No, but you do. [It's almost bitter, how tense she is in his grip. There's no pulling away, no fighting him just-- some part of her resents it, how he's keeping her at arm's length in the dark. Logically some part of Aeryn acknowledges it's whatever's screwing with his mind: wormholes or fear or something else entirely.
Has to run that reasoning across the back of her mind like a mantra to keep from snapping.
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Has to run that reasoning across the back of her mind like a mantra to keep from snapping.
She doesn't need his protection - he needs hers.]