It drips like blood
down onto the bedsheets,
falls ever so slightly out of place
He catches his breath,
because he sees her brother for a moment
before it passes
and all he can see is her,
cradled by the sheets,
hair dripping down off of her pillow
and further down to mix in with their bedsheets
It twists a part of his heart
that still doesn't know how to handle this,
that still doesn't know how to move on
He watches as she awakes so very slowly,
pain hidden by the blinking of her eyes
as finally she looks up at him
from the soft pillowing of her hair
"I love you"
it's faint
and tears at the delicate seams
of his heart
as he meets her gaze head on,
"I know"
it's not much,
but he doesn't reject the feeling that pools like tears in her eyes
he accepts that he loves her in some way
yet it doesn't overwhelm him
the way Rin always did
He smiles sadly at her,
feels her lean closer
as if she could trace the planes of his face
and leave love in her wake.