+ Guilt Runs Deep

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Mansion
When: Feb 23-25
Rating: Please warn in top level subject lines for potential triggers/NSFW
Summary: Various residents are trapped in their own guilt, watching their guiltiest memory play on a loop.
The Story:

Welcome to the gathering post for the event. Please see the plotting post for more information + the bulletin board link. Have fun!

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[beautifullies]

[ She'd never told him how bad it was for her. Losing Faith was enough pain and guilt. But now he knows, and she wraps around him tightly, clinging to him. ]

It was twenty-one years ago, Jamie. I'm still here. You're with me now, and it's all that matters.

[1743]

[ It doesn't matter how long ago it was. It wasn't twenty-one years ago these last few hours, having to relive that scene over and over again. But Claire had to live through it again, too, and she's somehow able to push past it so easily. He doesn't know how yet, but he's trying for her sake. He should be able to shrug it off the way she can, but maybe he's not strong enough right now. He needs to be stronger for her.

So, his hold on her is strong and sure, to compensate for the lingering weakness in his heart. ]

Aye. I have ye. Always, mo chridhe.

[beautifullies]

[ It's him. It's because she knows him and knows what his heart is doing right in this moment. She can be strong for him sometimes, more often than he'll let her. ]

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I made you...

[ Made him hold her. ]

[1743]

Ye belong nowhere but my arms, Claire.

[ He says this firmly, quickly, not accepting any kind of apology at all. ]

[beautifullies]

I won't leave them, ever again.

[ A promise she won't even be able to keep for twenty-four hours. ]