[It's times like this Trish doesn't know what to do and it would be galling it if it didn't carve out a deep hollow in her chest. When someone's body has betrayed them and left their control entirely, and she can only act as some sort of ground, gripping their hand with both of hers, or holding them close.
She doesn't like to be touched, but that doesn't mean there isn't a corollary to each instance.
She doesn't like to be touched because it often meant her boundaries weren't being respected. But if she invites it...that's different. Awkward, still, but the more Giorno nestles into her fur and his shivering improves, she relaxes. Not much, because his breathing is ragged and that makes her nervous heart flutter, but there's nothing to be done for it when his lungs gasp for air they don't need, when his body is caught in a tumultuous response to the fact he's dead and yet conscious for it.
She told him she couldn't help him, and she supposes she was right.
But she can keep him close, drape him in warm pink fur on all sides, and wait. He won't be okay, but she can keep him here and present until he catches up with himself. She wants to do more, but if she can't do more to soothe him, then she wants being close to be enough.
And if she has to stay like this for hours? She will.]
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She doesn't like to be touched, but that doesn't mean there isn't a corollary to each instance.
She doesn't like to be touched because it often meant her boundaries weren't being respected. But if she invites it...that's different. Awkward, still, but the more Giorno nestles into her fur and his shivering improves, she relaxes. Not much, because his breathing is ragged and that makes her nervous heart flutter, but there's nothing to be done for it when his lungs gasp for air they don't need, when his body is caught in a tumultuous response to the fact he's dead and yet conscious for it.
She told him she couldn't help him, and she supposes she was right.
But she can keep him close, drape him in warm pink fur on all sides, and wait. He won't be okay, but she can keep him here and present until he catches up with himself. She wants to do more, but if she can't do more to soothe him, then she wants being close to be enough.
And if she has to stay like this for hours? She will.]