[The points pressing into her shoulder are impossible not to notice, but considering that they go no farther than that, it doesn't bother her. Fang's expression turns to gentle concern, but Vanille's already looking away and apologizing before she can say anything.]
[The last month hasn't been easy for either of them. Fang had no proof, but had plenty of suspicions that Vanille's been lurking closer than she said she would. Not that it seemed to alleviate the other's guilt any.]
[Not focusing on that guilt was difficult, just as it was difficult to ignore the cold creeping feeling in her stomach. How had she not caught on to how bad it was before?]
Hey, don't worry your pretty head about it. It was the right call. [Despite how much as Fang wanted to argue otherwise—to prove otherwise. Their time apart let her think a little more clearly about it.] Still is. Dwelling on it's not gonna do any good, you know. We came here to enjoy ourselves, so let's do just that, yeah?
given their luck, I don't blame them
[The last month hasn't been easy for either of them. Fang had no proof, but had plenty of suspicions that Vanille's been lurking closer than she said she would. Not that it seemed to alleviate the other's guilt any.]
[Not focusing on that guilt was difficult, just as it was difficult to ignore the cold creeping feeling in her stomach. How had she not caught on to how bad it was before?]
Hey, don't worry your pretty head about it. It was the right call. [Despite how much as Fang wanted to argue otherwise—to prove otherwise. Their time apart let her think a little more clearly about it.] Still is. Dwelling on it's not gonna do any good, you know. We came here to enjoy ourselves, so let's do just that, yeah?