Lone Star Mountain cause friend i’ll give you it all

She leaves. Of course she leaves. He'd been stupid to hope for anything else, he realizes, hardly registering Phillip's words past the rain and Lainie's yelling and his own too-fast breathing. The touch, however, draws a reaction from him. He closes his eyes, leaning slightly into the touch. It's not alright, His voice is tremulous as he responds to barely-remembered words, too full of grief and regret to hold the bite it would usually have. I ruined it — I ruin everything. He buries his muzzle in Phillip's fur, holding his breath and pretending for a moment that it's Helios by his side. It doesn't really work, but it's worth a try.