it's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight

Teen And Up Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Xenogears (Video Game)

F/M | for rhythmshock | 100 words | 2023-02-01 | the lamb | AO3

Bartholomew Fatima/Gala (Xenogears)

Bartholomew Fatima, Gala (Xenogears)

Drabble, Inspired by Music, Source: Genesis, Source: Peter Gabriel

She found him with his head in his hands, at the very edge of deeper woods.

"Bart? Are you alright?"

"Wh- Gala?!" He was up with a start, fingertips seemingly very accidentally-on-purposefully raking through his bangs to liven up his devilishly-disheveled appearance.

Gala frowned. That's a silly act to put on. There's no one else here but us.

Patience produced an explanation from the ex-pirate, though he swung his back around to do it:

"I just...get so worried I'm gonna offend you, or overwhelm you, or make you not like me anymore."

Not like you...? But...I love you.