“сестра, please be gentle.“ ... it stings terribly as every shard is removed, & yet he attempts to soldier on, to be brave for her. he knows it’s bad enough that he troubles her with seeing him in such a pitiful state, he wishes to at least will himself to stop this shameful crying. as she takes out a particularly sizable shard he flinches, face screwing up in pain as he lets out an involuntary whimper. he composes himself & ... he presents her with his other.

face twists into something soft and sympathetic as she hears her brother’s sobs, a reaction that only he was able to produce from her, even at such a young age, when one’s emotions were subject to vulnerability. ... tears welled in her eyes, quickly spilling over and blurring her vision.

for VASILYEVICH.

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