[ He doesn't want to let go. She's so small. It feels like if he lets go he won't be able to find her again. But he manages, slowly. Awkwardly. Untangles his too-long limbs from her.
One of the sheets of wrapping paper floats upward, then starts to wrap around something round. pattern side down, just in case. ]
He's shaped roughly like a human, right now. He can change. And since I'm here, he can use me to see. So it's okay if he-
[ The paper starts to push in. Flattens down against a surface, mapping out the nooks and crannies of a masked face. ]
You don't really need to apologise. He's not scared anymore. But he'd like it if you could see him. Just for now.
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[ He doesn't want to let go. She's so small. It feels like if he lets go he won't be able to find her again. But he manages, slowly. Awkwardly. Untangles his too-long limbs from her.
One of the sheets of wrapping paper floats upward, then starts to wrap around something round. pattern side down, just in case. ]
He's shaped roughly like a human, right now. He can change. And since I'm here, he can use me to see. So it's okay if he-
[ The paper starts to push in. Flattens down against a surface, mapping out the nooks and crannies of a masked face. ]
You don't really need to apologise. He's not scared anymore. But he'd like it if you could see him. Just for now.