder. She keeps talking -- it seems the years haven’t made her ability to RAMBLE any better. ❝ I -- Kabuto-ishi and I -- we managed to find some ... some things, you know ? Finally ! About your ... it’s ... it’s not much, just a couple paragraphs of information, but, I think -- it’s enough to p-put together a ... treatment plan. I-it’s going to be okay ! Y-you’re going to be ... gods ... you’re still alive ... THANK GODS ... I thought I lost everyone forever ... Kimi- maro ... you’re still alive ... I still have you ... ❞
