[ she grants him leeway when it's important, when it means everything. to have time to process without having to report back is... important. he doesn't want to cry in front of trevor but he especially doesn't want to cry in front of integra, who knows him well enough to know how far gone that moment would be.
he doesn't want pity.
when trevor shifts alucard follows instinctively, taking another drink and leaning into him slightly. not a lot, but enough.
he finally smiles faintly, a little wry. ]
I keep thinking I wish I'd known sooner so I could have at least buried her.
[ where had she been? on the airship, with everything else? it had been utterly destroyed, which means so were her remains. he winces slightly to think about it. ]
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[ she grants him leeway when it's important, when it means everything. to have time to process without having to report back is... important. he doesn't want to cry in front of trevor but he especially doesn't want to cry in front of integra, who knows him well enough to know how far gone that moment would be.
he doesn't want pity.
when trevor shifts alucard follows instinctively, taking another drink and leaning into him slightly. not a lot, but enough.
he finally smiles faintly, a little wry. ]
I keep thinking I wish I'd known sooner so I could have at least buried her.
[ where had she been? on the airship, with everything else? it had been utterly destroyed, which means so were her remains. he winces slightly to think about it. ]