[ The sound of her voice has a profound effect on him, bringing a sense of comfort that he hasn't felt in days. He thinks he could listen to her read the dictionary and still feel this way, but hearing about her life is aeons better. In different circumstances, he might have felt regret over not being a part of that life she's lived, but when she shares it with him it feels like his history too.
The room is still and quiet besides the sound of her voice. When she talks about her dreams for the future, the way she wants him to in that future. Eddie tries to imagine just what her designs for him might look like, tries to imagine returning to Corroded Coffin at all. Everything has felt so bleak, he hasn't felt like returning to normalcy was something he was capable of.
For the most part Eddie just lets her speak, remaining quiet aside from the occasional "oh yeah?" or "no kidding". When she starts to list the things she loves about him, that puts him into a real silence. A voice rises up to berate him, remind him that he doesn't deserve her love or kindness, but it is swiftly drowned up by the sound of Chrissy. When she finishes with that last last sentence Eddie moves for the first time, raising himself up onto his elbows so he can look at her properly.
Eddie's eyes are wet with tears, but they no longer seem dead and empty. Now there's a sparkle there, a gleaming fragment of his old self. ]
You are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
[ He reaches to cup the side of his face, brush his thumb slowly over her cheek. All he wants is to look at her, remind her that she is real and against all odds, loves him. And he loves her so terribly he feels he might split in two. ]
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The room is still and quiet besides the sound of her voice. When she talks about her dreams for the future, the way she wants him to in that future. Eddie tries to imagine just what her designs for him might look like, tries to imagine returning to Corroded Coffin at all. Everything has felt so bleak, he hasn't felt like returning to normalcy was something he was capable of.
For the most part Eddie just lets her speak, remaining quiet aside from the occasional "oh yeah?" or "no kidding". When she starts to list the things she loves about him, that puts him into a real silence. A voice rises up to berate him, remind him that he doesn't deserve her love or kindness, but it is swiftly drowned up by the sound of Chrissy. When she finishes with that last last sentence Eddie moves for the first time, raising himself up onto his elbows so he can look at her properly.
Eddie's eyes are wet with tears, but they no longer seem dead and empty. Now there's a sparkle there, a gleaming fragment of his old self. ]
You are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
[ He reaches to cup the side of his face, brush his thumb slowly over her cheek. All he wants is to look at her, remind her that she is real and against all odds, loves him. And he loves her so terribly he feels he might split in two. ]
I can't make it another day without you in it.