Tide was . . . just such an incredibly important person to her. The one person on Delphinus she had as a constant after Zero's continued distance and Shiki's disappearance, who actually viewed Pavo as the partners they so desperately wanted to be. Kururu loves people, tuners love people, it's what they do, it's what tuning is, but she loved Chrono in a way that was entirely irreplaceable.
But it . . . was because she was a tuner, because she loved him, that she could understand what the years without Rosette had been for him. What the coming years would be, even if he was with her, even if they were together. And that's . . .
A big part of why it was then, why it was the first time they met, was because she knew that if she waited she wouldn't be able to let him go. And he . . . he needed someone to let him go. To say, "It's okay. You've done enough, you've made it up, you're forgiven. It's okay to move on, to stop, to rest. It's okay."
There comes a point when you have to love someone enough to let them go. And she's the only one who could let him go. So she . . . did.
Sang until he was smiling and still, until all the parts that moved finally stopped.
It just. Would have been a long while after that before she could let him go.
After, she would have asked Ine for help in having him cremated, because that's what Japan does and also because if you kill a demon sometimes it's best to make sure he'll be able to stay that way. And she'd ask her network for help in finding the location of Rosette Christopher's grave, so she could lay those ashes to rest beside it.
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Tide was . . . just such an incredibly important person to her. The one person on Delphinus she had as a constant after Zero's continued distance and Shiki's disappearance, who actually viewed Pavo as the partners they so desperately wanted to be. Kururu loves people, tuners love people, it's what they do, it's what tuning is, but she loved Chrono in a way that was entirely irreplaceable.
But it . . . was because she was a tuner, because she loved him, that she could understand what the years without Rosette had been for him. What the coming years would be, even if he was with her, even if they were together. And that's . . .
A big part of why it was then, why it was the first time they met, was because she knew that if she waited she wouldn't be able to let him go. And he . . . he needed someone to let him go. To say, "It's okay. You've done enough, you've made it up, you're forgiven. It's okay to move on, to stop, to rest. It's okay."
There comes a point when you have to love someone enough to let them go. And she's the only one who could let him go. So she . . . did.
Sang until he was smiling and still, until all the parts that moved finally stopped.
It just. Would have been a long while after that before she could let him go.
After, she would have asked Ine for help in having him cremated, because that's what Japan does and also because if you kill a demon sometimes it's best to make sure he'll be able to stay that way. And she'd ask her network for help in finding the location of Rosette Christopher's grave, so she could lay those ashes to rest beside it.
So. Tell me how you feel now.