It's appreciated, the way he just patiently listens like that. The way he replies so kindly. But at the same time.. It's not surprising, is it? When it's coming from Crowley of all people. Alice likes to think that most people on the train who have been kind to her are just genuinely kind, but there's always that little bit of doubt in the back of her mind.
But that doubt can't exist with Crowley. After all, she can feel what he feels. If he ever did feel disdain or any other negative emotion for her, she'd feel it.
.. but she never has. All she's ever felt is the affection coming from him, especially at a moment like this. Alice thickly swallows, and as she feels her eyes growing a little watery - and not just from the hazy atmosphere they created here for the spookiness - she grabs onto the hand, but then leans forward to rest her forehead against the back of the hand.
"Thank you," she more whispers than actually says, her voice slightly shakey. "It is not because of you. I.. trust you more than anyone, Crowley."
Especially after all they've been through. After how long they've had this weird bond. Maybe it's not long in a demon's lifespan, but in Alice's short lifespan, when she's spent half of her living years completely out of it - just spending more than half a year like this is a long time.
"It is just.. even though I have been out of the asylum for so long now, I still find it difficult to get over certain things." Like her body, and the way they mangled it up back there without a single care.
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But that doubt can't exist with Crowley. After all, she can feel what he feels. If he ever did feel disdain or any other negative emotion for her, she'd feel it.
.. but she never has. All she's ever felt is the affection coming from him, especially at a moment like this. Alice thickly swallows, and as she feels her eyes growing a little watery - and not just from the hazy atmosphere they created here for the spookiness - she grabs onto the hand, but then leans forward to rest her forehead against the back of the hand.
"Thank you," she more whispers than actually says, her voice slightly shakey. "It is not because of you. I.. trust you more than anyone, Crowley."
Especially after all they've been through. After how long they've had this weird bond. Maybe it's not long in a demon's lifespan, but in Alice's short lifespan, when she's spent half of her living years completely out of it - just spending more than half a year like this is a long time.
"It is just.. even though I have been out of the asylum for so long now, I still find it difficult to get over certain things." Like her body, and the way they mangled it up back there without a single care.