[ That breaks Royce, who drags in a shuddery, wet breath and tries to swallow it down. Mercy looks at him, and then at Alfie, and then she carefully reaches out to Alfie, both little hands trying to bring him closer. She wants all of them close - and she can't cry, because Royce is crying and he never does that, not ever, so she has to not do it, this time.
It's hard, though. She understands what's happening, now, and she doesn't know what to do or how to respond to it. She wants to cry, but she doesn't know if that's okay.
Gwen's eyelids flutter closed again, breaths shallow and far apart. ]
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It's hard, though. She understands what's happening, now, and she doesn't know what to do or how to respond to it. She wants to cry, but she doesn't know if that's okay.
Gwen's eyelids flutter closed again, breaths shallow and far apart. ]