In Repair

[Violet Schultz]

Though Will was the one with the powers of empathy, the link sometimes made her feel as if she had those abilities, giving her a window into his mind and heart as he had one into those of others. She could sense the absolute serenity he got from both of them being so close, and she had to agree that it felt just so... right. She didn't put much stock into religion, but she remembered one story she had been told about a Far Eastern religion, in which all energy in the universe fit into either the yin or the yang, and the symbol made up a full circle, each part of it being similar but distinct opposites in other ways, fitting together to make the harmonious whole. When she was with Will, she felt like they were both pieces of that puzzle, fitting together perfectly to create harmony within them both.

"And I'm yours," she answered, the words carried in both word and thought, her fingers coming up to wipe away the tear on his cheek. "Always and forever, no matter what."

She pressed her cheek against hers, the warmth making the moisture irrelevant. Her eyelashes brushed his warm skin and she pulled back to look into his eyes, her dark eyes soft. She was in pain, sure, but she could never forget about Will's pain, just as he would never discount her own. He had been through just as much as she had, if not more, and she knew that it had to be a strain to stay strong for her, just as she occasionally felt the stress that it took to stay strong for him. The push and pull of their relationship was balanced, and she knew that he needed her just as much as she needed him.

"You know, you don't always have to be strong either," she said, her voice muted.

There was no more that she needed to say. It was her way of giving him a shoulder to cry on, if he needed it. Because despite the serenity and strength on the surface, she could sense just as much pain underneath, at bay for the moment but ready to resurface whenever he was alone, and left to his own devices.

[William Talbot]

William looked into her eyes and slowly nodded before he leaned in and rested his forehead on her shoulder and sighed, fresh tears welling up, then spilled out as he whispered out; "I know... But it's sometimes easier just to be strong..."


Slipping his arms around her middle, Will hugged her as he quietly cried into her shoulder, his own pain and hurt slowly seeping out as he addressed the shock, pain, and indignity of all that had happened, the senselessness of if all, the cruelty, and the malice that had been directed at him, which he knew had also been directed to Violet.


To be treated as an object, like some child's toy, or a common every day item to be discarded when broken or used up...

It made a person feel like they had zero value in the world.



After a few minuets, the tears stopped, and his breathing tried to return to normal, and he leaned back, his hands pulling back to himself as he sat there with a distant look in his eyes for a moment, before he looked to Violet again then moved so that he was facing her, kneeling in front of her, his hands reaching for hers, his fingers lacing between hers and he held her hands and just looked at her, almost in awe of her, but mostly he was just in thought, anything and everything dancing across his minds eye, but mostly, it was just him organizing his thoughts and setting himself...

[Violet Schultz]

Violet rested her head lightly on his, her thumb running gently over his warm arm as he cried. Her eyes closed as a few more tears ran down her own cheeks, the pain melting into a simple but profound sorrow that completely encompassed them both as they sat there, drawing strength from each other. God knew they both needed each other, for that reason as well as countless others. They both had wounds to heal and scars to cover, but both of them knew that they could get through it, since they had each other for support and love.

As his sobs slowly subsided, he sat up and gathered himself, his pale eyes resting on her as his mind sorted through matters, and she could sense that words were entirely unnecessary, and that he just needed the peace for the time being. Her dark eyes met his, the tears drying quickly but leaving her serene eyes red, like bruises of her sorrow. The physical signs of their abuse were mostly gone, but the deepest wounds weren't the physical ones, and Violet recognized what he did, that the tears were a necessary part of letting them heal.

Her own mind felt oddly blank, completely spent from the task of coming to terms with all of what had happened to them. Still, she was starting to feel strength at her core again, for the first time in what seemed a lot longer than just a few weeks. The next step forward, after recovery, would be to make sure that none of it happened to anyone else, and to straighten out the whole mess and budding war between the government and the superhuman community...

[William Talbot]

Will looked into her tired blue eyes and smiled softly, tiredly, and lovingly, his hold on her still about her middle, gently pulling her closer to himself, instinctively drawing her warmth, and her body closer to him.


Words where not needed now, nothing but time was needed, time they now had, for a little while at least, to heal, to regain their strength, and to grow stronger, together. They where always stronger together, and that was fine with him, it was in fact, comforting beyond words.

Hugging her a bit closer, Will nuzzled Violet's neck lightly and sighed, as he suddenly found himself to be very comfortable siting there on the floor next to the bed, the now dark sky outside the window glowing with stars and far away ships on the ocean, the room having cooled some thanks to the lack of direct sunlight.

Pulling at the blankets, Will drug the sheet and cover as well as a few pillows off the bed and onto their laps, before arranging it so that they could be more comfortable. Once the covers where over them, Will cuddled Violet close and rested his head back, leaning it over next to hers, his lips finding her cheek once before he closed his eyes and murmured; "I love you..." his arms around her as she lay in his lap, the room growing darker, and cooler, but the warmth between them, was as strong as ever before...

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