[ Elena can't help it - at that first sign of tension, she pulls back, emotionally and mentally if not physically. It's a defense mechanism, a way to try to keep herself safe, those moments of Lakshmi's lashing out having done real lasting damage. Retreating back from the bond as much as she can without breaking it, she starts to sink partway beneath the ocean in her mind, the shields she's constructed with Sam's guidance that help to put a bit of a buffer between her and her broodmates.
It's the first time she's really used it with Prompto. ]
(They are, at least in my world. I-- I've been one for a few weeks now.) [ a pause ] (I promise I won't hurt you.)
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It's the first time she's really used it with Prompto. ]
( They are, at least in my world. I-- I've been one for a few weeks now. ) [ a pause ] ( I promise I won't hurt you. )