[Audio] Backdated to when the darkness ebbs

[ghostly_stutter]

[The cold--the darkness--all faded away and Chloe gasped when wide eyes took in the third floor of Marigold's Tower. She was in the place where her candle first sputtered out, and she was fumbling for her journal seconds after she processed that fact.]

D-Derek? Derek! I--I'm back!

...I'm back.

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[sociopathicwolf]

[Audio]

[His reply comes almost immediately after her post, the word a rushed, hurried growl.]

Where?

[ghostly_stutter]

[Once he picks her up again Chloe settles easily and sleepily in his arms.]

Mm, doesn't matter.

[She might even fall asleep on Derek before they even arrived.]

Would it make me pathetic if I wanted to choose yours?

[Because Chloe was strong. She could handle herself. It's just, right now she was feeling fragile and weak right now, and there was no one she'd rather have protecting her or watching her back than Derek. She wanted to feel warm and safe, and he always managed to accomplish both.]