[ The tears keep coming from Gabe and Daryl has to find a way to help. If he can't help, if he's useless when he's needed, then what good is he? Why does he deserve to have people to rely on if they can't rely on him? He doesn't. It's the answer that's always there, waiting to be acknowledged. Waiting to remind him whenever he ends up empty-handed like he is now. He doesn't deserve any of this - the trust, the contact.
Gabe nuzzles against Daryl like he's trying to crawl inside of him headfirst and Daryl kisses his wet cheekbone. Then his closed eyelid. ]
We'll try. Together.
[ Some people are lost causes. Too far gone to save, to talk back from beyond the edge. He's met dozens and dozens of them. People who couldn't see past death or madness or something Daryl wasn't prepared to try to understand.
Gabe isn't one of those people. There's so much gentleness left in him and Daryl is adamant - it's going to be kept alive. ]
I ain't gonna leave you behind.
[ Not like the world had. Not like their brothers had. Not like their mothers had. ]
If I got any choice. I'm stayin' with you. Got it?
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Gabe nuzzles against Daryl like he's trying to crawl inside of him headfirst and Daryl kisses his wet cheekbone. Then his closed eyelid. ]
We'll try. Together.
[ Some people are lost causes. Too far gone to save, to talk back from beyond the edge. He's met dozens and dozens of them. People who couldn't see past death or madness or something Daryl wasn't prepared to try to understand.
Gabe isn't one of those people. There's so much gentleness left in him and Daryl is adamant - it's going to be kept alive. ]
I ain't gonna leave you behind.
[ Not like the world had. Not like their brothers had. Not like their mothers had. ]
If I got any choice. I'm stayin' with you. Got it?