Alick just let the tears flow, as he leaned against Fia. Crying through shallow and quick sobs. After a minute or so, the tears started drying up, and the sobs came less often. Eventually, he just says against her silently. Everything was just, so wrong. But gradually, that feeling faded. Giving way to the feeling of how right it felt to be held by Fia like this, and he surrendered himself to the comfort of it. He'd probably been laying like that for ten minutes when he spoke, still laying against Fia. His voice weak, but steady. "At least we have this."
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