The past in the present

ft. Yuina Higashi

"I can deal with gettin' hurt. S'long as she can't take ya away." He muttered against her hair, eyes still on the spot the woman had occupied before.

If he hadn't been there...

Would the woman have dragged Yuina away? Would Yuina have chased her right out of their timeline?

Chills settled inside him as his jaw clenched, nervous sweat beginning to pour as he breathed in and out, as slowly as he could manage.

But— he pushed that all aside, taking in one last, long breath before kissing the top of Yuina's head.

She needed his support, now more than ever.

"You're you, Yuina." He said, hugging her more firmly, eyes narrowing at the spot left in the other woman's wake. "Doesn't matter what she says, what she's planning. The you now is as real as the you from before."

The woman had proven she could find and interfere with Yuina anywhere, and indeed, any time.

Didn't matter if she intended it as such or not— it was a show of force to him.

"We ain't gonna let her do as she pleases."

A visit to illeana reyes was perhaps in order...

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