>>543614828
>hot air escaped though noelle's clenched teeth
>kris staggered back from the punch
>blood flowing from his nose
>but he stood up
>and remained expressionless
>just like old times
>when they were little
>kris pulled on her hair
>and she retaliated
>and the two fought
>carol had to intervene
>she scolded her daughter for being violent
>but little kris just laughed
>despite his split lip and bruised cheeks
>he laughed
>and noelle smiled
>and was changed forever
>she became lauded by the townies for her pleasant demeanor
>she never raised her voice
>she never got into fights
>she never got angry
>because she always had kris
>noelle grabbed kris's shirt and punched him in the stomach
>he lurched forward
>blood sprayed on noelle's clothes
>before be could stand back up
>noelle grabbed kris and threw him to the ground
>kris caught himself and was on all fours
>he inhaled through his mouth
>and exhaled through his nose
>spraying blood on noelle's carpet
>just to piss her off more
>noelle responded by kicking him in the sides
>repeatedly
>until she pushed him over onto his back
>and sat on his stomach
>she took a deep breathe and did something she hadn't done since dess went missing
>she leaned forward
>wrapped her fingers around kris's neck
>and squeezed as hard as she can
>the two stared at each other
>the only sound in the room was noelle's heavy breathing
>and soon, tears welled up in noelle's eyes
>the first time she's cried since her father passed
>she released her grip on kris
>who coughed
>then laughed
>noelle looked at her friend with her blurry eyes
>and with a sigh she rolled off of him and laid next to him
>after a few minutes of silence, kris spoke
>"Heard you fumbled Susie."
>noelle groaned
>"I joked about her using me as punching bag, and she gave me a weird look."
>noelle wiped the tears away "It just went downhill from there."
>"That's because you're a freak."
>noelle sighed
>"At this rate I'm going to end up marrying you."
>"Yeah, probably."

>>532461954
It's good for my soul

>>532087085
I (ME) will help Kris, even if I have to drag him kicking and screaming to happiness

>>714276869
I'll stop posting the spoilers to your game that I've pulled straight from my most awful nightmares as soon as you give me assurance this stupid reindeer will have a happy and fulfilling life.

>>3786351
Well that's pretty justified.
>>3786348
It's the halfway point in the story, just before the abyss. Makes sense to have the stakes pretty high. Just wish there were more light world shenanigans before things got so bad. And, I wish I did not know the song playing in the vent was, "The distance between the two".