[ Chloe keeps herself against her for a while longer, feeling safe for the first time in weeks. She probably could have stayed there for hours if she'd let herself, but she's nothing if not self-conscious when it comes to affection— one of the many differences that came from when she'd truly thought Ashe was her mom and now.
Pulling back, she wipes her eyes angrily on the sleeve of her sweater, sniffling as she tries to get herself back together. She tries to think of what to say, how to excuse her behavior, because she still has the knee-jerk response of thinking it's some kind of inconvenience. ]
Shinichi's gone.
[ She rubs her arm, keeping her eyes on the ground. ]
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Pulling back, she wipes her eyes angrily on the sleeve of her sweater, sniffling as she tries to get herself back together. She tries to think of what to say, how to excuse her behavior, because she still has the knee-jerk response of thinking it's some kind of inconvenience. ]
Shinichi's gone.
[ She rubs her arm, keeping her eyes on the ground. ]
I didn't want to be alone.