( She sees it coming, moves with it, but barely shifts back. )
I know.
( Gentler, finally. Carefully, she rested her hand on Steph's shoulder, prepared for it to get shoved away. ) It doesn't make it any easier.
( Nothing makes that easier. She doesn't have a way to make Stephanie feel any better, to make the situation any less horrific than it is. Dressing it up somehow isn't an option. There's a moment where she hangs back, isn't quite sure what to do, before she sighs and wraps her arms around Steph, one hand cupping the back of her head. )
no subject
I know.
( Gentler, finally. Carefully, she rested her hand on Steph's shoulder, prepared for it to get shoved away. ) It doesn't make it any easier.
( Nothing makes that easier. She doesn't have a way to make Stephanie feel any better, to make the situation any less horrific than it is. Dressing it up somehow isn't an option. There's a moment where she hangs back, isn't quite sure what to do, before she sighs and wraps her arms around Steph, one hand cupping the back of her head. )