Prompt: "People trust me with their lives...they shouldn't."

Ship: Colria (Cole x Maria)

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"Sis. Please come out," Jay's voice calls out from the other side of the door.

Maria doesn't respond. It stays silent. Jay sighs.

"She still not coming out?"

Jay jumps and spins around. Cole, his sisters' boyfriend is stood a couple of metres behind him, holding a glass in his hand. Jay shakes his head and turns his attention back to the shut door. Cole walks over and knocks on the door.

"Mari?"

There's no response. Raising his hand, Cole knocks on the door.

"Mari, you can't stay in there forever."

An almost silent whimper filters through the door. Jay and Cole share glances, both thinking the same thing.

She needs us.

"Please Marie. I know you're upset."

Silence. Cole and Jay look at each other, silently planning how to get the pink ninja out of their room.

"C'mon Raven, please."

A click. Cole and Jay's head snaps up to the door. The doors open just a crack. Rushing over, Cole slowly pushes the door open, his eyes darting around for his partner.

He finds them, curled up underneath a big blanket. The blanket shakes slightly. Their arm is poking out. Their wrist adored with two bracelets. One of them pink and red and the other black and white. The pink and red meaning they're feeling feminine and the black and white one meaning they'd prefer to be addressed as they/them. Cole sits down and places his hand on her back.

"Princess?"

Her head pokes out. Her red hair sticking out in every direction. Her brown eyes full of tears and tears streaming down her cheeks. Lifting her up, Cole places her onto his lap.

"What's wrong?" He murmurs, rocking her as she cries.

"I-I f-failed."

Cole hushes her and rocks her gently. Maria clings onto his shirt and sobs loudly, her entire body shaking.

"I've gotcha. It's okay Rave, it's gonna be okay."

"I-I f-failed t-them a-all!"

"Hey, hey shh. Easy.."

Maria whimpers and sobs. Cole rocks her, murmurs comforting words to her and kisses her forehead.

"It's gonna be okay," Cole murmurs as she sobs herself to sleep.

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"I-I'm sorry," Maria murmurs the next morning.

Sat on Cole's lap, she holds his hands and rests her head on his chest. Cole smiles and holds her wrist, lightly tracing the pink and red bracelet.

"It's okay princess."

"People trust me with their lives...they shouldn't," Maria whimpers.

His eyes soften and he pecks her forehead. Maria leans into him.

"It'll be okay. I promise."

For the first time in over a week, she smiles.

You can definitely tell which ships come more naturally for me to write.