With care, Elena removes the bandage and that's when she sees the bite marks. For a split second, she freezes with a bruised sort of panic in her throatβbut no. When she and Caroline each took one of the girls and left, Caroline was back to her self-disciplined if not heartbroken self. And Wynonna mentions a he. She looks from Wynonna and back to Waverly as realization sets in.
Some of that quiet sadness lingers in her expression as she places her hand over Waverly's neck. At first, there is only this, the steadiness of her palm against skin. But soon enough relief follows, like a stream of water trickling down parched earth. It's a cooling sort of relief, but it comes with Elena's warmth, and for a split second, Waverly will feel it, too: her deep commiseration.
Her protective affection, however useless it is now.
"You couldn't have known, either." And she means that for the both of them.
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Some of that quiet sadness lingers in her expression as she places her hand over Waverly's neck. At first, there is only this, the steadiness of her palm against skin. But soon enough relief follows, like a stream of water trickling down parched earth. It's a cooling sort of relief, but it comes with Elena's warmth, and for a split second, Waverly will feel it, too: her deep commiseration.
Her protective affection, however useless it is now.
"You couldn't have known, either." And she means that for the both of them.