(AU- What if Vash didn't reappear so soon after Augusta?)
Gently and slowly.
Not that I found you delicate – no, after all these years of watching you work I knew better than that. For all that you appeared soft and small, I knew better. You're the strongest woman I know, and you are glorious in your strength.
But you were wary – and rightfully so – so I approached you gently and slowly.
A smile to ease your fear, a touch to draw you near.
I knew what you'd been through (I read your report.)
And then, all my efforts were rewarded.
I told you you'd never find womanly pleasures in the field.