[ his lips part on a tiny exhale, as silent as it is affected. she pulls away and he stays rooted to the spot, as grateful for the distance as he wants to bridge it all over again. ] Uh. [ frank swallows, then slowly nods. he knows how grounding it could be, to cook for someone else. and maybe it would encourage her to eat, too, which he knows she needs. slowly, he starts to move away, planting one foot on the ground and then the other. he looks over her from the edge of the bed, and hopes that he helped. even if it was only a fraction of a tiny amount, he'd like that. to have helped her, and not for all the times she's helped him. but just because he wanted to.
frank goes back to his things and starts slowly reassembling himself like the snap-pieces of a late model g.i. joe. it takes a little longer to make the pieces fit than when he had removed them, but he manages before turning to offer her a brave smile. ] I'll see you soon.
[ he lingers in the doorway just a moment, feeling strange about leaving her even if the apartment isn't all that big. she can call if she needs help easily, but it's hard to let go when you're frank castle. when the only things he ever cared about were snatched from him without him even having to leave the room. despite the lingering rawness, frank swallows and carries onto her kitchen. whenever she emerges, he'll be drinking coffee with his bulky frame propped up by the counter and his jacket held on the back of a chair. ]
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frank goes back to his things and starts slowly reassembling himself like the snap-pieces of a late model g.i. joe. it takes a little longer to make the pieces fit than when he had removed them, but he manages before turning to offer her a brave smile. ] I'll see you soon.
[ he lingers in the doorway just a moment, feeling strange about leaving her even if the apartment isn't all that big. she can call if she needs help easily, but it's hard to let go when you're frank castle. when the only things he ever cared about were snatched from him without him even having to leave the room. despite the lingering rawness, frank swallows and carries onto her kitchen. whenever she emerges, he'll be drinking coffee with his bulky frame propped up by the counter and his jacket held on the back of a chair. ]