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[colecomfort]

WHO: Cole & Several (includes OPEN THREAD for Rifters)
WHAT: Compassion returns to Skyhold.
WHEN: Early-Mid Haring
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Cole works best with individualized threads rather than completely open ones. Please don't be afraid to contact me (Plurk or PM) if you'd like to set something up! Prompts will be posted in comments.

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[colecomfort]

It's something. Something more than nothing. But... first things first.

He stands, careful not to let any more of the bed frame collapse. He holds a hand out toward her - they won't need to hold hands the entire time, but it'll be easier to start with some point of connection.

"You should probably leave them here." The boots. "We can come back when you're ready for them to see you again."

[girlinthebox]

Slowly her hand stretches for his, fingers lacing together. There's the briefest tug as she finds her feet and her balance, before carefully stepping on the heel of each boot and peeling them off, one at a time. Cold shoots up her feet the second they hit the floor, but it feels...

She can't readily identify the need, but it's there. The need to feel it all, up against her skin, grounding her. Toes wiggle against the air, finally free, and she seems a little more wakeful if nothing else.

"Time to disappear?" she questions with a curious tilt of her head.

[colecomfort]

"Slipping silent, secret footfalls, a wind through the door." He smiles under the brim of his hat. Anyone else he would be worried about keeping hidden, worried that it would sap him of his energy too quickly. She's different. This will be fun.

"We'll still be there, but they won't know."

He steps away, then, leading her toward the door.