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Asher took a deep breath. They had kissed and they had spoken and she could feel herself slowly relax. It wasn't easy for her to let people in or trust them. Even at work it had been an issue, as she regarded her judgement above everyone else's. But she had to learn to be more open and she had to learn to rely on the people around her. She took a deep breath and looked at Theo. He pressed his forehead against hers and Asher was ever so grateful she wasn't shaking from the entire ordeal. "We'll talk," she said, more as a statement than an open ended question. "It won't always be easy though so be patient with me." She took a deep breath as she pulled away from their closeness and kissed him on the cheek. "What do you want to do now?"

Arsen watched as Theo took out a small, worn and utterly worthless coin. He raised his eyebrows with intrigued, wondering what it was about this thing that was so valuable to the blond. He listened as Theo narrated that it was a part of who he was, but Arsen didn't have the sufficient sympathy to tell Theo that it was not necessary and he could keep his precious trinket. Everyone had to go through this and honestly, it was more often than not that in real life, one had to sacrifice things that they held dear for the opportunity to explore the unknown. Besides, it was just a trinket. "Don't fret. It's not like you gave up a kidney," he said. Once Theo had placed the thing on the door, it took a few seconds to open. There were no glowing lights or spectacle from the door to announce that this was a pivotal moment. The door simply creaked open to reveal nothing but darkness. "Go on, I'm right behind you." Arsen extended his arm for Theo to go ahead and go first. He had to, after all. He had been the one to show his sacrifice and as this was his first time, he needed to do so.