[At first, for a few seconds, she feels smothered and closed-in within his hold, calling up with intensity the memory of the boiling bloody sea beyond death. Mia's breath catches on it, and there she realizes she can still breathe just fine; what's more, with Teddy holding her like this she doesn't have to worry as much about the quiet, and she starts to cry in earnest, temporarily abandoning every feeling that isn't desperate loss.
It will take her a long time to settle, because she is not trying to collect herself. She can't, not this time, not on her own.]
[action, May 29]
It will take her a long time to settle, because she is not trying to collect herself. She can't, not this time, not on her own.]