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[ it had been one of those days for alyssa, the ones that rendered her unable to attend classes for more than a few hours-- the ones that had nathan running to her as quickly as possible. thankfully her health and mood seemed to improve throughout the afternoon, giving nathan time to decide whether or not to call albert. when she seemed fine in less time than usual he decided against it, instead suggesting some things for them to do to pass the time. of course, a disney film reigned supreme.

when their movie came to a close nathan turned to look down at alyssa, the girl curled up with her head on his lap, dozing off into what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. he didn't take any time in picking her up gently and moving towards his room, laying her down on top of his bed before grabbing a blanket and putting it over her small body. smiles down at her and brushes a hand against her hair, shutting the door half-way when he makes it back into the living room to start picking up the steadily growing mess that had accumulated throughout the hours of her stay. ]

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[ pays heed to neither nathan nor the sound of the door closing, his eyes slipping shut in the semi-darkness of the room. approaches the bed after a moment of gathering his thoughts, keeping his steps as light & quiet as possible under the circumstances. half-seats himself on the edge of the bed, carefully keeping himself from touching the sleeping princess. lifts a hand to ghost the motion of caressing her cheek, a sad smile coming to his mouth.

then lets his expression twist in the ways that his emotions want it to, allowing himself to feel the full cacophony of emotion that nathan's explanation had wrought briefly -- sadness, guilt, shame, frustration, anger. but relief reigns supreme when he opens his eyes to look at her again, taking small solace in the fact that she's still here. finally touches his fingertips against her forehead now, bending down to hover his lips against the corner of one of her eyes like he had done in what feels like a long time ago --

& stops, wondering what he should say. remains frozen like that for a minute longer. then: ]

. . . Sweet dreams. [ another pause. ] I'll come visit again soon.

[ arranges the rest of her short hair around for a little while longer before he rises from the bed, quickly wiping at his eyes with an arm. then he's leaving, out the door of her room & the living room after a short nod of additional thanks & farewell to nathan. turns off his phone when he's seated on tinkerbell & at the last minute, decides to switch directions toward oliver's flower shop, seeking comfort in the only place he knows he can at the moment. ]