He lets out something like a sigh as he steps forward. Somehow, it feels like there's some insurmountable distance between them since the revelation of what she is. He decides to cross it. His steps don't sound loud to him as he walks, but they feel slower than what he'd like.
Standing in front of her, he can't muster a smile.
Instead, he reaches out to pull her - to hold her, to silently offer as many apologies as he thinks she deserves. He doesn't think there will ever be enough, if anyone were to ask him.
Maybe it would've ended differently... he's sorry it can't end differently now. ]
[this isn't her first time being held but it's still among only the handful—all since she's come here. James never saw her as someone, or something, worth being held. when he did hug her thinking she was Mary surely didn't count. it never felt sincere, real.
but this is just that and Maria thinks that if she can remember this moment. that a man like Murphy who didn't seem like the emotional type, the kind of man to hug someone like that, could hold her? maybe miracles could happen.
and all she could do was hold him back, wrap her arms around him and try not to cry. tears would only ruin the moment and the dream ending would do just that anyway.]
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Date: 2026-04-13 12:43 am (UTC)He lets out something like a sigh as he steps forward. Somehow, it feels like there's some insurmountable distance between them since the revelation of what she is. He decides to cross it. His steps don't sound loud to him as he walks, but they feel slower than what he'd like.
Standing in front of her, he can't muster a smile.
Instead, he reaches out to pull her - to hold her, to silently offer as many apologies as he thinks she deserves. He doesn't think there will ever be enough, if anyone were to ask him.
Maybe it would've ended differently... he's sorry it can't end differently now. ]
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Date: 2026-04-14 12:50 am (UTC)but this is just that and Maria thinks that if she can remember this moment. that a man like Murphy who didn't seem like the emotional type, the kind of man to hug someone like that, could hold her? maybe miracles could happen.
and all she could do was hold him back, wrap her arms around him and try not to cry. tears would only ruin the moment and the dream ending would do just that anyway.]