[Kimi slides into place right besides her, carefully gauging the difference between them. Some people need physical comfort, others need their space and the knowledge they're being listened to. Figuring out which is which can be tricky, sometimes, but paying attention is never a bad thing.]

[There's also a lot to say right from her very first sentence, too, but Kimi stays quiet for that as well. She deserves a second to get everything out of her own planning and accord; this has to be something she's been thinking about for a while. Only when tears start to leak out of her eyes does he start to reach up, only to pull back. Okay, she has this. She has this.]

[Except when she clearly doesn't, and Kimi finally breaches the gap to curl his fingers up along her jaw and into her hair.]

I mean, Heaven thinks everyone in this temple is just heathen cattle, so you're in good company, there.

[There's a lot he could say on Heaven, honestly... but Kimi remembers some words he was told a long time ago and takes in a deep breath. She doesn't need his anger, not right now.]

Are you scared everyone here is going to think the worst of you?