[ He feels there should be no surprise at such an admission -- a correction. An affirmation. For so long, he had seen everything they shared and felt as a connection, that the word hadn't even entered his mind. It wasn't something he thought he desired with her.
Although one of them certainly was the unwanted, unneeded child, he knew he wanted his sister. He knew he needed her.
Did she want him as he had wanted her? Did she need him?
The three words she has just given him make him feel as if every foundation that was keeping his body together crumble. It's a distant sound, loud and crashing and all within, though so far away.
He'd been able to act out touches with others for so long.
With her, he seemed to be at a loss. His hand finally reaches forward, turning over slightly, as he presses a knuckle against her cheek to intercept the trail of a tear. It's a light graze, and he feels as if he's watching himself do it rather than experiencing it. ]
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Although one of them certainly was the unwanted, unneeded child, he knew he wanted his sister. He knew he needed her.
Did she want him as he had wanted her? Did she need him?
The three words she has just given him make him feel as if every foundation that was keeping his body together crumble. It's a distant sound, loud and crashing and all within, though so far away.
He'd been able to act out touches with others for so long.
With her, he seemed to be at a loss. His hand finally reaches forward, turning over slightly, as he presses a knuckle against her cheek to intercept the trail of a tear. It's a light graze, and he feels as if he's watching himself do it rather than experiencing it. ]