Nana's squishin' me

The soothsayer did not sleep, didn't even try to. Biming continued to do as much as she could, working until nearly dawn until she finally nodded off, and the soothsayer let her. It gave her the opportunity to lift her poor little chick into her arms, rocking him and cradling him and nuzzling him, quietly begging her baby not to leave her. She sat down on in the corner, clutching tightly to the feverish little body in her lap, and finally cried herself to sleep, doubting whether or not Shen would still be breathing when she awoke.

Biming finally came to late in the morning, and when she saw the soothsayer and Shen curled up in the corner together, she couldn't help but sigh and wipe tears from her eyes. She approached them, planning to check the baby's vital signs…which was when she noticed his tiny red eyes peering at her in irritation.

"Miz B," he said, which was what he called her since he couldn't pronounce her name at his age. "Nana's squishin' me."

~ White Hot Darkness, part 5

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For some reason, "Nana's squishin' me" has become everybody's favorite line from my story, both here and on FF.net. So of course I had to draw it.

Some of you may already know this, but I am taking a break from WHD for a few days, due to my impending surgery.


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