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Dante Rantanen

"Hey, you've reached Dante. I'm not in right now--you know what to do."

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a day or so before the con; text;

[uncagedbird]

[She's halfway through packing and she just can't finish. Despite talking to Noah about it, she's still not okay. And she has to tell Dante... She can't run away from her problems anymore.

She doesn't think she can keep her voice straight for a phone call. So she reaches for something else that has meaning for both of them, and--]

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[darkinferno]

i can be there in five

[Dante isn't expecting Ari's text, but for once he doesn't have to reach to find an adventure worthy of taking her on. He knows exactly where he wants to take her, what he wants to show her.

Five minutes later, he's pulling up in front of her house (sorry Noct, Prompto, you two are walking home!), hopping out to walk up to the front door. Knock, knock!

If the door's unlocked as it sometimes is when she knows he's coming over, he'll even crack the door open.]

Ari?

[uncagedbird]

[Ari doesn't wait for him to find her. As soon as he calls her name, she just shoves herself into his arms. She doesn't say anything just yet-- she just wants to cling and cling and not be strong for a little while.]

[darkinferno]

[He isn't expecting for her to push herself into his arms so readily--normally, even when Ari's excited to see him, there's the tiniest hesitance as she comes toward him, as though she's always giving him a choice as to whether or not to accept her hug. This is different. This is a hug that she needs.

And so he he envelops her within his arms, resting his cheek on her head and protecting her from the world. He'll hold her for as long as she needs, running one hand up and down her back, pressing kisses to the top of her head and resting his cheek upon her head in turn.]

Hey, Ari.

[She can start when she's ready. He's not going to push her.]