[ Protests are there in his face, bubbling up at his lips, but they're dead in the water when she steps forward and hugs him. He squeezes, probably a little too much and a little too hard, the breath he didn't realize he was holding exhaled out in a shuddered sigh.
Trees he's glad she's alive and whole. After hearing about the state of things here, and finding that strange man at her apartment--
(It had occurred to him, sharply and painfully, that her father might have taken her away, and he was going to be grateful for that on one level, but the thought that she might disappear for it had been too much to bear.)
Lavi swallows back that thought, the heavy lump of it in his throat, brows set in a deep furrow of worry when she pulls back enough for him to see the pink of her jaw that much better. ]
You shouldn't be here.
[ And then a smile, resigned, as he pulls her right back into another a little-too-tight hug. ]
But I'm not going to waste my breath trying to get you to leave. I'm just so glad you're okay.
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Trees he's glad she's alive and whole. After hearing about the state of things here, and finding that strange man at her apartment--
(It had occurred to him, sharply and painfully, that her father might have taken her away, and he was going to be grateful for that on one level, but the thought that she might disappear for it had been too much to bear.)
Lavi swallows back that thought, the heavy lump of it in his throat, brows set in a deep furrow of worry when she pulls back enough for him to see the pink of her jaw that much better. ]
You shouldn't be here.
[ And then a smile, resigned, as he pulls her right back into another a little-too-tight hug. ]
But I'm not going to waste my breath trying to get you to leave. I'm just so glad you're okay.