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That look. That look in its eyes, filled with so much care it's almost nauseating. That look so full of gentle love it was hard to imagine someone could truly look at everyone around them with that expression and still mean it.
But she could. She managed to look at everyone else in the circus like they truly mattered, like every single one of them was important to her. And that they were, they truly were that important to him.
Even Caine, the one being everyone else seemed to hate - or at least hold a feeling of distrain for - the one being that was apparently the cause of their suffering, the one they all had every right to despise yet he still looked at him with care.
And despite loving it, Ragatha too couldn't understand just how it was able to do that, despite being the person it's most open to she still didn't get enough to understand how it was able to care even about Caine. Well maybe that's exactly what drew her to them. That unlimited care that seemed to pass human grounds. She herself was always trying to be nice to everyone as much as possible, trying to please everyone even if it was fake, so seeing someone do the exact same thing but without any struggle, with full determination was…a good feeling. Having someone try to understand what you're trying to do and truly be able to help you with it might really be the best thing ever. It made it even better that that same person could rely on her and trust her too, it was an exchange that made them both feel a comfortable sense of reliability in the midst of this chaos.
It's quite interesting, how such simple, such mundane connections can can help even in the most confusing, otherworldly situations. Right now would be a perfect example of that.
After another adventure that was significantly more shaking than usual Dream had once more passed that, deep feeling look at everyone, quickly checking if they're all relatively alright before slipping into Ragatha's room. They sat next to each other for a long time, opening up more than they ever have before, moving closer than they ever have before.
After some time, the talking stopped and they just sat like that, engulfed in the quiet care only the purest love could bring. In all honesty this whole scenario almost made them want to never leave this moment. Even if they truly had o spend the rest of their lives in this place if they could stay like this they might just accept this, because in the end that's what shines through in every love story, be it for children or adult, as long as two people have each others back even the most unbearable situations can become nothing more than a minor disturbance. As long as one has someone to rely on like this even the strongest forces can't destroy them. Even if they've forgotten themselves the other will remember the important things for them, even if the vision of themselves has blurred the beautiful memory of their other half shall stay clear and unshaken. Because that's what love does to you. One might call it cliche but that doesn't erase the meaning, if there's someone to hold you up you will never fall.
And that's what the two remember as they lie in each others arms, as long as they can stay like this they'll get through those adventures and find their way no matter what. Because that's what love is.