[It's hard for Mephisto to summon the strength to return the gesture, but he tries his best. He wraps his arms secure around her waist and even musters up a moment of strength to give her a squeeze.
He's content to leave it at that, nodding even as he plans to not need anything, just so he doesn't have to bother her. Something stops him, though, and before he can let her drift too far away.]
I love you. [The thing he couldn't say. The thing he regretted feeling for Stephen. If nothing else, he knows he can trust Christine with this truth.]
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He's content to leave it at that, nodding even as he plans to not need anything, just so he doesn't have to bother her. Something stops him, though, and before he can let her drift too far away.]
I love you. [The thing he couldn't say. The thing he regretted feeling for Stephen. If nothing else, he knows he can trust Christine with this truth.]