[ The sudden weight of his head on her shoulder arrests her movements before she can get more than a couple of inches. It's unexpected - except in extreme moments, when they'd been separated for a while or are just relieved to find the other still alive and breathing, it's usually Carol reaching out to him first, pulling him down for a forehead kiss or curling up into his side. Or it had been, before she'd almost wrecked things between them, before both of them had stopped reaching out at all.
But she leans slowly back against the wall without question, accepting the unspoken request for what it is. Daryl doesn't need to say a word; she knows what he needs, even if he doesn't. Wordlessly, she settles back in, bringing her arm up to rub soothing circles against his back and bending her head down to drop a kiss on the top of his head. ]
It's okay.
[ Her voice is soft and soothing. She's been a mother four times over. Some things, you don't forget. ]
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But she leans slowly back against the wall without question, accepting the unspoken request for what it is. Daryl doesn't need to say a word; she knows what he needs, even if he doesn't. Wordlessly, she settles back in, bringing her arm up to rub soothing circles against his back and bending her head down to drop a kiss on the top of his head. ]
It's okay.
[ Her voice is soft and soothing. She's been a mother four times over. Some things, you don't forget. ]
You're okay now.