Edmondia: My wife, he said simply, and kissed her again.
EnsTren: She was so sad. Hollow inside except for
grief and sadness and depression which echoed off the
inside of the shell of her skin.
Edmondia: ...do you want to talk to Mai, baby? Or Sarah?
He nosed her. I wish you'd tell me how to make you feel better,
sweetling...
EnsTren: She didn't turn her face from him this time, and
moved on her own accord to wrap her arms around
herself.
Edmondia: He slid his arms around her and leaned his head
on her shoulder. Seto...
EnsTren: She was so sad and felt so alone inside of
herself. There were tears and screams inside of her but
would not come out no matter how much he coaxed.
Edmondia: He rocked her gently, cooing softly and pressing
kisses against her neck. Baby darling, sweetling, I love you.
EnsTren: She cried something, drops in an ocean, stars
in the sky.
Edmondia: He kissed her cheeks delicately, brushing his
fingers through her hair.
EnsTren: Such a pretty hikari, she loved him, he knew.
Edmondia: If she didn't love him, she never would have let
him do that to her.
EnsTren: Even, or espically beacuse, it hurt her so very
badly. She had bled and now she hated herself
Edmondia: Poor hikari.
EnsTren: Hikari had hated herself before.
Edmondia: ...he would have to make her feel better again.
EnsTren: He made her feel better before.
Edmondia: He kissed her nose. Pretty love.
EnsTren: Not pretty.
Edmondia: Very pretty. My pretty beloved.
EnsTren: Petty.
Edmondia: Prettymine.
EnsTren: Pathetic.
Edmondia: No. Beloved. Precious.
EnsTren: How am I precious?!
Edmondia: My soul.
EnsTren: She had no reply to that. And then she
broke the silence. I'd give you it.
Edmondia: You are my soul. He touched her cheek carefully
with his fingertips. My soul, my heart, and my light.
EnsTren: If I could I'd rip my soul out for you. So
you could be whole on your own.
Edmondia: I don't want to be on my own. I want to be with
you.
EnsTren: If I gave it to you I'd always be with you
and we wouldn't have problems like this.
Edmondia: Seto, I'm in love with you the way you are. You
make me happy the way you are.
EnsTren: I don't.
Edmondia: You don't what?
EnsTren: I don't make you happy. If I were making
you happy I wouldn't be miserable and we'd be having
sex like all the other pairs!
Edmondia: Seto, you and I can afford to wait. You do make
me happy, you make me feel special and loved. Your being
miserable is because I don't know how to make you happy.
And we don't have to be having sex.
EnsTren: You want to have sex. And why can we
afford to wait?
Edmondia: I'm quite happy with just having you, baby. What
I want isn't necessarily what you need. And we have time,
honey, we have time enough for that. ...why do you
automatically assume that I myself would be ready to sleep
with you, baby?
EnsTren: Yugi, Atemu, Bakura, Ryou, Maliks.
Edmondia: None of them were raped as children.
EnsTren: I wasn't raped.
Edmondia: I was.
EnsTren: I'm the one stopping it from progressing.
Edmondia: I'm not ready for sex, baby.
EnsTren: ...You aren't? There was something like joy
and...something close to ecstatic hidden behind the
surprise.
Edmondia: He stroked her cheek. I'm not.
EnsTren: She kissed him back for the first time that day.
Edmondia: ...I'm not sure whether or not to be happy about
this, baby.
EnsTren: It means I'm..not holding you back, or
denying you or...damn I'm sorry.
EnsTren: She clammed up.
Edmondia: ...we have to work together, baby. Don't be sorry,
I misunderstood what you meant. He kissed her nose.
EnsTren: She was twitchy.
Edmondia: Seto... he tilted her chin up and kissed her
soundly. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings.
EnsTren: She leaned into the kiss. Good, not
completely undone then.
Edmondia: Mmm... he pulled her closer. I love you, Seto.
EnsTren: ...I love you.
Edmondia: He sighed softly against her lips. ...thank you,
beloved.
Edmondia: I do adore you.
EnsTren: And she smiled...just for him.
Edmondia: His breath caught. ...gods, do you even know how
beautiful you are?
EnsTren: She blinked, eyes looking blank and innocent
for those few moments.
Edmondia: ...beloved... he whispered, and kissed her.