sad, pining, TBO canon adjacent
There will always be a distance between them that he can’t close.
There will always be the knowledge that this is a diversion and nothing more.
There will always be that quiet, unsettling feeling that seems to flicker in his breast, the one that tells him that he’s making the worst decision of his life.
Charlie knows better than most: good things don’t last forever.
The bracelet on her wrist squeezes, and he feels her fingers brush over him. Usually, this brings comfort, but today it brings a new anxiety. When this is over, will she bring that piece of him with her back to Faerun?
Will he have nights like this, staring into the dark, feeling the ghost of her from a dimension away?
There, the feeling grows claws, piercing his heart. Charlie presses his palms to his face, taking a shaky breath, feeling Thandi’s pulse rise. She must have woken.
A faint voice tickles him. Oh, darling… Fingers stroke and pet with a purpose now. Tears drip from his face as she strokes the bracelet into relaxing around her wrist, and then the feeling of her lips… though the sharp pain lances through him, leaving a weight that settles into his bones, he also feels… buoyed. He closes his eyes and loses himself to the feeling of her comforting him. If only he could do the same for her.
At least while she is with him, he’ll do anything it takes for her to feel as good as she makes him feel.
The bracelet wraps around her wrist a few extra times, stroking her wrist with a loving tendril. Thank you. I’m okay. I love you.