[CLOSED] I just wanna be there where you are

[ergon]

Who: Karen Page & Matt Murdock
When: The 21st
Where: The cryochambers place, continued from her text to him.
What: Karen wakes up, and Matt goes immediately to her side.
Warnings: None yet, maybe mentions of nudity?



I'm coming.

[ Matt tells her quietly, firmly -- he'd stepped away only for a moment in the hours he'd kept silent vigil, blankets at the ready, and more than willing to take on anyone that tries to keep him away from her. He can hear the tremor in her voice, and he turns up a minute or so after, a towel and a bathrobe in his grip.

He can feel the rapid flutter of her pulse rate, her shivering, and he wraps the towel around her before he holds her tight. He'd been worried; wondering if she would ever come awake again. ]

Hey, hey. I've got you.

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[ergon]

[ Matt can't help but smile at her exuberance. Even in this place, she can't quite shake off her nature -- Karen is resilient, stronger than she knows, and he's drawn to her hopelessly, warmly, like she's the sun and just a touch out of his reach.

But she touches him, and he senses her thoughtfulness, her care, and he swallows, unable to help a tinge of longing for her, to be closer, to let her know how he wants her. He steps closer to her, fingers lightly coming to touch her jawline, her cheek, quiet and contemplative. ]

I was afraid you wouldn't wake up.

[clericals]

[She's wondered about this, thought so much about the way Matt might "see" her. Karen holds her breath, so focused on where he touches her, the way he touches her. His hand is so gentle. If only she knew what they're capable of.

But it wouldn't change her mind.]

Matt, I'm so sorry. [His words are so honest, raw with fear, and not because he's a blind man alone on this ship. The idea of not waking up to see him scares her too, and she draws him closer into her arms.] Do you know how many regrets I would have if I hadn't? Things...I haven't told you. Things we haven't done.

[ergon]

There's nothing you should be sorry for.

[ He tells her firmly, and he senses her worry, her fear, and he takes her in to hold her close, pressing his lips to the crown of her head. He doesn't resist the pull, the shock and the reminder that he could lose her at any time. He's heard of the stories, of people who go into the ice and spend far too long in there.

She's the best of him, she makes him want to be a better person, and with her he feels like he could be that way, and he swallows a lump in his throat. ] Things you haven't told me?